Playlist for Wednesday, November 11, 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 Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concerts at 12:15 pm.

12:15 pm

Dame Myra Hess Concerts

Pianist Clayton Stephenson performs music by J.S. Bach, Bill Evans, and Sergei Prokofiev, live from Seventeenth Church of Christ, Scientist, Chicago.

1:00 pm

Music for the Afternoon

3:00 pm

Afternoon Music with Candice Agree

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

7:00 pm

Exploring Music

Music in Time of War

This week, we hear music inspired by war—whether in support, protest, or reflection. Bill starts with Joseph Haydn’s "Mass in Time of War," a surprisingly cheerful piece that Haydn hoped would persuade God to halt Napoleon’s advance into Austria. Beethoven, who was fascinated by military strategy, used music to paint a battle scene, with the British and French each represented by their own musical themes. We then hear how Tchaikovsky and Shostakovich expressed both patriotism and pain of war. Finally, we end in America with Roy Harris’s "When Johnny Comes Marching Home."

8:00 pm

The Journey Home with John Brancy and Peter Dugan

The Grammy award-winning baritone John Brancy and pianist Peter Dugan (host of NPR's From the Top) present a Veterans Day program exploring the timeless themes of longing, loss, love, and the search for peace in the wake of war.

9:00 pm

Evening Music

10:00 pm

Baroque&Before with Candice Agree

Accademia Bizantina

Harpsichordist Ottavio Dantone leads Accademia Bizantina in musical jewels by Johann Sebastian Bach, Georg Philipp Telemann, and Carl Philipp Emmanuel Bach. Featuring Marcello Gatti playing the traverso flute and Alessandro Tampieri playing violin and viola d’amore. Recorded live in concert February 7, 2026 at Aula Magna Università La Sapienza, Rome.