A Chicagoland Holiday Preview
Grab your calendar and tune in for WFMT’s recommendations for the best choral concerts, Messiah's, Nutcracker's, and other seasonal favorites!
Music of the Baroque
Music of the Baroque's October concert Baroque Heroes ranged from both chronological extremes of the Baroque era and one excursion into the Classical period.
Celebrating 50 Years of Canadian Brass
Friends Chuck Daellenbach and Gene Watts first came together in 1970 to form the quintet Canadian Brass. Daellenbach, the group's tubist and last remaining original member, reminisces about the ensemble's storied, now 50-year career.
Chicago a cappella Hanukkah
Jonathan Miller shares music for the Jewish Festival of Lights.
Windsbacher Knabenchor Christmas
The Windsbach Boys’ Choir of Nuremberg in concert with the Classic Brass Ensemble, directed by Martin Lehmann.
A Baroque Noel with Pegasus Early Music
The period instrument ensemble and lutenist Paul O’Dette perform Marc-Antoine Charpentier’s Messe de Minuit pour Noel, concertos by Antonio Vivaldi, and French carols.
The Sound of the 1742 Dublin Premiere of Messiah
Dunedin Consort's performance of the Christmas portion of Handel's Messiah.
A Mexican Christmas
Newberry Consort & EnsAmble Ad-Hoc's beloved annual concert.
Christmas from DePaul University
DePaul University’s 2021 Christmas concert featuring vocalists Alyssa Allgood and Steven Wallace alongside the university’s choruses and orchestras.
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.
Candles Burning Brightly
Songs and stories for Hanukkah, hosted by Mindy Ratner.
A Festival on Nine Lessons and Carols from King’s College, Cambridge
A tradition heard all over the world.
St Olaf 2022 Christmas Festival: Promise of Peace
Featuring 500 student musicians and five conductors, recorded in Orchestra Hall, Minneapolis.
A Midnight Special Christmas
Marilyn Rae Beyer celebrates Christmas in a festive Midnight Special.
With Heart and Voice | A Christmas Celebration
Sacred organ and choral music for the day.
Bach’s Christmas Oratorio from Radio France
Katharina Ruckgaber, soprano, Lucile Richardot, contralto; Julian Prégardien, tenor; Tobias Berndt, baritone; Radio France Chorus; Orchestre National de France; Václav Luks, conductor. Recorded 12/15/2022
BBC Singers 2022 Christmas Concert
Owain Park conducts a program of music for the season predominantly composed by women, including Hildegard von Bingen, Kerensa Briggs, and Cecilia McDowall.
Music of the Baroque Holiday Choral and Brass
The 2021 Music of the Baroque Holiday Choral and Brass concert conducted by Andrew Megill.
Ballad of the Brown King and Other Music for Christmas by Black Composers
Dr. Louise Toppin hosts this special hourlong exploration of Christmas repertoire by Black composers, including Margaret Bonds's The Ballad of the Brown King.
WDR Radio Choir and Orchestra: Peace on Earth
A holiday pops concert from the WDR Radio Choir and Orchestra with tenor Paul Phoenix, conducted by Fawzi Haimor.
The Rose Ensemble in Concert: Slavic Wonders
Holiday gems from the libraries and monasteries of Krakow, Prague, and Moscow. Hosted by Jordan Sramek, founder of The Rose Ensemble, and Minnesota Public Radio’s Thomas Crann.
A Polish Christmas with Lira Ensemble
Hosted by Lucyna Migala, director of Chicago’s Lira Ensemble
A New Year’s Eve Folkstage Farewell to Rich Warren
Founder and host of Folkstage since 1999, Rich Warren gives his final sign-off from WFMT, concluding an iconic career in radio that spans seven decades. Hailing from Evanston, Rich Warren hosted The Midnight Special for 37 years, produced the WFMT Folk Music Festival, recorded more than 1,000 folk music concerts, and has been inducted by Folk Alliance International into the ...
New Year’s Day in Vienna
Cleveland Orchestra music director Franz Welser-Möst conducts the Vienna Philharmonic in the annual concert of lively and nostalgic music from the vast repertoire of the family of Johann Strauss and their contemporaries.
