Playlist for Saturday, July 12, 2025

Through the Night with Peter van de Graaff

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.

11:00 am

Introductions

Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestras Class of 2025. Clarke Passacaglia on an Old English Tune; Hindemith Solo Viola Sonata, Op. 25, No. 1, selections; Glière Nocturne, Op. 35, No. 10; Schumann Adagio & Allegro, Op. 70; Hindemith Tuba Sonata; Frantzen "Morning Hours"; Ravel "Tzigane". Chloe Cohen, viola; Elyse Schlesinger, horn; Kevin Harte, tuba; Clara Frantzen, violin; Katherine Petersen, piano.

12:00 pm

From Teatro Regio in Turin

Auber's Manon Lescaut

Rocío Pérez (Manon Lescaut); Sébastien Guèze (Des Grieux); Armando Noguera (Le Marquis d'Hérigny); Francesco Salvadori (Lescaut); Manuela Custer (Madame Bancelin); Guillaume Andrieux (Monsieur Renaud); Lamia Beuque (Marguerite); Anicio Zorzi Giustiniani (Gervais); Paolo Battaglia (Monsieur Durozeau); Albina Tonkikh (Zaby); Chorus and Orchestra of Teatro Regio, Turin; Guillaume Tourniaire, conductor. Sung in French.

3:00 pm

Saturday Afternoon Music with Jan Weller

4:00 pm

Listening to Singers with Oliver Camacho

The King's Singers and VOCES8 unite on stage for the first time in this 2024 BBC Proms concert mingling classical choral works with popular songs. The 2025 Proms begin later this month.

5:00 pm

Music with Jan Weller

6:00 pm

Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival

JS Bach Keyboard Concerto in E Major, BWV 1053; Gilles Vonsattel, piano; L.P. How, Alejandro Valdepeñas, violins; Margaret Dyer Harris, viola; Alastair Eng, cello; Mark Tatum, double bass; Osvaldo Golijov "The Dreams and Prayers of Isaac the Blind;" Todd Palmer, clarinet; Verona Quartet.

7:00 pm

Sounds Classical

Listening Party with Shawn E. Okpebholo

Hosts LaRob K. Rafael and Kristina Lynn are joined by composer Shawn E. Okpebholo who shares his favorite pieces and inspirations, and talks about his recent album “Songs in Flight.”

8:00 pm

Folkstage hosted by Marilyn Rea Beyer

From the archives: Sisters from Nova Scotia, Cassie and Maggie MacDonald put on a dazzling show of traditional music, contemporary folk songs, and their originals in 2016. Their new album is out now.

9:00 pm

The Midnight Special with Marilyn Rea Beyer

Folk acquires a French accent ahead of Bastille Day and samplings of musicians born on this day such as Oscar Hammerstein II, Jimmy LaFave, and Butch Hancock.