Playlist for Friday, December 5, 2025

Through the Night with Peter van de Graaff

6:00 am

Morning Program

10:00 am

Midday with Lisa Flynn

Including the "Daily Excursion" at 11:00 am and "Music in Chicago" at 12:00 pm.

2:00 pm

Afternoon Music with Candice Agree

Including "The Unrush Hour" at 5:00 pm.

7:00 pm

Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin

The Sweet Spot

As Bill explains: 'I’ve spent my life as a classical musician devoted to the great body of standard repertoire, which began about 1685 with the birth of Bach and Handel and continued through Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven on to the present. I loved that music as a youngster and I still do, but there are occasions, especially when I’m least expecting it, when music composed roughly between 1550 and 1650 will take my breath away.' Madrigalists and other Italian composers, giants like Palestrina (born 500 years ago), the Gabrielis, and Orlando di Lasso. We will be listening to Renaissance composers from France, Spain, Germany, and England.

8:00 pm

Evening Music

11:00 pm

Best of Studs Terkel

Rosemary Clooney and Michael Feinstein (10/26/1992)

Two celebrated champions of the Great American Songbook – jazz singer Rosemary Clooney and singer and pianist Michael Feinstein – were in Chicago in late 1992 to perform at the former Shubert Theater. While in town, they stopped by WFMT for an hour of music and conversation with Studs Terkel.