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

Highlights for Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month. Jean Ahn: "Ongheya"; Heeyoung Yang: "Pheasant Hunting Song"; Teddy Niedermaier: "Bluebird, Bluebird"; Toshiro Mayuzumi: "Bunraku"; Zachary Guo: "Le tombeau de Takemitsu".

12:00 pm

Metropolitan Opera

Richard Strauss's Salome

Elza van den Heever (Salome); Peter Mattei (Jochanaan); Gerhard Siegel (Herod); Michelle DeYoung (Herodias); Piotr Buszewski (Narraboth); Metropolitan Opera Cho & Orch/Yannick Nézet-Séguin.

2:30 pm

Saturday Afternoon Music with Jan Weller

4:00 pm

Listening to Singers with Oliver Camacho

A preview of the 2025 Opera Theatre of Saint Louis festival season with general director Andrew Jorgensen.

5:00 pm

Music with Jan Weller

6:00 pm

Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival

Brahms Violin Sonata in A Major, Op. 100; Cho-Liang Lin, violin; Jon Kimura Parker, piano; Mozart Clarinet Quintet in A Major, K. 581; David Shifrin, clarinet; Escher String Quartet.

7:00 pm

Sounds Classical

Music for Children

Hosts Kristina Lynn and LaRob K. Rafael invite listeners both young and young-at-heart to enjoy a playlist of classical music written especially for kids.

8:00 pm

Folkstage hosted by Marilyn Rea Beyer

Live from Acoustic Renaissance Concerts in Hinsdale: Canadian troubadour Scott Cook tours in his campervan dubbed Roadetta. He meets up with Chicago singer-songwriter Heather Styka for this double bill.

9:00 pm

The Midnight Special with Marilyn Rea Beyer

Bluesman Taj Mahal, iconic Scots folksinger Dick Gaughan, and the late Jesse Winchester share May 17th birthdays. We’ll sample their music and sweeten the pot with songs about bees and honey.