Feb 03 Special Special: The Sound of 13 Sundays at 3pm (February 14-May 9) If you’re looking for a classical music program that addresses the racial injustice in our society through the lens of classical music, look no further. In The Sound of 13 host Garrett McQueen opens an historical and contemporary conversation of race with classical music and the 13th amendment as […] By WUOL Feb 03 Special Special: The Sound of 13 By WUOL
Feb 02 Blog Special: Langston Hughes – I Too Sing America Friday, February 12, 2021 at 9am and 9pm Langston Hughes, an enduring icon of the Harlem Renaissance, is best-known for his written work, which wedded his fierce dedication to social justice with his belief in the transformative power of the word. But he was a music lover, too, and some of the works he was […] By WUOL Feb 02 Blog Special: Langston Hughes – I Too Sing America By WUOL
Jan 08 Special Special: A Beautiful Symphony of Brotherhood Monday, January 18, 2020 at 9am and 9pm Martin Luther King, Jr. grew up listening to and singing church songs, and saw gospel and folk music as natural tools to further the civil rights movement. In this hour-long special from WQXR and WNYC, host Terrance McKnight interweaves musical examples with Dr. King’s own speeches and […] By WUOL Jan 08 Special Special: A Beautiful Symphony of Brotherhood By WUOL
Dec 09 Blog Holiday Specials 2020 December 14 9pm A Chanukah Celebration with Chicago A Cappella Join Jonathan Miller, artistic director of Chicago A Cappella and a longtime champion of Jewish choral music, for an inspiring, informative and entertaining show featuring choral music set to Chanukah texts both familiar and original performed by virtuoso ensemble Chicago A Cappella. December 17 8pm […] By WUOL Dec 09 Blog Holiday Specials 2020 By WUOL
Nov 30 Blog Metropolitan Opera 2020-2021 On the Radio Beginning December 5, 2020, and continuing for 27 consecutive Saturdays, you can hear the world’s greatest opera stars in exhilarating performances originally broadcast live from the Met stage. Highlights include beloved operas by Puccini, Verdi, and Mozart; dazzling bel canto works; and rarely heard operas by Prokofiev, Strauss, and Philip Glass. Remarkable moments from recent […] By WUOL Nov 30 Blog Metropolitan Opera 2020-2021 On the Radio By WUOL
Nov 10 Holiday Thanksgiving Specials 2020 November 26, 10a-12n (repeats 10p-12m) Giving Thanks Giving Thanks offers a contemporary celebration of gratitude, with classical music and stories of Thanksgiving. This year we celebrate Thanksgiving along side the 250 year anniversary of Beethoven’s birth. A Fall inspired selection of works, like the Pastoral Symphony, provides the perfect atmosphere for Thanksgiving. Conductor Michael Tilson […] By WUOL Nov 10 Holiday Thanksgiving Specials 2020 By WUOL
Oct 31 Blog ‘In The Act Of Living, You’re A Revolutionary’: Anthony McGill Talks With Lara Downes The New York Philharmonic principal clarinetist blows apart the labels he once applied to himself to discover a stream of activism. By WUOL Oct 31 Blog ‘In The Act Of Living, You’re A Revolutionary’: Anthony McGill Talks With Lara Downes By WUOL