Playlist for Friday, July 31, 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 "Music in Chicago" at 12:00 pm.

3:00 pm

Afternoon Music with Candice Agree

Including "Friday Afternoon at the Movies" at 4:30pm and "The Unrush Hour" at 5:00 pm.

6:30 pm

Grant Park Music Festival 2026

Gershwin An American in Paris

Live from the Pritzker Pavilion, featuring the Grant Park Orchestra conducted by Kendrick Armstrong. Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson Sinfonietta No. 1; Samuel Coleridge-Taylor Violin Concerto in G minor, Op. 80; Gabriela Lara, violin; Ellington "The Three Black Kings," arr. Luther Henderson; Gershwin "An American in Paris." Hosted by Dave Schwan.

8:00 pm

Evening Music

9:00 pm

Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin

Nadia Boulanger (1887-1979)

Nadia Boulanger taught and influenced an entire generation of musicians, from Aaron Copland and Ástor Piazzolla to Philip Glass and Quincy Jones. This week, Bill shares some of her compositions and performances alongside those of her prolific students.

10:00 pm

Evening Music

11:00 pm

Best of Studs Terkel

Agnes de Mille (5/11/1960)

The American dance visionary Agnes de Mille (1905–1993) discusses her career as a dancer and choreographer.