Playlist for Wednesday, April 15, 2026

Through the Night with Peter van de Graaff

6:00 am

Mornings with Jan Weller

Including news and weather on the hour between 6:00 am and 9:00 am; and "Carl’s Almanac" at 7:30 am.

10:00 am

Midday with Lisa Flynn

Including the "Daily Excursion" at 11:00 am.

12:15 pm

Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concerts

Cellist Julia-Hyunji Lee and pianist Andrew Barnwell perform music by Robert Schumann, Nadia Boulanger, Beethoven, and Price, live from Seventeenth Church of Christ, Scientist, Chicago.

1:00 pm

Music for the Afternoon

2:00 pm

Afternoon Music with Candice Agree

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

7:00 pm

Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin

Shh, it’s a Secret — Musical Cryptograms

Musicians have long been told that their minds are similar to those of mathematicians. This week, we'll discover and decipher codes, messages, and meanings hidden within pieces of classical music. Some of these messages were encoded for the fun of the puzzle, while others held deep, painful meanings. Composers such as JS Bach, Edward Elgar, and Alban Berg delighted in tucking these musical enigmas into their masterpieces.

8:00 pm

Evening Music

10:00 pm

Baroque&Before with Candice Agree

Codex Calixtinus

Under the direction of Marcel Pérès, Ensemble Organum performs music for the pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela from the Codex Calixtinus, a twelfth-century manuscript preserved at the Cathedral of Santiago.