Playlist for Saturday, September 20, 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

LIVE | Elle Cho, 16, violin. Bach Sonata No. 1 in G minor, BWV 1001, Fuga; Vitali Chaconne in G minor; Beach Romance in A, Op. 23; Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto, 1st mvt. With Milana Pavchinskaya, piano.

12:00 pm

From Bavarian State Opera in Munich

Fauré's Pénélope

Brandon Jovanovich (Ulysse); Thomas Mole (Eumée); Loïc Felix (Antinoüs); Leigh Melrose (Eurymaque); Joel Williams (Léodès); Zachary Rioux (Ctésippe); Dafydd Jones (Pisandre); Victoria Karkacheva (Pénélope); Rinat Shaham (Eryclée); Valerie Eickhoff (Cléone); Seonwoo Lee (Mélantho); Marina Myskohlid (Alkandre); Ena Pngrac (Phylo); Eirin Rognerud (Lydie); Elene Gvritishvili (Eurynome); Bavarian State Opera Orchestra; Susanna Mälkki, conductor. Sung in French.

2:00 pm

Afternoon Music

4:00 pm

Listening to Singers with Oliver Camacho

An interview with French baritone Florian Sempey who made his American debut at Santa Fe Opera this summer.

5:00 pm

Weekend Evening Music

7:00 pm

Sounds Classical

D-Composed

Kristina and LaRob bring the all-Black music collective D-Composed into the studio for a live performance and a closer look at their mission to amplify the music of Black composers and share that history with communities!

8:00 pm

Folkstage hosted by Marilyn Rea Beyer

From the archives: Charming, powerful and modest, Californian Jackson Emmer came to WFMT in 2023, enthusiastically recommended by Tom Paxton with sideman Martin Gilmore, a 2025 Kerrville New Folk winner.

9:00 pm

The Midnight Special with Marilyn Rea Beyer

Autumn arrives with honey, almonds and raisins.