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THE GUIDE
The Member Magazine for WTTW and WFMT
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March 2020 ALSO INSIDE
On WFMT, we will observe Women’s History Month with a focus on women composers and performers, and don’t miss Bill McGlaughlin’s Exploring Music featuring a “Millennium of Women’s Music.”
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This month, we premiere Chicago by ‘L’ with Geoffrey Baer, the newest of Geoffrey’s tours of our dynamic city. Come along as Geoffrey rides on Chicago’s color-coded elevated train system, hopping on and off to meet people who live and work in its shadow, exploring neighborhoods within its reach, and sharing its surprising history. On the website – wttw.com/L – find an interactive map to explore Chicago’s neighborhoods, the history, and future of the ‘L’; watch stunning drone footage and video extras; and browse the art of ‘L.’ Also in March, Call the Midwife is back for a new season! On wttw.com, learn about Stories of Survival, two moving documentaries produced by the Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center. Also on wttw.com in honor of Women’s History Month, discover the little-known stories of Chicago women – Hazel Johnson, the mother of environmental justice, and Laura Liu, a pioneering judge in Chicago and Illinois. This summer we’ll feature an entire season of special programming honoring trailblazing women in Chicago and beyond. On WFMT, we will also observe Women’s History Month with a focus on women composers and performers, and don’t miss Bill McGlaughlin’s Exploring Music theme, Millennium of Women’s Music. And on wfmt.com, celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with a collection of Irish composers who you might consider adding to your music library.
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The Guide: The Member Magazine for WTTW and WFMT (ISSN 2329-1338) March 2020 Volume 35, Number 262
The Guide: The Member Magazine for WTTW and WFMT is published monthly (for contributors of $40 or more annually) by Window To The World Communications, Inc., 5400 North Saint Louis Ave., Chicago, IL 60625-4698. Periodical postage paid at Chicago, IL and additional mailing offices.
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19 At-a-Glance
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WTTW Multicast Channel Highlights
20 WFMT Listings
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WTTW Kid Grid
31 Sponsors
ON THE COVER: Geoffrey Baer at Quincy Station, Chicago by ‘L’. Photo: Ken Carl
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MEMBER CONNECTIONS Young Artists Competition with Civic Orchestra of Chicago Discover a rising classical music star at the Crain-Maling Foundation Chicago Symphony Orchestra Young Artists Competition! Emceed by WFMT series host Michael San Gabino, the program features the four finalists performing with the Civic WHAT Orchestra of Chicago. Young Artists Competition with Civic Orchestra of Chicago The winner will have the opportunity to perform WHERE with the Chicago Symphony Center Symphony Orchestra, and 220 S. Michigan will be invited to appear on Avenue in Chicago a future edition of WFMT’s WHEN Introductions. This is a Saturday, March 7, 2:00 pm free event. For more information, please visit wfmt.com/events.
Screening & Discussion: Free Spirit Media YouthProduced Films
Screening & Discussion: East Lake Meadows: A Public Housing Story Join WTTW, the National Public Housing Museum, and filmmakers Sarah Burns and David McMahon for a screening and discussion of East Lake Meadows: A Public Housing Story. In WHAT 1970, a public housing Screening & Discussion: community called East East Lake Meadows: A Lake Meadows opened in Public Housing Story Atlanta; 25 years later, it WHERE was replaced with Chicago Cultural Center mixed-income housing. Claudia Cassidy Theatre The film focuses on limited 78 E. Washington St. in Chicago housing opportunity for African Americans, and WHEN what can be done to adMonday, March 9, 6:00 pm dress it. This is a free event. For more information, visit wttw.com/events.
Screening & Discussion: Stories of Survival Join WTTW and the Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center for two Stories of Survival, part of Jewish Heritage Programming on WTTW. Final Transports tells the story of Magda Brown and George Brent at Auschwitz-Birkenau and how they overcame Nazi tyranny. In Childhood Lost, George Mueller and Steen Metz recall the role that family, courage, and hope played in their survival. A discussion will follow with the four subjects and director Ken Winikur. This is a free event. For more information, please visit wttw.com/events.
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Screening & Discussion: Stories of Survival
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Screening & Discussion: Free Spirit Media Youth-Produced Films
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Saturday, March 21, 2:00 pm
WTTW, in partnership with the Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events, presents a selection of youth-produced films from Free Spirit Media, an organization that provides teens and young adults in communities of color on Chicago’s West and South sides with a comprehensive foundation in media literacy and hands-on media production experience. Free Spirit Media offers in-school arts education, after-school and summer digital media programs, and advanced creative workforce development. Since 2001, the organization has transformed media and society by providing opportunities for emerging creators, primarily from communities of color, to produce and distribute original content and to pursue artistic, personal, and professional aspirations. After the screening, please join us for a youth-led panel discussion. WTTW will air a selection of Free Spirit Media films on Thursday, March 26. This is a free event. For more information and to RSVP, please visit wttw.com/events.
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MEMBER PERKS 15% Off a City Exploration by Chicago Detours As Chicago’s chilly temperatures linger, it’s the perfect time for a fun and educational interior walking tour to explore both city highlights and overlooked spaces. Gain a new perspective on your favorite architecture and hear fascinating stories about its history, or see a secret side of Michigan Avenue on a historic Chicago pub crawl, thanks to Chicago Detours. WTTW members enjoy 15% off the cost of a public or private walking tour of either Interior Architecture or Historic Bars – morning, afternoon, or early evening options available, depending on the tour. Book your tour now at chicagodetours.com, using code WTTW15.
$10 Off Tickets to Teddy Roosevelt: The Man in the Arena Theodore Roosevelt, “Teddy” to the world, was the face of America for more than a generation. Powerful, opinionated, and fiercely loyal, he stood for an honest, honorable, and muscular America. He fought hard for ordinary people, held out for high ideals, and never preached anything he didn’t practice. In Derek Evans’s one-man show Teddy Roosevelt: The Man in the Arena, meet the man Owen Wister called “the most American American who ever lived!” Performances are March 12-April 19 at Greenhouse Theater Center, 2257 N. Lincoln Avenue in Chicago. WTTW members may save $10 on up to four (4) full-priced tickets, subject to availability. Visit greenhousetheater.org/teddyroosevelt or call (773) 404-7336 using code WTTW. This offer is not applicable on previously purchased tickets or with other discounts or offers. Some additional fees may apply.
2-for-1 Tickets to Orion Ensemble The Orion Ensemble continues its 27th season with a diverse chamber music program combining classics with modern works. Orion clarinetist Kathryne Pirtle and violinist Florentina Ramniceanu have arranged Ugandan composer Justinian Tamusuza’s Mu KKubo Ery ’Omusaalaba (On the Way of the Cross) for clarinet quartet, and Chicago composer Sebastian Huydts has arranged several movements of his Delicias de Blancanieves (27 Spanish Fairy Tales) for the Orion musicians. Also on the program are works by Rolla and Dvorák. Performances take place Sunday, March 1 at 3:00 pm – followed by a post-performance reception – at Orion’s new venue, New England Congregational Church, 406 W. Galena Boulevard in Aurora; Wednesday, March 4 at 7:30 pm at the PianoForte Studios, 1335 S. Michigan Avenue in Chicago; and Sunday, March 8 at 7:30 pm at Music Institute of Chicago’s Nichols Concert Hall, 1490 Chicago Avenue in Evanston. WTTW members may purchase two full-price tickets for the price of one, subject to availability, only by calling (630) 628-9591 in advance and using code WTTW. For information visit orionensemble.org.
2-for-1 Tickets to Northlight Theatre’s Intimate Apparel In 1905, a black seamstress named Esther sews her way out of poverty stitch by delicate stitch, creating fine lingerie for her Manhattan clientele while longing for a husband and a future. She finds common ground with a Jewish fabric merchant, a relationship they both know cannot grow. So when correspondence with a lonesome Caribbean man leads to a marriage proposal, she accepts. But as her new marriage quickly leads to regret, Esther turns back to her sewing machine to rebuild her life and refashion her future. To redeem 2-for-1 tickets, visit northlight.org, use promo code NLWFMT, and present your WFMT membership card at the box office when picking up tickets. Subject to availability, valid for Tuesday through Friday performances only. Performances are March 12 through April 19 at the Northlight Theatre, North Shore Center for the Performing Arts, 9501 Skokie Boulevard in Skokie.
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Daily Television Programming • Programmer’s Picks on WTTW11
Somewhere South In the premiere of this new series, Chef Vivian Howard digs deeper into the lesser-known roots of Southern food, Southern cooking, and Southern living. Howard explores cross-cultural dishes through the professional and personal relationships she has with Southerners of many backgrounds.
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Garth Brooks: The Gershwin Prize
Independent Lens: One Child Nation
Country music icon Garth Brooks, whose hits include “Friends in Low Places,” “Thunder Rolls,” and “The Dance,” receives the 2020 Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song at an all-star tribute in Washington, D.C.
The birth of Chinese filmmaker Nanfu Wang’s first child was a life-changing experience in more ways than one. She became interested in uncovering the untold history of China’s OneChild policy, one that scarred generations.
Sunday, March 29, 8:00 pm
Monday, March 30, 10:00 pm
See page 6 for information about WTTW Prime listings.
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In the Spotlight
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Great Performances: An Intimate Evening with David Foster Enjoy a star-studded concert with celebrated 16-time Grammy Award winner (and 47-time nominee) David Foster as he explores the music of his prolific career as a writer, producer, and arranger with guest artists Loren Allred, Pia Toscano, Fernando Varela, Shelea, Katharine McPhee, and others.
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Sunday 1 EARLY MORNING 12:00 Soul Legends Join host Pam Grier in a tribute to the greatest soul hits and performers from the 1970s and ’80s. Enjoy classics by The Temptations, Marvin Gaye, Gladys Knight & the Pips, Bill Withers, The Spinners, Isaac Hayes, Minnie Riperton, and more. 2:00 Suze Orman’s Ultimate Retirement Guide Join
the acclaimed personal finance expert for essential advice on planning for and thriving in retirement. With empathy, straight talk, and humor, Suze provides information about key steps for anyone trying to achieve their “ultimate retirement.” Relieving Stress with Yoga with Peggy Cappy Using simple strategies that can be added to a daily routine, Peggy Cappy shows how to calm the nervous system and ease symptoms of anxiety, including tensions, tightness, and pain. Dr. Fuhrman’s Food as Medicine Learn how to use food to help prevent disease and improve health with Dr. Joel Fuhrman, expert on nutrition and natural healing, who provides the latest scientific research and practical, easy-to-follow advice.
MORNING 6:30 Suze Orman’s Ultimate Retirement Guide See 2:00 am. [R] 8:30 Longevity Paradox with Steven Gundry, MD Dr. Gundry shares informative, life-changing information and a step-by-step easy approach to help us all feel better and more youthful at any age. 10:00 Suze Orman’s Ultimate Retirement Guide [R] AFTERNOON 12:00 A History of Christianity: The First Christianity (Part 1 of 6) Diarmaid MacCulloch goes in search of Christianity’s forgotten origins, overturning the familiar story that it all began when the apostle Paul took Christianity from Jerusalem to Rome. Instead, he shows that the true origins of Christianity lie further east. 1:30 A History of Christianity: Catholicism – The Unpredictable Rise of Rome (Part 2 of 6) More than one billion Christians look to Rome, more than half of all
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Christians on the planet. But how did a small Jewish sect from the backwoods of first-century Palestine, which preached humility and the virtue of poverty, become the established religion of Western Europe? A History of Christianity: Orthodoxy – from Empire to Empire (Part 3 of 6) MacCulloch charts Orthodoxy’s extraordinary fight for survival. After its glory days in the Eastern Roman Empire, it stood right in the path of Muslim expansion, suffered betrayal by crusading Catholics, was seized by the Russian tsars, and faced near-extinction under Soviet communism. A History of Christianity: Reformation – The Individual Before God (Part 4 of 6) The Amish today are peaceable folk, but five centuries ago their ancestors were seen as some of the most dangerous people in Europe. MacCulloch makes sense of the Reformation and reveals how a faith based on obedience and authority gave birth to one based on individual conscience.
EVENING 6:00 A History of Christianity: Protestantism – The Evangelical Explosion (Part 5 of 6) MacCulloch traces the growth of an exuberant expression of faith that has spread across the globe – Evangelical Protestantism. Today, it is associated with conservative politics, but the whole story is distinctly more unexpected. 7:30 A History of Christianity: God in the Dock (Part 6 of 6) MacCulloch explores a distinctive feature about Western Christianity – skepticism – that has transformed both Western culture and Christianity. He challenges the simplistic notion that faith in Christianity has steadily ebbed
away before the relentless advance of science, reason, and progress, and shows instead how the tide of faith perversely flows back in. 9:00 Doo Wop to Pop Rock: My Music Celebrates 20 Years Celebrate 20 years of greatest hit songs from the ’50s to the ’70s featuring legendary performers The Kingston Trio, Glen Campbell, Aretha Franklin, Engelbert Humperdinck, Judy Collins, Davy Jones, Mel Carter, Patti Page, and more. 11:30 Suze Orman’s Ultimate Retirement Guide [R]
In the Spotlight Judy Woodruff
Super Tuesday: PBS NewsHour - Vote 2020 Lead anchor Judy Woodruff and the PBS NewsHour team provide coverage and analysis of national Super Tuesday results in the 2020 presidential election.
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WTTW Multicast Channel Highlights These digital channels are available with digital cable or over-the-air with a digital receiver. For more information about digital television and for complete schedules, visit wttw.com/schedule.
East Lake Meadows: A Public Housing Story Tuesday, March 24, 8:00 pm
Full schedule online at wttw.com/schedules
Midsomer Murders Thursday, March 12, 7:00 pm
WTTW Prime is our “prime time all the time” channel. Free TV, over-the-air antenna viewers can tune to channel 11-2 to find WTTW Prime. WTTW Prime is on Comcast digital cable channel 370 and on RCN channel 37.
Important programming note: WTTW Create/ WTTW WORLD programming and channel designation subject to change.
WTTW Create WTTW Create is our how-to and lifestyle programming channel. Free TV, over-the-air antenna viewers tune to channel 11-3. WTTW Create is on Comcast digital cable channel 369 and on RCN channel 38. WTTW Create programming airs from 6:00 am to 6:00 pm.
Important programming note: WTTW Create/ WTTW WORLD programming and channel designation subject to change.
WTTW World WTTW World features public media’s signature documentary, science, and news programming complemented by original content from emerging producers. Free TV, over-the-air antenna viewers tune to channel 11-3. WTTW World is on Comcast digital cable channel 369 and on RCN channel 38. WTTW World airs from 6:00 pm to 6:00 am.
Full schedule online at wttw.com/schedules Pictured: Neil Dudgeon, Jason Hughes, Tamzin Malleson
Spirit of the Emerald Isle Sunday, March 15, 11:00 am Kick off your St. Patrick’s Day festivities with WTTW Create! Tour the Emerald Isle alongside travelers Samantha Brown, Joseph Rosendo, Colleen Kelly, Mickela Mallozzi, and Christine van Blokland, and then join chef Rory O’Connell as he makes mouthwatering Irish meals.
Full schedule online at wttw.com/schedules Pictured: Travel host and dancer Mickela Mallozzi
Leah Chase: The Queen of Creole Cuisine Saturday, March 7, 6:00 pm For more than 70 years, Edgar “Dooky” Chase, Jr. and Leah Chase worked tirelessly together to uplift their family and their community through their faith and their active involvement in social justice. The couple turned a family sandwich shop in Treme into a famous, fine dining restaurant called Dooky Chase. This film is a tribute to Leah Chase and celebrates her faith, family, and food.
Full schedule online at wttw.com/schedules Pictured: Leah Chase
Esme & Roy Friday, March 6, 6:00 pm
WTTW PBS Kids 24/7 Free TV, over-the-air antenna viewers can tune to channel 11-4. The WTTW PBS Kids 24/7 is on Comcast digital channels 368 and on RCN channel 39.
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WTTW Prime
The cozy villages of Midsomer County reveal their most sinister secrets in this hit British mystery series that has earned a worldwide following for its darkly humorous depiction of murderous events in an otherwise peaceful English countryside. WTTW Prime has a new season for our Thursday mystery night.
Photo: Courtesy of Mark Bourdillon
Pictured: Eva Davis
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Free TV, over-the-air antenna viewers can watch WTTW11 in high-definition by tuning to channel 11-1. Cable or satellite viewers can locate WTTW11 in high-definition on the on-screen menu.
Learn the history of East Lake Meadows, a former public housing community in Atlanta. Stories from residents reveal hardship and resilience, and raise critical questions about race, poverty, and who is deserving of public assistance.
Esme and Roy are best friends – and the best monstersitters in Monsterdale! This new animated series from the makers of Sesame Street will bring little viewers along into a colorful world where even the littlest monsters can overcome big challenges together. Enjoy two new episodes of Esme & Roy!
Full schedule online at wttw.com/schedules Pictured: Best friends Esme and Roy
Photo: Courtesy of Sesame Workshop
WTTW11 in HD
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EARLY MORNING 1:30 Doo Wop to Pop Rock: My Music Celebrates 20 Years See Sun. Mar. 1 at 9:00 pm. [R] 4:00 Suze Orman’s Ultimate Retirement Guide [R]
EARLY MORNING 1:00 BBC World News 1:30 Longevity Paradox with Steven Gundry, MD See Sun. Mar. 1 at 8:30 am. [R] 3:00 Longevity Paradox with Steven Gundry, MD [R] 4:30 Aging Backwards 3 with Miranda Esmonde-White Former ballerina Miranda Esmonde-White uses groundbreaking science to develop a practical six-point plan anyone can use to keep their minds sharp and their bodies active using gentle daily movement. 5:30 Chicago Tonight [R]
MORNING-AFTERNOON 6:00-6:00 WTTW Kids EVENING 6:00 PBS NewsHour 7:00 Chicago Tonight 7:30 Great Performances: An Intimate Evening with David Foster Enjoy a star-studded concert with celebrated 16-time Grammy Award winner David Foster as he explores the music of his career with guest artists Loren Allred, Pia Toscano, Fernando Varela, Shelea, Katharine McPhee, and more. 9:30 Leonard Cohen: Tower of Song Filmed at the Bell Center in Montreal, Quebec, this special features performances by a star-studded lineup of international artists, and includes rare archival interviews and concert footage. 11:00 Soul Legends See Sun. Mar. 1 at 12:00 am. [R]
MORNING-AFTERNOON 6:00-6:00 WTTW Kids EVENING 6:00 PBS NewsHour 7:00 Chicago Tonight 8:00 Ken Burns: The Civil War Celebrate the 30th anniversary of the landmark series with this in-depth overview of the iconic documentary. See video clips and interviews with Ken Burns, Geoffrey Ward, Ric Burns, Buddy Squires, and others. 10:00 Super Tuesday: PBS NewsHour – Vote 2020 Lead anchor Judy Woodruff and the 2020
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Monday-Friday Mornings 6:00 Cat in the Hat 6:30 Pinkalicious 7:00 Curious George 7:30 Nature Cat 8:00 Wild Kratts 8:30 Molly of Denali 9:00 Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum 9:30 Let’s Go Luna 10:00 Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood 10:30 Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood 11:00 Sesame Street 11:30 Pinkalicious
Afternoons 12:00 Pinkalicious 12:30 Nature Cat 1:00 Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood 1:30 Sesame Street 2:00 Dinosaur Train 2:30 Let’s Go Luna 3:00 Nature Cat 3:30 Wild Kratts 4:00 Molly of Denali 4:30 Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum
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Sunday Mornings 5:00 Curious George 5:30 Curious George 6:00 Dinosaur Train 6:30 Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood 7:00 Clifford the Big Red Dog 7:30 Arthur 8:00 Let’s Go Luna! 8:30 Nature Cat 9:00 Wild Kratts 9:30 Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum 10:00 Molly of Denali 10:30 Odd Squad
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In the Spotlight
Geoffrey Baer
Chicago by ‘L’ with Geoffrey Baer Geoffrey Baer hops on the CTA’s famous Red, Blue, Green, Brown, Orange, Yellow, Pink, and Purple Lines to bring you a fascinating exploration of the colorful and diverse neighborhoods that Chicagoans access via the city’s storied elevated train system.
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PBS NewsHour team provide coverage and analysis of national Super Tuesday results in the 2020 presidential election. 10:30 Ken Burns: The National Parks Explore the beauty and grandeur of our nation’s magnificent parks, from Acadia to Yosemite, Yellowstone to the Grand Canyon. Filmmakers Burns and Dayton Duncan vividly reveal fascinating behind-the-scenes stories about the making of the series.
Wednesday 4 EARLY MORNING 12:00 BBC World News 12:30 Rise Up: Songs from the Women’s Movement Celebrate the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment with the music that fueled one of the most dynamic social movements of the 20th century: votes for women. Hear empowering and beloved anthems performed by Aretha Franklin, Lesley Gore, Janis Joplin, and many others, interspersed with footage of historic milestones in women’s liberation and new interviews with performers and leading activists. 2:00 Dr. Fuhrman’s Food as Medicine See Sun. Mar. 1 at 5:00 am. [R]
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MORNING-AFTERNOON 6:00-6:00 WTTW Kids EVENING 6:00 PBS NewsHour 7:00 Chicago Tonight 7:30 Chicago by ‘L’ with Geoffrey Baer Chicago’s favorite tour guide is back with a new adventure! Geoffrey Baer hops on the CTA’s famous Red, Blue, Green, Brown, Orange, Yellow, Pink, and Purple Lines to bring you a fascinating exploration of the colorful and diverse neighborhoods that Chicagoans access via the city’s storied elevated train system. Climb aboard with Geoffrey as he shares untold stories about the history of the ‘L’ and introduces you to many of the attractions you can reach by riding it, the businesses that grew up around it, and the people who live and work in its shadow. 10:30 Chicago by ‘L’ with Geoffrey Baer [R]
Thursday 5 EARLY MORNING 1:30 BBC World News 2:00 Suze Orman’s Ultimate Retirement Guide [R] 4:00 Memory Rescue with Daniel Amen, MD Dr. Amen outlines the 11 major risk factors that destroy brain function – many of which are either preventable or treatable. 5:30 Chicago Tonight [R] MORNING-AFTERNOON 6:00-6:00 WTTW Kids EVENING 6:00 PBS NewsHour 7:00 Chicago Tonight 7:30 Sesame Street: 50 Years & Still Sunny! Join host Gloria Estefan for a 50th anniversary celebration of the iconic children’s series. This new documentary includes celebrity appearances, interviews with puppeteers, and video clips of Sesame Street’s most unforgettable moments. 9:00 Mister Rogers: It’s You I Like Join host – and former cast member – Michael Keaton to celebrate Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood, the pioneering children’s series that premiered nationally 52 years ago. Celebrities, cast members, and Mr. Rogers’s widow Joanne Rogers reveal their favorite memories from the series. 10:30 Leonard Cohen: Tower of Song See Mon. Mar. 2 at 9:30 pm. [R]
Friday 6 EARLY MORNING 12:00 BBC World News 12:30 Suze Orman’s Ultimate Retirement Guide [R] 2:30 Memory Rescue with Daniel Amen, MD See Thurs. Mar. 5 at 4:00 am. [R] 4:30 Relieving Stress with Yoga with Peggy Cappy See Sun. Mar. 1 at 4:00 am. [R] 5:30 Chicago Tonight [R]
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MORNING-AFTERNOON 6:00-6:00 WTTW Kids EVENING 6:00 PBS NewsHour 7:00 Chicago Tonight: The Week in Review 7:30 Washington Week 8:00 Rick Steves’ Europe: Travel Skills – Cruising Setting sail on the Mediterranean, Rick explores the ins and outs and pros and cons of cruising. He learns how to get the most out of a cruise, and exercises his independence to make smart use of limited time on shore by planning well, avoiding lines, and eating quick-butlocal meals on the go. Along with the joys and efficiencies of cruising, Rick considers the downsides, including the inevitable congestion
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and commercialism that comes with mass tourism. Rick Steves’ Europe: Travel Skills – Greek Islands Rick island-hops through the Aegean, sampling three classic Greek getaways – Santorini, Mykonos, and Rhodes – and basking in their dramatic beauty. He tours ancient ruins, traces the vestiges of the Crusaders, samples rustic cuisine, savors classic Greek-island views, and compares beaches – from the ultimate party beach to idyllic quiet hideaways. And he shows how a cruise ship can be an efficient way to link up great island stopovers. Rick Steves’ Europe: European Festivals I In this first of two episodes on Europe’s greatest festivals, Rick cheers with the masses at Siena’s crazy Palio horse race, tosses a caber at a Scottish Highland Games, dons a mask for Carnevale in Venice, and celebrates Easter in Greece. Dropping in on some of the Continent’s top parties, he discovers that each one is a celebration of traditional culture, and all of them are full of opportunities to sing and dance, feast on traditional food, and party with locals.
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AFTERNOON 2:00 Betty White: First Lady of Television The definitive look at Betty White’s life and career. Get a behind-thescenes look at Betty at work, entertaining at home, and interacting with her close friends – one of whom is a 900-pound grizzly bear. 3:30 Carol Burnett: A Celebration Enjoy this 50th anniversary tribute to the career of a comic genius – filled with pure nostalgia, great clips, and memories from iconic stars. The program includes exclusive interviews with Carl Reiner, Tim Conway (his last interview), Vicki Lawrence, Betty White, Cloris Leachman, Tina Fey, Phyllis Diller, Barbara Eden, Jim Nabors, Tony Orlando, Pat Carroll, Joan Collins, and of course, Carol Burnett herself. 5:00 Great Performances: Joni 75: A Birthday Celebration To mark the 75th birthday of legendary singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell, an all-star line-up of performers gathered to celebrate her artistry, including Brandi Carlile, Glen Hansard, Emmylou Harris, Norah Jones, Chaka Khan, Diana Krall, Kris Kristofferson, Los Lobos with La Marisoul, Cesar Castro & Xochi Flores, Graham Nash, Seal, James Taylor, and Rufus Wainwright.
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Rick Steves’ Europe: European Festivals II In part two, Rick dances with Spaniards at Sevilla’s April Fair, celebrates Bastille Day in Paris, runs with the bulls at Pamplona, and hoists a frothy stein at Munich’s Oktoberfest. And he celebrates a traditional family Christmas, browsing the holiday market in Nurnberg and sledding down alpine slopes by torchlight in Switzerland. With the entire Continent as his playground, fun is his mission. 11:00 Suze Orman’s Ultimate Retirement Guide [R]
Saturday 7 EARLY MORNING 1:00 BBC World News 1:30 Soul Legends [R] 3:30 Suze Orman’s Ultimate Retirement Guide [R] 5:30 Suze Orman’s Ultimate Retirement Guide [R] MORNING 7:30 Mister Rogers: It’s You I Like See Thurs. Mar. 5 at 9:00 pm. [R] 9:00 Sesame Street: 50 Years & Still Sunny! See Thurs. Mar. 5 at 7:30 pm. [R] 10:30 Chicago by ‘L’ with Geoffrey Baer [R]
Chuck Berry
Chuck Berry: BrownEyed Handsome Man Celebrate the father of rock-’n’-roll with legendary artists including The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Bruce Springsteen, Jimi Hendrix, Tom Petty, Linda Ronstadt, Jeff Lynne, and more performing favorite songs by their selfproclaimed hero.
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In the Spotlight
EVENING 7:00 Chuck Berry: Brown-Eyed Handsome Man Celebrate the father of rock-’n’-roll with legendary artists including The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Bruce Springsteen, Jimi Hendrix, Tom Petty, Linda Ronstadt, Jeff Lynne, and more performing favorite songs by their self-proclaimed hero. 8:30 Last of the Breed Celebrate the greatest hits of Willie Nelson, Merle Haggard, and Ray Price in this 2007 concert. 10:00 Pink Floyd: Live from Venice In July 1989, the legendary band presented a special concert in Venice’s Piazza San Marco, performing a compendium of their greatest hits. This special takes you there. 11:30 John Sebastian Presents: Folk Rewind Join John Sebastian of The Lovin’ Spoonful in a special featuring the greatest singers and songwriters of the classic 1950s and ’60s folk era, with historic footage and new performances.
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EARLY MORNING 1:30 Suze Orman’s Ultimate Retirement Guide [R] 3:30 Dr. Fuhrman’s Food as Medicine [R] 5:00 Suze Orman’s Ultimate Retirement Guide [R]
EARLY MORNING 1:00 John Sebastian Presents: Folk Rewind See Sat. Mar. 7 at 11:30 pm. [R] 3:00 Longevity Paradox with Steven Gundry, MD [R] 4:30 Memory Rescue with Daniel Amen, MD [R]
MORNING 7:00 Longevity Paradox with Steven Gundry, MD [R] 8:30 Julia Child: Best Bites Celebrate the first lady of cooking with Martha Stewart, Jacques Pepin, Vivian Howard, Marcus Samuelsson, Jose Andres, Eric Ripert, Rick Bayless, and more. Chefs and celebrities share personal insights as they screen Julia’s most-beloved episodes. 10:00 Sesame Street: 50 Years & Still Sunny! [R] 11:30 Suze Orman’s Ultimate Retirement Guide [R] AFTERNOON 1:30 Classical Rewind Experience the beauty, romance, and power of musical masterpieces in this joyride through the world of classical hits. 3:00 Tom Lehrer: Live in Copenhagen 1967 Tom Lehrer spent his brief yet remarkable music career developing brilliant parody songs that entertained and enlightened millions. This program captures a rare concert recording and features many of his best-known songs, including “The Elements,” “Pollution,” and “The Vatican Rag.” 4:30 What the World Needs Now: Words by Hal David Join host Bette Midler for this musical tribute to pop music hitmaker Hal David. Features interviews with Burt Bacharach, Dionne Warwick, Valerie Simpson, B.J. Thomas, and more, along with archival performances from Aretha Franklin, Cher, and others. EVENING 6:00 Henry Louis Gates, Jr.: Uncovering America Courtney B. Vance hosts this celebration of the popular historian, author, and filmmaker. Appearances include distinguished guests seen in Gates’ work: Jodie Foster, Ken Burns, Jelani Cobb, and LL Cool J. 8:00 Sesame Street: 50 Years & Still Sunny! [R] 9:30 Henry Louis Gates, Jr.: Uncovering America [R] 11:30 Last of the Breed See Sat. Mar. 7 at 8:30 pm. [R]
MORNING-AFTERNOON 6:00-6:00 WTTW Kids EVENING 6:00 PBS NewsHour 7:00 Chicago Tonight 7:30 Chicago by ‘L’ with Geoffrey Baer [R] 10:30 Doo Wop to Pop Rock: My Music Celebrates 20 Years [R]
Tuesday 10 EARLY MORNING 1:00 BBC World News 1:30 Memory Rescue with Daniel Amen, MD [R] 3:00 Dr. Fuhrman’s Food as Medicine [R] 4:30 Relieving Stress with Yoga with Peggy Cappy [R] 5:30 Chicago Tonight [R] MORNING-AFTERNOON 6:00-6:00 WTTW Kids EVENING 6:00 PBS NewsHour 7:00 Chicago Tonight 8:00 Jonathan Antoine in Concert: Going the Distance Jonathan Antoine had two No. 1 albums on the U.K. classical charts by the age of 20. This concert special recounts his journey from a shy 17-year-old facing Simon Cowell on Britain’s Got Talent to a virtuosic tenor. Jonathan is joined onstage by an orchestra, choir, a cappella group, and acclaimed cellist Tina Guo for a medley of Disney classics, Broadway numbers, and opera standards. 9:30 Duran Duran: A Diamond in the Mind Take a front row seat at the iconic band’s stunning performance at Manchester’s MEN Arena in 2011. Before an ecstatic crowd of 21,000, the band delivers hit after hit, mixing classics with songs from their acclaimed album All You Need Is Now. 11:00 To be announced
Wednesday 11 EARLY MORNING 12:00 To be announced 5:00 Chicago Tonight [R] MORNING-AFTERNOON 6:00-6:00 WTTW Kids
EVENING 6:00 PBS NewsHour 7:00 Chicago Tonight 8:00 Best of Trains Around North America Hosted by Grammy-winning musician and storyteller David Holt, this 25th anniversary special looks at the Great Scenic Railway Journey series’ favorite profiles, telling the unforgettable stories of historic and scenic tourist railroads from across the country. 10:00 To be announced
Thursday 12 EARLY MORNING 12:00 BBC World News 1:00 To be announced 5:00 Chicago Tonight [R] MORNING-AFTERNOON 6:00-6:00 WTTW Kids EVENING 6:00 PBS NewsHour 7:00 Chicago Tonight 8:00 Rise Up: Songs of the Women’s Movement See Wed. Mar. 4 at 12:30 am. [R] 9:30 Chaka Khan Homecoming Celebrate the legendary career of the multi-genre vocalist at a concert at the Harris Theatre in her hometown of Chicago. Performances include Khan’s greatest R&B,
pop, funk, and jazz hits, including “I Feel for You” and “Tell Me Something Good.” 11:00 To be announced
Friday 13 EARLY MORNING 12:30 BBC World News 1:00 To be announced 5:00 Chicago Tonight [R] MORNING-AFTERNOON 6:00-6:00 WTTW Kids EVENING 6:00 PBS NewsHour 7:00 Chicago Tonight: The Week in Review 7:30 Washington Week 8:00 To be announced
Saturday 14 EARLY MORNING 12:30 BBC World News 1:00 To be announced MORNING-AFTERNOON 6:00-6:00 To be announced EVENING 6:00 To be announced
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Monday 16 EARLY MORNING 12:00 To be announced MORNING-AFTERNOON 6:00-6:00 WTTW Kids EVENING 6:00 PBS NewsHour 7:00 Chicago Tonight 8:00 Tim Janis Celtic Heart Just in time for St. Patrick’s Day, this concert special takes you on a journey through six Celtic regions, weaving images of the beautiful Celtic coast with sweeping, ethereal themes. Composer, conductor, and two-time Billboard chart-topper Tim Janis performs his new age instrumental music onstage with a stellar cast of musicians, including Celtic violinist Mairead Nesbitt of Celtic Woman, Camille and Kennerly Kitt of The Harp Twins, flutist Eimear McGeown, and singers Lynn Hilary and Ella Roberts. 10:00 To be announced 11:30 BBC World News
Tuesday 17 EARLY MORNING 12:00 Amanpour and Company 1:00 To be announced 5:00 Chicago Tonight [R] MORNING-AFTERNOON 6:00-6:00 WTTW Kids EVENING 6:00 PBS NewsHour 7:00 Chicago Tonight 8:00 Niall Ferguson’s Networld: Disruption (Part 1 of 3) Focusing on the great network revolution of our time and the Protestant Reformation, Niall Ferguson untangles important issues surrounding why social media networks polarize us, why some ideas go viral, and why truth itself is at a disadvantage. 9:00 Niall Ferguson’s Networld: Winner Takes All (Part 2 of 3) Looking at lessons from the past, Niall Ferguson tells the story of how a decentralized worldwide web shifted to become a highly profitable network controlled by a tiny elite selling our attention for billions to the world’s advertisers. 10:00 Niall Ferguson’s Networld: Networld War (Part 3 of 3) Focusing on the geopolitics of our interconnected world, with lessons from 2020
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EARLY MORNING 12:30 Antiques Roadshow: Crocker Art Museum (Part 3 of 3) Highlights include a Marvel Silver Age comics collection, a Moglia micromosaic plaque of Beatrice Cenci made around 1870, and 1983-1999 Barack Obama letters. One is appraised at $85,000. 1:30 Antiques Roadshow: Green Bay (Part 2 of 3) Finds include a Renaissance-revival poison ring from around 1875, a 1939 Union Pacific premiere banner, and a Harry Bertoia spray sculpture made around 1965. One is the big find of the night! 2:30 Independent Lens: I Am Another You Join Chinese filmmaker Nanfu Wang and Dylan, a charismatic young homeless drifter who left a comfortable home and loving family, in this mysterious cross-cultural road trip that explores of the limits and meaning of freedom. 4:00 Rick Steves’ Europe: Germany’s Hamburg and the Luther Trail Rick visits the great historic sights of Martin Luther and the Reformation (Erfurt, Wittenberg, and Wartburg Castle) before finishing in the capital of Franconia: wine-loving Wurzburg. 4:30 BBC World News 5:00 Chicago Tonight [R] MORNING-AFTERNOON 6:00-6:00 WTTW Kids EVENING 6:00 PBS NewsHour 7:00 Chicago Tonight 8:00 Nature: The Whale Detective A filmmaker investigates his traumatic encounter with a 30-ton humpback whale that breached and almost landed on him while he was kayaking. What he discovers raises far bigger questions about humans’ relationship with whales and their future. 9:30 Expedition with Steve Backshall: Greenland – Ice Mountain Follow Steve as he tries to summit a remote and unclimbed mountain in Greenland’s Stauning Alps. After facing quicksand, a river, and a glacier to reach basecamp, the climb gives Steve a unique insight into a fast-changing environment. 11:00 BBC World News 12
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EARLY MORNING 12:00 To be announced 4:30 BBC World News 5:00 Chicago Tonight [R]
EVENING 6:00 PBS NewsHour 7:00 Chicago Tonight 8:00 To be announced 11:00 BBC World News 11:30 Amanpour and Company
Friday 20 EARLY MORNING 12:00 To be announced 4:30 BBC World News 5:00 Chicago Tonight [R] MORNING-AFTERNOON 6:00-6:00 WTTW Kids EVENING 6:00 PBS NewsHour 7:00 Chicago Tonight: The Week in Review 7:30 Washington Week 8:00 Check, Please! Giant, Blossom Café, Saucy Porka Alpana welcomes Oak Park podiatrist Mary Ann Bender, who recommends The Blossom Café in Norridge; CPA Alana Toolie of East Garfield Park, who chose the Logan Square eatery Giant; and university professor and Riverside resident Christopher Allison, who loves Saucy Porka in Hyde Park. 8:30 Jay’s Chicago: Chicago Food Legends The man who made fast food hamburgers fast. Jay’s favorite Chicago potato chip brand. And selling hot dogs with a giant mobile wiener and a Little Oscar. 9:00 Great Performances at the Met: Turandot Enjoy Puccini’s famed final opera with this epic fairytale production set in China from Franco Zeffirelli starring soprano Christine Goerke in the title role. Yannick Nezet-Seguin conducts. 11:30 BBC World News
Saturday 21 EARLY MORNING 12:00 Amanpour and Company 1:00 Niall Ferguson’s Networld: Disruption (Part 1 of 3) See Tues. Mar. 17 at 8:00 pm. [R] 2:00 Niall Ferguson’s Networld: Winner Takes All (Part 2 of 3) See Tues. Mar. 17 at 9:00 pm. [R] 3:00 Niall Ferguson’s Networld: Networld War (Part 3 of 3) See Tues. Mar. 17 at 10:00 pm. [R]
Antiques Roadshow: Crocker Art Museum (Part 3 of 3) See Wed. Mar. 18 at 12:30 am. [R] To be announced
MORNING 7:00 Suze Orman’s Ultimate Retirement Guide [R] 9:00 Suze Orman’s Ultimate Retirement Guide [R] 11:00 Flavor of Poland: Wroclaw Wrocław, the capital city of Lower Silesia, was from its very beginnings a popular place. Its culinary landscape is influenced by tastes of the Southeastern borderlands, Jewish, German, Czech, Balkan, Ukrainian, and pre-war Polish tastes, and rooted in its local products, including fish, honey, homemade breads, local beers, goat’s cheeses, beef dishes, and some of the finest wines in Poland. 11:30 Lidia’s Kitchen: Feeding the Family AFTERNOON 12:00 Cook’s Country: Roast Beef and Potatoes 12:30 Samantha Brown’s Places to Love: Phoenix, Arizona 1:00 A Chef’s Life: Shake, Rattle, and Pole (Beans) 1:30 Simply Ming: Ming Tsai with guest William Kovel 2:00 America’s Test Kitchen from Cook’s Illustrated: Chicken and Biscuits 2:30 America’s Test Kitchen from Cook’s Illustrated: Hearty Mediterranean at Home 3:00 Martha Stewart’s Cooking School: Legumes 3:30 Martha Bakes: Decorated Cupcakes 4:00 Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Television: The New Australia 4:30 Check, Please! Giant, Blossom Café, Saucy Porka See Fri. Mar. 20 at 8:00 pm. [R] 5:00 Rick Steves’ Fascism in Europe Rick Steves travels back a century to learn how fascism rose and then fell in Europe – taking millions of people with it. He traces fascism’s history from its roots in the turbulent aftermath of World War I, when masses of angry people rose up, to the rise of charismatic leaders who manipulated that anger, and the totalitarian societies they built. Along the way, Rick visits poignant sights throughout Europe relating to fascism, and talks with Europeans whose families lived through those times. EVENING 6:30 PBS NewsHour Weekend 7:00 Father Brown: The Blood of Anarchists Tensions rise to deadly levels when
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Sunday 22 EARLY MORNING 12:00 To be announced MORNING 6:00-11:30 To be announced 11:30 Firing Line with Margaret Hoover AFTERNOON 12:00 Citizen Soldier: Overlooked Aspects of the Battle of the Bulge Military historian and expert on the First and Second World Wars John Morrow discusses some of the overlooked aspects of the Battle of the Bulge, one of the largest battles in which American forces have ever fought. 12:30 Rick Steves’ Europe: Germany’s Hamburg and the Luther Trail See Wed. Mar. 18 at 4:00 am. [R] 1:00 To Dine for with Kate Sullivan 1:30 Our Irish Pub Irish fiddler Katie Grennan showcases some of her favorite Irish pubs in Chicago, including Mrs. Murphy & Son’s Irish Bistro on Lincoln Avenue, the Cork & Kerry in Beverly, and The Curragh Irish Pub in Edison Park. Enjoy toe-tapping traditional Irish tunes from musicians Frank Quinn, Larry Nugent, Jimmy Conway, Pauline Conneely, Gavin Coyle, dancer Tadgh Spillane, John Williams, Peter Brady, and direct from County Clare, Irish fiddler and singer Eimear Arkins, as she teaches us all how to lilt! 2:00 Suze Orman’s Ultimate Retirement Guide [R] 4:00 Endeavour Season 5 on Masterpiece: Icarus (Part 6 of 6) After a teacher mysteriously disappears, Endeavour goes undercover to investigate the dark world of a public school. With the unexpected discovery of a body, he questions whom to trust. Meanwhile, Thursday’s life is upended by his brother’s return.
EVENING 6:00 Call the Midwife (Season 8, Part 7 of 8) Learn why Mother Mildred decides it’s time for Sister Frances to attend her first solo birth. Trixie consoles a patient who discovers she has gonorrhea. Sister Monica Joan follows Great Britain’s Olympic hopes. 7:00 To be announced 10:00 Check, Please! Giant, Blossom Café, Saucy Porka [R] 10:30 Our Irish Pub See 1:30 pm. [R] 11:00 To be announced
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EVENING 6:00 PBS NewsHour 7:00 Chicago Tonight 8:00 East Lake Meadows: A Public Housing Story 10:00 Frontline: NRA Under Fire Once an unrivaled political power, the NRA is facing challenges from all sides. Frontline investigates how the NRA aligned with President Trump and his base, but is under attack ahead of the 2020 election. 11:00 BBC World News 11:30 Amanpour and Company
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EVENING 6:00 PBS NewsHour 7:00 Chicago Tonight 8:00 Antiques Roadshow: Desert Botanical Garden (Part 1 of 3) Phenomenal Phoenix finds abound at the Desert Botanical Garden, including Neil Armstrong-signed Apollo 11 moon landing photos, a Tongan war club made around 1800, and 1993 Magic: The Gathering beta cards. Which is appraised for up to $100,000? 9:00 Antiques Roadshow: Green Bay (Part 3 of 3) Discover Green Bay treasures including a Belle Epoque diamond necklace from about 1915, 1952 and 1954 baseball cards, and a Cheyenne cradleboard made around 1895. Watch to learn which is the top find of the hour. 10:00 POV: The Rescue List In a rehabilitation shelter in Ghana, two children are recovering from enslavement to fishermen. But their story takes an unexpected turn when their rescuer embarks on another mission and asks the children for help. 11:30 BBC World News
Tuesday 24 EARLY MORNING 12:00 Amanpour and Company 1:00 Call the Midwife (Season 8, Part 7 of 8) See Sun. Mar. 22 at 6:00 pm. [R] 2:00 Antiques Roadshow: Desert Botanical Garden (Part 1 of 3) See Mon. Mar. 23 at 8:00 pm. [R] 3:00 Check, Please! Giant, Blossom Café, Saucy Porka [R] 3:30 America’s Test Kitchen from Cook’s Illustrated: Chicken and Biscuits [R] 4:00 Our Irish Pub [R]
EARLY MORNING 12:30 Antiques Roadshow: Desert Botanical Garden (Part 1 of 3) See Mon. Mar. 23 at 8:00 pm. [R] 1:30 Antiques Roadshow: Green Bay (Part 3 of 3) See Mon. Mar. 23 at 9:00 pm. [R] 2:30 POV: The Rescue List See Mon. Mar. 23 at 10:00 pm. [R] 4:00 Samantha Brown’s Places to Love: Phoenix, Arizona [R] 4:30 BBC World News 5:00 Chicago Tonight [R] MORNING-AFTERNOON 6:00-6:00 WTTW Kids EVENING 6:00 PBS NewsHour 7:00 Chicago Tonight 8:00 Nature: The World’s Most Wanted Animal Join conservationist Maria Diekmann in the crusade to save pangolins, the most trafficked animal in the world. Learn about these little-known yet highly desired scaly mammals whose basic biology remains a mystery, hampering conservation efforts. 9:00 NOVA: Transplanting Hope Follow patients who desperately need transplants to save their lives, see the profound decisions families face in donating the organs of loved ones, and learn about the critical shortage of organs, and new research into “organs by design.” 10:00 Earth’s Sacred Wonders: House of the Divine Journey to the world’s landmark spiritual sites, captured in full glory with awe-inspiring visuals. Using the latest camera and drone technology, the program reveals the amazing scale, ingenuity, and faith embodied in these remarkable places of worship. 11:00 BBC World News
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EARLY MORNING 12:30 East Lake Meadows: A Public Housing Story See Tues. Mar. 24 at 8:00 pm. [R] 2:30 Frontline: NRA Under Fire See Tues. Mar. 24 at 10:00 pm. [R] 3:30 Antiques Roadshow: Desert Botanical Garden (Part 1 of 3) [R] 4:30 BBC World News 5:00 Chicago Tonight [R]
EARLY MORNING 12:30 Nature: The World’s Most Wanted Animal See Wed. Mar. 25 at 8:00 pm. [R] 1:30 NOVA: Transplanting Hope See Wed. Mar. 25 at 9:00 pm. [R] 2:30 Earth’s Sacred Wonders: House of the Divine See Wed. Mar. 25 at 10:00 pm. [R] 3:30 Rick Steves’ Hunger and Hope: Lessons from Ethiopia and Guatemala See Thurs. Mar. 26 at 9:00 pm. [R] 4:30 BBC World News 5:00 Chicago Tonight [R]
MORNING-AFTERNOON 6:00-6:00 WTTW Kids EVENING 6:00 PBS NewsHour 7:00 Chicago Tonight 8:00 Final Transports: The Holocaust Stories of Magda and George In early summer 1944, at the apex of the deportation of Hungarian Jewry, Magda Brown and George Brent arrived as teenagers to the notorious Auschwitz-Birkenau killing center. Through their eyes, this film takes the viewer on a compelling journey across multiple countries and camps, revealing the intensely human aspects of survival, resistance, chance, and luck in the face of Nazi tyranny. 8:30 Childhood Lost: The Holocaust Stories of George and Steen Within hours of the Nazi invasion and occupation of Western Europe, George Mueller and Steen Metz had their childhoods engulfed by war. Their innocence taken as prejudice and persecution spread, their stories detail the gripping fight for survival within the Nazi camp system and the enduring spirit of family, courage, and hope. 9:00 Rick Steves’ Hunger and Hope: Lessons from Ethiopia and Guatemala Rick Steves’ concern with world hunger relief leads him on a rare journey outside of Europe to meet struggling farmers in Ethiopia and Guatemala, and he discovers what life is like for the 700 million people living on less than two dollars a day. He learns from locals and experts about innovative solutions that have decreased hunger rates by half in the last generation, and promise to make further improvements in the developing world. 10:00 Free Spirit Media Presents WTTW presents short films from the young producers who are part of Free Spirit Media’s teen media education program. 11:00 BBC World News
MORNING-AFTERNOON 6:00-6:00 WTTW Kids EVENING 6:00 PBS NewsHour 7:00 Chicago Tonight: The Week in Review 7:30 Washington Week 8:00 Check, Please! Roka Akor, Mango Pickle, The Dearborn Guests: Samina Hadi-Tabassum (Roka Akor); Michael Corrigan (Mango Pickle); and Patrick Pfingsten (The Dearborn). 8:30 Jay’s Chicago: Just Try and Stop Me Jay Shefsky meets people overcoming obstacles. Segments include: youth wheelchair basketball, PTSD service dog, stroke at 30, and sled hockey. 9:00 Somewhere South Take a culinary journey through the American South with Chef Vivian Howard (A Chef’s Life). She explores dishes that defy borders with help from familiar friends as well as a whole new crop of personalities whose culinary roots stretch far and wide. 10:00 The Inn at Little Washington: A Delicious Documentary Meet Patrick O’Connell, a self-taught chef whose restaurant, The Inn at Little Washington, has been hailed as one of the greatest dining experiences in America. Follow Chef O’Connell’s pursuit of the ultimate culinary accolade: a third Michelin star. 11:00 BBC World News 11:30 Amanpour and Company
Saturday 28 EARLY MORNING 12:30 Rick Steves’ Hunger and Hope: Lessons from Ethiopia and Guatemala [R] 1:30 Free Spirit Media Presents See Thurs. Mar. 26 at 10:00 pm. [R] 2:30 East Lake Meadows: A Public Housing Story [R]
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Expedition with Steve Backshall: Greenland – Ice Mountain
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Massacre River: The Women Without a Country
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Frankie Drake Mysteries
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9 Months that Made You
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Untold Stories …
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Tim Janis: Celtic Heart
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Do it Yourself Saturdays 9:00 Step It Up with Steph 9:30
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10:00 This Old House Hour 11:00 Flavor of Poland 11:30 Lidia’s Kitchen 12:00 Cook’s Country 12:30 Samantha Brown’s Places to Love 1:00
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Simply Ming
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America’s Test Kitchen
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Martha Bakes
4:00 Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Television 4:30 Check, Please! 5:00 Rick Steves Special 4:30 5:00
Jay’s Chicago: Just Try and Stop Me See Fri. Mar. 27 at 8:30 pm. [R] Suze Orman’s Ultimate Retirement Guide [R]
MORNING 7:00-9:00 WTTW Kids 9:00 Step it Up with Steph: Picture Perfect Steph focuses on how to keep the positives and ditch the negatives of trying to be perfect in every aspect of life. 9:30 Jamie’s Ultimate Veg: Asparagus, Sweet Leek Carbonara, Roasted Cauliflower 10:00 This Old House Hour 11:00 Flavor of Poland: Poznan and Gniezno – This is the birthplace of Poland, and its cuisine is as rich as its history – in the 17th century, Greater Poland was described as a “land flowing of milk and honey.” Aleksandra will take audiences on an exploration of the iconic historical points associated with the region, and samples the flavors associated with this most ancient part of Polish history. 11:30 Lidia’s Kitchen: Home Cooked Restaurant Classics AFTERNOON 12:00 Cook’s Country: Pork and Pie
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12:30 Samantha Brown’s Places to Love: Vienna, Austria 1:00 A Chef’s Life: Prolific Peppers 1:30 Simply Ming: On the Road in California – Northern California 2:00 America’s Test Kitchen from Cook’s Illustrated: Cooking at Home with Bridget and Julia 2:30 America’s Test Kitchen from Cook’s Illustrated 3:00 Martha Stewart’s Cooking School: Shrimp 3:30 Martha Bakes: Perfect Puff Pastry 4:00 Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Television: The Oaxacan Kitchen 4:30 Check, Please! Roka Akor, Mango Pickle, The Dearborn See Fri. Mar. 27 at 8:00 pm. [R] 5:00 Rick Steves Cruising the Mediterranean Rick sails from Barcelona to Athens, with exciting stops along the way in the French Riviera, Rome, Naples, and more, with the goal of exploring the ins and outs and pros and cons of this popular travel option. EVENING 6:00 Antiques Roadshow Recut: Politically Collect (Part 1 of 2) Part 1 commemorates political battles long past,
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In the Spotlight
Nurse Trixie (Helen George) and Nurse Crane (Linda Bassett)
Call the Midwife New Season! The medics and midwives of Nonnatus House encounter new challenges as the population shifts, rules change, and old diseases return. Meanwhile, their own experiences are fueled by love, loss, and doubt.
Sunday, March 29 7:00 pm with treasures that hail from red states and blue. 6:30 PBS NewsHour Weekend 7:00 Father Brown: The Skylark Scandal The Kembleford Ramblers’ annual outing takes a tragic turn when the local Lord is found strangled. 8:00 Shakespeare & Hathaway, Private Investigators: The Chameleon’s Dish An awkward teen, having repeatedly dreamed of a murdered woman, and concerned that it’s a premonition, asks Frank and Lu to keep him out of trouble. 9:00 Frankie Drake Mysteries: Mother of Pearl In 1920s Toronto, the city’s only female private detectives defy expectations and rebel against conventions to crack the cases the police don’t want to touch. In the series opener, Frankie is forced to partner with an unlikely ally when she’s the number one suspect in a jewelry heist. 10:00 Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story – American Masters Discover the story of the most beautiful woman in the world, who was also an ingenious inventor. Her pioneering work helped revolutionize modern communication, including WiFi, GPS, and Bluetooth. 11:30 Julia Louis Dreyfus: The Mark Twain Prize The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts presents 18
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Sunday 29 EARLY MORNING 1:00 Somewhere South See Fri. Mar. 27 at 9:00 pm. [R] 2:00 The Inn at Little Washington: A Delicious Documentary See Fri. Mar. 27 at 10:00 pm. [R] 3:00 Nature: The World’s Most Wanted Animal [R] 4:00 Earth’s Sacred Wonders: House of the Divine [R] MORNING 5:00-11:30 WTTW Kids 11:30 Firing Line with Margaret Hoover AFTERNOON 12:00 Citizen Soldier: USS Olympia A panel of experts discuss the history of one of America’s oldest Navy ships, USS Olympia. 12:30 Rick Steves’ Europe: Germany’s Dresden and Leipzig 1:00 To Dine for with Kate Sullivan 2:30 Dreams of Hope This film tells the story of a historic concert at the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama, more than 50 years after a hate crime there killed four African American girls. Conducted by Dr. Henry Panion III, the concert performance features musical instruments that serve as symbols of hope – violins restored from Holocaust concentration camps. The purpose of the event: to celebrate the resilience of those who have faced hate, discrimination, and racism. 3:30 Final Transports: The Holocaust Stories of Magda and George See Thurs. Mar. 26 at 8:00 pm. [R] 4:00 Childhood Lost: The Holocaust Stories of George and Steen Thurs. Mar. 26 at 8:30 pm. [R] 4:30 Jay’s Chicago: A Better World Jay Shefsky meets people improving their communities: cycling on the South and West Sides; neighborhood mural after gang violence; a felon learning yoga in prison and teaching it after release; Theaster Gates on art and community. 5:00 Julia Child: American Masters The story of Julia Child, who introduced French cuisine to America through her public television series, The French Chef, in 1963.
EVENING 6:00 Call the Midwife (Season 8, Part 8 of 8) The Turners are emotional over May’s impending adoption. Sister Hilda digs deep to give a terminally ill patient her final wish. 7:00 Call the Midwife (Season 9, Part 1 of 8) In the season 9 premiere, Dr. Turner and Nurse Crane must deal with an alarming outbreak of diphtheria. Fred finds an abandoned baby in a dustbin, and the team must help locate its mother. 8:00 Garth Brooks: The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song Country music icon Garth Brooks receives the 2020 Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song at an all-star tribute in Washington, D.C. The multiple Hall of Famer is the youngest recipient of the prestigious prize. 9:30 The Chaperone on Masterpiece Journey from Kansas to New York City with the diffident chaperone to uninhibited dancer and future silent film siren Louise Brooks (Haley Lu Richardson) in this Jazz Age drama that reunites Downton Abbey screenwriter Julian Fellowes, actress Elizabeth McGovern, and director Michael Engler. Also starring Blythe Danner, Campbell Scott, and Géza Röhrig. 11:30 Austin City Limits: LCD Soundsystem The recently revived band spotlights hits and songs from its comeback album American Dream.
Monday 30 EARLY MORNING 12:30 Bluegrass Underground: Lauren Morrow 1:00 Father Brown: The Skylark Scandal See Sat. Mar. 28 at 7:00 pm. [R] 2:00 Frankie Drake Mysteries: Mother of Pearl See Sat. Mar. 28 at 8:00 pm. [R] 3:00 Shakespeare & Hathaway, Private Investigators: The Chameleon’s Dish See Sat. Mar. 28 at 9:00 pm. [R] 4:00 Check, Please! Roka Akor, Mango Pickle, The Dearborn [R] 4:30 BBC World News 5:00 Dreams of Hope See Sun. Mar. 29 at 2:30 pm. [R] MORNING-AFTERNOON 6:00-6:00 WTTW Kids EVENING 6:00 PBS NewsHour 7:00 Chicago Tonight 8:00 Antiques Roadshow: Desert Botanical Garden (Part 2 of 3) Finds include a Cartier
jadeite pendant necklace, Kanye West original artwork from around 1995, and a 1906 Louis Akin chromolithograph. Learn which is appraised at $50,000-$75,000. 9:00 Antiques Roadshow: Spokane (Part 1 of 3) Celebrate our 20th anniversary with treasures like a 1919 Belmont Stakes trophy, 1963 The Avengers comics, and two Amadeo de Souza-Cardoso oil paintings. Which find is worth $200,000 to $300,000? 10:00 Independent Lens: One Child Nation China’s one-child policy forever changed the lives of mothers and children. Inspired by the birth of her first child, filmmaker Nanfu Wang returns to China to speak with her mother and brother, and explore the ripple effect of this social experiment. 11:30 BBC World News
Tuesday 31 EARLY MORNING 12:00 Amanpour and Company 1:00 Rick Steves Cruising the Mediterranean See Sat. Mar. 28 at 5:00 pm. [R] 2:00 Call the Midwife (Season 8, Part 8 of 8) See Sun. Mar. 29 at 6:00 pm. [R] 3:00 Call the Midwife (Season 9, Part 1 of 8) See Sun. Mar. 29 at 7:00 pm. [R] 4:00 Samantha Brown’s Places to Love: Phoenix, Arizona [R] 4:30 BBC World News 5:00 Chicago Tonight [R] MORNING-AFTERNOON 6:00-6:00 WTTW Kids EVENING 6:00 PBS NewsHour 7:00 Chicago Tonight 8:00 Secrets of the Dead: Ben Franklin’s Bones When human bones were found in the basement of Benjamin Franklin’s London home, people wondered if he had a dark side. 9:00 Polio Crusade: American Experience Discover the story of the dreaded disease that gripped the nation in fear, leaving thousands paralyzed. The film weaves personal accounts of polio survivors with the story of the ardent crusader who tirelessly fought against it. 10:00 Frontline: Plastic Wars Did the plastic industry use recycling to sell more plastic? With the industry expanding like never before and the crisis of ocean pollution growing, Frontline and NPR investigate the fight over the future of plastics. 11:00 BBC World News 11:30 Amanpour and Company
March At-a-Glance • Arts • Performance Austin City Limits Sunday, 11:30 pm (3/29) Bluegrass Underground Monday, 12:30 am (3/30) Chaka Kahn Homecoming Thursday, 9:30 pm (3/12) Chuck Berry: BrownEyed Handsome Man Saturday, 7:00 pm (3/7) Classical Rewind Sunday, 1:30 pm (3/8) Doo Wop to Pop Rock: My Music Celebrates 20 Years Sunday, 9:00 pm, (3/1) Monday, 1:30 am (3/2) Monday, 10:30 pm (3/9) Duran Duran: A Diamond in the Mind Tuesday, 9:30 pm (3/10) Garth Brooks: The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize Sunday, 8:00 pm (3/29) Great Performances – Joni 75: A Birthday Celebration Saturday, 5:00 pm (3/7) Great Performances: An Intimate Evening with David Foster Monday, 7:30 pm (3/2) Great Performances at the Met: Turandot Friday, 9:00 pm (3/20) John Sebastian Presents: Folk Rewind Saturday, 11:30 pm (3/7) Monday, 1:00 am (3/9) Jonathan Antoine in Concert: Going the Distance Tuesday, 8:00 pm (3/10) Julia Louis-Dreyfus: The Mark Twain Prize Saturday, 11:30 pm (3/28) Last of the Breed Saturday, 8:30 pm (3/7) Sunday, 11:30 pm (3/8) Leonard Cohen—Tower of Song Monday, 9:30 pm (3/2) Thursday, 10:30 pm (3/5) Pink Floyd: Live from Venice Saturday, 10:00 pm (3/7) Rise Up: The Songs of the Women’s Movement Wednesday, 12:30 am (3/4) Thursday, 8:00 pm (3/12) Soul Legends Monday, 11:00 pm (3/2) Saturday, 1:30 am (3/7) Tim Janis Celtic Heart Monday, 8:00 pm (3/16) Tom Lehrer—Live in Copenhagen Sunday, 3:00 pm (3/8) What the World Needs Now: Words by Hal David Sunday, 4:30 pm (3/8)
Drama • Comedy • Movies Call the Midwife Sundays, 6:00 pm (3/22, 3/29) Tuesday, 1:00 am (3/24) Tuesday, 2:00 am, 3:00 am (3/31) Sunday, 7:00 pm (3/29) Chaperone on Masterpiece Sunday, 9:30 pm (3/29) Endeavour Season 5 on Masterpiece Sunday, 4:00 pm (3/22) Father Brown Saturdays, 7:00 pm (3/21, 3/28) Monday, 1:00 am (3/30)
Frankie Drake Mysteries Saturday, 9:00 pm (3/28) Monday, 2:00 am (3/30) Shakespeare & Hathaway— Private Investigators Saturdays, 8:00 pm (3/21, 3/28) Monday, 3:00 am (3/30)
Cooking & Dining • Home Improvement • Travel America’s Test Kitchen from Cook’s Illustrated Saturdays, 2:00 pm, 2:30 pm (3/21, 3/28) Tuesday, 3:30 am (3/24) Antiques Roadshow Wednesdays, 12:30 am (3/18, 3/25) Wednesdays, 1:30 am (3/18, 3/25) Saturday, 4:00 am (3/21) Mondays, 8:00 pm (3/23, 3/30) Mondays, 9:00 pm (3/23, 3/30) Tuesday, 2:00 am (3/24) Thursday, 3:30 am (3/26) Saturday, 6:00 pm (3/28) Best of Trains Around North America Wednesday, 8:00 pm (3/11) Check, Please! Fridays, 8:00 pm (3/20, 3/27) Saturdays, 4:30 pm (3/21, 3/28) Sunday, 10:00 pm (3/22) Tuesday, 3:00 am (3/24) Monday, 4:00 am (3/30) Chef’s Life Saturdays, 1:00 pm (3/21, 3/28) Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Television Saturdays, 4:00 pm (3/21, 3/28) Cook’s Country Saturdays, 12:00 pm (3/21, 3/28) Expedition with Steve Backshall Wednesday, 9:30 pm (3/18) Flavor of Poland Saturdays, 11:00 am (3/21, 3/28) Jamie’s Ultimate Veg Saturday, 9:30 am (3/28) Julia Child: Best Bites Sunday, 8:30 am (3/8) Lidia’s Kitchen Saturdays, 11:30 am (3/21, 3/28) Martha Bakes Saturdays, 3:30 pm (3/21, 3/28) Martha Stewart’s Cooking School Saturdays, 3:00 pm (3/21, 3/28) Rick Steves’ Cruising the Mediterranean Saturday, 5:00 pm (3/28) Tuesday, 1:00 pm (3/31) Rick Steves’ Europe Wednesday, 4:00 am (3/18) Sundays, 12:30 pm (3/22, 3/29) Rick Steves’ Fascism in Europe Saturday, 5:00 pm (3/21) Rick Steves’ Hunger and Hope: Lessons from Ethiopia Thursday, 9:00 pm (3/26) Friday, 3:30 am (3/27) Saturday, 12:30 am (3/28) Samantha Brown’s Places to Love Saturdays, 12:30 pm (3/21, 3/28) Wednesday, 4:00 am (3/25) Tuesday, 4:00 am (3/31) Simply Ming Saturdays, 1:30 pm (3/21, 3/28) Somewhere South Friday, 9:00 pm (3/27) Sunday, 1:00 am (3/29)
This Old House Hour Saturday, 10:00 am (3/28)
Nature • Science • Technology Aging Backwards 3 with Miranda Esmonde-White Tuesday, 4:30 am (3/3) Dr. Fuhrman’s Food as Medicine Sunday, 5:00 am (3/1) Wednesday, 2:00 am, 3:30 am (3/4) Sunday, 3:30 am (3/8) Tuesday, 3:00 am (3/10) Longevity Paradox with Steven Gundry, M.D. Sunday, 8:30 am (3/1) Tuesday, 1:30 am, 3:00 am (3/3) Sunday, 7:00 am (3/8) Monday, 3:00 am (3/9) Memory Rescue with Daniel Amen, M.D. Thursday, 4:00 am (3/5) Friday, 2:30 am (3/6) Monday, 4:30 am (3/9) Tuesday, 1:30 am (3/10) Nature Wednesdays, 8:00 pm (3/18, 3/25) Friday, 12:30 am (3/27) Sunday, 3:00 am (3/29) NOVA Wednesday, 9:00 pm (3/25) Friday, 1:30 am (3/27) Relieving Stress with Yoga with Peggy Cappy Friday, 4:30 am (3/6) Tuesday, 4:30 am (3/10) Step It Up with Steph Saturday, 9:00 am (3/28)
Public Affairs • History • Documentary Amanpour and Company Monday, 11:30 pm (3/16) Tuesdays, 11:30 pm (3/17, 3/24, 3/31) Wednesdays, 11:30 pm (3/18, 3/25) Thursdays, 11:30 pm (3/19, 3/26) Saturday, 12:00 am (3/21) Tuesdays, 12:00 am (3/24, 3/31) Friday, 11:30 pm (3/27) BBC World News Mondays-Fridays, 11:00 pm Mondays-Fridays, 4:30 am Betty White: First Lady of Television Saturday, 2:00 pm (3/7) Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story – American Masters Saturday, 10:00 pm (3/28) Carol Burnett: A Celebration Saturday, 3:30 pm (3/7) Chicago by ‘L’ with Geoffrey Baer Wednesday, 7:30 pm, 10:30 pm (3/4) Saturday, 10:30 am (3/7) Monday, 7:30 pm (3/9) Chicago Tonight Mondays-Fridays, 7:00 pm, 5:00 am Childhood Lost: Holocaust Stories of George & Steen Thursday, 8:30 pm (3/26) Sunday, 3:30 pm (3/29) Citizen Soldier Sundays, 12:00 pm (3/22, 3/29) Dreams of Hope Sunday, 2:30 pm (3/29) Monday, 5:00 am (3/30) Earth’s Sacred Wonders Wednesday, 10:00 pm (3/25) Friday, 2:30 am (3/27) Sunday, 4:00 am (3/29)
East Lake Meadows: A Public Housing Story Tuesday, 8:00 pm (3/24) Thursday, 12:30 am (3/26) Saturday, 2:30 am (3/28) Final Transports: Holocaust Stories of Magda & George Thursday, 8:00 pm (3/26) Sunday, 4:00 pm (3/29) Firing Line with Margaret Hoover Sundays, 11:30 pm (3/22, 3/29) Free Spirit Media Presents Thursday, 10:00 pm (3/26) Saturday, 1:30 am (3/28) Henry Louis Gates, Jr.— Uncovering America Sunday, 6:00 pm, 9:30 pm (3/8) History of Christianity Sunday, 12:00 pm, 1:30 pm, 3:00 pm, 4:30 pm, 6:00 pm, 7:30 pm (3/1) Independent Lens Wednesday, 2:30 am (3/18) Monday, 10:00 pm (3/30) Inn at Little Washington: A Delicious Documentary Friday, 10:00 pm (3/27) Sunday, 2:00 am (3/29) Jay’s Chicago Sundays, 8:30 pm (3/20, 3/27) Saturday, 4:30 am (3/28) Sunday, 4:30 pm (3/29) Ken Burns: The Civil War Tuesday, 8:00 pm (3/3) Ken Burns: The National Parks Tuesday, 10:30 pm (3/3) Niall Ferguson’s Networld Tuesday, 8:00 pm, 9:00 pm, 10:00 pm (3/17) Saturday, 1:00 am, 2:00 am, 3:00 am (3/21) Our Irish Pub Sunday, 1:30 pm, 10:30 pm (3/22) Tuesday, 4:00 am (3/24) PBS NewsHour Mondays-Fridays, 6:00 pm PBS NewsHour Weekend Saturdays, 6:30 pm (3/21, 3/28) Polio Crusade: American Experience Tuesday, 9:00 pm (3/31) POV Monday, 10:00 pm (3/23) Wednesday, 2:30 am (3/25) Secrets of the Dead Tuesday, 8:00 pm (3/31) Super Tuesday: PBS NewsHour – Vote 2020 Tuesday, 10:00 pm (3/3) Suze Orman’s Ultimate Retirement Guide Sunday, 6:30 am, 10:00 am, 11:30 pm (3/1) Monday, 4:00 am (3/2) Thursday, 2:00 am (3/5) Friday, 12:30 am, 11:00 pm (3/6) Saturday, 3:30 am, 5:30 am (3/7) Sunday, 1:30 am, 5:00 am, 11:30 am (3/8) Saturday, 7:00 am, 9:00 am (3/21) Sunday, 2:00 pm (3/22) Saturday, 5:00 am (3/28) To Dine for with Kate Sullivan Sundays, 1:00 pm (3/22, 3/29) Washington Week Fridays, 7:30 pm
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New York Philharmonic This Week, Friday, March 6, 9:00 pm Los Angeles Philharmonic in Concert, Thursday, March 19, 9:00 pm
Sunday 1 12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff 6:00 With Heart and Voice: Lent 1 7:00 Weekend Mornings with Maggie Clennon Reberg 10:00 Fine Arts Calendar • Today’s New Release 12:00 Weekend Music with Robbie Ellis • Emile Waldteufel España Waltzes, Op. 236 – Gulbenkian Orch/ Michel Swierczewski. Nimbus NI-5264. [6:35] Various Vals Venezolano #3; Recuerdos de la Alhambra; Capricho árabe (Serenata) – Jason Vieaux, g. Azica ACD-71287. [13:08] Carl Nielsen Serenata in vano – Chicago Pro Musica. Reference RR-16. [6:42] Edvard Grieg Holberg Suite, Op. 40 – St. Martin’s Academy/Sir Neville Marriner. Argo 417132-2. [20:37] 1:00 Ludwig van Beethoven Piano Sonata No. 13 in E-Flat, Op. 27, No. 1, Sonata quasi una Fantasia – Maurizio Pollini, p. DG 4794120 (8). [15:07] Rossini-Respighi La Boutique fantasque: Mvts 1-5 – Boston Pops/Arthur Fiedler. RCA 61847-2. [11:55] Philip Glass Glassworks: Opening – Víkingur Ólafsson, p. DG 4796918. [7:45] Tomaso Albinoni Adagio in g – Berlin Phil/Herbert von Karajan. DG B0000352-02 (2). [11:45] George Frideric Handel Concerto grosso in F, Op. 6, No. 2 – Academy of Ancient Music/Andrew Manze. Harmonia Mundi HMU907228/9 (2). [11:09] Johann Sebastian Bach Prelude & Fugue in e, BWV 548 – Yo-Yo Ma, vc; Chris Thile, mandolin; Edgar Meyer, db. Nonesuch 558933-2. [11:52] Ma is the
Impromptu: Young Quintet, Celebrated Pianist
Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center
John Heffernan, Tabitha Oh, Chloé Thominet, Philip Bergman, and Pei-yeh Tsai will play Schumann and Martinu. The Lithuanian-born pianist Muza Rubackyte also visits WFMT’s Levin Studio.
The artists focus on Shostakovich one week: Quartet Op. 110, dedicated to victims of fascism and war, and the Quartet Op. 133. Another week, they spotlight Richard Strauss: his youthful Piano Quartet and the late sextet from Capriccio.
Tuesday, March 17 and Monday, March 23, 12:00 pm
soloist on tonight’s live Civic Orchestra broadcast at 7:00. Frédéric Chopin Preludes, Op. 28: no. 17-24 – Seong-Jin Cho, p. DG 4795332. [13:19] Claude Debussy Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun – Santa Cecilia Orch/Leonard Bernstein. DG B0027991-02. [11:40] 3:00 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Oboe Quartet in F, K. 370 – Paul Goodwin, ob; Terzetto. Harmonia Mundi HMU-907220. [17:43] Richard Strauss Don Juan, Op. 20 – London Sym/Claudio Abbado. DG 410518-2. [16:26] Vincent D’Indy Fantaisie sur des Thèmes populaires français, Op. 31 – Albrecht Mayer, ob; St. Martin’s Academy/Mathias Mönius. London 4782564. [14:54] Gabriel Fauré Fantaisie in G, Op. 111 – Alicia de Larrocha, p; London Phil/Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos. London 417583-2. [14:35] Various Requiem, Op. 48: In Paradisum; Evening Hymn (Te lucis ante terminum) – Trinity College Cho, Cambridge/Richard Marlow. Conifer 51308-2 (2). [9:06] Ralph Vaughan Williams Six Studies in English Folksong – Natalie Clein, vc; Christian Ihle Hadland, p. Hyperion CDA-68253. [8:09] Frederick Delius Brigg Fair – Philadelphia Orch/Eugene Ormandy. Sony SBK-62645. [14:43] 5:00 Evening Music on WFMT • Antonin Dvorák My Home Overture, Op. 62 – Los Angeles Phil/André Previn. Telarc CD-80173. [9:32] Dvorák Symphony No. 9 in e minor, Op. 95, From the New World: II. Largo – Berlin Phil/Rafael Kubelík. DG 423120-2 (6). [13:00] Yo-Yo Ma plays Dvorak’s
All prerecorded music on 98.7WFMT is provided by the Richard and Mary L. Gray Music Library.
Most live performances on 98.7WFMT are broadcast from the Fay and Daniel Levin Performance Studio.
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Tuesdays, March 17 and 31, 10:00 pm
Cello Concerto with the Civic Orchestra tonight at 7:00 pm. Bedrich Smetana Má Vlast (My Fatherland): Vysehrad (The High Castle); Vltava (The Molsau) – Czech Phil/Jirí Belohlávek. Decca 4833187. [27:13] Dvorák Rusalka: Song to the Moon – Anna Netrebko, s; Vienna Phil/Gianandrea Noseda. DG B0000990-02. [5:07] Josef Suk Spring, Op. 22a – Margaret Fingerhut, p. Chandos CHAN-9026/7 (2). [16:18] Jean Sibelius Swanwhite incidental music, Op. 54 – Gothenburg Sym/Neeme Järvi. Bis CD-359. [25:03] Järvi conducts more Sibelius on tonight’s Chicago Symphony broadcast, later than usual at 9:00 pm. Frédéric Chopin Nocturnes, Op. 48: No. 1 in c – Leif Ove Andsnes, p. Sony 19075822932. [5:45] 7:00 Live from Orchestra Hall: Civic Orchestra Centennial Season Benefit Concert: Ken-David Masur, conductor; Yo-Yo Ma, cello – Berlioz: Roman Carnival Overture. Ravel: La Valse. Dvorak: Cello Concerto. 9:00 Chicago Symphony Orchestra Radio Broadcasts: Neeme Järvi, conductor; Vadim Gluzman, violin – Glazunov: Concert Waltz No. 1. Prokofiev: Violin Concerto No. 1. Sibelius: Karelia Suite; Symphony No. 5. We also hear Mozart’s Symphony No. 39 conducted by Pinchas Zukerman. 11:00 Evening Music on WFMT
Monday 2 12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff 6:00 Mornings with Dennis Moore 9:00 Eugene Bozza Shepherds of Provence, Op. 43 – David Matthews, ob; Patrick McFarland, eh. Arundax 80140. [9:54] Darius Milhaud Suite provençale, Op. 152b – Detroit Sym/Neeme Järvi. Chandos CHAN-9072. [14:11] 10:00 Midday with Lisa Flynn, including today’s new release, plus: Johann Sebastian Bach Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G Major, BWV 1048 – Academy of Ancient
Music/Christopher Hogwood. Oiseau 433523-2 (5). [10:35] 11:00 Johann Strauss II Waltz, Tales from the Vienna
In the Spotlight Photo: Todd Rosenberg
Rites of Spring It sparked a riot at its premiere and marks the advent of modern music. Igor Stravinsky’s Le Sacre du Printemps is coming up twice.
Yo-Yo Ma
Civic Orchestra of Chicago Centennial Kerry Frumkin will take you live to Orchestra Hall at Symphony Center for the Civic Orchestra’s season benefit concert, heralding 100 years of the ensemble founded by Frederick Stock, and still the only training orchestra in the U.S. affiliated with a major symphony orchestra. Ken-David Masur, the Civic’s principal conductor – and the new music director of the Milwaukee Symphony – will conduct Berlioz’s Roman Carnival Overture, Ravel’s La Valse, and Dvorak’s Cello Concerto with Yo-Yo Ma as soloist. Ma, the Chicago Symphony’s Judson and Joyce Green Creative Consultant, will be interviewed by WFMT at intermission. The concert is a presentation of the Negaunee Music Institute, the League, and the women’s board of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association. Note: A piano quintet from the Civic will appear on WFMT’s Impromptu on Tuesday, March 17 at 12:00 pm.
Sunday, March 1 7:00 pm
Woods, Op. 325 – Cincinnati Pops/Erich Kunzel. Telarc CD-80098. [10:59] 12:00 Music in Chicago, plus: George Gershwin I Got Rhythm Variations – Jean-Yves Thibaudet, p; Baltimore Sym/Marin Alsop. London B0014091-02. [9:05] 1:00 Afternoons with Kerry Frumkin • Peter Tchaikovsky Francesca da Rimini, Op. 32 – Czech Phil/Semyon Bychkov. Decca 4834942 (7). [24:14] Alexander Glazunov The Seasons, Op. 67: Spring and Summer – Royal Scottish National Orch/ José Serebrier. Warner Classics 61434-2. [16:23] 2:00 Afternoon Masterwork: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Two-Piano Sonata in D, K. 448 – Anderson & Roe Piano Duo. Steinway & Sons 30022. [22:08] 3:00 Fine Arts Calendar • William Walton The Wise Virgins Suite: No. 5, Sheep May Safely Graze – London Phil/ Bryden Thomson. Chandos CHAN-8871. [6:32] Edward Elgar The Wand of Youth Suite No. 1, Op. 1a – Indianapolis Sym/Raymond Leppard. Koss Classics KC-1014. [17:48] The music of Sir Edward Elgar is Bill McGlaughlin’s topic on Exploring Music this week. 4:00 Late Afternoon Music with
Candice Agree, including a newscast at 4:00 pm and The Unrush Hour between 5:00 pm and 6:00 pm 7:00 Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin: The life and music of Sir Edward Elgar (1857-1934) 8:00 Live from WFMT: The International Chamber Artists 10:00 Evening Music with Maggie Clennon Reberg
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Tuesday 3 12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff 6:00 Mornings with Dennis Moore 9:00 Various Cantate Domino; Magnificat – Choir of King’s College, Cambridge/Stephen Cleobury. King’s College KGS-0034. [7:40] Ottorino Respighi Ancient Airs and Dances for the Lute, set 1 – La Pieta/Angèle Dubeau. Analekta AN2-8719. [14:08] 10:00 Midday with Lisa Flynn, including today’s new release, plus: Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov The Tsar’s Bride Overture – Seattle Sym/Gerard Schwarz. Naxos 8. 572788. [6:12] 11:00 Leonard Bernstein On the Town: Three Dances – Minnesota Orch/Edo de Waart. Virgin Classics 91431-2. [11:04] 12:00 Music in Chicago, plus: Johannes Brahms Variations
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on a Theme by Haydn, Op. 56a – London Sym/ Valery Gergiev. LSO Live LSO-0733 (2). [17:05] Afternoons with Kerry Frumkin • Antonio Vivaldi Oboe and Bassoon Concerto in G, R. 545 – Rachel Chaplin, ob; Peter Whelan, bn; La Serenissima/Adrian Chandler. Avie AV-2392. [10:28] Paul Taffanel Fantasy on Der Freischütz – Emmanuel Pahud, f; Rotterdam Phil/Yannick Nézet-Séguin. EMI CDC457814-2. [11:39] Carl Maria von Weber Der Freischütz: Choruses – Berlin Deutsche Oper Cho, Orch/Giuseppe Sinopoli. DG 415283-2. [4:05] Afternoon Masterwork: Robert Schumann Cello Concerto in a minor, Op. 129 – Mstislav Rostropovich, vc; Leningrad Phil/Gennady Rozhdestvensky. DG 471620-2 (2). [25:38] Fine Arts Calendar • Ralph Vaughan Williams Flos Campi – Teng Li, vi; Elmer Iseler Singers, Toronto Sym/Peter Oundjian. Chandos CHSA-5201. [21:01] Henry Purcell The Fairy Queen: Suite from Act 5 – Le Concert des Nations/Jordi Savall. Fontalis ES-8583. [11:10] Late Afternoon Music with Candice Agree, including a newscast at 4:00 pm and
The Unrush Hour between 5:00 pm and 6:00 pm 7:00 Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin: The life and music of Sir Edward Elgar (1857-1934) 8:00 Evening Music with Maggie Clennon Reberg 10:00 Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center – Kreisler: Viennese Rhapsodic Fantasietta. Bartok: Contrasts. Rachmaninoff: Two-Piano Suite No. 2. 11:00 Evening Music on WFMT
Wednesday 4 12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff 6:00 Mornings with Dennis Moore 9:00 Francesco Geminiani Concerto grosso in d (La Follia), after Corelli, Op. 5/12 – Academy of Ancient Music/Andrew Manze. Harmonia Mundi HMU-907261/62 (2). [11:14] Various Variations on a theme by Handel, Op. 107, Harmonious Blacksmith; Sonata in D, Kk.159 – John Williams, g. Sony SBK-62425. [9:35] 10:00 Midday with Lisa Flynn, including today’s new release, plus: Ralph Vaughan Williams The Lark Ascending – Sarah Chang, v; London Phil/Bernard Haitink. EMI CDC5-55487-2. [13:33] 11:00 Franz Liszt Venezia e
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Harry Bicket
Live from the Met: Così fan tutte Così fan tutte, loosely translated as All Women Are Like That, was originally set in the Italian seaside city of Naples, a sunny image for the winter-bound Viennese who first heard and saw the opera in 1790. The Metropolitan Opera has updated and Americanized the setting by moving the action to New York’s Coney Island in about 1950. The cast includes sopranos Nicole Car and Heidi Stober, mezzo Serena Malfi, tenor Ben Billis, and bass-baritones Gerald Finley and Luca Pisaroni. Finley plays the scheming Don Alfonso, who convinces two young men to test the loyalty of their fiancées through trickery, and the plot unfolds to show us what happens next, illuminated by some of Mozart’s most gorgeous music. Harry Bicket is the conductor.
Saturday, March 7 12:00 pm Napoli: Finale, Tarantella – Stephen Hough, p. Virgin Classics 90700-2. [8:25] 12:00 Music in Chicago 12:15 Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concerts: Flutist Elise Blatchford and pianist Jacob Coleman live from the Cultural Center 1:00 Afternoons with Kerry Frumkin • Tomas Luis de Victoria Motet, Salve Regina – Cambridge Singers/John Rutter. Collegium COLCD-131. [10:32] Enrique Granados Seis piezas sobre cantos populares españoles: Marcha oriental; Zambra; Zapateado – Alicia de Larrocha, p. London 410288-2. [13:28] Isaac Albéniz Iberia, Book 1 – Cincinnati Sym/ Jesús López-Cobos. Telarc CD-80470 (2). [18:27] 2:00 Afternoon Masterwork: Hector Berlioz Harold in Italy, Op. 16 – Lise Berthaud, vi; Lyon National Orch/Leonard Slatkin. Naxos 8.573297. [42:24] 22
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3:00 Fine Arts Calendar • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Symphony No. 27 in G, K. 199/161b – Amsterdam Baroque Orch/Ton Koopman. Erato 45544-2. [14:03] Johann Sebastian Bach Two-Violin Concerto in d minor, BWV 1043 – Monica Huggett, Alison Bury, v’s; Amsterdam Baroque Orch/Ton Koopman. Erato ECD-75358. [14:41] Various Sardana; Song of the Birds – Sheku Kanneh-Mason, vc; City of Birmingham Sym cellos. Decca 4832948. [9:01 4:00 Late Afternoon Music with Candice Agree, including a newscast at 4:00 pm and The Unrush Hour between 5:00 pm and 6:00 pm 7:00 Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin: The life and music of Sir Edward Elgar (1857-1934) 8:00 Evening Music with Maggie Clennon Reberg 9:00 Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival – Beethoven: Piano Trio in D, Op. 70/1, Ghost; Brahms: Piano Trio in c, Op. 101. 10:00 Baroque&Before with Candice Agree 11:00 Evening Music on WFMT
Thursday 5 12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff 6:00 Mornings with Dennis Moore 9:00 Felix Mendelssohn Overture, The Fair Melusina, Op. 32 – London Sym/Claudio Abbado. DG 471467-2 (4). [10:48] Richard Wagner Die Meistersinger: Prelude to Act 1 – Llyr Williams, p. Signum SIGCD-388 (2). [9:14] 10:00 Midday with Lisa Flynn, including today’s new release, plus: Giuseppe Verdi I Vespri Siciliani Overture – National Phil/Riccardo Chailly. London 410141-2. [8:57] 11:00 Antonio Estévez Mediodía en el Llano (Noon on the Prairie) – Venezuela Simón Bolivar Sym/Eduardo Mata. Dorian DOR-90179. [7:17] 12:00 Music in Chicago, plus: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Violin Concerto No. 2 in D, K. 211 – Giuliano Carmignola, v; Orch Mozart/Claudio Abbado. Archive 4777371 (2). [17:31] 1:00 Afternoons with Kerry Frumkin • Carlos Guastavino Jeromita Linares – Pablo Cohen, g; Camerata Bariloche. Dorian DOR-90202. [11:44] Antonin Dvorák String Serenade in E, Op. 22 – London Chamber Orch/Christopher Warren-Green. Virgin Classics 91165-2. [25:47] 2:00 Afternoon Masterwork: Ludwig van Beethoven Piano Sonata No. 30 in E,
Op. 109 – Rudolf Buchbinder, p. RCA 787510 (9). [20:26] 3:00 Fine Arts Calendar • Richard Strauss Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30 – Melbourne Sym/Sir Andrew Davis in concert. ABC Classics 4811122. [33:52] 4:00 Late Afternoon Music with Candice Agree, including a newscast at 4:00 pm and The Unrush Hour between 5:00 pm and 6:00 pm 7:00 Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin: The life and music of Sir Edward Elgar (1857-1934) 8:00 Evening Music with Maggie Clennon Reberg 9:00 The Los Angeles Philharmonic in Concert: Lionel Bringuer, conductor; Hélène Grimaud, piano – Gershwin: Cuban Overture. Ravel: Piano Concerto in G; Valses nobles et sentimentales. Gershwin: An American in Paris. 11:00 Evening Music on WFMT
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476235-2. [19:27] Gabriel Fauré Cantique de Jean Racine, Op. 11 – King’s College Choir/Stephen Cleobury; Tom Etheridge, o. King’s College Cambridge KGS-0005. [5:35] Late Afternoon Music with Candice Agree, including a newscast at 4:00 pm and The Unrush Hour between 5:00 pm and 6:00 pm Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin: The life and music of Sir Edward Elgar (1857-1934) Evening Music with Maggie Clennon Reberg The New York Philharmonic
In the Spotlight Photo: Todd Rosenberg
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In the Spotlight
Friday 6 12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff 6:00 Mornings with Dennis Moore 9:00 Sergei Rachmaninoff Vocalise; The Silver Sleigh Bells – Daniil Trifonov, p. DG 4836617. [10:30] Frederick Delius Two Pieces for Small Orchestra: On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring – English Northern Sinfonia/Richard Hickox. EMI CDM5-65067-2. [6:02] 10:00 Midday with Lisa Flynn, including today’s new release, plus: Franz Schubert Notturno in E-Flat, D. 897 – AnneSophie Mutter, v; Maximilian Hornung, vc; Daniil Trifonov, p. DG 4797570. [7:58] 11:00 Ottorino Respighi The Fountains of Rome – Philadelphia Orch/Riccardo Muti. EMI CDR5-69831-2. [15:25] 12:00 Music in Chicago, plus: Dmitri Shostakovich Festive Overture, Op. 96 – Russian National Orch/Mikhail Pletnev. DG 439892-2. [5:37] 1:00 Afternoons with Kerry Frumkin • Johann Sebastian Bach Orchestra Suite No. 4 in D, BWV 1069 – Le Concert des Nations/Jordi Savall. Alia Vox AVSA-9890 (2). [24:33] Claude Debussy Petite Suite – Pascal & Ami Rogé, p. Onyx 4047. [11:38] 2:00 Afternoon Masterwork: Franz Schubert Symphony No. 9 in C, D. 944, Great – Vienna Phil/Sir John Eliot Gardiner. DG 457648-2. [52:09] 3:00 Fine Arts Calendar • Ludwig August Lebrun Oboe Concerto No. 1 in d – Albrecht Mayer, ob; Mahler Chamber Orch/Claudio Abbado. DG
Riccardo Muti
Chicago Symphony Orchestra Radio Broadcasts William Schuman’s Symphony No. 9, subtitled Le Fosse Ardeatine, or The Ardeatine Caves, commemorates a Nazi atrocity of 1944, in which hundreds of Italians were murdered in caves outside Rome. At one of last year’s CSO subscription concerts, music director Riccardo Muti paired the work with Mozart’s final masterpiece, the Requiem in D Minor. The program reveals Muti’s commitment to sending messages of peace and reconciliation through music: “We cannot live today, as we say, in an ivory tower…we must be active in the society.” To go along with the Mozart Requiem, another concert this month will find the CSO and its chorus under the direction of guest conductor Alain Altinoglu in two landmarks of French sacred music: Poulenc’s Gloria, and Gounod’s lyrical St. Cecilia Mass, honoring the patron saint of music.
Sundays, March 8 and 29, 8:00 pm
In the Spotlight This Week: Jaap van Zweden, conductor – Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring. Debussy: La Mer. Beethoven: Symphony No. 7. 11:00 Best of Studs Terkel
Saturday 7 12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff 7:00 Weekend Mornings with Maggie Clennon Reberg, including Saturday Morning Listener’s Choice at 8:00 and Soundtrack at 9:00 10:00 Fine Arts Calendar • Today’s New Release 11:00 Introductions: Spotlighting the Chicago area’s young musicians 12:00 Live from the Met: Mozart’s “Cosi fan tutte” – Nicole Car (Fiordiligi); Serena Malfi (Dorabella); Heidi Stober (Despina); Ben Bliss (Ferrando); Luca Pisaroni (Guglielmo); Gerald Finley (Don Alfonso); Metropolitan Opera Cho & Orch/Harry Bicket. 4:00 Weekend Music on WFMT George Frideric Handel Concerto grosso in a, Op. 6, No. 4 – I Solisti Italiani. Denon 81757-6305-2 (3). [12:06] Franz Joseph Haydn Piano Concertino in C, H XIV:12 – Ton Koopman, hc; Amsterdam Baroque Orch. Philips 446542-2 (2). [11:23] 4:30 Arias and Songs with Larry Johnson: Arias from rarely-heard Verdi operas 5:00 Evening Music on WFMT • Isaac Albéniz Iberia, Book 2 – Cincinnati Sym/Jesús López-Cobos. Telarc CD-80470 (2). [21:43] Various Song of the Black Swan; Carnival of the Animals: The Swan – Julian Lloyd Webber, vc; John Lenehan, Yitkin Seow, p’s. Philips 434917-2, ASV 6005. [6:10] Gian-Carlo Menotti The Medium: Act 1 finale (Black Swan); Monica’s Waltz – Patrice Michaels, s; Chicago Opera Theater/Lawrence Rapchak. Cedille CDR-90000034. [12:34] Jacques Offenbach Orpheus in the Underworld Overture – Cincinnati Pops/Erich Kunzel. Telarc CD-80116. [9:55] 6:00 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Serenade No. 6 in D, K. 239, Serenata notturna – Academy of Ancient Music/Christopher Hogwood. Oiseau 411720-2. [13:20] Antonin Dvorák Wind Serenade in d minor, Op. 44 – Netherlands Wind Ensemble/Edo de Waart. Philips 472678-2 (2). [24:16] Various Mazurka in f, Op. 68, No. 4; Africa, Land of Romance; Lost in the Stars – Lara Downes, p. Steinway & Son 30016. [13:32] 7:00 Fiesta! with Elbio Barilari: Music by the Argentinean
composer Alberto Williams (1862-1952) 8:00 Folkstage hosted by Rich Warren: The Early Risers live from Levin Studio 9:00 The Midnight Special with Rich Warren
Sunday 8 12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff 6:00 With Heart and Voice: Lent 2, Hymns and Psalms for the Season 7:00 Weekend Mornings with Maggie Clennon Reberg 10:00 Fine Arts Calendar • Today’s New Release 12:00 Weekend Music with Robbie Ellis • Ludwig van Beethoven Piano Sonata No. 12 in A-Flat, Op. 26 – Angela Hewitt, p. Hyperion CDA-67797. [19:13] Antonio Vivaldi Trio Sonata in d, R. 63, La Folia (Op. 1/12) – La Pietà/ Angèle Dubeau. Analekta AN2-8719. [10:43] Nino Rota Concerto for Strings – La Scala Phil/Riccardo Muti. Sony SK-66279. [15:24] John Duarte English Suite, Op. 31: Folksong – Sharon Isbin, g. Virgin Classics 45024-2. [4:20] 1:00 Felix Mendelssohn A Midsummer Night’s Dream Overture, Op. 21 – Boston Sym/ Seiji Ozawa. DG 439897-2. [11:55] Astor Piazzolla The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires: Otoño Porteño; Invierno Porteño – New Century Chamber Orch/Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, v. NSS Music. [15:51] Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Violin Sonata in G, K. 379 – Hilary Hahn, v; Cory Smythe, p. DG 4798295 (2). [19:26] Mozart Minuet in D, K. 355/Gigue in G, K. 574 – Daniel Barenboim, p. EMI CDC7-47384-2. [4:15] Richard Strauss Dance Suite after Couperin: Gavotte; Tourbillon; Allemande; March – Dresden Staatskapelle/Rudolf Kempe. EMI CMS7-64350-2 (3). [13:56] Francois Couperin Pièces de clavecin, Bk. 3: La Verneüilleté; Les Folies, françoises, ou les Dominos; Le Carillon de Cithère – Christophe Rousset, hc. Harmonia Mundi HMC-901442/4 (3). [14:52] Thomas Adès Three Studies from Couperin – Chamber Orch of Europe/Adès. EMI 57813-2. [13:03] Jean-Philippe Rameau Le Rappel des Oiseaux; La Villageoise – Christopher O’Riley, p. CPI 3294112. [6:24] 3:00 Kurt Weill Lady in the Dark: Symphonic Nocturne – Bournemouth Sym/Marin Alsop. Naxos 8.557481. [17:32] Peter Tchaikovsky Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66: Suite for Two Pianos – Katia & Marielle Labèque, p.
Philips 442778-2. [16:49] Sergei Prokofiev Cinderella: The Morning After; Prince’s Visit; Slow Waltz; Amoroso – Fort Worth Sym/Miguel HarthBedoya. FWSO Live . [14:57] 4:00 Franz Joseph Haydn String Quartet in A, Op 9, No. 6 – Angeles String Quartet. Philips 464650-2 (21). [14:36] Johann Sebastian Bach Suite in A minor (after BWV 1067) – Jeanne Lamon, v; Tafelmusik Baroque Orch. Analekta AN2-9878. [19:33] Henri Rabaud Merchant of Venice Suite No. 3 – Rheinland-Pfalz Phil/Leif Segerstam. Marco Polo 8.223503. [8:55] William Walton Henry V Suite: Touch her soft lips and part; Agincourt Song – Bournemouth Sym/Andrew Litton. London 448134-2. [4:36] 5:00 Evening Music on WFMT • Mozart String Divertimento in D, K. 136 – Berlin Phil/ Riccardo Muti. EMI CDC747465-2. [18:05] Muti conducts Mozart’s Requiem on our Chicago Symphony broadcast tonight at 8:00. Jacques Ibert Divertissement – Paris Conservatory Orch/Jean Martinon. London 421173-2. [14:49] Georges Bizet Carmen: Seguidilla & Gypsy Song – Maria Callas, s; Paris Opéra Orch/George Prêtre. EMI CDC5-57057-2. [8:51] Various Carmen: Entr’acte; Miller’s Dance fr The Three-Cornered Hat – Los Romeros. Philips 412609-2. [5:09] Giuseppe Verdi Otello: Duet, Già nella notte densa – Angela Gheorghiu, s; Roberto Alagna, t; Berlin Phil/Claudio Abbado. EMI CDC5-56656-2. [10:54] Richard Strauss Aus Italien, Op. 16 – Cleveland Orch/Vladimir Ashkenazy. London 425941-2. [41:47] 7:00 Ryan Opera Center Recital Series 8:00 Chicago Symphony Orchestra Radio Broadcasts: Riccardo Muti, conductor; vocal soloists and CSO Chorus – Cherubini: Chant sur la Mort de Joseph Haydn. Wm. Schuman: Symphony No. 9, Le Fosse Ardeatine. Mozart: Requiem Mass, K. 626. 10:00 Collectors’ Corner with Henry Fogel: The art of contralto Marian Anderson
Monday 9 12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff 6:00 Mornings with Dennis Moore 9:00 Johann Strauss II Waltz, Voices of Spring, Op. 410 – Vienna Boys Choir, Alt-Wien Salon Orchestra/Gerald Wirth. DG 4817067. [7:23] Libby Larsen Deep Summer Music – Colorado Sym/Marin
Teresa Carreño
Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin Bill’s topic reflects the scope of the week: women composers and performers going back as far as he can find them in the history books – starting with the medieval abbesscomposer Hildegard of Bingen, he’ll go on to spotlight such figures as the Spaniard Maria Theresa von Paradis, a friend of Mozart’s, and the LatinAmerican composer-pianist Teresa Carreño. Performers will include violinist Hilary Hahn and mezzosoprano Lorraine Hunt Lieberson, among lots of others. Composers more familiar to us will be highlighted in a week Bill calls The Class of 1809. Choosing 1809 as a pivotal year in the histories of international politics and of music, he will sample the works of six extraordinary composers born between 1809 and 1813: Mendelssohn, Chopin, Schumann, Liszt, Wagner, and Verdi.
Mondays-Fridays, March 9-27 7:00 pm
Alsop. Koch 3-7520-2. [7:17] 10:00 Midday with Lisa Flynn, including today’s new release, plus: Felix Mendelssohn Ruy Blas Overture – Leipzig Gewandhaus Orch/Kurt Masur. Berlin Classics 0091572-BC. [7:10] 11:00 Gustav Holst A Moorside Suite – Dallas Wind Sym/ Howard Dunn. Reference RR-39. [13:58] 12:00 Music in Chicago, plus: George Frideric Handel Concerto grosso in C, Alexander’s Feast – St. Martin’s Academy/Sir Neville Marriner. Philips 420397-2. [12:57] 1:00 Afternoons with Kerry Frumkin • Franz Schubert Guitar Quartet, D. 96 (after Wenzel Matiegka trio) – Göran 2020
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Söllscher, g; Wolfgang Schulz, f; Wolfram Christ, vi; Georg Faust, vc. DG 431783-2. [25:14] Emile Waldteufel Roses de Noël Waltzes, Op. 230 – Gulbenkian Orch/Michel Swierczewski. Nimbus NI-5264. [9:00] Serge Prokofiev War and Peace: Waltz – Philharmonia/ Neeme Järvi. Chandos CHAN-9096. [5:39] 2:00 Afternoon Masterwork: Niccolo Paganini 24 Caprices for Solo Violin, Op. 1: No. 24 in a – Rachel Barton Pine, v. Avie AV-2374 (2). [4:25] Sergei Rachmaninoff Rhapsody on a Theme by Paganini, Op. 43 – Yuja Wang, p; Mahler Chamber Orch/Claudio Abbado. DG B0015338-02. [22:59] 3:00 Fine Arts Calendar • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Symphony No. 35 in D, K. 385, Haffner – Apollo’s Fire/Jeannette Sorrell. Koch 3-7574. [22:31] 4:00 Late Afternoon Music with Candice Agree, including a newscast at 4:00 pm and The Unrush Hour between 5:00 pm and 6:00 pm 7:00 Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin: Millennium of Women’s Music 8:00 Live from WFMT: Julian Graef, violin; Anita Graef, cello; Louise Chan, piano 10:00 Evening Music with Maggie Clennon Reberg
Tuesday 10 12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff 6:00 Mornings with Dennis Moore 9:00 Giuseppe Tartini Violin Sonata in g minor, Devil’s Trill – La Pietà/Angèle Dubeau, v. Analekta AN2-8723. [12:12] Richard Wagner Das Rheingold: Entrance of the Gods into Valhalla – Buffalo Phil/JoAnn Falletta. Naxos 8.573839. [7:37] 10:00 Midday with Lisa Flynn, including today’s new release, plus: Franz Schubert Rosamunde incidental music, D. 797: Ballet Music No. 2 in G – Chamber Orch of Europe/Claudio Abbado. DG 431655-2. [7:23] 11:00 Peter Tchaikovsky Capriccio italien, Op. 45 – Royal Concertgebouw Orch/ Bernard Haitink. Philips 442061-2 (6). [15:19] 12:00 Music in Chicago, plus: Bedrich Smetana The Bartered Bride Overture – Chicago Sym/Fritz Reiner. RCA 62587-2. [6:31] 1:00 Afternoons with Kerry Frumkin • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Symphony No. 36 in C, K. 425, Linz – London Mozart Players/Jane Glover. ASV CDDCA-647. [28:37] 2:00 Afternoon Masterwork: Franz Liszt Piano Sonata 24
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in b – Sviatoslav Richter, p. London 4758637 (2). [29:26] 3:00 Fine Arts Calendar • Ennio & Andrea Morricone Cinema Paradiso film music: First Youth, Love Theme, Cinema Paradiso Theme – Mancini Pops/ Henry Mancini. RCA 60706-2. [11:54] Antonio Vivaldi Violin Concerto in D, R. 208, Grosso Mogul – Rachel Podger, v; Brecon Baroque. Channel Classics CCSSA-40318. [17:04] 4:00 Late Afternoon Music with Candice Agree, including a newscast at 4:00 pm and The Unrush Hour between 5:00 pm and 6:00 pm 7:00 Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin: Millennium of Women’s Music 8:00 Evening Music with Maggie Clennon Reberg 10:00 Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center – Beethoven: String Quartet in B-Flat, Op. 18/6; Mendelssohn: Sextet in D, Op. 110. 11:00 Evening Music on WFMT
Wednesday 11 12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff 6:00 Mornings with Dennis Moore 9:00 Enrique Granados Goyescas: La maja y el ruiseñor; Epilogo: Serenata del espectro – Alicia de Larrocha, p. RCA 60408-2. [14:24] Mikhail Glinka Summer Night in Madrid (Spanish Overture No. 2) – USSR Sym/Yevgeny Svetlanov. Melodiya SR-40081. [9:02] 10:00 Midday with Lisa Flynn, including today’s new release, plus: Frédéric Chopin Andante Spianato and Grande Polonaise,Op. 22 – Jan Lisiecki, p; NDR Phil/Krzysztof Urbanski. DG 4796824. [13:52] 11:00 Jean Sibelius Finlandia, Op. 26 – Estonian National Male Cho & Sym/Paavo Järvi. Virgin Classics 45589-2. [8:36] 12:00 Music in Chicago 12:15 Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concerts: Pianist Evan Wong live from the Cultural Center 1:00 Afternoons with Kerry Frumkin • Johann Sebastian Bach Orchestra Suite No. 3 in D, BWV 1068 – Il Giardino Armonico. Teldec 85557-2. [18:39] George Frideric Handel Harpsichord Suite No. 2 in F – Richard Egarr, hc. Harmonia Mundi HMU-907581.82 (2). [9:35] 2:00 Afternoon Masterwork: Edward Elgar Violin Concerto in b minor, Op. 61 – Rachel Barton Pine, v; BBC Sym/Andrew Litton. Avie AV-2375. [51:09] 3:00 Fine Arts Calendar • Various Duettino concertante after Mozart’s K. 459; Ragtime alla Turca – Anderson & Roe Piano
Photo: Priska Ketterer
In the Spotlight McGlaughlin: Millennium of Women’s Music 8:00 Evening Music with Maggie Clennon Reberg 9:00 Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival – Dvorak: Terzetto in C; Fauré: Piano Quartet No. 1 in c, Op. 15. 10:00 Baroque&Before with Candice Agree 11:00 Evening Music on WFMT
Thursday 12
Unsuk Chin
The Los Angeles Philharmonic in Concert Composer Unsuk Chin, who values her long association with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, wrote SPIRA, a concerto for orchestra, on commission from the ensemble. She notes that a concerto for orchestra not only challenges musicians to “peaks of virtuosity,” and also allows the orchestra to be treated as one entity, in chamber-like combinations, or placing a focus on just one section. Her spiral of sound is generated by the two vibraphones that are heard prominently throughout the piece. Thomas Adès was also commissioned by the LA Phil, and his inspiration came from Dante’s Divine Comedy. Inferno exists as an orchestral score and as a ballet; it will eventually be joined by Purgatorio and Paradiso. He made no attempt to represent all the multifarious figures seen in Dante’s vision of the nether world; instead, he offers what he calls “a thumbnail map” through 13 separate scenes (played without pause). Music director Gustavo Dudamel is the conductor of the Adès score; guest conductor Mirga GrazinyteTyla leads the work by Unsuk Chin.
Thursdays, March 12 and 26, 9:00 pm
Duo. Steinway & Sons 30022. [10:22] Gustav Holst The Perfect Fool, Op. 39: Ballet music – Borusan Istanbul Phil/Sascha Goetzel. Onyx 4086. [11:40] Léo Délibes Sylvia: Marche et Cortège de Bacchus – Paris Opéra Orch/Jean-Baptiste Mari. EMI 67208-2 (2). [7:05] 4:00 Late Afternoon Music with Candice Agree, including a newscast at 4:00 pm and The Unrush Hour between 5:00 pm and 6:00 pm 7:00 Exploring Music with Bill
12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff 6:00 Mornings with Dennis Moore 9:00 Various The Girl from Ipanema; Guitar Quintet No. 4: Finale, Grave assai/Fandango – Milos Karadaglic, g; English Chamber Orch/Paul Watkins. DG B0019383-02. [7:21]Gioachino Rossini Otello: Ballet music, part 1 – Monte Carlo Opera Cho, Orch/Antonio de Almeida. Philips 422843-2. [13:38] 10:00 Midday with Lisa Flynn, including today’s new release, plus: Maurice Ravel Ma Mère l’Oye (Mother Goose) Suite – Chicago Sym/Jean Martinon. RCA 63683. [15:52] 11:00 Ron Nelson Sonoran Desert Holiday – Dallas Wind Sym/Jerry Junkin. Reference RR-76. [9:39] 12:00 Music in Chicago, plus: Giuseppe Tartini Concerto Grosso No. 3 in C – Ensemble 415/Chiara Banchini. Harmonia Mundi HMC-901548. [8:38] 1:00 Afternoons with Kerry Frumkin • Isaac Albéniz Iberia, Book 3 – Cincinnati Sym/Jesús López-Cobos. Telarc CD-80470 (2). [21:55] Various El Cid Overture; The Adventures of Robin Hood: Robin Hood and His Merry Men – Cincinnati Pops/Erich Kunzel. Telarc CD-80708. [7:22] 2:00 Afternoon Masterwork: Franz Schubert Arpeggione Sonata in a minor, D. 821 – Gil Shaham, v; Göran Söllscher, g. DG 471568-2. [25:30] 3:00 Fine Arts Calendar • Franz Joseph Haydn Symphony No. 45 in f-sharp minor, Farewell – Orpheus Chamber Orch. DG 423376-2. [27:17] Johann Sebastian Bach Capriccio in E, BWV 993 – Angela Hewitt, p. Hyperion CDA-67306. [5:13] 4:00 Late Afternoon Music with Candice Agree, including a newscast at 4:00 pm and The Unrush Hour between 5:00 pm and 6:00 pm 7:00 Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin: Millennium of Women’s Music 8:00 Evening Music with Maggie Clennon Reberg 9:00 The Los Angeles Philharmonic in Concert: Mirga GrazinyteTyla, conductor; Patricia
Kopatchinskaja, violin – Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto. Unsuk Chin: Spira: A Concerto for Orchestra. Debussy: La Mer. 11:00 Evening Music on WFMT
Friday 13 12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff 6:00 Mornings with Dennis Moore 9:00 Aaron Copland An Outdoor Overture – Northwestern University Symphonic Wind Ensemble/Mallory Thompson. Summit DCD-580. [9:11] George Frideric Handel Oboe Concerto No. 3 in g – Malcolm Messiter, ob; Guildhall String Ensemble. RCA 60224-2. [9:11] 10:00 Midday with Lisa Flynn, including today’s new release, plus: Antonin Dvorák Slavonic Dances, Op. 72: No. 8 in A-Flat – Cleveland Orch/George Szell. Sony SBK-89845. [7:21] 11:00 Richard Wagner Götterdämmerung: Dawn and Siegfried’s Rhine Journey – Chicago Sym/Fritz Reiner. RCA 63301-2. [13:13] 12:00 Music in Chicago, plus: Luigi Cherubini Anacréon Overture – Berlin Phil/Herbert von Karajan. EMI CDM7-64629-2. [10:59] 1:00 Afternoons with Kerry Frumkin • Frédéric Chopin Boléro, Op. 19 – Garrick Ohlsson, p. Arabesque
Z-6686. [7:36] Jean Sibelius Karelia Suite, Op. 11 – New Zealand Sym/Pietari Inkinen. Naxos 8.572704. [17:35] 2:00 Afternoon Masterwork: Serge Prokofiev Romeo and Juliet Suite – Chicago Sym/ Riccardo Muti. CSO ReSound CSOR-9011402. [48:50] 3:00 Fine Arts Calendar • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Violin Sonata in e, K. 304 – Isabelle Faust, v; Alexander Melnikov, fortepiano. Harmonia Mundi HMM-902360. [17:15] Felix Mendelssohn Piano Concerto No. 1 in g, Op. 25 – Jan Lisiecki, p; Orpheus Chamber Orch. DG 4836471. [20:06] 4:00 Late Afternoon Music with Candice Agree, including a newscast at 4:00 pm and The Unrush Hour between 5:00 pm and 6:00 pm 7:00 Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin: Millennium of Women’s Music 8:00 Evening Music with Maggie Clennon Reberg 9:00 The New York Phiharmonic This Week: Jaap van Zweden, conductor; Yefim Bronfman, piano – Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 2; Rachmaninoff: Symphony No. 2. 11:00 Best of Studs Terkel
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Saturday 14 12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff 7:00 Weekend Mornings with Maggie Clennon Reberg, including Saturday Morning Listener’s Choice at 8:00 and Soundtrack at 9:00 10:00 Fine Arts Calendar • Today’s New Release 11:00 Introductions: Spotlighting the Chicago area’s young musicians 12:00 Live from the Met: Wagner’s “Flying Dutchman” – Anja Kampe (Senta); Sergey Skorokhodov (Erik); David Portillo (Steersman); Franz-Josef Selig (Daland); Metropolitan Opera Cho & Orch/Valery Gergiev. 3:00 Weekend Music on WFMT Antonin Dvorák Symphony No. 9 in e minor, Op. 95, From the New World – Seattle Sym/Ludovic Morlot. Seattle Symphony Media SSM-1006. [43:50] Italian Anonymous Improvisations on Ayo visto lo mappamundi: The Voyage – Waverly Consort/ Michael Jaffee. EMI CDC754506-2. [3:42] Various Mass in b, Agnus Dei; Flute Sonata in E, Siciliano; Sicilienne, Op. 78 – Albrecht Mayer, ob & ob d’amore; Sinfonia Varsovia, St. Martin’s Academy. DG 476047-2, London 4782564. [10:54] Jacques Ibert Escales (Ports of Call) – Dallas Sym/ Eduardo Mata. Dorian DOR-90181. [14:37] 4:30 Arias and Songs with Larry Johnson: Music for St Patrick’s Day (next Tuesday) 5:00 Evening Music on WFMT • Serge Prokofiev Lieutenant Kijé Suite, Op. 60 – Utah Sym/ Thierry Fischer. Reference FR735. [18:26] Johann Sebastian Bach Cello Suite No. 1 in G, BWV 1007 – Yo-Yo Ma, vc. Sony 85465. [17:18] Luigi Boccherini Los Manolos (from Master and Commander film music) – Cincinnati Pops/Erich Kunzel. Telarc CD-80682. [3:27] Antonio Vivaldi Lute Concerto in D, R. 93 – Emanuele Segre, g; I Pomeriggi Musicali Orchestra/Carlo Boccadoro. Delos DE-3546. [12:03] 6:00 Franz Schubert Frühlingsglaube; Heidenröslein; Die Forelle – Thomas Quasthoff, br; Justus Zeyen, p. DG B0002192-02. [7:14] Schubert Piano Quintet in A, D. 667, Trout – Music@Menlo Ensemble. Music@Menlo Live 2015 Schubert. [33:39] Strauss Family Blue Danube Waltzes; Radetzky March – Vienna Phil/Mariss Jansons. Sony 92710 (2). [13:10] 7:00 Fiesta! with Elbio Barilari: Baroque-era music from 26
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Spain and what they long ago called the Indies, now known as Latin America. 8:00 Folkstage hosted by Rich Warren 9:00 The Midnight Special with Rich Warren
Sunday 15 12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff 6:00 With Heart and Voice: Lent 3, Lenten Prayer 7:00 Weekend Mornings with Maggie Clennon Reberg 10:00 Fine Arts Calendar • Today’s New Release 12:00 Weekend Music with Robbie Ellis • George Frideric Handel Concerto grosso in g, Op. 6, No. 6 – Freiburg Baroque Orch/Gottfried von der Goltz. RCA-DHM 77295-2. [14:08] Haydn, Franz Joseph Piano Sonata No. 50 in D, H XVI:37 – Anne-Marie McDermott, p. Bridge 9497. [11:44] Various Samson: Awake the Trumpet’s Lofty Sound; Et Resurrexit; Sing Ye to the Lord – The Tabernacle Cho, Philadelphia Orch/Eugene Ormandy. Sony MDK-48296. [10:05] Alexandre Tansman Inventions (Hommage à Bach) – Thibaut Garcia, g. Erato 0190295605261. [12:15] 1:00 Aaron Copland Billy the Kid Suite – Cincinnati Pops/Erich Kunzel. Telarc CD-80339. [20:07] Robert Kurka Julius Caesar: Symphonic Epilogue After Shakespeare – Grant Park Orch/Carlos Kalmar. Cedille CDR-90000077. [8:52] Erich Wolfgang Korngold Much Ado About Nothing incidental music, Op. 11: Suite – Gil Shaham, v; André Previn, p. DG 439886-2. [13:05] Hector Berlioz Roméo et Juliette, Op. 17: Queen Mab Scherzo – San Francisco Sym/ Michael Tilson Thomas. SFS Media 0074. [8:40] Maurice Ravel Le Tombeau de Couperin: Menuet; Rigaudon – Albrecht Mayer, ob; Bamberg Symphony Orchestra/Jakub Hrusa. DG 4836622. [8:11] Various Pavane in f-sharp minor; Toccata in e minor, BWV 914 – Luc Beauséjour, p. Analekta AN2- 9128. [15:19] Various Les Beautés du Diable; Pantomima & Ritual Fire Dance fr El Amor Brujo – La Pietà/Angèle Dubeau, v. Analekta AN2-8723. [11:16] Peter Tchaikovsky Swan Lake, Op. 20: Two Waltzes – New York Phil/Kurt Masur. Teldec 94571-2. [14:33] 3:00 Franz Liszt Venezia e Napoli – Benjamin Grosvenor, p. Decca 4830255. [17:51] Edward Elgar In the South (Alassio) Overture, Op. 50 – London Phil/Sir Georg Solti. London 443856-2 (2). [20:00] Domenico Scarlatti The Good-Humored Ladies
Suite – Orch/Robert Irving. EMI CDM5-65911-2. [14:53] Scarlatti Sonatas: in D, Kk. 33; in a, Kk. 54; in F, Kk. 525 – Vladimir Horowitz, p. Sony SK-53460. [9:22] Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Symphony No. 32 in G, K. 318, Overture in the Italian Style – English Baroque Soloists/Sir John Eliot Gardiner. Philips 422419-2. [8:36] Ottorino Respighi The Fountains of Rome – Philadelphia Orch/Riccardo Muti. EMI CDC7-47316-2. [15:25] Ralph Vaughan Williams The Lark Ascending – Julia Fischer, v; Monte Carlo Phil/Yakov Kreizberg. London B0015535-02. [14:27] 5:00 Evening Music on WFMT • John Williams Schindler’s List film music: Three Pieces – Gil Shaham, v; Orli Shaham, p. Canary Classics CC-10. [12:29] Gil is the guest violinist on our Chicago Symphony concert tonight at 8:00. Mozart Clarinet Quintet in A, K. 581 – Anthony McGill, cl; Pacifica Quartet. Cedille CDR-90000147. [30:00] John Williams Close Encounters of the Third Kind film music: Excerpts – Boston Pops/John Williams. Sony 70636-2. [9:46] 6:00 Joaquín Rodrigo Concierto pastoral – James Galway, f; Philharmonia/Eduardo Mata. RCA 68428-2. [24:28] Hector Berlioz L’enfance du Christ, Op. 25: The Shepherds’ Farewell – Choir of King’s College, Cambridge/Stephen Cleobury. King’s College KGS-0033. [4:00] Johann Sebastian Bach Passacaglia and Fugue in c, BWV 582 – Marie-Claire Alain, o (Saint-Donat, Drôme, France). Erato ECD-88004. [12:52] Bach Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2, BWV 870/91: Prelude & Fugue No. 17 in A-flat – Angela Hewitt, p. Hyperion CDA-67303/4 (2). [7:47] 7:00 Hugo Alfvén A Legend of the Skerries, Op. 20 – Royal Stockholm Phil/Neeme Järvi. Bis CD-725. [16:11] Ralph Vaughan Williams Songs of Travel – Bryn Terfel, br; Malcolm Martineau, p. DG 445946-2. [25:12] Various Streets of London; The Deer Hunter: Cavatina – John Williams, g. CBS MK-42119. [6:43] 8:00 Chicago Symphony Orchestra Radio Broadcasts: John Storgards, conductor; Gil Shaham, violin – Grieg: Peer Gynt Suite No. 1. Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in e. Raimi: Anger Management. Sibelius: Symphony No. 1. 10:00 Collectors’ Corner with Henry Fogel: Music by Florent Schmitt (1870-1958)
Monday 16 12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff 6:00 Mornings with Dennis Moore 9:00 Johann Sebastian Bach Concerto in d, BWV 1059 – Lucie Horsch, r; Academy of Ancient Music. Decca 4834722. [12:02] Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Rondo in C, K. 373 – Chamber Orch of Europe/James Galway, f. RCA 7861-2 (2). [6:04] 10:00 Midday with Lisa Flynn, including today’s new release, plus: Johannes Brahms Academic Festival Overture, Op. 80 – London Sym/ Michael Tilson Thomas. Sony SK-45932. [10:33] 11:00 Emmanuel Chabrier España Rhapsody – St. Louis Sym/Leonard Slatkin. RCA 68511-2. [6:34] 12:00 Music in Chicago, plus: Henry Purcell King Arthur Suite – Alison Balsom, tr; English Concert/Trevor Pinnock. EMI 40329-2. [14:11] 1:00 Afternoons with Kerry Frumkin • Igor Stravinsky Two Suites for Small Orchestra – Ensemble InterContemporain/ Pierre Boulez. Sony SMK-45843. [10:00] Sergei Rachmaninoff Two-Piano Suite No. 2, Op. 17 – Martha Argerich & Gabriela Montero, p’s. EMI 58472-2 (3). [22:18] 2:00 Afternoon Masterwork: Samuel Barber Violin Concerto, Op. 14 – Itzhak Perlman, v; Boston Sym/Seiji Ozawa. EMI CDC5-55360-2. [22:22] 3:00 Fine Arts Calendar • Ludwig van Beethoven Leonore Overture No. 3 in C, Op. 72b – Cleveland Orch/ Christoph von Dohnányi. Telarc CD-80145. [14:03] Georg Philipp Telemann Overture (Suite) in g – English Concert/Trevor Pinnock. Archive 439893-2. [17:00] 4:00 Late Afternoon Music with Candice Agree, including a newscast at 4:00 pm and The Unrush Hour between 5:00 pm and 6:00 pm 7:00 Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin: The life and music of Georges Enesco (1881-1955) 8:00 Live from WFMT 10:00 Evening Music with Maggie Clennon Reberg
Tuesday 17 12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff 6:00 Mornings with Dennis Moore 9:00 Various Gloria in D, R.589: Gloria in Excelsis Deo, Et in Terra Pax; Gloria in G: Gloria in Excelsis Deo – Atlanta Sym & Cho/Robert Shaw. Telarc CD-80194, 80458, 80105.
[11:07] Franz Schubert Variations in C on a Theme from Hérold’s opera Marie, D 908 – Yaara Tal, Andreas Groethuysen, p. Sony S2K58955 (2). [11:48] Ferdinand Hérold Zampa Overture – BBC Phil/Yan Pascal Tortelier. Chandos CHAN-9765. [8:01] 10:00 Midday with Lisa Flynn, including today’s new release, plus: Felix Mendelssohn Rondo brillant in E-Flat, Op. 29 – Roberto Prosseda, p; Hague Residentie Orchestra/ Jan Willem de Vriend. Decca 4817207. [11:36] 11:00 Bedrich Smetana Má Vlast (My Fatherland): Vltava (The Moldau) – Vienna Phil/ Nikolaus Harnoncourt. RCA 54331-2 (2). [12:54] 12:00 Impromptu: Live from Levin Studio – A wind quintet from the Civic Orchestra will herald the orchestra’s centennial. Check this out on Facebook Live too. 1:00 Afternoons with Kerry Frumkin • John Field Piano Concerto No. 2 in A-Flat – John O’Conor, p; Scottish Chamber Orch/Sir Charles Mackerras. Telarc CD-80370. [32:03] Traditional Crowley’s Reel; Brian Boru’s March; Belfast Hornpipe – James Galway & Friends. RCA 60917-2. [8:15] 2:00 Afternoon Masterwork: Sergei Rachmaninoff Cello Sonata in g, Op. 19 – Alisa Weilerstein, vc; Inon Barnatan, p. London 4788416. [36:01] 3:00 Fine Arts Calendar • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Divertimento in F, K. 439b/3 – CSO Winds. CBS M2K-42144 (2). [21:06] William Walton Façade Suites 1 & 2 – St. Paul Chamber Orch/Hugh Wolff. Teldec 90852-2. [22:00] 4:00 Late Afternoon Music with Candice Agree, including a newscast at 4:00 pm and The Unrush Hour between 5:00 pm and 6:00 pm 7:00 Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin: The life and music of Georges Enesco (1881-1955) 8:00 Evening Music with Maggie Clennon Reberg 10:00 Chamberr Music Society of Lincoln Center – Shostakovich: String Quartets, Op. 110 and Op. 133, played by the Jerusalem Quartet. 11:00 Evening Music on WFMT
Wednesday 18 12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff 6:00 Mornings with Dennis Moore 9:00 Peter Tchaikovsky The Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a: Miniature Overture; Marche; Waltz of the Flowers – Martha Argerich, p; Nicolas Economou,
p. DG 449816-2. [11:42] Journey to the Amazon: Latin-American Waltzes Waltz, Op. 8/4; El Marabino; Natalia – Sharon Isbin, g; Thiago de Mello, per. Teldec 19899-2. [7:47] 10:00 Midday with Lisa Flynn, including today’s new release, plus: Antonio Vivaldi Mandolin Concerto in C, R. 425 – Avi Avital, mandolin; Venice Baroque Orch. DG 4794017. [7:39] 11:00 Frederick Delius Florida Suite: 1st mvt, Daybreak – English Sym/William Boughton. Nimbus NI-5208. [11:39] 12:00 Music in Chicago 12:15 Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concerts: The Vera Quartet live from the Cultural Center 1:00 Afternoons with Kerry Frumkin • Ottorino Respighi The Pines of Rome – Philadelphia Orch/Riccardo Muti. EMI CDC7-47316-2. [22:08] Giuseppe Verdi Nabucco: Overture; Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves – Ambrosian Opera Chorus & New Philharmonia/Riccardo Muti. EMI CDC7-47274-2. [12:22] 2:00 Afternoon Masterwork: Ludwig van Beethoven Piano Sonata No. 31 in A-Flat, Op. 110 – Daniel Barenboim, p. EMI CZS7-62863-2 (10). [25:00] 3:00 Fine Arts Calendar • Christopher Theofanidis Rainbow Body – Atlanta Sym/Robert Spano. Telarc CD-80596. [12:56] William Hirtz The Wizard of Oz Fantasy – Jon Kimura Parker, p. Jon Kimura Parker FP-0908. [7:34] 4:00 Late Afternoon Music with Candice Agree, including a newscast at 4:00 pm and The Unrush Hour between 5:00 pm and 6:00 pm 7:00 Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin: The life and music of Georges Enesco (1881-1955) 8:00 Evening Music with Maggie Clennon Reberg 9:00 Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival – Stravinsky: Octet for Winds; Dvorak: String Quintet in E-Flat, Op. 97. 10:00 Baroque&Before with Candice Agree 11:00 Evening Music on WFMT
Thursday 19 12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff 6:00 Mornings with Dennis Moore 9:00 Lennon-McCartney-Harrison The Fool on the Hill; Here Comes the Sun – Milos Karadaglic, g; String Ensemble/ Christopher Austin. Mercury B0024425-02. [6:11] César Franck Les Éolides – New York Phil/Kurt Masur. Teldec 74863-2. [11:18]
10:00 Midday with Lisa Flynn, including today’s new release, plus: Franz Joseph Haydn Trumpet Concerto in E-Flat, H VIIe:1 – Håkan Hardenberger, tr; St. Martin’s Academy/Neville Marriner. Philips 420203-2. [14:33] 11:00 Andrew York Pacific Coast Highway – Los Angeles Guitar Quartet. Delos DE-3163. [5:04] 12:00 Music in Chicago, plus: Paul Dukas The Sorcerer’s Apprentice – Cincinnati Sym/Jesús López-Cobos. Telarc CD-80515. [10:46] 1:00 Afternoons with Kerry Frumkin • Armstrong Gibbs A Spring Garland, Op. 84 – Guildhall Strings/Robert Salter. Hyperion CDA-67093. [11:20] Claude Debussy Préludes, Book 1: Le vent dans la plaine, Les sons et les parfums tournent dans l’air du soir, Ce qu’a vu le vent d’ouest; L’Isle joyeuse – Maurizio Pollini, p. DG 445187-2. [14:08] 2:00 Afternoon Masterwork: Robert Schumann Symphony No. 1 in B-Flat, Op. 38, Spring – Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique/ Sir John Eliot Gardiner. Archive 457591-2 (3). [30:02] 3:00 Fine Arts Calendar • Johann Sebastian Bach Violin Sonata No. 5 in f minor, BWV 1018 – Rachel Barton Pine, v; Jory Vinikour, hc. Cedille CDR-90000177. [18:40] Ashmore Four Seasons (Suite on English folksongs) – Richard Stoltzman, cl; Guildhall String Ensemble. RCA 60437-2. [21:26] We hope you can stay with us to hear tonight’s Los Angeles Philharmonic broadcast, featuring some more music appropriate for this day: Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring. 4:00 Late Afternoon Music with Candice Agree, including a newscast at 4:00 pm and The Unrush Hour between 5:00 pm and 6:00 pm 7:00 Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin: The life and music of Georges Enesco (1881-1955) 8:00 Evening Music with Maggie Clennon Reberg 9:00 The Los Angeles Philharmonic in Concert: Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor – Stravinsky: Funeral Song; Agon; The Rite of Spring. 11:00 Evening Music on WFMT
Friday 20 12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff 6:00 Mornings with Dennis Moore 9:00 Various Evening of Roses; The Gadfly: Nocturne – Sheku Kanneh-Mason, vc; City of Birmingham Sym Cellos. Decca 4832948. [8:03] Franz Joseph
Photo: Marco Borggreve
In the Spotlight
Evgeny Nikitin
Live from the Met: The Flying Dutchman
The Russian bass-baritone Evgeny Nikitin will take the title role in a new production at the Metropolitan Opera of Wagner’s romantic tale of The Flying Dutchman, a sailor doomed to cruise the world’s oceans forever. Met audiences have seen and heard Mr. Nikitin in several previous Wagnerian dramas, including Tristan und Isolde, Parsifal, and Götterdämmerung. Soprano Anja Kampe will make her company debut as Senta, and Valery Gergiev is the conductor. Wagner set his Dutchman score in an unspecified locale on the coast of Norway, and the time is also unspecified. The work is supposed to have been inspired by a voyage the composer took across the North Sea in continuous storms; stormy weather and threatening seas are often evoked by the music.
Saturday, March 14 12:00 pm
Haydn Symphony No. 8 in G, Le Soir: Finale, La Tempesta (Presto) – Philharmonia Hungarica/Antal Dorati. London 421627-2. [5:22] Ludwig van Beethoven Romance No. 1 in G, Op. 40 – Gil Shaham, v; Orpheus Chamber Orch. DG 449923-2. [6:13] 10:00 Midday with Lisa Flynn, including today’s new release, plus: Arcangelo Corelli Concerto grosso in D, Op. 6/7 – Freiburg Baroque Orchestra/Gottfried von der Goltz. Aparté AP-190. [9:06] 11:00 Mikhail Ippolitov-Ivanov Caucasian Sketches, Suite No. 1, Op. 10: 1st mvt, In the Mountain Pass – Utah Sym/Maurice Abravanel. Vanguard OVC-5010. [9:48] 12:00 Music in Chicago, plus: Franz Schubert Rosamunde incidental music, D. 797: Overture – Chamber Orch of Europe/Claudio Abbado. 2020
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DG 431655-2. [10:09] 1:00 Afternoons with Kerry Frumkin • George Frideric Handel Concerto Grosso in A, Op. 6, No. 11 – Boston Baroque/Martin Pearlman. Telarc CD-80688. [16:32] Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Violin Concerto No. 3 in G, K. 216 – Julia Fischer, v; Netherlands Chamber Orch/ Yakov Kreizberg. Pentatone PTC-5186453 (2). [23:37] 2:00 Afternoon Masterwork: Franz Liszt Années de pèlerinage: 1st Year, Switzerland – Alfred Brendel, p. Philips 446924-2 (5). [46:47] 3:00 Fine Arts Calendar • Isaac Albéniz Iberia, Book 4 – Cincinnati Sym/Jesús López-Cobos. Telarc CD-80470 (2). [19:41] Enrique Granados Danzas Españolas: Andaluza; Oriental – Milos Karadaglic, g. DG B0015579-02. [11:40] 4:00 Late Afternoon Music with Candice Agree, including a newscast at 4:00 pm and The Unrush Hour between 5:00 pm and 6:00 pm 7:00 Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin: The life and music of Georges Enesco (1881-1955) 8:00 Evening Music with Maggie Clennon Reberg 9:00 The New York Philharmonic This Week: Jaap van Zweden, conductor; Ying Fang, soprano; Matthias Goerne, baritone; New York Concert Chorale – Brahms: A German Requiem. 11:00 Best of Studs Terkel
Saturday 21 Johann Sebastian Bach 1685-1750 12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff 7:00 Weekend Mornings with Maggie Clennon Reberg, including Saturday Morning Listener’s Choice at 8:00 and Soundtrack at 9:00 10:00 Fine Arts Calendar • Today’s New Release 11:00 Introductions: Spotlighting the Chicago area’s young musicians 12:00 From the Metropolitan Opera: Rossini’s “La Cenerentola” – Tara Erraught (Angelina); Javier Camarena (Don Ramiro); Davide Luciano (Dandini); Maurizio Muraro (Don Magnifico); Christian Van Horn (Alidoro); Metropolitan Opera Cho & Orch/James Gaffigan. 4:00 Weekend Music on WFMT Johann Sebastian Bach Chromatic Fantasy and Fugue in d minor, BWV 903 – András Schiff, p. Philips 456925-2 (2). [11:19] Bach-Elgar Fantasia and Fugue in c (BWV 537), Op. 86 – London Phil/Leonard Slatkin. RCA 7862-2 (2). [11:09] 28
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4:30 Arias and Songs with Larry Johnson: American sopranos Helen Traubel, Jessye Norman, and Deborah Voigt in scenes from Wagner. 5:00 Evening Music on WFMT • Felix Mendelssohn Violin and Piano Concerto in d: III. Allegro – Solomiya Ivakhiv, v; Antonio Pompa-Baldi, p; Slovak National Sym/Theodore Kuchar. Brilliant Classics 95733. [10:09] Fanny Mendelssohn-Hensel The Year: March, April, May, June – Ulrich Urban, p. Koch 3-6719-2. [16:37] Bach Cantata No. 202, Weichet nur, betrübte Schatten (Wedding) – Heidi Grant Murphy, s; St. Luke’s Chamber Ensemble. Arabesque Z-6690. [22:03] 6:00 Zoltán Kodaly Háry János Suite, Op. 35a – Chicago Sym/Sir Georg Solti. London 443444-2. [22:58] Béla Bartók Romanian Folk Dances – Todd Levy, cl; Jeannie Yu, p. Avie AV-2367. [6:35] Traditional Introduction and Two Klezmer Dances – Leo Chelyapov, cl; Los Angeles Guitar Quartet. Sony 60274. [8:01] Richard Rodgers The King and I: Hello, Young Lovers; Carousel Waltz – Jenny Lin, p. Steinway 30011-A. [8:45] Bach Anna Magdalena Notebook: Bist du bei mir – Lorraine Hunt Lieberson, ms; Nicholas McGegan, hc; David Bowles, vc. Harmonia Mundi HMU-907471.72 (2). [2:53] 7:00 Fiesta! with Elbio Barilari: Latin-American Mix Tape 8:00 Folkstage hosted by Rich Warren: Kipyn Martin live from Levin Studio 9:00 The Midnight Special with Rich Warren
Sunday 22 12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff 6:00 With Heart and Voice: Celebrating Johann Sebastian Bach’s 335th birthday 7:00 Weekend Mornings with Maggie Clennon Reberg 10:00 Fine Arts Calendar • Today’s New Release 12:00 Weekend Music with Robbie Ellis • George Frideric Handel Music for the Royal Fireworks – Alison Balsom, tr; Balsom Ensemble. Warner 0190295370060. [13:53] Camille Saint-Saëns La princesse jaune Overture – London Phil/Geoffrey Simon. Cala CACD-1016. [6:35] Maurice Ravel Pavane for A Dead Princess – Julian Bream & John Williams, g’s. RCA 68161-2. [6:08] Maurice Ravel Matinée de Provence; Tout Est Lumière – Choeur & Orch de Paris-Sorbonne/ Jacques Grimbert. Marco Polo 8.223755. [7:30] Edvard Grieg
Lyric Suite, Op. 54 – Ulster Orch/Vernon Handley. Chandos CHAN-8723. [15:18] 1:00 Franz Joseph Haydn String Quartet in C, Op. 33, No. 3, The Bird – Alban Berg Quartet. EMI CDC5-57541-2. [17:59] Anonymous Rossignol; The Nightingale; In Midst of Woods/The Blackbird – Piffaro. Navona Records NV-5823. [6:42] Giuseppe Verdi I Vespri Siciliani: Winter and Spring fr Four Seasons Ballet – Bournemouth Sym/ José Serebrier. Naxos 8.572818-19 (2). [14:27] Katsutoshi Nagasawa Hoshun (Ode to Spring) – Susan Hoeppner, f; Rachel Gauk, g. Marquis Classics 147. [9:19] 2:00 Dmitri Shostakovich Ballet Suite No. 1 – Royal Scottish National Orch/Neeme Järvi. Chandos CHAN-7000/1 (2). [13:34] Alexander Scriabin Piano Sonata No. 5 in F-sharp, Op. 53 – Stephen Hough, p. Hyperion CDA-67895. [12:25] Igor Stravinsky The Firebird: Danse infernale, Berceuse, Finale – Vienna Phil/Christoph Eschenbach. Sony Classical 88985425932. [12:44] Frédéric Chopin Waltzes, Op. 64 – Maria Joao Pires, p. DG 4777483 (2). [8:44] Otto Klemperer Merry Waltz – Philharmonia/ Klemperer. EMI CDM7-63917-2. [7:29] Emil Darzins Valse mélancolique – Detroit Sym/ Neeme Järvi. Chandos CHAN9227. [5:12] Johann Sebastian Bach Orchestra Suite in G minor, BWV 1070 – Musica Antiqua Cologne/Reinhard Goebel. Archive 415671-2 (2). [17:34] Handel Organ Concerto in d, Op. 7, No. 4 – Academy of Ancient Music/Richard Egarr, o. Harmonia Mundi HMU807447.48 (2). [14:55] Handel Chaconne in F, HWV 485 – Richard Egarr, hc. Harmonia Mundi 807447.48 (2). [5:37] 4:00 Various Shenandoah; Beautiful Riaver (Shall We Gather at the River); Water Night – St. Charles Singers/Jeffrey Hunt. MSR Classics MS-1660. [10:17] Various Bachianas Brasileiras No.5: Aria-Cantilena; Manha de Carnaval fr Black Orpheus – Daniel Barenboim, p, Emmanuel Pahud, f, Alex Klein, ob, Larry Combs, cl; Kassinger db. Teldec 21482-2. [9:33] Various Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring; Sleepers Wake; La Catedral – Thibaut Garcia, g. Erato 0190295605261. [15:28] Claude Debussy Images, set 3: Ibéria: Par les rues et par les Chemins; Le matin d’un jour de fête – Los Angeles Phil/Esa-Pekka Salonen. Sony SK-62599. [11:28] 5:00 Evening Music on WFMT • Max Bruch Violin Concerto
No. 1 in g minor, Op. 26 – Ray Chen, v; London Phil/Robert Trevino. Decca 4833852. [25:40] Chen plays a Wieniawski concerto on our Chicago Symphony broadcast tonight at 8:00. Felix Mendelssohn Andante, Scherzo, Capriccio, Fugue, Op. 81 – Pacifica Quartet. Cedille CDR-90000082 (3). [21:11] Handel Fugue in g, HWV 264 – Richard Egarr, hc. Harmonia Mundi HMU-807447.48 (2). [4:08] 6:00 Anton Bruckner Symphony No. 4 in E-flat, Romantic: III. Scherzo – New York Phil/Kurt Masur. Teldec 93332-2. [10:33] Richard Strauss Four Last Songs – Deborah Voigt, s; New York Phil/Kurt Masur. Teldec 25990-2. [20:12] Johannes Brahms Clarinet Sonata No. 1 in f, Op. 120/1: 3rd mvt, Allegretto grazioso – Richard Stoltzman, cl; Richard Goode, p. RCA ARC1-4246. [4:46] Franz Schubert Vocal scene, Der Hirt auf dem Felsen (The Shepherd on the Rock), D. 965 – Barbara Bonney, s; Sharon Kam, cl; Geoffrey Parsons, p. Teldec 90873-2. [11:36] Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Symphony No. 41 in C, K. 551, Jupiter – Vienna Phil/ Leonard Bernstein. DG 4153052. [38:04] Leonard Bernstein West Side Story Suite – Eroica Trio. EMI CDC5-07351-2. [11:44] Bernstein Peter Pan: Dream With Me – Zuill Bailey, vc; Lara Downes, p. Steinway & Sons 30025. [3:01] 8:00 Chicago Symphony Orchestra Radio Broadcasts: John Storgards, conductor; Ray Chen, violin – Higdon: Blue Cathedral. Wieniawski: Violin Concerto No. 1 in f-sharp. Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4. 10:00 Collectors’ Corner with Henry Fogel: Music by Florent Schmitt (1870-1958)
Monday 23 12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff 6:00 Mornings with Dennis Moore 9:00 Pietro Locatelli Four-Violin Concerto in F, Op. 4/12 – La Serenissima/Adrian Chandler, v. Avie AV-2154. [11:18] Edward Elgar Introduction and Allegro, Op. 47 – Solo quartet, London Sym Strings/Sir Colin Davis. LSO Live LSO-0109. [14:48] 10:00 Midday with Lisa Flynn, including today’s new release, plus: Claude Debussy Prelude to The Afternoon of A Faun – Los Angeles Phil/Esa-Pekka Salonen. Sony SK-62599. [10:09] 11:00 Hamish MacCunn Highland Memories, Op. 30 – Royal Ballet Sinfonia/John Wilson. ASV CDWHL-2123. [9:49]
Mozart The Magic Flute Overture – Bavarian Radio Sym/Bernard Haitink. EMI CDC7-47008-2. [7:25] 1:00 Afternoons with Kerry Frumkin • Alan Hovhaness Symphony No. 2, Op. 132, Mysterious Mountain – London Sym/John Williams. Sony SK-62729. [16:36] Williams Memoirs of A Geisha film music: Excerpts – Itzkah Perlman, Yo-Yo Ma, Orch/John Williams. Sony 74708. [15:00] 2:00 Afternoon Masterwork: Ludwig van Beethoven Piano Sonata No. 32 in c minor, Op. 111 – Simone Dinnerstein, p. Telarc CD-80715. [28:08] 3:00 Fine Arts Calendar • Georg Philipp Telemann Orchestra Suite in E minor – Indianapolis Baroque Orch/Barthold Kuijken. Naxos 8.573867. [18:35] John Rutter Suite Antique – Andrew Nicholson, f; John Birch, hc; Royal Phil Strings/Rutter. London B0001821-02. [17:45] 4:00 Late Afternoon Music with Candice Agree, including a newscast at 4:00 pm and The Unrush Hour between 5:00 pm and 6:00 pm 7:00 Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin – Six extraordinary composers born between 1809 and 1813: Mendelssohn, Chopin, Schumann, Liszt, Wagner, and Verdi. 8:00 Evening Music with Maggie Clennon Reberg 10:00 Chamberr Music Society of Lincoln Center – Bottesini: Gran Duo Concertante. Vivaldi: Bassoon Concerto in a, R. 497. Debussy: Premiere Rapsodie. Liszt: Grand Duo Concertant. 11:00 Evening Music on WFMT
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12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff 6:00 Mornings with Dennis Moore 9:00 Leonard Bernstein Candide Overture – New York Phil/ Bernstein. Sony SMK-63085. [4:09] Gioachino Rossini William Tell Overture – Accademia di Santa Cecilia Orch/Myung-Whun Chung. DG 471566-2. [11:10] 10:00 Midday with Lisa Flynn, including today’s new release, plus: Ludwig van Beethoven Egmont Overture – Royal Concertgebouw Orch/ Bernard Haitink. Philips 442073-2 (5). [8:54] 11:00 Ferde Grofé Grand Canyon Suite: On the Trail – Pittsburgh Sym/Lorin Maazel. Sony SK-52491. [8:29] 12:00 Music in Chicago 12:15 Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concerts: Baritone Christopher Kenney, with piano, live from the Cultural Center 1:00 Afternoons with Kerry
12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff 6:00 Mornings with Dennis Moore 9:00 Charles Villiers Stanford Festal Communion Service, Op. 128: Gloria in Excelsis – Westminster Abbey Choir/James O’Donnell. Hyperion CDA-68259. [5:32] Henry Purcell The Indian Queen: Instrumental suite – Tafelmusik/Jeanne Lamon. Sony SK-66169. [12:45] 10:00 Midday with Lisa Flynn, including today’s new release, plus: César Franck Symphonic Variations – Jorge Bolet, p; Royal Concertgebouw Orch/Riccardo Chailly. London 421714-2. [17:06] 11:00 Joaquín Rodrigo Sones en la Giralda (Fantasia Sevillana) – Isabelle Moretti, h; Seville Royal Sym/Edmon Colomer. Valois V-4815. [8:07] 12:00 Music in Chicago, plus: Wolfgang Amadeus
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Frumkin • Johann Sebastian Bach Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D Major, BWV 1050 – Academy of Ancient Music/ Richard Egarr, hc. Harmonia Mundi HMU-807461.62 (2). [21:15] Pablo de Sarasate Carmen Fantasy, Op. 25 – Gil Shaham, v; Berlin Phil/Claudio Abbado. DG 457583-2. [11:07] 2:00 Afternoon Masterwork: Gustav Holst The Planets – BBC Phil/Sir Andrew Davis; Manchester Chamber Choir women’s voices. Chandos CHSA-5086. [49:40] 3:00 Fine Arts Calendar • Beethoven Two Piano Sonatas, Op. 49 – András Schiff, p. ECM 1943. [25:26] Franz Schubert Violin Sonatina No. 1 in D, D. 384 – Joseph Swensen, v; Jeffrey Kahane, p. RCA 7962-2. [12:38] There’s more Schubert chamber music on our Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival broadcast tonight at 9:00, plus works by Brahms and Henri Dutilleux. 4:00 Late Afternoon Music with Candice Agree, including a newscast at 4:00 pm and The Unrush Hour between 5:00 pm and 6:00 pm 7:00 Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin – Six extraordinary composers born between 1809 and 1813: Mendelssohn, Chopin, Schumann, Liszt, Wagner, and Verdi. 8:00 Evening Music with Maggie Clennon Reberg 9:00 Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival – Dutilleux: Les Citations for oboe, harpsichord, bass, and percussion. Brahms: Seven Waltzes for piano four hands fr Op. 39. Schubert: Fantasy in C for violin and piano. The final broadcast in this series. 10:00 Baroque&Before with Candice Agree 11:00 Evening Music on WFMT
performance, LA Philharmonic commission). Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 1 in B-Flat, K. 207; Symphony No. 41 in C, K. 551, Jupiter. The final broadcast in this series. 11:00 Evening Music on WFMT
Because of our spring WFMT Fine Arts Circle membership drive, detailed daily listings are suspended for the next two weeks, except for weekends.
Live from the Met: La Cenerentola (Cinderella)
Thursday 26 12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff 6:00 Mornings with Dennis Moore 6:30 WFMT membership drive programming 7:00 Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin – Six extraordinary composers born between 1809 and 1813: Mendelssohn, Chopin, Schumann, Liszt, Wagner, and Verdi. 8:00 Evening Music on WFMT 9:00 The Los Angeles Philharmonic in Concert: Gustavo Dudamel, conductor; Michael Barenboim, violin – Adès: Inferno (world-premiere
Friday 27 12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff 6:00 Mornings with Dennis Moore 6:30 WFMT membership drive programming 7:00 Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin – Six extraordinary composers born between 1809 and 1813: Mendelssohn, Chopin, Schumann, Liszt, Wagner, and Verdi. 8:00 Evening Music on WFMT 9:00 The New York Philharmonic This Week: Music of Our Time – Lei Liang: Verge (/ Magnus Lindberg). Marc-André
In the Spotlight Photo: Gemma Escribano
12:00 Impromptu: Live from Levin Studio – We welcome a return visit from the distinguished Lithuanian pianist Muza Rubackyte; Kerry Frumkin hosts. 1:00 Afternoons with Kerry Frumkin • Franz Joseph Haydn Symphony No. 96 in D, Miracle – Chamber Orch of Europe/Claudio Abbado. DG 4778117 (4). [22:00] Johann Sebastian Bach Two-Clavier Concerto No. 1 in c, BWV 1060 – András Schiff & Peter Serkin, p’s; Camerata Bern/Thomas Füri. London 4782363 (4). [15:28] 2:00 Afternoon Masterwork: Camille Saint-Saëns Violin Sonata No. 1 in d, Op. 75 – Joshua Bell, v; Jeremy Denk, p. Sony 82026-2. [22:29] 3:00 Fine Arts Calendar • Charles Tomlinson Griffes The Pleasure Dome of Kubla Khan, Op. 8 – Buffalo Phil/ JoAnn Falletta. Naxos 8.559164. [12:29] Edward MacDowell Hamlet and Ophelia, Op. 22 – Ulster Orch/ Takuo Yuasa. Naxos 8.559075. [13:21] Bedrich Smetana Macbeth and the Witches, Op. posth. – Radoslav Kvapil, p. Unicorn DKPCD-9152. [10:53] 4:00 Late Afternoon Music with Candice Agree, including a newscast at 4:00 pm and The Unrush Hour between 5:00 pm and 6:00 pm 7:00 Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin – Six extraordinary composers born between 1809 and 1813: Mendelssohn, Chopin, Schumann, Liszt, Wagner, and Verdi. 8:00 Live from WFMT 10:00 Evening Music with Maggie Clennon Reberg
Javier Camarena
Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868) is justly famous as an operatic comedian, having created one of the most enduring of all comic operas, The Barber of Seville. Less familiar, but with no less delightful music, is La Cenerentola (Cinderella), wherein Angelina (Tara Erraught) goes from being a household drudge to marrying a prince, with help getting to the prince’s ball from one Alidoro (Christian Van Horn), a philosopher who’s also a friend and mentor to Prince Don Ramiro of Salerno (Javier Camarena), and some assists from the prince’s valet, Dandini (Davide Luciano). James Gaffigan is the conductor.
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Piotr Beczala
Live from the Met: Werther
Jules Massenet’s opera Werther is based on a novel by Goethe, The Sorrows of Young Werther, the sad account of a poet whose love for a married woman leads him into deep melancholy and, at last, fatal despair. It’s easy to see how such a story could become the basis for operatic treatment; the composer unveiled it at the Vienna Court Opera in 1892. At the Metropolitan Opera, tenor Piotr Beczala takes the title role and mezzosoprano Joyce DiDonato sings the role of Charlotte. Her husband, Albert, is portrayed by Etienne Dupuis, and Met music director Yannick NézetSéguin is the conductor. Highlights of Massenet’s highly melodic score are Werther’s principal aria, “Pourquoi me réveiller” (Why should I awake) and Charlotte’s letter scene, wherein she expresses her guilt and frustration over being unable to discard her would-be lover’s letters.
Saturday, March 28 12:00 pm
Dalbavie: Melodia (/Lindberg). Sean Shepherd: These Particular Circumstances (/ Alan Gilbert). Nico Muhly: Detailed Instructions (/Gilbert). Matthias Pintscher: Songs from Solomon’s Garden, NY Philharmonic co-commission (Thomas Hampson, br/Gilbert). 11:00 Best of Studs Terkel
Saturday 28 12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff 6:00 WFMT membership drive programming 12:00 Live from the Met: Massenet’s “Werther” – Piotr Beczala (Werther); Joyce DiDonato (Charlotte); Etienne Dupuis (Albert); Erin Morley (Sophie); Metropolitan Opera Cho & Orch/Yannick Nézet-Séguin. 30
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3:15 Weekend Music on WFMT Sergei Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 3 in d, Op. 30 – Daniil Trifonov, p; Philadelphia Orch/Yannick Nézet-Séguin. DG 4836617. [43:10] Peter Tchaikovsky String Quartet No. 1 in D, Op. 11: II. Andante cantabile – Yo-Yo Ma, vc; Pittsburgh Sym/ Lorin Maazel. Sony SK-48382. [8:18] Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Violin Sonata No. 17 in C, K. 296 – Isaac Stern, v; Yefim Bronfman, p. Sony SK-53972. [15:34] 4:30 Arias and Songs with Larry Johnson: Sutherland in Song 5:00 Evening Music on WFMT • Francis Poulenc Piano and Wind Sextet – Music@Menlo Ensemble. Music@Menlo Live 2018 Creative Capitals, Volume 2. [17:32] Germaine Tailleferre Harp Concertino – Nicanor Zabaleta, h; ORTF Orch/Jean Martinon. DG 2543806. [16:36] Amy Beach Les Rêves de Colombine (Suite Française), Op. 65 – Virginia Eskin, p. Northeastern NR-223. [15:31] Various Córdoba (Nocturne); Intermezzo fr Goyescas; Spanish Dance No. 1 fr La Vida Breve – Julian Bream & John Williams, g’s. RCA 61450-2. [14:42] Jules Massenet Manon: Duet, Toi! Vous!...N’est-ce plus ma main – Anna Netrebko, s; Rolando Villazón, t; Dresden Staatskapelle/Nicola Luisotti. DG B0008845-02. [8:05] Various Let It Be; Hallelujah – Anderson & Roe Piano Duo. SWR Music 19058-CD, plus WFMT Levin Studio recording. [17:46] Claude Debussy Rêverie; Clair de lune – Julian Bream & John Williams, g’s. RCA 68161-2. [9:42] 7:00 Fiesta! with Elbio Barilari: The Sounds of Spring 8:00 The Midnight Special with Rich Warren: Rich’s twice-yearly special edition for the membership drive.
Sunday 29 12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff 6:00 With Heart and Voice: Lent 5, Out of the Deep 7:00 Weekend Mornings with Maggie Clennon Reberg 10:00 Fine Arts Calendar • Today’s New Release 12:00 Weekend Music with Robbie Ellis • George Frideric Handel Water Music Suite No. 1 in F – English Concert/ Trevor Pinnock. DG B000582802 (2). [14:48] Various Préludes, Book 2, Ondine; Estampes, Jardins sous la pluie; Four Roman Sketches, The Fountain of the Acqua Paola – Carol Rosenberger, p. Delos D/CD3006. [10:30] Florence Price
Dances in the Canebrakes – Chicago Sinfonietta/ Mei-Ann Chen. Cedille CDR-90000185. [9:28] Arturo Márquez Danzón No. 2 – Phil Orch of the Americas/ Alondra de la Parra. Sony 88697755552. [9:26] Break 1:00 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Don Giovanni, K. 527: Overture, Notte e giorno, Madamina, Giovinette, Là ci darem la mano, Dalla sua pace, Finch’han dal vino – Netherlands Wind Ensemble. Pentatone PTC-5186190. [18:50] Mozart Piano Concerto No. 21 in C, K. 467: II. Andante – Alicia de Larrocha, p; English Chamber Orch/Sir Colin Davis. RCA 60825-2. [7:34] Erich Wolfgang Korngold The Sea Hawk film music – London Sym/André Previn. DG 471347-2. [17:17] Korngold Die tote Stadt, Op. 12: Marietta’s Lied – Nicola Benedetti, v; Bournemouth Sym/Kirill Karabits. London B0017609-02. [5:31] Giuseppe Verdi Don Carlo: Ballet music (Il ballo della regina) – Monte Carlo National Opera Orch/Antonio de Almeida. Philips 422846-2 (2). [16:06] Henry Purcell The Fairy Queen Suite – New York Kammermusiker/Ilona Pederson. Dorian DOR-90189. [13:30] Ludwig van Beethoven Variations in D on the Turkish March, Op. 76 – Emil Gilels, p. EMI CDFB5-69509-2 (2). [7:08] Beethoven The Creatures of Prometheus, Op. 43: Adagio, Pastorale, AllegrettoFinale – Orpheus Chamber Orch. DG 419608-2. [12:41] 3:00 Johannes Brahms Piano Quartet No. 1 in g minor, Op. 25: Finale, Rondo alla Zingarese – Isaac Stern, v; Jaime Laredo, vi; Yo-Yo Ma, vc; Emanuel Ax, p. Sony SM3K-64520 (3). [8:02] Johann Strauss II The Gypsy Baron Overture – Vienna Phil/Christian Thielemann. Sony 19075902892. [8:03] Odessa Balalaikas Down the Long Road; Gypsy Fantasy – Nonesuch 79034-2. [6:38] Franz Joseph Haydn Symphony No. 70 in D – City of Birmingham Sym/Sir Simon Rattle. EMI CDC7-54297-2. [16:48] Ernest John Moeran Symphonic Impression, In the Mountain Country – Ulster Orch/JoAnn Falletta. Naxos 8.573106. [6:24] 4:00 Jean Sibelius Piano Sonatine in f-sharp minor, Op. 67, No. 1 – Leif Ove Andsnes, p. Sony 08502. [6:47] Maurice Ravel Sonatine en Trio – Aureole. Koch 3-7102-2. [12:32] Break Jean Sibelius The Tempest incidental music: Suite No. 2 – Kansas City Sym/Michael Stern. Reference RR-115. [14:29]
Hector Berlioz Les Troyens: Royal Hunt and Storm Music; Trojan March – BBC Sym & Cho/Sir Andrew Davis. Chandos CHSA-5169 (2). [15:12] 5:00 Evening Music on WFMT • Francis Poulenc Two-Piano Concerto in d – Katia, Marielle Labèque, p’s; Boston Sym/ Seiji Ozawa. Philips 426284-2. [20:12] Poulenc’s Gloria and Gounod’s St. Cecilia Mass will be performed on our Chicago Symphony broadcast tonight at 8:00. Mozart Sinfonia Concertante in E-Flat, K. 364 – Anne-Sophie Mutter, v; Bruno Giuranna, vi; ASMIF/Sir Neville Marriner. EMI CDC7-54302-2. [30:59] Mozart Adagio in C, K. 356 – Dennis James, glass harmonica. Sony 89047. [3:40] 6:00 Ralph Vaughan Williams In the Fen Country – London Phil/ Bernard Haitink. EMI CDC556762-2. [13:57] Vaughan Williams Song cycle, On Wenlock Edge – Mark Padmore, t; Schubert Ensemble. Chandos CHAN-10465. [21:51] William Schuman New England Triptych – Eastman-Rochester Orch/Howard Hanson. Mercury 432755-2. [15:47] 7:00 Frédéric Chopin Nocturnes, Op. 9 – Yundi Li, p. EMI 08391-2 (2). [16:20] Ludwig van Beethoven String Quartet No. 12 in E-Flat, Op. 127 – Takács Quartet. London 470849-2 (3). [35:10] 8:00 Chicago Symphony Orchestra Radio Broadcasts: Alain Altinoglu, conductor; vocal soloists and CSO Chorus – Prokofiev: Suite fr The Love for Three Oranges. Poulenc: Gloria. Gounod: St. Cecilia Mass. 10:00 Collectors’ Corner with Henry Fogel: Rare recordings conducted by Zdenek Chalabala
Monday 30 12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff 6:00 Mornings with Dennis Moore 6:30 WFMT membership drive programming 7:00 Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin: Outward Bound 8:00 To be announced 10:00 Evening Music on WFMT
Tuesday 31 12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff 6:00 Mornings with Dennis Moore 6:30 WFMT membership drive programming 7:00 Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin: Outward Bound 8:00 Evening Music on WFMT 10:00 Chamberr Music Society of Lincoln Center – Strauss: Piano Quartet in c, Op. 13; String Sextet fr Capriccio. 11:00 Evening Music on WFMT
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ComEd • Chicago Tonight • Programming celebrating diverse voices
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Abe and Ida Cooper Foundation • Chicago Tonight • Frontline City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs & Special Events • Arts programming Howard and Ursula Dubin Foundation • BBC World News • Chicago Tonight The Joseph & Bessie Feinberg Foundation • Chicago by ‘L’ Julius N. Frankel Foundation • Chicago Tonight Joel M. Friedman, President, Alvin H. Baum Family Fund • Science segments on Chicago Tonight Friendship Village • Check, Please! Lloyd A. Fry Foundation • Chicago Tonight GE Monogram • WTTW Healthy Tips The Gecht Family – Robert, Rachel, Amanda, and Maddy • WTTW News
William F. O’Connor Foundation • Chicago Tonight
Thank You Gary and Mary Walther • British programming
Negaunee Foundation • Introductions
Sue and Bob Wieseneck • Cooking programming
Poetry Foundation • Spoken Word programming Steve and Delores Sarovich Foundation • Introductions
Aldi • Nature Cat • WTTW Kids Big Idea Tour BMO Wealth Management • WTTW Kids Big Idea Tour The Duchossois Family Foundation • Children’s programming Grove Dental Associates • Children’s programming Kiphart Family Foundation • Children’s programming Russell and Josephine Kott Memorial Charitable Trust, a partner of the Oak Park-River Forest Community Foundation • Children’s programming
Joyce Saxon • Fiesta Earl and Brenda Shapiro Foundation • Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin Toni Patisserie • Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concerts Laura and Bob Watson, in memory of Charles Benton • Studs Terkel Radio Archive Wintrust • Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin Helen Zell • Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin
Learning Resources • WTTW Kids Big Idea Tour Edmond and Alice Opler Foundation • Children’s programming Physicians Immediate Care • WTTW Kids Big Idea Tour Philip F. Schoch Charitable Trust • Children’s programming Dr. Scholl Foundation • Children’s programming Segal Family Foundation • Children’s programming – Arthur Wisconsin Dells Visitor & Convention Bureau • WTTW Kids Big Idea Tour
Peoples Gas • Chicago by ‘L’ Polk Bros. Foundation • Chicago Tonight
AARP • Weather reports
Emma Rodriguez-Ayala and Eric Chitwood • Sesame Street: 50 Years and Still Sunny
Admiral at the Lake • Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concerts
Joan and Paul Rubschlager • Chicago by ‘L’
Mr. and Mrs. William G. Brown • Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin
Steve & Delores Sarovich Foundation • Jay’s Chicago Richard and Cynthia Schilsky • WTTW News Senior Lifestyle/The Breakers at Edgewater Beach • Antiques Roadshow David Snyder and Peggy Salamon • Frontline Visit Bloomington, Indiana • Think Wednesday programming Patty and Dan Walsh • Chicago by ‘L’ Joyce and Matt Walsh • Chicago by ‘L’
Paul M. Angell Family Foundation • Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin
Elizabeth F. Cheney Foundation • Impromptu • Live from WFMT Friends of Oliver Dragon • I nternational programs and remote broadcasts Eugene Jarvis and Sasha Gerritson • Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin Kiphart Family Foundation • Introductions The Becca Kopf Memorial Education Fund • Studs Terkel Radio Archive Montgomery Place • Introductions
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