Pull up a comfy chair and take a listen with the whole family.

The frost has (hopefully) gone for the year, so it’s time to get planting. Here’s music to help your garden grow… or at least, get you focused on gardening!

Dive into melodies inspired by flickering fish, gliding swans, epic voyages, and beloved shores.

From the jubilant to the blissful and everything in between, this longform playlist has something for anyone looking for a classical music mood booster.

Combining ardor and artistry, the Romantic Era emphasized lyricism, expression, drama, and passion.

The special bond between jazz and classical is growing closer by the day. So let’s appreciate these incredible renditions of timeless classical favorites!

Whether you’re poring over a biography, traversing a novel, or perhaps writing something yourself, WFMT’s reading playlist is made to help you relax, focus, and get lost in literature.

Beloved music that is sure to conjure up fond, warm memories.

As leaves change from green to gold and red, we are inspired to harvest some songs for the autumn season!

Need some music for a day at the beach? These classical plays are the perfect soundtrack as you’re catching rays.

With spellbinding aerial footage of Chicago, you’ll hear acclaimed artists playing wonderful, wintry classical music.

As we prepare to gather around the table for the Thanksgiving feast, put on this playlist of some of the most inspired musical celebrations of food and drink.

A rich blend of music for calm, conversation, and of course, caffeine.

For so many of us, WFMT is a reliable source of relaxation. But what if we could bring you more relaxation?

Many composers have also answered the call of springtime’s riotous colors during this, the blooming season.

In operatic, vocal, and instrumental selections , we pay tribute to the influential maternal figures in all of our lives.

Little known fact: Handel ranked ‘Theodora’ — not ‘Messiah’ — as his best oratorio. You’ll see why in a rapturous performance by Lorraine Hunt Lieberson.

It’s hard to overstate just how impressive this performance’s lineup is.

This prismatic NPR Tiny Desk Concert will challenge your view of what making music means in the digital age.

Two young Chicago-area cellists have risen to the challenge of social distancing, bringing together 24 young artists from around the world for one moving performance.

How some creative thinking helped give a wedding live stream the music it needed.

While isolating ourselves in our homes, many of us have been keeping our social connections through technology. Though the deep need for this technology may feel new, the popular choral composer Eric Whitacre pioneered the concept of a “virtual choir” over a decade ago.

April is National Poetry Month, so there’s no better time to share, revisit, or discover wonderful poetry. Here are our picks.

There’s nothing quite like harp music. Now more than ever, the Chicago Harp Quartet’s lush, dulcet tones offer an opportunity to slow down, close your eyes, and take a deep breath.

“Radio is such a perfect medium for the transmission of poetry, primarily because there just is the voice.” — Billy Collins Billy Collins is a wonderfully prolific, contemporary poet whose brief, poignant, and idiosyncratic word gems earned him the prestigious title of Poet Laureate of the United States from 2001 to 2003. A distinguished educator, he was also named the …