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Christmas at DePaul University
December 25, 2021, 3:00 pm
Featuring students and alumni from DePaul’s School of Music and Theatre School with the DePaul Community Chorus.
Music for the Winter Holidays
December 25, 2021, 9:00 am
"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)
December 24, 2021, 6:30 pm
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
December 24, 2021, 3:00 pm
A Chicago tradition, conducted by William Jon Gray.
A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols
December 24, 2021, 9:00 am
The annual service broadcast from King’s College Chapel of Cambridge University.
Apollo’s Fire: Christmas on Sugarloaf Mountain
December 23, 2021, 8:00 pm
Critically acclaimed early music ensemble Apollo's Fire shares a festive, Irish-Appalachian celebration.
Chanticleer Christmas
December 21, 2021, 9:00 pm
The superb 12-man ensemble performs holiday classics.
Gaudete! Early Music for the Christmas Season
December 20, 2021, 10:00 pm
A WFMT Network special, hosted by Sara Schneider.
The Maxwell Street Klezmer Band
December 4, 2021, 8:00 pm
Host Rich Warren welcomes Chicago’s original Klezmer revival band to celebrate Hanukkah live from Hinsdale.
Chicago a cappella Hanukkah
December 1, 2021, 8:00 pm
The virtuoso vocal ensemble’s celebration of the musical traditions of Hanukkah, hosted by Jonathan Miller.
Itzhak Perlman’s Hanukkah Radio Party
November 29, 2021, 10:00 pm
The illustrious violinist samples a great variety of music for the Jewish Festival of Lights.
Rita Jacobs Willens’ ‘Rozhinkes mit Mandlin’
November 28, 2021, 6:00 pm
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’
November 25, 2021, 8:00 pm
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
October 2, 2021, 7:30 pm
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
September 12, 2021, 7:00 pm
Renowned violinist Itzhak Perlman shares meaningful recordings in honor of the Jewish High Holidays: Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur.
Remembering September 11
September 11, 2021, 9:00 am
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
September 7, 2021, 8:00 pm
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
September 5, 2021, 6:00 pm
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
August 31, 2021, 8:00 pm
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.
Ear Taxi Festival 2021 Preview
August 24, 2021, 8:00 pm
Presented by New Music Chicago, the Ear Taxi Festival will take place from mid-September to early October. This preview performance was recorded last week in Nichols Hall at the Music Institute of Chicago.