Playlist for Saturday, August 29, 2026

Through the Night with Peter van de Graaff

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 am

Soundtrack

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 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

Afternoon Music

4:00 pm

Listening to Singers with Oliver Camacho

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

5:00 pm

Weekend Evening Music

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

The Midnight Special with Marilyn Rea Beyer

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