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WFMT Schedule

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      Playlist for Saturday, August 29, 2026

      Playing this hour

      12:00 - 7:00 am

      12:00 am

      Rutter, John: "Birthday Madrigals"

      #2, "Draw on, sweet night"

      Polyphony/Stephen Layton
      Rutter: Requiem

      Hyperion CDA-66947

      12:05 am

      Wilbye, John: Madrigal, "Draw on, sweet night"

      Millar Brass Ensemble/Bruce C Briney
      Millar Brass Ensemble

      Koss Classics KC-1011

      12:08 am

      Martinu, Bohuslav: Three Madrigals

      #2

      Elmar Oliveira, v; Sandra Robbins, vi
      The Extraordinary Artistry of Elmar Oliveira

      Elan CD-2212

      12:15 am

      Mangoré, Agustín Barrios: "Madrigal"

      Berta Rojas, g
      Intimate Barrios

      Dorian DOR-93167

      12:19 am

      Rodrigo, Joaquín: "Cuatro madrigales amatorios" (1948)

      #3, "De dónde venis, amore?"

      Victoria de los Angeles, s; Paris Cons Orch/Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos

      EMI/Ang ZDMD5-65061-2 (4)

      12:20 am

      Rodrigo, Joaquín: "Concierto madrigal" (1968)

      Alfonso Moreno, Deborah Mariotti, g's; London Sym Orch/Enrique Bátiz
      Concierto De Aranjuez/ A La Busca Del Mas Alla/ Zarabanda Lejana Y Villancico

      EMI/Ang CZS7-67435-2 (4)

      12:53 am

      music continues...

      7:00 - 9:00 am

      7:00 am

      Weekend Mornings with Kristina Lynn

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

      9:00 - 11:00 am

      9:00 am

      Soundtrack

      11:00 am

      11:00 am

      Introductions

      17-year-old flutist Evangeline Selking and pianist Dr. Katherine Petersen perform the third movement (Allegro scherzando) of Jacques Ibert's Flute Concerto and the Introduction and Fifth Variation of Franz Schubert's Introduction and Variations on "Trockne Blumen," D. 802. Recorded in August 2026 in the Levin Performance Studio.

      12:00 - 3:00 pm

      12:00 pm

      From Vienna State Opera

      Strauss II's Die Fledermaus

      Jonas Kaufmann (Gabriel von Eisenstein); Diana Damrau (Rosalinde); Jochen Schmeckenbecher (Frank); Daria Sushkova (Prinz Orlofsky); Jörg Schneider (Alfred); Adrian Eröd (Dr. Falke); Lukas Schmidt (Dr. Blind); Ilia Staple (Adele); Hannah-Theres Weigl (Ida); Michael Niavarani (Frosch); Vienna State Opera Chorus and Orchestra; Markus Poschner, conductor. Sung in German.

      3:00 pm

      3:00 pm

      Afternoon Music

      4:00 pm

      4:00 pm

      Listening to Singers with Oliver Camacho

      A Fall Choral Preview highlighting a wealth of upcoming performances across Chicagoland.

      5:00 - 8:00 pm

      5:00 pm

      Weekend Evening Music

      8:00 pm

      8:00 pm

      Folkstage hosted by Marilyn Rea Beyer

      From the archives: Highlights from the 35th annual Fox Valley Festival preview show with David Massengill, Tracy Grammer, the Sanctified Grumblers and others.

      9:00 pm - 12:00 am

      9:00 pm

      The Midnight Special with Marilyn Rea Beyer

      The end of summer approaches in a wave of nostalgia and music that looks forward to change.