Schedule & Playlists

Through the Night with Peter van de Graaff

6:00 am

Mornings with Jan Weller

Including news and weather on the hour between 6:00 am and 9:00 am; and "Carl’s Almanac" at 7:30 am.

10:00 am

Midday with Lisa Flynn

Including "Music in Chicago" at 12:00 pm.

3:00 pm

Afternoon Music with Candice Agree

Including "The Unrush Hour" at 5:00 pm.

7:00 pm

Exploring Music

Music in Time of War

This week, we hear music inspired by war—whether in support, protest, or reflection. Bill starts with Joseph Haydn’s "Mass in Time of War," a surprisingly cheerful piece that Haydn hoped would persuade God to halt Napoleon’s advance into Austria. Beethoven, who was fascinated by military strategy, used music to paint a battle scene, with the British and French each represented by their own musical themes. We then hear how Tchaikovsky and Shostakovich expressed both patriotism and pain of war. Finally, we end in America with Roy Harris’s "When Johnny Comes Marching Home."

8:00 pm

Live from WFMT

WindSync (flutist Garrett Hudson, oboist Noah Kay, clarinetist Graeme Steele Johnson, bassoonist Kara LaMoure, and hornist Anni Hochhalter) performs in the Levin Studio. Originally broadcast April 28, 2025. Hosted by Kerry Frumkin.

10:00 pm

Los Angeles Philharmonic

Edmund Finnis Cello Concerto (world premiere); Sheku Kanneh-Mason, cello; Elgar "Enigma Variations;" Sheku Kanneh-Mason, cello; Korngold Theme and Variations, Op. 42; Roberto González-Monjas, conductor.