A Roaring Christmas with the BBC Singers

A festive celebration of the 1920s & 30s from the Barbican in London.

¡Vamos a Belén! — Christmas with The Rose Ensemble

The acclaimed, Minnesota-based Rose Ensemble returns with festive and evocative early music from Peru, Bolivia, Mexico, and beyond.

Music of the Baroque: Handel’s Messiah

Conducted by principal guest conductor Nicholas Kraemer, this performance features soloists Sherezade Panthaki, soprano; Allyson McHardy, mezzo-soprano; Brian Giebler, tenor; Matthew Brook, bass-baritone.

St. Olaf Christmas Festival

Musicians of St Olaf College present their 2021 holiday concert.

Folkstage: An Irish Christmas Concert

Bohola (Jimmy Keane & Pat Boaders) from the Levin Studio 12/24/2005.

Christmas with the Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square

The 360-member chorus invokes nostalgia for the 1960s & 1970s.

Christmas at DePaul University

Featuring students and alumni from DePaul’s School of Music and Theatre School with the DePaul Community Chorus.

Music for the Winter Holidays

“The Film Score: Music for the Winter Holidays,” hosted by Chicago Tribune film critic Michael Phillips, features music from holiday favorites and other wintry classics.

Christmas Around the World with Candice Agree (Week 1)

At 6:30 pm each weeknight for the weeks of December 20-24 and December 27-31, join Candice Agree for a world tour of Christmas music!

Music of the Baroque’s Holiday Choral and Brass Concert

A Chicago tradition, conducted by William Jon Gray.

A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols

The annual service broadcast from King’s College Chapel of Cambridge University.

Apollo’s Fire: Christmas on Sugarloaf Mountain

Critically acclaimed early music ensemble Apollo’s Fire shares a festive, Irish-Appalachian celebration.

Chanticleer Christmas

The superb 12-man ensemble performs holiday classics.

Gaudete! Early Music for the Christmas Season

A WFMT Network special, hosted by Sara Schneider.

The Maxwell Street Klezmer Band

Host Rich Warren welcomes Chicago’s original Klezmer revival band to celebrate Hanukkah live from Hinsdale.

Chicago a cappella Hanukkah

The virtuoso vocal ensemble’s celebration of the musical traditions of Hanukkah, hosted by Jonathan Miller.

Itzhak Perlman’s Hanukkah Radio Party

The illustrious violinist samples a great variety of music for the Jewish Festival of Lights.

Rita Jacobs Willens’ ‘Rozhinkes mit Mandlin’

Rita Jacobs Willens’s reminiscence of Jewish immigrant life in early 20th-century America. A long-time listener favorite, the work was created in 1979.

Marc Neikrug’s ‘Healing Ceremony’

Experience Healing Ceremony, a world premiere recording of American composer Marc Neikrug’s new work for orchestra and voices.

Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra Live from Bradley Symphony Center

In the very first live performance in the new Bradley Symphony Center, the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra and music director Ken-David Masur welcome pianist Aaron Diehl to perform Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue. Also included in this live radio broadcast is music by Duke Ellington, Stravinsky, as well as contemporary composers James B. Wilson and Eric Nathan.

Musical Memories of the High Holidays with Itzhak Perlman

Renowned violinist Itzhak Perlman shares meaningful recordings in honor of the Jewish High Holidays: Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur.

Remembering September 11

The 9/11 attacks occurred twenty years ago this month, and WFMT will mark that somber anniversary with a variety of special content. Folkstage, The Midnight Special, and With Heart and Voice will look back with music; Exploring Music’s theme is Dona Nobis Pacem (Grant Us Peace); and at 4:00 pm Saturday, hear Kevin Puts’ Symphony No. 2, Island of Innocence.

Music of the Baroque: A Celebration of 50 Years

Special: Join host Maggie Clennon Reberg as she celebrates the 50th anniversary of Chicago’s treasured early music ensemble Music of the Baroque.

Sound the Shofar: An Ancient Instrument in Modern Times

Explores the instrument made from a ram’s horn that is heard around the world during the Jewish High Holidays.

North Shore Chamber Music Festival 2021

Dave Schwan hosts a performance from the North Shore Chamber Music Festival, recorded in June, featuring the Piano Quintet by Franck and works by Moszkowski, Sarasate, and Fauré.

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