Saturday, January 17, 2026

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      Playlist for Saturday, January 17, 2026

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      12:00 - 7:00 am

      Through the Night with Peter van de Graaff

      12:00 am

      Gwyneth Walker: "Full Circle"

      II. "The Grace of the World"

      Palisades Virtuosi
      Strike, Strum and Stride

      Albany TROY-1339

      12:05 am

      George Walker: "Folksongs for Orchestra"

      Cleveland Chamber Sym/Edwin London
      Walker: Orchestral Works

      Albany TROY-270

      12:17 am

      Gwyneth Walker: "Fantasy Etudes"

      No. 3, "Rough Rhythms"

      Blue Violet Duo
      Strike, Strum and Stride

      Centaur CRC-3978

      12:18 am

      Max Bruch: Serenade, Op. 75

      Jack Liebeck, v; BBC Scottish Sym Orch/Martyn Brabbins
      The Romantic Violin Concerto, Vol. 19: Bruch

      Hyperion CDA-68060

      12:55 am

      Vivian Fine: "Canzones y Dances"

      "Tango: The Frog Prince & the Senorita"

      Joel Browning, g; Jan Vinci, f
      Five Premieres: Chamber Works With Guitar

      Albany TROY-086

      1:00 am

      Leroy Anderson: "The Waltzing Cat"

      St Louis Sym/Leonard Slatkin
      Leroy Anderson Favorites * Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra * Leonard Slatkin

      RCA 68048-2

      1:02 am

      Leroy Anderson: "Bugler's Holiday"

      St Louis Sym/Leonard Slatkin
      Leroy Anderson Favorites * Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra * Leonard Slatkin

      RCA 68048-2

      1:04 am

      Johann Neruda: Trumpet Concerto in E-Flat

      Guy Touvron, tr; Prague Chamber Orch
      Classic Trumpet

      RCA 60858-2

      1:21 am

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      7:00 - 11:00 am

      7:00 am

      Weekend Mornings

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

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      11:00 am

      11:00 am

      Introductions

      Anna Huelke, 18, flute. Martinů: Flute Sonata, 1st mvt; Bach: Flute Sonata in E, BWV 1035, 1st mvt; Schocker: "The Further Adventures of Two Flutes"; Eben: Sonatina semplice. With Kay Kim, piano and Destina Sarussi, second flute.

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      12:00 - 4:00 pm

      12:00 pm

      Metropolitan Opera

      Bizet's Carmen

      Aigul Akhmetshina (Carmen); Michael Fabiano (Don José); Janai Brugger (Micaëla); Christian Van Horn (Escamillo); Metropolitan Opera Cho & Orch/Pier Giorgio Morandi. Sung in French.

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      4:00 pm

      4:00 pm

      Listening to Singers with Oliver Camacho

      An interview with mezzo-soprano Joyce Di Donato, Chicago Symphony Orchestra's 2025/26 Artist-in-Residence.

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      5:00 - 8:00 pm

      5:00 pm

      Weekend Evening Music

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      8:00 pm

      8:00 pm

      Folkstage hosted by Marilyn Rea Beyer

      From the archives: Rev. Robert Jones and Matt Watroba traveled from Detroit to Hinsdale, Illinois, to perform on Folkstage live from Acoustic Renaissance Concerts on a wintry night in 2021.

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      9:00 pm - 12:00 am

      9:00 pm

      The Midnight Special with Marilyn Rea Beyer

      Chicago has long been the epicenter of contemporary Gospel music. We’ll explore the impact of that music and celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.

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