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Every week, a journey of music near or far!
Join WFMT for a wide-ranging series covering concerts and programs from partner organizations in Chicago, the US, and beyond, as well as exclusive interviews and playlists from WFMT presenters and guest artists.
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The Price of Admission: A Musical Biography of Florence Price
March 22, 2022, 8:00 pm
A program that illuminates the music and legacy of Florence Price, one of America’s pioneering but nearly forgotten composers.
Music and Conversation with Claire Cowan
March 15, 2022, 8:00 pm
An interview with the award-winning composer and multi-instrumentalist based in Auckland, New Zealand.
Lara Downes: My Life in Music
March 8, 2022, 8:00 pm
The trailblazing performer, recording artist, activist, arts advocate, and NPR host Lara Downes introduces a very personal playlist.
Music and Conversation with Mary Elizabeth Bowden
March 1, 2022, 8:00 pm
An interview with the entrepreneurial classical trumpeter, who has worked to establish new trumpet repertoire collaborations and commissions.
Music and Conversation with John Jeter
February 22, 2022, 8:00 pm
Oliver Camacho interviews the music director of Arkansas's Fort Smith Symphony on Florence Price and how her music may be the key to diversifying the canon.
Scott Joplin’s ‘Treemonisha’
February 15, 2022, 8:00 pm
Scott Joplin's ragtime opera Treemonisha is the story of a young freedwoman who faces persecution and danger because of her education. Though completed in 1911, the opera did not receive its first complete performance until 1972.
Chineke! at 2021 Proms
February 8, 2022, 8:00 pm
The Chineke! Orchestra returns for its fourth visit to the Proms, celebrating diversity in composers as well as performers.
I, Too, Sing America: Music in the Life of Langston Hughes
February 2, 2022, 8:00 pm
WQXR’s Terrance McKnight hosts an hour-long special that celebrates the poetry and music of an icon of the Harlem Renaissance, Langston Hughes.