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Live from WFMTMiró QuartetLive From WFMT’s 2025-26 season opens with a special performance by the Miró Quartet.
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2025-10-071h 18Introductions | WFMT2025 CSO Young Composers InitiativeThe Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s Negaunee Music Institute and mentor Jessie Montgomery took six young composers and guided them through workshops of new pieces throughout the year. The Young Composers Initiative culminated in a concert featuring fellows of the Civic Orchestra of Chicago as performers.
Two of the composers have previously appeared on WFMT:
– Sylvia Pine performed as a violinist on Live from WFMT in May 2025;
– Clara Frantzen was featured in two Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestras Introductions episodes: as a violinist and composer in July 2025 and as an interviewee about Lollapalooza in August 2025.
The po...
2025-10-041h 00Introductions | WFMTChicago Youth Symphony Orchestras at LollapaloozaOn Saturday August 2, Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestras had a primetime spot at Lollapalooza in Grant Park, the opportunity to play for its biggest audience in history. Robbie Ellis was there and talked to the players and those who made it happen.
More from WFMT: Adela Skowronski’s story CYSO Makes History at Lollapalooza.
More from CYSO: Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestra Selected for 2025 Lollapalooza Lineup.
This episode contains interviews with Introductions alumni Angelika Wang, Kevin Harte, Clara Frantzen, Chloe Nam, Zachary Guo, and Chloe Cohen. Also interviewed is trumpeter Bennett King, who is booked to ap...
2025-08-2334 minLive from WFMTInternational Chamber ArtistsTonight Live From WFMT presents International Chamber Artists. One of the premier chamber ensembles from the Chicago area, ICA features the talents of musicians from the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, the Lyric Opera Orchestra, and beyond. Join host Kerry Frumkin for a program of music by Clara Schumann, Joaquín Turina, Alyssa Morris, Robert Schumann, and ICA Composer-in-Residence, James M. Stephenson.
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2025-06-101h 31Live from WFMTJosefien Stoppelenburg, soprano & Stephen Alltop, keyboard with Daniel Swenberg, theorboOn this edition of Live From WFMT, Kerry Frumkin’s guests are Josefien Stoppelenburg, soprano, Stephen Alltop, keyboard and Daniel Swenberg, theorbo.
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2025-06-031h 15Live from WFMTJaeden Izik-Dzurko, pianoCanadian pianist Jaeden Izik-Dzurko is the first prize laureate of the 2024 Concours musical international de Montréal, and the winner of the 2024 Leeds International Piano Competition. This extraordinary young artist makes his Chicago debut with his performance on Live From WFMT.
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2025-04-011h 34Live from WFMTJuliani EnsembleHost Kerry Frumkin welcomes the Chicago-based Juliani Ensemble back to the Levin studio for this episode of Live From WFMT. Varied repertoire for this broadcast will include the Beethoven String Quartet No. 11 In F minor, Impresiones de la Puna for flute and string quartet by Alberto Ginastera, a Concertino by Erwin Schulhoff, and the String Quartet No. 8 in C minor by Dmitri Shostakovich.
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2025-03-1850 minLive from WFMTSapphire Woodwind TrioCultivated right here in Chicago, the Sapphire Woodwind Trio brings together three members of the Sapphire Quintet: Kim Fleuchaus, flute and piccolo; Allison Baker-Wherle, oboe and english horn; and Anna Najoom, clarinet and bass clarinet. As Kerry Frumkin’s guests on Live From WFMT, they will share a varied collection of international repertoire, including a Divertimento by Malcolm Arnold, an instrumental version of Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel’s song, “I wander in the evening woods,” Flight of the Brave Chicken: Ode to Nina by Shulamit Ran, and the Trio in C Major , op. 87 by Beethoven.
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2025-03-1135 minLive from WFMTDanbi Um, violin & Juho Pohjonen, pianoPraised by The Strad as an “utterly dazzling” artist with “a marvelous show of superb technique,” violinist Danbi Um visits WFMT’s Levin Studio for this Live From WFMT performance. Her collaborator is the highly acclaimed Finnish pianist Juho Pohjonen. The duo will share repertoire from their new album, Poème Mystique, which was released on the Avie label in February 2025.
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2025-03-041h 17Live from WFMTAudire QuartetKerry Frumkin’s guests on this edition of Live From WFMT are the members of the Audire Quartet: violinists Rong-Yan Tang and Ni Mei, violist Youming Chen, and cellist Ken Olsen. Tune in to hear these members of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra perform the “Lark” Quartet, Op. 64, No. 5 by Haydn, and the String Quartet No. 13 in Bb major, Op. 130, by Beethoven.
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2025-02-181h 17Live from WFMTLincoln TrioTonight Live from WFMT presents The Lincoln Trio. Described by STRAD Magazine as “Sensational” “Bewitching” and “Models of vibrancy and control” (GRAMOPHONE Magazine), the celebrated GRAMMY nominated Chicago-based Lincoln Trio formed in 2003 and have been praised for their polished presentations of well-known chamber works and their ability to forge new paths with contemporary repertoire. The group’s reputation as a first-rate ensemble draws an eclectic audience of sophisticated music lovers, young admirers of contemporary programs and students discovering chamber music for the first time.
Bringing together performing experience spanning the globe, each member is an artist of international...
2025-01-141h 13Live from WFMTAlexander Hersh, cello & Victor Santiago Asuncion, pianoIn this Live From WFMT archive broadcast from 2022, cellist Alexander Hersh and pianist Victor Santiago Asuncion play music by Debussy, Britten, Schumann, and Fazıl Say.
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2025-01-0735 minLive from WFMTMatt Hagle, pianoDecember 16, the anniversary of Beethoven’s birth, is something of an annual holiday around WFMT. Pianist Matt Hagle celebrates the occasion with a selection of works by the beloved composer, including some sonatas and bagatelles.
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2024-12-171h 42Live from WFMTClaire Aebersold & Ralph Neiweem, piano duoFor more than four decades, pianists Claire Aebersold and Ralph Neiweem have enjoyed an extensive international career as proponents of music for both piano duet and two keyboards. Kerry Frumkin welcomes the duo back to the Levin Studio for this episode of Live From WFMT that first aired in April 2024.
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2024-12-031h 36Live from WFMTJonathan Biss, pianoPraised as “a superb pianist and also an eloquent and insightful music writer” (The Boston Globe) with “impeccable taste and a formidable technique” (The New Yorker), Jonathan Biss is Kerry Frumkin’s guest on this edition of Live From WFMT.
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2024-11-051h 12Live from WFMTPianist Samantha Cho, violinist Florin Parvulescu, and cellist Amos YangLive From WFMT presents a recital by pianist Samantha Cho, San Francisco Symphony violinist Florin Parvulescu, and Houston Symphony principal cellist Amos Yang. Join host Kerry Frumkin for a program featuring music by Lili Boulanger, Claude Debussy, Germaine Tailleferre, and Gabriel Fauré.
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2024-10-151h 12Live from WFMTMarc-André Hamelin, pianoThe 2023-24 Live From WFMT season comes to a close with a very special performance by pianist Marc-André Hamelin.Related
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2024-07-021h 46Live from WFMTInternational Chamber ArtistsTonight Live From WFMT presents International Chamber Artists, one of the premier chamber ensembles from the Chicago area. This live performance holds works by Ethel Smyth (1858-1944), James M. Stephenson, ICA Composer-in-Residence (b. 1969), and Béla Bartók (1881-1945).
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2024-06-041h 22Fiesta Archives | WFMTRhythms of South AmericaFiesta explores the many rhythms and beats of South America. These contagious folk grooves have been taken by classical composers and brought into the concert hall. Host Elbio Barilari shares some of his favorite uses of these popular rhythms.
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2022-01-3058 minFiesta Archives | WFMTOrquesta Sinfónica del Estado de MéxicoFounded by conductor Enrique Bátiz in 1971 the Orquesta Sinfónica del Estado de México or the Symphony Orchestra of the State of Mexico is one of the most important orchestras in the world. They have traveled worldwide as well as being one of the great supporters of Latin American music. Host Elbio Barilari will pick some of his favorite Latin American compositions recorded by this distinguished orchestra.
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2021-12-0558 minFiesta Archives | WFMTThe Latin American ExpressJoin host, Elbio Barilari as he takes you on a musical tour of Latin America. Featuring symphonic, chamber and vocal works; we will be making stops in Brazil, Argentina, Chile, and Colombia. All aboard the Latin American Express!
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2021-09-0558 minArias and Songs Archives | WFMTHappy EndingsBeethoven’s Ode to Joy from his Symphony No. 9 is the centerpiece of this program. Herbert von Karajan conducts. Also heard will be the finale of Verdi’s Falstaff with Bryn Terfel and Gluck’s Orfeo ed Euridice with Shirley Verrett and Anna Moffo.
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2020-12-0528 minArias and Songs Archives | WFMTFor the ChildrenThe holiday season is always about children and the child that lives within us. We will hear lullabies by Kathleen Battle, Boris Christoff, Marilyn Horne, and Ian Bostridge. The prayer from Hänsel und Gretel is sung by Elisabeth Schwarzkopf and Elisabeth Grümmer. The Vienna Boys Choir sing a chorus from Bizet’s Carmen as well.
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2020-11-2829 minArias and Songs Archives | WFMTFood for ThoughtA tasty treat for all! The Robert Shaw Chorale takes us to a clambake, Fanny Brice cooks breakfast, the Crab Man and Strawberry Woman from Porgy and Bess offer food for sale, a little boy named Oliver wants more to eat, and there is a tribute to Julia Child.
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2020-11-2129 minArias and Songs Archives | WFMTAll in the FamilyClose personal and professional relationships are explored. We recall those of Joan Sutherland and Richard Bonynge; Galina Vishnevskaya and Mstislav Rostropovich; Benjamin Britten and Peter Pears; and Roberto Alagna and his brothers.
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2020-11-1430 minArias and Songs Archives | WFMTA Program Sung in Latin
Selections will be heard from religious works by Charpentier, Rossini, Verdi, and Bruckner. Also heard will be Carl Orff’s Carmina Burana and a choral work from the film The Lion in Winter. Among the various artists will be Cecilia Bartoli, Ľuba Orgonášová, and Jussi Björling.
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2020-11-0728 minArias and Songs Archives | WFMTA Cole Porter ProgramThe legendary Broadway composer well served in recordings made famous by his contemporaries Fred Astaire, Mary Martin, Artie Shaw, and Ella Fitzgerald. Mr. Porter will also accompany himself in one of his songs.
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2020-10-2428 minArias and Songs Archives | WFMTThe English SongbookA survey of songs by Vaughan Williams, Delius, and Purcell among others; sung by Bryn Terfel, Kathleen Ferrier, Ian Bostridge, Alice Coote, Felicity Lott, Simon Keenlyside, Anne Murray, and more.
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2020-10-1728 minArias and Songs Archives | WFMTOpera Singers of SpainLarry presents six Spanish singers in opera and song. They are Montserrat Caballé, José Carreras, Teresa Berganza, Alfredo Kraus, Victoria de los Ángeles, and Conchita Supervía.
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2020-10-0329 minArias and Songs Archives | WFMTCan There Ever Be Enough Mozart?
Certainly NOT! Delighting the heart and soul are selections from six Mozart operas. Artists include Frederica von Stade, Teresa Berganza, Gottlob Frick, Pilar Lorengar, Gabriel Bacquier, Lucia Popp, and Edita Gruberová. A must hear indeed for Mozart fans.
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2020-09-2629 minArias and Songs Archives | WFMTA Coloratura SpectacularVocal pyrotechnics abound with high ‘C’s, trills, and singing techniques that’ll leave you breathless. At their best are Joan Sutherland, Alfred Deller, Lucia Popp, Sigrid Onégin, and Magda Olivero.
READ MORE: 15 Sopranos Singing One of the Craziest Coloratura Arias
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2020-09-1926 min
Bughouse Square with Eve EwingBONUS: The Language of Your Birth Through a Colonial LensErika L. Sánchez explains what it was like to live in Spain and to feel like she spoke a different language, even though it was still Spanish.
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Hear the full interview with Sandra Cisneros
Website: http://wfmt.com/bughouse
Twitter: @StudsArchive
Eve L. Ewing: @eveewing, https://eveewing.com/
Erika L. Sánchez is the daughter of Mexican immigrants. A poet, essayist, and fiction writer, she is the author of a young adult novel,* I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter* (Knopf Books for Yo...
2019-02-1505 min
Bughouse Square with Eve EwingSandra Cisneros & Erika L. SánchezThe Rundown:
Eve explains how much Sandra Cisneros’ writing means to her and how the stories resonate with her childhood in Chicago.
Sandra Cisneros talks to Studs about the tradition of Chicano writers, the wisdom of her mother, and the representation of fierce women in her work.
Erika L. Sánchez explains how some readers believe her work is representative of the Latinx experience and how she wrestled with mental health while writing her YA novel I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter.
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Hear the full int...
2019-02-0148 min
Bughouse Square with Eve EwingDouble ConsciousnessMin Jin Lee explains the racism she experienced as a Korean-American living in Japan, and how that pulled at both her Korean and American selves.
Look out for Episode 5 on February 1st, 2018!
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Hear the full interview with Younghill Kang.
Website: http://wfmt.com/bughouse
Twitter: @StudsArchive
Eve L. Ewing: @eveewing, https://eveewing.com/
Min Jin Lee is a recipient of fellowships in Fiction from the Guggenheim Foundation (2018) and the Radcliffe Institute of Advanced Study at Harvard (2018-2019). Her novel Pachinko (2017) was a...
2019-01-1803 min
Bughouse Square with Eve EwingYounghill Kang & Min Jin LeeThe Rundown:
Eve lays out Younghill Kang’s autobiographical immigrant stories and the looming ideological presence of the Japanese occupation of Korea.
Younghill Kang talks to Studs about the growth of himself as an artist and writer and how it intertwines with the passage of history in Korea and the United States
Min Jin Lee breaks down the compulsion she had to write about the Japanese occupation of Korea and how integral it is to fully understand Korean culture.
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Hear the full interview with Younghill Kang....
2019-01-0449 min
Bughouse Square with Eve EwingLorraine, James and NinaWe have more from our interview with Imani Perry! She describes the intimate friendships that Lorraine Hansberry had with James Baldwin and Nina Simone.
Look out for Episode 4 on January 4th, 2018!
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Hear the full interview with Lorraine Hansberry.
Website: http://wfmt.com/bughouse
Twitter: @StudsArchive
Eve L. Ewing: @eveewing, https://eveewing.com/
Dr. Imani Perry is the Hughes-Rogers Professor of African American Studies at Princeton University and a faculty associate in the Programs in Law and Public Affairs, Gender and Sexuality Studies...
2018-12-2102 min
Bughouse Square with Eve EwingLorraine Hansberry & Imani PerryThe Rundown:
Eve explains why unearthing an interview with Lorraine Hansberry is so exciting and how restrictive covenants segregated cities across the country.
Lorraine Hansberry talks to Studs about how critics praised *A Raisin in a Sun *as “not a typical Black play” and how she writes an affirmative hero.
Dr. Imani Perry explores the life of Lorraine Hansberry to see how her background, experiences and beliefs informed her work.
Find Us Online:
Hear the full interview with Lorraine Hansberry.
Website: http://wfmt.com/bughouse
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2018-12-0756 min
Breaking GlassEp. 5: Is The Glass Broken?We’ve spent four episodes talking about how new operatic shows are pushing the form forward. But is the invisible barrier keeping artists of color away from opera really broken or have we just made a crack in it? Paige gets Tazewell back in the studio to talk and we hear more from librettists and administrators from the Glimmerglass panels.
Featuring:
Naomi Andre, Associate Professor in Women’s Studies, Afroamerican and African Studies and the Residential College at University of Michigan
Matthew Morrison, forum moderator and Assistant Professor in the Clive Davis Institute of R...
2018-12-0300 min
Bughouse Square with Eve EwingMy Twitter Beef With RaffiBefore the next episode drops, we need to talk about Adam Mansbach’s contentious relationship with the singer of Baby Beluga.
Look out for Episode 3 on December 7th, 2018!
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Hear part one and part two of the full interview with Shel Silverstein.
Website: http://wfmt.com/bughouse
Twitter: @StudsArchive
Eve L. Ewing: @eveewing, https://eveewing.com/
Adam Mansbach is a novelist, screenwriter, cultural critic and humorist. He is the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Go the F*** to Sleep, which has be...
2018-11-2301 min
Breaking GlassComing Soon: Episode 5Coming up in episode five of Breaking Glass, we take a trip to Cooperstown, NY for the annual Glimmerglass Festival to explore how to make social change a bigger part of opera’s ongoing mission.
Look out for Episode 5 on Monday, December 3, 2018!
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Website: https://glimmerglass.org/breaking-glass/
Twitter: @GOpera
Paige Hernandez: @PaigeInFull, http://paigehernandez.com/
Tazewell Thompson: http://tazewellthompson.com/
About Us:
Breaking Glass is produced by Stacia Brown and edited by Ali Post of Rise of Charm City LLC. Music an...
2018-11-1900 min
Bughouse Square with Eve EwingBulldozing the Boundaries of Adult and Children’s LitIf you’re going to write a book that involves swearing at your child, it probably shouldn’t go in the children’s section, right? Adam Mansbach had to figure out where *Go the F*** to Sleep *fits in the bookstore... and if his book belonged in a bookstore.
Look out for Episode 3 on Friday, December 7, 2018!
Find Us Online:
Hear part one and part two of the full interview with Shel Silverstein.
Website: http://wfmt.com/bughouse
Twitter: @StudsArchive
Eve L. Ewing: @eveewing, https://eveewing.com/
Adam...
2018-11-0907 min
Breaking GlassEp. 4: The Art of Crisis: Migration, Refugees and the Creative ExperienceThe idea of home looms large in the arts, popping up as a central theme in our favorite stories. But where does it fit into opera? Paige looks at how her own work and new opera performances wrestle with what home looks like in the 21st century—whether it’s building home, losing home, or finding home in a new country
Featuring:
**Chaz'men Williams-Ali, tenor
Aleks Romano, mezzo-soprano
Lidiya Yankovskaya, music director and conductor, Chicago Opera Theater and conductor and artistic director, Refugee Orchestra Project
Michael Mori, artistic director, Tape...
2018-11-0500 min
Bughouse Square with Eve EwingShel Silverstein & Adam MansbachEp. 2: Shel Silverstein & Adam Mansbach
The Rundown:
Eve teaches us how to properly pronounce the last name of our favorite childhood poet.
Shel Silverstein talks to Studs the history of violence and peril in fairy tales and his own artistic legacy.
Adam Mansbach breaks down the culture of preciousness around parenting and reads a section of his hilarious picture book, Go the F*** to Sleep.
Find Us Online:
Hear part one and part two of the full interview with Shel Silverstein.
Website: http://wfmt.com...
2018-11-0252 min
Bughouse Square with Eve EwingMore Black, Queer Writers to ReadEpisode 2 is almost ready, but we have more from Darnell Moore! He names more black, queer writers that merit our attention now. He recommends Richard Bruce Nugent, June Jordan, Audre Lorde, Cheryl Clark, M Jackie Alexander, Barbara Smith and more.
Look out for Episode 2 on Friday, November 2, 2018!
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Website: http://wfmt.com/bughouse
Twitter: @StudsArchive
Eve L. Ewing: @eveewing, https://eveewing.com/
Darnell Moore is the writer-in-residence at the Center on African American Religion, Sexual Politics and Social Justice at Columbia University and author of...
2018-10-2603 min
Breaking GlassComing Soon: Episode 4Coming up in episode four of Breaking Glass, we will look at how opera performers, composers, and innovators are creating works of art that grapple with, and respond to, the world around them.
Look out for Episode 4 on Monday, November 5, 2018!
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Website: https://glimmerglass.org/breaking-glass/
Twitter: @GOpera
Paige Hernandez: @PaigeInFull, http://paigehernandez.com/
Tazewell Thompson: http://tazewellthompson.com/
About Us:
Breaking Glass is produced by Stacia Brown and edited by Ali Post of Rise of Charm City LLC. Music and sound...
2018-10-2200 min
Bughouse Square with Eve Ewing“They Are Doing It For All Black Lives"To tide you over until Episode 2, here are some more insights from Darnell Moore on the Movement for Black Lives and the challenges of creating inclusive spaces.
Look out for Episode 2 on Friday, November 2, 2018!
Find Us Online:
Hear the full interview with James Baldwin here
Website: http://wfmt.com/bughouse
Twitter: @StudsArchive
Eve L. Ewing: @eveewing, https://eveewing.com/
Darnell Moore is the writer-in-residence at the Center on African American Religion, Sexual Politics and Social Justice at Columbia University and author of the forthcoming book...
2018-10-1905 min
Breaking GlassEp. 3: Taking it to the People: Breaking Glass as a Public DiscourseThe Glimmerglass Festival is presenting a series of public forums in nine cities around the country in 2018. From Atlanta to Seattle, New Orleans to Chicago, members of the Breaking Glass team, Glimmerglass artistic collaborators and guest speakers engaged with the public in a series of lively, honest and provocative discussions. They talked opera, race and social justice and how those ideas resonate in the communities in their respective cities. Paige dives into the forums to bring you the best of what emerged.
Featuring:
**Matthew Morrison, forum moderator and Assistant Professor in the Clive Davis...
2018-10-0800 min
Bughouse Square with Eve EwingJames Baldwin & Darnell MooreWelcome to Bughouse Square! For the first time, we’re opening up the archived tape from the radio show of Studs Terkel, the renowned Chicago reporter. We’re pairing some of our favorite discoveries from the Studs Terkel archive and interviews with smart folks from our time.
The Rundown:
Eve briefs us on who she and Studs Terkel are, what the Bughouse Square is, and why she is so excited to host the show.
James Baldwin talks to Studs about Another Country and serving “bitter medicine.”
Darnell Moore breaks down the monolith...
2018-10-0544 min
Breaking GlassComing Soon: Episode 3Do you ever think of everyone behind the scenes of your favorite opera? Hear what they have to say from Breaking Glass forums around the country.
Find Us Online:
Website: https://glimmerglass.org/breaking-glass/
Twitter: @GOpera
Paige Hernandez: @PaigeInFull, http://paigehernandez.com/
Tazewell Thompson: http://tazewellthompson.com/
About Us:
Breaking Glass is produced by Stacia Brown and edited by Ali Post of Rise of Charm City LLC. Music and sound design by Elisheba Ittoop. Stacy Gerard is our production and distribution manager. Christopher Powell and Heather...
2018-09-2400 min
Bughouse Square with Eve EwingComing Soon: Episode 1In our first episode, Studs Terkel talks to the legendary writer James Baldwin, and Eve asks why Black writers are so often expected to be hopeful.
Welcome to Bughouse Square with Eve Ewing, presented by The Studs Terkel Radio Archive and the WFMT Radio Network.
Episode 1 arrives Friday, October 5th.
2018-09-1701 min
Breaking GlassEp 2: Behind the Scenes: Casting, Programming & Opera LeadershipWho will sing the roles, design the productions and tell the stories in opera in the 21st century? Paige and Tazewell crack open a ‘behind the scenes’ view of the opera business to explore who decides what we see and hear on stage. They describe the experience of being artists of color writing, composing, directing and performing on Glimmerglass stages.****
Featuring:
**Francesca Zambello, General & Artistic Director of The Glimmerglass Festival
**Christopher Powell, Director of Artistic Initiatives of The Glimmerglass Festival
Naomi Andre, Associate Professor in Women’s Studies, Afroamerican and Africa...
2018-09-1000 min
Breaking GlassComing Soon: Episode 2Find Us Online:
Website: https://glimmerglass.org/breaking-glass/
Twitter: @GOpera
Paige Hernandez: @PaigeInFull, http://paigehernandez.com/
Tazewell Thompson: http://tazewellthompson.com/
About Us:
Breaking Glass is produced by Stacia Brown and edited by Ali Post of Rise of Charm City LLC. Music and sound design by Elisheba Ittoop. Heather McDougall is our project manager and Stacy Gerard, our production and distribution manager. Marketing and promotional support is provided by Multitude Productions. Christopher Powell and Tony Macaluso are the executive producers. Thanks to Francesca Zambello, Artistic &...
2018-08-2700 min
Breaking GlassEp. 1: Opera, Race and Social Justice: An Introduction to Breaking GlassOnce upon a time in America, the opera, like most things, wasn’t for everyone. But in the 21st century, some new shows are pushing the form forward to resonate more widely and deeply. Can opera rise out of its origins and touch communities of color with complex histories and relationships to those not of color?
Host Paige Hernandez and contributor Tazewell Thompson tell their stories of encountering opera for the first time and their reflections on being recent first-time librettists.
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Website: https://glimmerglass.org/breaking-glass/
Twitter: @GOpera...
2018-08-0400 min
Breaking GlassComing Soon: Episode 1Find Us Online:
Website: https://glimmerglass.org/breaking-glass/
Twitter: @GOpera
Paige Hernandez: @PaigeInFull, http://paigehernandez.com/
Tazewell Thompson: http://tazewellthompson.com/
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Breaking Glass is produced by Stacia Brown and edited by Ali Post of Rise of Charm City LLC. Music and sound design by Elisheba Ittoop. Heather McDougall is our project manager and Stacy Gerard, our production and distribution manager. Marketing...
2018-07-2700 min
Breaking GlassComing Soon: Breaking GlassIn the world of opera, there’s a powerful recurring image: someone sings a note so high that it literally breaks glass. Host Paige Hernandez and contributor Tazewell Thompson invite us to do some smashing of our own and deconstruct the world of opera. Let’s raise our voices to break some glass.
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Website: https://glimmerglass.org/breaking-glass/
Twitter: @GOpera
Paige Hernandez: @PaigeInFull, http://paigehernandez.com/
Tazewell Thompson: http://tazewellthompson.com/
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2018-07-1300 min
WFMT: PianoForte Salon Series LiveMarianne Parker, piano<img width="460" height="345" src="http://blogs.wfmt.com/pianoforte/files/2017/05/Marianne-Parker-Photo-PianoForte-Salon-Series-June-2-2017.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="Marianne Parker" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;" srcset="http://blogs.wfmt.com/pianoforte/files/2017/05/Marianne-Parker-Photo-PianoForte-Salon-Series-June-2-2017.jpg 640w, http://blogs.wfmt.com/pianoforte/files/2017/05/Marianne-Parker-Photo-PianoForte-Salon-Series-June-2-2017-300x225.jpg 300w, http://blogs.wfmt.com/pianoforte/files/2017/05/Marianne-Parker-Photo-PianoForte-Salon-Series-June-2-2017-240x180.jpg 240w, http://blogs.wfmt.com/pianoforte/files/2017/05/Marianne-Parker-Photo-PianoForte-Salon-Series-June-2-2017-160x120.jpg 160w, http://blogs.wfmt.com/pianoforte/files/2017/05/Marianne-Parker-Photo-PianoForte-Salon-Series-June-2-2017-130x98.jpg 130w" sizes="(max-width: 460px) 100vw, 460px" />Meditation and Passion: Uncovering Piano Masterworks of...
2017-06-0255 minWFMT: PianoForte Salon Series LiveMichael Adcock Plays Bach, Mozart, Rachmaninoff and More!<img width="300" height="200" src="http://blogs.wfmt.com/pianoforte/files/2017/04/MA_MG_3065_800x-300x200.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="MA_MG_3065_800x-300x200" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;" />ON THE PROGRAM
Bach/Hess: Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring
Mozart: Sonata in c-minor, K. 457 Molto Allegro
Rachmaninoff: Prelude in g-sharp minor, Op. 32, No. 12
Prelude in b-minor, Op. 32, no.10
Prelude in G Major, Op. 32, No. 5
Prelude in A Major, Op. 32, No. 9
Chopin: Barcarolle, Op. 60
Beach: Soirée de Vienne (Concert Paraphrase on motives from Die Fledermaus)
FROM THE PIANOFORTE WEBSITE
Hailed for his prodigious technique, and praised b...
2017-05-0555 minWFMT: PianoForte Salon Series LiveInna Faliks Plays Schubert, Beethoven, Birtwistle and Liszt<img width="206" height="244" src="http://blogs.wfmt.com/pianoforte/files/2017/04/Unknown.jpeg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="Unknown" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;" />Inna Faliks presents works from Schubert, Beethoven, Carter, Birtwistle and Liszt!
FROM THE PIANOFORTE WEBSITE
“Adventurous and passionate” (The New Yorker) Ukrainian-born pianist Inna Faliks has established herself as one of the most exciting, committed, communicative and poetic artists of her generation. Faliks has made a name for herself through her commanding performances of standard piano repertoire, as well genre-bending, interdisciplinary projects, and inquisitive work with contemporary composers. After her acclaimed teenage debuts at t...
2017-04-0755 minWFMT: PianoForte Salon Series LiveMichael Tsalka, Harpsichord and piano<img width="460" height="308" src="http://blogs.wfmt.com/pianoforte/files/2017/02/PianoForte-Salon-Series-Live-March-2017-Michael-Tsalka.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="Michael Tsalka" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;" srcset="http://blogs.wfmt.com/pianoforte/files/2017/02/PianoForte-Salon-Series-Live-March-2017-Michael-Tsalka.jpg 505w, http://blogs.wfmt.com/pianoforte/files/2017/02/PianoForte-Salon-Series-Live-March-2017-Michael-Tsalka-300x201.jpg 300w" sizes="(max-width: 460px) 100vw, 460px" />Michael Tsalka performs Melankcholia and Ekstasis: Keyboard Works from Across the Centuries.
2017-03-0300 min
WFMT: Critical Thinking and Critic's ChoiceMusic and Reflections on WFMT’s 60th Anniversary (rebroadcast) (Critical Thinking)In a program from 2011, Andrew Patner celebrates WFMT's 60th Anniversary with music and reflections of years-past [...]
2016-12-1300 minWFMT: PianoForte Salon Series LiveJeeyoon Kim, piano<img width="460" height="345" src="http://blogs.wfmt.com/pianoforte/files/2016/10/PianoForte-Salon-Series-Live-Nov.16-Jeeyoon-Kim.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="Jeeyoon Kim" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;" srcset="http://blogs.wfmt.com/pianoforte/files/2016/10/PianoForte-Salon-Series-Live-Nov.16-Jeeyoon-Kim.jpg 700w, http://blogs.wfmt.com/pianoforte/files/2016/10/PianoForte-Salon-Series-Live-Nov.16-Jeeyoon-Kim-300x225.jpg 300w, http://blogs.wfmt.com/pianoforte/files/2016/10/PianoForte-Salon-Series-Live-Nov.16-Jeeyoon-Kim-240x180.jpg 240w, http://blogs.wfmt.com/pianoforte/files/2016/10/PianoForte-Salon-Series-Live-Nov.16-Jeeyoon-Kim-160x120.jpg 160w, http://blogs.wfmt.com/pianoforte/files/2016/10/PianoForte-Salon-Series-Live-Nov.16-Jeeyoon-Kim-130x98.jpg 130w" sizes="(max-width: 460px) 100vw, 460px" />Program
Jeeyoon Kim will discuss and play selections from her new...
2016-11-0400 minWFMT: PianoForte Salon Series LiveAlessandro Marangoni, piano<img width="460" height="345" src="http://blogs.wfmt.com/pianoforte/files/2016/08/alessandromarangoni22.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="Alessandro Marangoni" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;" srcset="http://blogs.wfmt.com/pianoforte/files/2016/08/alessandromarangoni22.jpg 600w, http://blogs.wfmt.com/pianoforte/files/2016/08/alessandromarangoni22-300x225.jpg 300w, http://blogs.wfmt.com/pianoforte/files/2016/08/alessandromarangoni22-240x180.jpg 240w, http://blogs.wfmt.com/pianoforte/files/2016/08/alessandromarangoni22-160x120.jpg 160w, http://blogs.wfmt.com/pianoforte/files/2016/08/alessandromarangoni22-130x98.jpg 130w" sizes="(max-width: 460px) 100vw, 460px" />
An advocate of Italian music, pianist Alessandro Marangoni has recorded more than 20 CDs...
2016-09-0200 minWFMT: PianoForte Salon Series LiveAlexander Djordjevic, piano<img width="460" height="340" src="http://blogs.wfmt.com/pianoforte/files/2016/06/alexander-djordjevic-1.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="Alexander Djordjevic" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;" srcset="http://blogs.wfmt.com/pianoforte/files/2016/06/alexander-djordjevic-1.jpg 500w, http://blogs.wfmt.com/pianoforte/files/2016/06/alexander-djordjevic-1-300x222.jpg 300w" sizes="(max-width: 460px) 100vw, 460px" />Pianist Alexander Djordjevic is known for his “formidable talent and technique,” “profound poetic sensitivity” and “elegant, expressive, yet powerful and electrifying playing.” The Washington Post has declared him “a constant infusion of original insight” and Gramophone Magazine proclaimed him “a fine young pianist.”
2016-07-0155 minWFMT: PianoForte Salon Series LiveNick Phillips, piano<img width="460" height="307" src="http://blogs.wfmt.com/pianoforte/files/2016/05/image.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="image" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;" srcset="http://blogs.wfmt.com/pianoforte/files/2016/05/image.jpg 710w, http://blogs.wfmt.com/pianoforte/files/2016/05/image-300x200.jpg 300w" sizes="(max-width: 460px) 100vw, 460px" />PROGRAM:
J.S. Bach
Prelude and Fugue in B-flat minor from the Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I
W.A. Mozart
Sonata in F Major, K.332
(Allegro - Adagio - Allegro Assai)
Frédéric Chopin
Ballade in G minor, Op.23
Carter Pann
From “The Piano’s 12 Sides” (2011)
White Moon Over Water
...
2016-05-0655 minWFMT: PianoForte Salon Series LiveThe Zodiac Trio<img width="460" height="307" src="http://blogs.wfmt.com/pianoforte/files/2016/03/zodiac-trio.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="The Zodiac Trio" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;" srcset="http://blogs.wfmt.com/pianoforte/files/2016/03/zodiac-trio.jpg 600w, http://blogs.wfmt.com/pianoforte/files/2016/03/zodiac-trio-300x200.jpg 300w" sizes="(max-width: 460px) 100vw, 460px" />Kliment Krylovskiy, clarinet; Vanessa Mollard, violin; and Riko Higuma, piano
PROGRAM:
Béla Bartók — Contrasts
(1881 – 1945)
I Verbunkos: Moderato, ben ritmato
II Piheno: Lento
III Sebes: Allegro vivace
Dmitry Shostakovich — Three Duets
(1906 – 1975)
I Praludium
II Gavotte
III Walser
Aram Khachaturian — Trio for Clarinet, Violin, and Piano
(1903 – 1978)
I Andante con dolore
II Alleg...
2016-04-0155 minWFMT: PianoForte Salon Series LiveAurelien Pederzoli, viola & Matthew Hagle, piano<img width="460" height="345" src="http://blogs.wfmt.com/pianoforte/files/2016/02/Aurelien-Pederzoli.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="Aurelien Pederzoli" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;" srcset="http://blogs.wfmt.com/pianoforte/files/2016/02/Aurelien-Pederzoli.jpg 600w, http://blogs.wfmt.com/pianoforte/files/2016/02/Aurelien-Pederzoli-300x225.jpg 300w, http://blogs.wfmt.com/pianoforte/files/2016/02/Aurelien-Pederzoli-240x180.jpg 240w, http://blogs.wfmt.com/pianoforte/files/2016/02/Aurelien-Pederzoli-160x120.jpg 160w, http://blogs.wfmt.com/pianoforte/files/2016/02/Aurelien-Pederzoli-130x98.jpg 130w" sizes="(max-width: 460px) 100vw, 460px" />Program:
Robert Schumann: Adagio and Allegro, op.70
Arvo Part: Fratres
Luigi Boccherini (arr. Katims): Sonata No. 6 in...
2016-03-0455 minWFMT: Critical Thinking and Critic's Choiceeighth blackbird – Chicago Humanities Festival (Critical Thinking)In a conversation recorded November 2, 2014 at the Museum of Contemporary Art's Edlis Neeson Theatre, Andrew Patner talks with eighth blackbird ensemble members Lisa Kaplan and Matthew Duvall about the group's beginnings. This program was part of the 2014 Chicago Humanities Festival, and was recorded for WFMT by Eric Arunas. Watch full video of this conversation. [...]
2016-01-0500 minWFMT: Critical Thinking and Critic's ChoiceBlack Sabbath (no, not that Black Sabbath) – Part 2 of 2 (rebroadcast) (Critical Thinking)In a part two of a two-part program that first aired on WFMT January 27, 2014, Andrew Patner presents Black Sabbath: The Secret Musical History of Black-Jewish Relations, a remarkable collection of Black American recording artists performing Yiddish and other Jewish songs. In this program we'll hear Aretha Franklin, Nina Simone, The Temptations, and Johnny Mathis [...]
2015-04-0700 minWFMT: Critical Thinking and Critic's ChoiceBlack Sabbath (no, not that Black Sabbath) – Part 1 of 2 (rebroadcast) (Critical Thinking)In a part one of a two-part program that first aired on WFMT December 30, 2013, Andrew Patner presents Black Sabbath: The Secret Musical History of Black-Jewish Relations, a remarkable collection of Black American recording artists performing Yiddish and other Jewish songs [...]
2015-03-3100 minWFMT: Critical Thinking and Critic's ChoiceWrapping Up Andrew Patner’s “Critic’s Choice” (Critic's Choice)The life of Andrew Patner, WFMT critic-at-large and Sun-Times contributing classical music critic, will be celebrated Wednesdsay, March 18 at 7:00pm in Orchestra Hall at Symphony Center, 220 South Michigan Avenue. The event is free and open to the public. In tribute to our late colleague, we will continue to air his work with Monday night re-broadcasts of Critical [...]
2015-03-1800 minWFMT: Critical Thinking and Critic's ChoiceMaestro Riccardo Muti on Andrew Patner (Critical Thinking)Chicago Symphony Orchestra Music Director Riccardo Muti enjoyed a close friendship with WFMT’s late Critic-at-Large Andrew Patner. WFMT Program Director David Polk recorded a conversation with Maestro Muti about Andrew in anticipation of a public celebration of his life which takes place this Wednesday, March 18, 2015 at 7:00 pm in Orchestra Hall at Symphony Center [...]
2015-03-1755 minWFMT: Critical Thinking and Critic's ChoiceMusic of Terry Callier (Rebroadcast) (Critical Thinking)First aired on 10/29/2012, Andrew Patner presents recordings of Chicago-born singer/songwriter Terry Callier, who died in 2012 at the age of 67. (Includes a forward from WFMT program director David Polk) [...]
2015-03-0300 minWFMT: Critical Thinking and Critic's ChoiceThe Passenger (Critical Thinking)The radio premiere of an Andrew Patner interview with Lyric Opera of Chicago General Director Anthony Freud on the topic of Mieczysław Weinberg’s opera The Passenger, which makes its Lyric Opera debut tomorrow night, February 24th, a live broadcast you’ll hear on WFMT and wfmt.com at 7:15pm (CST). The Passenger runs through March 15th at the Civic more [...]
2015-02-2400 minWFMT: Critical Thinking and Critic's ChoiceLincoln and Music (Rebroadcast) (Critical Thinking)A forward from WFMT's Matt DeStefano: Two weeks ago, on Critical Thinking with Andrew Patner, we heard the latest in his series of consistently inquisitive, intellectually stimulating, enlightening conversations with Chicago Symphony Orchestra music director Riccardo Muti. The next morning, we woke up to the shocking and sad news that our Andrew, our colleague, WFMT’s [...]
2015-02-1700 minWFMT: Critical Thinking and Critic's ChoiceMusic and Reflections on WFMT’s 60th Anniversary (rebroadcast) (Critical Thinking)In this encore presentation from 2011, Andrew celebrates WFMT's 60th Anniversary with music and reflections of years-past [...]
2014-10-2800 min
Arts FeaturesFeature Bloody FeatureWFMT's Sarah Zwinklis talks with Goodman Theatre Chief Makeup Designer and Depaul Theater School professor Nan Zabriskie about stage makeup and a do-it-yourself recipe for fake blood to use this Halloween.
Nan's Fake Blood Recipe:
-1 cup dark corn syrup
-1 tsp. red food coloring (not too much!)
Options:
-1 drop green food coloring (if darker blood is desired)
-a bit of peanut butter (for the guts effect)
2014-10-2600 minArts FeaturesJohn BerrymanOctober 25th of this year marks the centennial of twentieth-century American poet John Berryman, whose works earned him a Pulitzer Prize, National Book Award, and the Bollingen Prize. In this weeks Arts Feature, Barryman reads his poem "Whether There Is Sorrow in the Demons," as recorded by WFMT in March of 1958 at Loyola University of Chicago.
The Hold Steady makes reference to Berryman in the song "Stuck Between Stations" (beginning with the song's second verse) from their 2006 record The Boys and Girls in America.
2014-10-1900 minArts FeaturesCSO’s New ReleaseThe fall concert season is underway, and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra welcomed back its music director Riccardo Muti for the opening weeks of concerts. The CSO has just released a new recording of a suite from Prokofiev's Romeo and Juliet on its CSO Resound label. WFMT's Lisa Flynn has the story.
The Chicago Symphony Orchestra's new release is Lisa Flynn's New Release of the Week.
Hear Andrew Patner's recent full-length Critical Thinking interview with Riccardo Muti.
2014-10-1200 minArts FeaturesCHGO DSGNCHGO DSGN, a major exhibition of recent object and graphic design (curated by Rick Valecenti with displays designed by Tim Parsons) is up through November 2 at the Chicago Cultural Center, 78 E. Washington in downtown Chicago. Admission is free, and the exhibition features works from more than 100 of Chicago's top design talents. The final panel discussion, Speculative Design, takes place at CCC Saturday, October 11 at 1:30pm, and will be moderated by Rick Valecenti. WFMT's Critic-at-large Andrew Patner has the story.
2014-10-0500 minArts FeaturesDavid Bowie IsDavid Bowie Is features a massive collection of artifacts from the cultural icon's 50-plus year career, and is up through 1/4/2015 at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago. WFMT's Sarah Zwinklis brings us the story in this week's Arts Feature.
2014-09-2855 minArts Features2014 Ravenswood Art WalkThis week, WFMT's Daniel Goldberg visits Manifold, just one of the numerous artists and art businesses whose work will be on display as part of the 13th Annual Ravenswood Art Walk, which runs October 4-5 and kicks off with an opening reception at the Ravenswood Events Center, October 3rd from 7:30pm - 10:30pm.
2014-09-2100 minArts FeaturesTruman Capote Reads from “Breakfast At Tiffany’s”The great American writer Truman Capote was born in 1924, died just shy of 60, and would have turned 90 on September 30th. To mark the occasion, we found a real gem in WFMT's reel-to-reel archives to mark; Capote reading the first chapter of an early draft of his novella Breakfast at Tiffany's, in which the protagonist's name was "Connie Golightly." Capote, of course, changed the character’s first name to "Holly" before the story was published later that year. The reading was recorded by WFMT at the University of Chicago in 1958 for a Storytellers broadcast.
2014-09-1400 minArts FeaturesThe Poetry of John CageSeptember 5th marked the 102 anniversary of the birth of the American avant-garde composer, artist, and writer, John Cage.
The man, who said, “I have nothing to say, I am saying it, and that is poetry,” received much acclaim for his poetic works, including a Guggenheim Fellowship, and an appointment as the Charles Elliot Norton Professor of Poetry at Harvard University for the 1988’-89’ academic year. His lectures have been published by Harvard University Press under the title I-IV.
One afternoon in March, 1992, at the same time the artist had a visual exhibition up at the Museum of Contemporary Art, he performed...
2014-09-0700 minArts FeaturesTribute to Wicker Park’s Queen Bee, Sophie MadejIn honor of the passing of Wicker Park's Queen Bee, Sophie Madej, and inspired by Dave Hoekstra's post on his website, WFMT's Critic at Large, Andrew Patner, takes us on the journey to Chicago's West neighborhood, through the words and voice of Chicago novelist Nelson Algren in this week's Arts Feature. This web addition of this week's Arts Feature includes another selection of Nelson Algren, Chicago: City on the Make.
Links:
Nelson Algren Reads From The Man with the Golden Arm
Nelson Algren Reads His Poem "On the Heart It Don’t Matter How You Spell It"
2014-08-3100 minArts FeaturesNick Freeman’s “The Wine of Life”After thirty years in the Chicago advertising industry, longtime Fox Valley resident Nick Freeman is dedicating all of his time to doing what he loves--painting local scenes that catch his eye, and also documenting Chicago-area neon signs--an art form that he says is disappearing quickly. Through the end of the month, Freeman's lifetime of works are being featured in a two-floor show called "The Wine of Life" at The Norris Cultural Arts Center in Saint Charles. The show is the first of its kind in the Norris Gallery's 36-year history. WFMT's Matt DeStefano brings us the story in this week's Arts Feature.
2014-08-2400 min
Cedille Chicago PresentsLeo SowerbyThis week’s program features music by Chicago composer Leo Sowerby (1895-1968), in observance of Chicago month on WFMT.
2014-08-0700 minCedille Chicago PresentsChicagoIn anticipation of Chicago month on WFMT (August), this week’s program features the 3 Cedille albums that have “Chicago” in their titles.
2014-07-3100 minWFMT: Critical Thinking and Critic's ChoiceGroucho #1 (Rebroadcast) (Critic's Choice)Critic's Choice is a weekly feature in which WFMT's Critic-at-Large Andrew Patner shares his observations on arts and culture, from performances at Orchestra Hall to happenings in overlooked Chicago neighborhoods to festivals around the world [...]
2014-07-3000 minCedille Chicago PresentsRecordings made at and/or by WFMTThis week’s show celebrates Cedille’s wonderful relationship with WFMT with recordings made at, and in two cases by, the station (full playlist below).
2014-03-2700 minCedille Chicago PresentsThe Animal Kingdom, Part 2In conjunction with WFMT’s monthly theme for February, this week’s show is, “The Animal Kingdom, Part 2,” with music representing creatures large and small.
AARON COPLAND (1900-1990)
The Cat and the Mouse(1920)(3:25)
From Copland Piano Music: Romantic and Modern
Cedille Records CDR 90000 021 (Track 8)
Ramon Salvatore, piano
ROBERT KURKA (1921-1957)
The Good Soldier Schweik
Act II, Scene lll (7:58)
From Robert Kurka: The Good Soldier Schweik
Cedille Records CDR 90000 062 (Disc 2 Tracks 10-12)
Jason Collins, tenor
Marc Embree, baritone
Kelli Harrington, soprano
Stephen Noon, tenor
Alvaro Ramirez, bass
Robert Boldin, tenor
Alexander Platt, conductor
Chicago Opera Theater
FREDERIC RZEWSKI (b. 1938)
Les Moutons de Panur...
2014-02-2000 minCedille Chicago PresentsThe Birds and the BeesIn conjunction with WFMT’s monthly theme of The Animal Kingdom, this week’s show is “The Birds and the Bees,” with a wide array of pieces dedicated to our airborne friends (full playlist below).
February 5
The Birds and the Bees
CARLOS RAFAEL RIVERA (b. 1970)
The Raven Dance (Vranjanski Cocek) (3:06)
From The Balkan Project
Cedille Records CDR 90000 117 (Track 1)
Cavatina Duo
JEAN PHILIPPE RAMEAU (1683–1764)
Le rappel des oiseaux (Bird Calls) (2:18)
From Through the Years
Cedille Records CDR 90000 074 (Track 2)
Dmitry Paperno, piano
OLIVIER MESSIAEN (1908–1992)
from Visions de L’Amen
Amen des anges, des saints, du chant des oiseaux (6:54)
From Two-Piano Music of Messiaen & Deb...
2014-02-0655 minCedille Chicago PresentsCello On Cedille – Part 1WFMT’s monthly theme for January is the cello, so this week’s program is the first of four devoted to that instrument.
January 8
Cello on Cedille Part 1: Sonatas by Blackwood, Bridge & Carter
EASLEY BLACKWOOD (b. 1933)
Cello Sonata, Op. 31
I. Grave — Allegro moderato (11:09)
From Blackwood & Bridge: Cello Sonatas
Cedille Records CDR 90000 008 (Track 3)
Kim Scholes, cello
Easley Blackwood, piano
FRANK BRIDGE (1879–1941)
Cello Sonata
II. Adagio ma non troppo (12:28)
From Blackwood & Bridge: Cello Sonatas
Cedille Records CDR 90000 008 (Track 2)
Kim Scholes, cello
Easley Blackwood, piano
ELLIOTT CARTER (1908–2012)
Sonata for Flute, Oboe, Cello, and Harpsichord
I. Risoluto (3:14)
From 20th Century Baroque
Cedille Records CDR 90000 011 (Track 4)
...
2014-01-0900 minCedille Chicago PresentsInspired by VerdiOn this week’s show, we celebrate Verdi month on WFMT (in honor of the great Italian opera composer’s 200th birthday anniversary on Oct. 10) with a work very much inspired by the Italian master: Gian Carlo Menotti’s Missa (Mass) “O Pulchritudo” performed by the William Ferris Chorale under the direction of its founding music director.
Playlist for October 2, 2013
Inspired by Verdi: Gian Carlo Menotti’s Missa “O Pulchritudo”
GIAN CARLO MENOTTI (1911–2007)
Missa "O Pulchritudo" (1979) (43:22)
I. Kyrie
II. Gloria
III. Motet: O Pulchritudo
IV. Sanctus and Benedictus
V. Agnus Dei
From William Ferris Chorale: Menotti and Vierne
Cedille Records CDR 7001 (Tracks 1...
2013-10-0300 minCedille Chicago PresentsDuos with StringsIn continued conjunction with WFMT’s September monthly theme of duets and duos, this week’s program is devoted to duos with strings. Featured are violinists Rachel Barton Pine and Jennifer Koh, and cellist Wendy Warner.
Playlist for September 18, 2013
Duos with Strings
BOHUSLAV MARTINU (1890–1959)
Duo No. 2 (1958) (10:08)
I. Allegretto
II. Adagio
III. Poco allegro
From Double Play: Twentieth Century Duos for Violin & Cello
Cedille Records CDR 90000 047 (Tracks 1–3)
Rachel Barton Pine, violin
Wendy Warner, cello
ROBERT SCHUMANN (1810–1856)
Sonata No. 1 in A minor, Op. 105 (1851)
I. Mit leidenschaftlichem Ausdruck (7:55)
From Schumann: The Sonatas for Violin and Piano
Cedille Records CDR 90000 095 (Track 1)
Jennifer Koh, violin
Reiko Uchida...
2013-09-1900 minCedille Chicago PresentsDuos With FluteIn conjunction with WFMT’s September monthly theme of duets and duos, this week’s program is devoted to duos with flute. Featured are flutists Mary Stolper and Mathieu Dufour, and the Cavatina Duo of Eugenia Moliner, flute, and Denis Azabagic, guitar.
Playlist for September 11, 2013
Duos with Flute
WILLIAM FERRIS (1937-2000)
Lux Aeterna for Flute and Viola (1997) (9:26)
From Chicago Duos for Flute
Cedille Records CDR 90000 071 (Track 10)
Mary Stolper, flute
Keith Conant, viola
ROBERT MUCZYNSKI (1929-2010)
Duos for Flute and Clarinet Op. 34
IV. Allegro ma non troppo (0:57)
V. Andante molto (2:18)
VI. Allegro (1:10)
From Chicago Duos for Flute
Cedille Records CDR 90000 071 (Track 10)
Mary S...
2013-09-1200 minCedille Chicago PresentsPiano DuosIn conjunction with WFMT's September monthly theme of duets and duos, this week's program is devoted to piano duo recordings. Featured are Georgia & Louise Mangos, Elizabeth Buccheri & Richard Boldrey, and Ursula Oppens & Jerome Lowenthal.
Playlist for September 4, 2013
Piano Duos
FRANZ LISZT (1811-1886)
Symphonic Poem for Two Pianos No. 7, "Festklänge" (14:30)
From Liszt: The Complete Symphonic Poems for Two Pianos, Vol. II
Cedille Records CDR 90000 024 (Track 3)
Georgia & Louise Mangos, duo-pianists
FRANZ LISZT
Hungarian Rhapsody for Piano Four-Hands No. 3 in D Major (8:02)
From Liszt for Two
Cedille Records CDR 90000 052 (Track 3)
Georgia & Louise Mangos, duo-pianists
VINCENT PERSICHETTI (1915-1987)
Sonata for Two Pianos, Op. 13 (1940)
II...
2013-09-0500 minCedille Chicago PresentsMusic and ArtOur first show for July — “Art and Music” month on WFMT — features compositions inspired by various forms of art including public parks, lithographs, and a fountain, plus a piece for which Cedille and violinist Jennifer Koh commissioned a work of video art.
Playlist for July 3, 2013
Music and Art
JOHN CORIGLIANO (b. 1938)
Midsummer Fanfare (2004) (5:49)
From American Orchestral Works
Cedille Records CDR 90000 090 (Track 5)
Grant Park Orchestra
Carlos Kalmar, conductor
JOSÉ PABLO MONCAYO (1912–1958)
Muros Verdes (1951) (6:36)
From Carlos Chávez Piano Concerto
Cedille Records CDR 90000 140 (Track 5)
Jorge Federico Osorio, piano
WILLIAM GRANT STILL (1895–1978)
Mother and Child, No. 2 from Suite for violin and piano (6:18)
From Violin Lullabies...
2013-07-0400 minCedille Chicago PresentsSergei ProkofievContinuing with WFMT’s monthly theme of Russia, this week’s show comprises all 4 Prokofiev works recorded on Cedille plus “encores” by his colleagues Mieczslaw Weinberg and Aram Khachaturian. Performances are by pianist Easley Blackwood, cellist Wendy Warner and pianist Irina Nuzova, soprano Patrice Michaels and pianist Deborah Sobol, the Pacifica Quartet, and pianist Dmitry Paperno.
Playlist for June 19, 2013
Prokofiev on Cedille
SERGEI PROKOFIEV (1891–1953)
Sarcasms, Op. 17 (1914) (10:45)
I. Tempestoso
II. Allegro rubato
III. Allegro precipitato
IV. Smanioso
V. Precipitosissimo
From Radical Piano
Cedille Records CDR 90000 027 (Tracks 1–5)
Easley Blackwood, piano
SERGEI PROKOFIEV
Adagio from Ten Pieces from Cinderella, Op. 97b (3:51)
From Russian Music for Ce...
2013-06-2000 minCedille Chicago PresentsNikolai MiaskovskyContinuing with WFMT’s monthly theme of Russia, this week’s show features two late masterpieces by one of the three great Russian Soviet composers, and the only one to come of age during the pre-revolutionary era of Tchaikovsky and Rimsky-Korsakov: Nicolai Yakolevich Miaskovsky (1881-1950). We’ll hear his Second Cello Sonata performed by cellist Wendy Warner and pianist Irina Nuzova, and his last string quartet played by the Pacifica Quartet.
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Playlist for June 12, 2013
Miaskovsky on Cedille
NIKOLAI MIASKOVSKY (1881–1950)
Sonata No. 2 in A minor for Cello...
2013-06-1300 min
WFMT: Live from NEIUThe April Verch BandThe April Verch Band joins host Rich Warren from WFMT's The Midnight Special.
2012-01-2100 min