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Except for special events, we only list radio broadcasts one month in advance. For many of these broadcasts, WFMT Radio is local to Chicago (98.7 FM in the Chicago area) but is also available on cable and over the Internet worldwide. Note that WFMT will often broadcast early music in the 12:00 midnight-6:00 AM "Through the Night with Peter van de Graaff" program, also the 6:00 AM-9:00 AM "Mornings with Carl Grapentine" program.
Except for special events, we only list radio broadcasts one month in advance. For many of these broadcasts, WFMT Radio is local to Chicago (98.7 FM in the Chicago area) but is also available on cable and over the Internet worldwide. Note that WFMT will often broadcast early music in the 12:00 midnight-6:00 AM "Through the Night with Peter van de Graaff" program, also the 6:00 AM-9:00 AM "Mornings with Carl Grapentine" program.
Baroque & Before
Wednesdays, 10:00-11:00 PM CST
(This is Chicago time; check the program website for broadcasts elsewhere, including possible Internet broadcasts. The broadcast may also occasionally be delayed somewhat later than 10:00, depending on the early evening's schedule.)
Baroque&Before explores works written before 1750, featuring live concert recordings from some of the world's most prestigious early music festivals, as well as commercially released recordings from WFMT's vast collection in the Richard and Mary L. Gray Music Library. From Russia to the Americas, from Northern Europe to the Mediterranean and Middle East, producer and host Candice Agree presents internationally known artists on the early music scene, crafting a delightful mix of musicianship, music, and history.
Harmonia
Thursdays, 9:00-10:00 PM EST.
(9:00-10:00 CST for Chicago and vicinity, while Daylight Savings Time is in effect; 8:00-9:00 CST during the rest of the year), live Early Music on Public Radio (WFIU-Public Radio from Indiana University), a weekly 59-minute radio program produced in conjunction with Indiana University's world-renowned Early Music Institute. Be sure, also, to listen to the Harmonia Archived Programs. Download the RealOne Player from RealNetworks and listen to Harmonia on the Internet!
Here of a Sunday Morning
Sundays, 9:00-11:00 AM EST.
(8:00-10:00 AM CST for Chicago and vicinity; same local times while Daylight Savings Time is in effect), live broadcast (WBAI, 99.5 FM, Pacifica Radio in New York, and since the early 1970s) of primarily early music, usually, but not exclusively in historically informed performances, with talk about the people who created it, and the conditions under which they made it. Every month or two, there is a "New Releases" program, which presents new and interesting recordings, but otherwise the program explores the history of music in a reasonably systematic way. To listen on-line, visit this site.
Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin
weekdays, 7:00-8:00 PM CST
(This is Chicago time; check the program website for broadcasts elsewhere, including possible Internet broadcasts.) A production of the WFMT Radio Network, Exploring Music is an exciting daily radio program that delves into a wide assortment of topics in classical music, occasionally also early music. Broadcast to the Chicago area by WFMT Radio.
WFMT plays early music now and then scattered about its 24/7 programming schedule. Visit the WFMT website for details. Here are some of this month's highlights:
Wednesday, December 5, 2018, 10:00 PM CST.
Baroque & Before with Candice Agree.
Broadcast during the 10:00-11:00 time period on WFMT Radio.
Wednesday, December 12, 2018, 10:00 PM CST.
Baroque & Before with Candice Agree.
Broadcast during the 10:00-11:00 time period on WFMT Radio.
Wednesday, December 19, 2018, 10:00 PM CST.
Baroque & Before with Candice Agree.
Broadcast during the 10:00-11:00 time period on WFMT Radio.
Monday December 24 thru Friday December 28, 2018.
Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin explores Bach's Christmas Oratorio.
Broadcast during the 7:00-8:00 PM time period throughout the week on WFMT Radio.
Wednesday, December 26, 2018, 10:00 PM CST.
Baroque & Before with Candice Agree.
Broadcast during the 10:00-11:00 time period on WFMT Radio.
