Playlist for Saturday, July 19, 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' Spring Concert. Bonds "Montgomery Variations;" Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 5, 3rd & 4th movements. With Allen Tinkham, music director.

12:00 pm

From Teatro Regio in Turin

Massenet's Manon

R. Ekaterina Bakanova (Manon Lescaut); Atalla Ayan (Le Chevalier des Grieux); Björn Bürger (Lescaut); Roberto Scandiuzzi (Le Comte des Grieux); Thomas Morris (Guillot de Morfontaine); Allen Boxer (Brétigny); Ugo Rabec (Innkeeper); Olivia Doray (Poussette); Marie Kalinine (Javotte); Lilia Istratii (Rosette); Chorus and Orchestra of Teatro Regio, Turin; Evelino Pidò, conductor. Sung in French.

3:00 pm

Saturday Afternoon Music with Jan Weller

4:00 pm

Listening to Singers with Oliver Camacho

An interview with soprano Ana María Martínez in advance of her recital with pianist Kevin Murphy in the Martin Theatre at Ravinia Festival on July 30.

5:00 pm

Music with Jan Weller

6:00 pm

Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival

Jan Dismas Zelenka Trio Sonata No. 3 in B-flat Major, ZWV 181/3; Nathan Hughes, oboe, Sue Heineman, bassoon; William Hagen, violin; Alastair Eng, cello; Kathleen McIntosh, harpsichord; Dvořák String Sextet in A Major, Op. 48; Toby Appel, viola; Peter Stumpf, cello; Calidore String Quartet.

7:00 pm

Sounds Classical

Hosts Kristina Lynn and LaRob K. Rafael present a playlist of music curated for the Earth. Pieces by Howard Shore, Frank Ticheli, and Joseph Curiale help further a discussion about the role and connection humans have to the planet on which we reside.

8:00 pm

Folkstage hosted by Marilyn Rea Beyer

Live from the Levin Performance Studio: Mercedes Escobar and Joy Clark. Two outstanding songwriters – one from Guatemala, one from New Orleans – turn up the heat with luminous vocals and boundless energy in our annual Woodstock Folk Festival preview on the eve of the fest in historic Woodstock, Illinois.

9:00 pm

The Midnight Special with Marilyn Rea Beyer

Notorious! Famous and infamous people pop up in ballads galore on this week’s playlist.