Schedule & Playlists

Through the Night with Peter van de Graaff

7:00 am

Weekend Mornings with LaRob K. Rafael

With news at 7:00 am; "Saturday Morning Listener's Choice" at 8:00 am; and "Soundtrack" at 9:00 am.

11:00 am

Introductions

LIVE | Kevin Hernandez, 17, cello. Bach: Cello Suite No. 3, Prelude; Rachmaninoff: Cello Sonata in G minor, 1st & 3rd mvts; Cassadó: Solo Cello Suite, 1st & 3rd mvts; Belford Hernandez: "Mockingbird". With Summer Baek, piano & Belford Hernandez, piano.

12:00 pm

Metropolitan Opera

Mozart's Le nozze di Figaro

Michael Sumuel (Figaro); Olga Kulchynska (Susanna); Frederica Lombardi (Countess); Joshua Hopkins (Count); Sun-Ly Pierce (Cherubino); Elizabeth Bishop (Marcellina); Maurizio Muraro (Dr. Bartolo); Metropolitan Opera Cho & Orch/Joana Mallwitz. Sung in Italian.

4:00 pm

Listening to Singers with Oliver Camacho

A preview of the 2025 Opera Festival of Chicago season with Music Director Emanuele Andrizzi.

5:00 pm

Saturday Evening Music with Jan Weller

7:00 pm

Sounds Classical

Sounds Classical Playlist Vol. 4

Kristina Lynn and LaRob K. Rafael showcase the diverse influences woven into contemporary classical music. The playlist includes works by Mason Bates, Jennifer Thomas, and Xavier Foley.

8:00 pm

Folkstage hosted by Marilyn Rea Beyer

Live from the Levin Performance Studio: Elite Chicago singer-songwriter Ernie Hendrickson and masterful guitarist Brian Wilkie join forces for a live duo performance.

9:00 pm

The Midnight Special with Marilyn Rea Beyer

For the last week of National Poetry Month, songs about words, about poets, and the reasons for rhyme.