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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.
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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 AM CDT
(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.

Monday, December 2, 2013, 10:00 AM CST.
Handel's Trio Sonata in b, Op 2/1; Love in Bath: Divertissement.  Broadcast during the 10:00-11:00 "Midday with Lisa Flynn" program on WFMT Radio.

Monday, December 2, 2013, 3:00 PM CST.
Bach's Cantata #208, Was mir behagt, ist nur die muntre Jagd!: Sheep May Safely Graze; Three-Violin Concerto in D, BWV 1064.  Broadcast during the 3:00-4:00 time period on WFMT Radio.

Monday, December 2, 2013, 8:00 PM CST.
Live from WFMT: Julia Bentley, mezzo-soprano; Anne Bach, oboe & English horn; Brandi Berry, violin; Craig Trompeter, viola da gamba; Jason Moy, David Schrader, harpsichords; Kuang-Hao Huang, piano; will perform a live concert of music by Telemann, A. Scarlatti, Bach, and others.  Broadcast live during the 8:00-10:00 time period on WFMT Radio.

Wednesday, December 4, 2013, 9:00 AM CST.
Vivaldi's The Four Seasons, Op 8/1-4: L'Inverno (Winter).  Boismortier's Cantata, L'Hyver.  Broadcast during the 9:00-10:00 time period on WFMT Radio.

Wednesday, December 4, 2013, 3:00 PM CST.
Byrd's Lullaby, My Sweet Little Baby.  Broadcast during the 3:00-4:00 time period on WFMT Radio.

Thursday, December 5, 2013, 3:00 PM CST.
Bull's In Nomine IX.  Purcell's In Nomine in 7 parts.  Broadcast during the 3:00-4:00 time period on WFMT Radio.

Thursday, December 5, 2013, 8:00 PM CST.
Bach's Cantata #51, Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen.  Handel's Sampson: Let the Bright Seraphim.  Broadcast during the 8:00-10:00 time period on WFMT Radio.

Friday, December 6, 2013, 2:00 PM CST.
Handel's Oboe Sonata in Bb, Op 1/8.  Broadcast during the 2:00-3:00 time period on WFMT Radio.

Monday, December 9, 2013, 10:00 AM CST.
Bach's Violin Concerto #2 in E, BWV 1042.  Broadcast during the 10:00-11:00 "Midday with Lisa Flynn" program on WFMT Radio.

Tuesday, December 10, 2013, 10:00 AM CST.
Bach's Passacaglia and Fugue in c, BWV 582.  Broadcast during the 10:00-11:00 "Midday with Lisa Flynn" program on WFMT Radio.

Tuesday, December 10, 2013, 11:00 PM CST.
Anonymous: The Bear's Dance.  Broadcast during the 11:00-12:00 time period on WFMT Radio.

Thursday, December 12, 2013, 12:00 noon CST.
Handel's Trio Sonata in F, Op 2/4; Messiah: Choruses: Worthy is the Lamb; Amen.  Broadcast during the 12:00-1:00 time period on WFMT Radio.

Thursday, December 12, 2013, 3:00 PM CST.
Bach's Flute Sonata in e, BWV 1034; Violin Sonata #2 in A, BWV 1015.  Broadcast during the 3:00-4:00 time period on WFMT Radio.

Friday, December 13, 2013, 3:00 PM CST.
Praetorius' carol, Es ist ein Ros' entsprungen; Terpsichore Suite.  Broadcast during the 3:00-4:00 time period on WFMT Radio.

Friday, December 13, 2013, 8:00 PM CST.
Music in Chicago: Music of the Baroque performs a recorded Baroque Holiday Brass & Choral Concert.  Broadcast during the 8:00-10:00 time period on WFMT Radio.

Sunday, December 15, 2013, 12:00 noon CST.
Bach's Magnificat in Eb, BWV 243a, with four interpolated Christmas chorales.  Handel's Harp Concerto in F, Op 4/5.  Broadcast during the 12:00-1:00 time period on WFMT Radio.

Tuesday, December 17, 2013, 9:00 AM CST.
Vivaldi's Flute Concerto in g, R 439.  Broadcast during the 9:00-10:00 time period on WFMT Radio.

Tuesday, December 17, 2013, 11:00 PM CST.
Locatelli's Concerto grosso in f, Op 1/8.  Anonymous: Trotto; Sia Laudato San Francesco).  Broadcast during the 11:00-12:00 time period on WFMT Radio.

Tuesday, December 17, 2013, 12:00 noon CST.
Bach's Orchestra Suite #3 in D, BWV 1068.  Broadcast during the 12:00-1:00 time period on WFMT Radio.

Tuesday, December 17, 2013, 1:00 PM CST.
Charpentier's Noëls pour les Instruments.  Broadcast during the 1:00-2:00 time period on WFMT Radio.

Tuesday, December 17, 2013, 11:00 PM CST.
Bach's Two-Violin Concerto in d, BWV 1043.  Broadcast during the 11:00-12:00 time period on WFMT Radio.

Wednesday, December 18, 2013, 11:00 AM CST.
Handel's Organ Concerto #6 in Bb, Op 4/6.  Broadcast during the 11:00-12:00 time period on WFMT Radio.

Thursday, December 19, 2013, 3:00 PM CST.
Bach's Christmas Oratorio: Sinfonia; Christmas Oratorio, part 1.  Broadcast during the 3:00-4:00 time period on WFMT Radio.

Friday, December 20, 2013, 11:00 AM CST.
Anonymous: Nowel: Owt of your slepe aryse.  Broadcast during the 11:00-12:00 time period on WFMT Radio.

Sunday, December 22, 2013, 5:00 PM CST.
Handel's Messiah: Christmas section and Hallelujah.  Broadcast during the 5:00-6:00 time period on WFMT Radio.

Sunday, December 22, 2013, 11:00 PM CST.
Manfredini's Concerto grosso in C, Op 3/12.  Broadcast during the 11:00-12:00 time period on WFMT Radio.

Monday, December 23, 2013, 10:00 AM CST.
Holborne's Elizabethan Dance Suite.  Broadcast during the 10:00-11:00 "Midday with Lisa Flynn" program on WFMT Radio.

Monday, December 23, 2013, 11:00 PM CST.
Bach's Christmas Oratorio: Pastoral Sinfonia.  Broadcast during the 11:00-12:00 time period on WFMT Radio.

Monday, December 23, 2013, 7:00 PM CST.
Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin: Bach's Christmas Oratorio.  Broadcast during the 7:00-8:00 time period on WFMT Radio.

Monday, December 23, 2013, 11:00 PM CST.
JC Bach's Clavier Concerto in A.  JS Bach's Orchestra Suite.  Broadcast during the 11:00-12:00 time period on WFMT Radio.

Tuesday, December 24, 2013, 10:30 AM CST.
Bach's Brandenburg Concerto #5 in D.  Broadcast during the 10:30-11:00 time period on WFMT Radio.

Tuesday, December 24, 2013, 11:00 PM CST.
Corelli's Concerto grosso in g, Op 6/8.  Broadcast during the 11:00-12:00 time period on WFMT Radio.

Tuesday, December 24, 2013, 7:00 PM CST.
Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin: Bach's Christmas Oratorio.  Broadcast during the 7:00-8:00 time period on WFMT Radio.

Wednesday, December 25, 2013, 2:00 PM CST.
Bach's Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248.  Sweelinck's motet, Hodie Christus natus est.  Broadcast during the 2:00-3:00 time period on WFMT Radio.

Wednesday, December 25, 2013, 7:00 PM CST.
Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin: Bach's Christmas Oratorio.  Broadcast during the 7:00-8:00 time period on WFMT Radio.

Wednesday, December 25, 2013, 11:00 PM CST.
Anonymous' Christmas Day Mass, Note Dame School: Introit, Puer Natus Est.  Broadcast during the 11:00-12:00 time period on WFMT Radio.

Thursday, December 26, 2013, 7:00 PM CST.
Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin: Bach's Christmas Oratorio.  Broadcast during the 7:00-8:00 time period on WFMT Radio.

Friday, December 27, 2013, 9:00 AM CST.
Handel's Messiah: Aria, If God Be For Us.  Broadcast during the 9:00-10:00 time period on WFMT Radio.

Friday, December 27, 2013, 7:00 PM CST.
Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin: Bach's Christmas Oratorio.  Broadcast during the 7:00-8:00 time period on WFMT Radio.

Saturday, December 28, 2013, 3:00 PM CST.
Vivaldi's Violin Concerto in D, R 232.  Broadcast during the 3:00-4:00 time period on WFMT Radio.

Sunday, December 29, 2013, 12:00 noon CST.
Bach's Anna Magdalena Notebook: Seven Excerpts; Clavier Concerto #2 in E, BWV 1053.  Broadcast during the 12:00-1:00 time period on WFMT Radio.

Monday, December 30, 2013, 11:00 PM CST.
WF Bach's Sinfonia for Strings in F, F 67.  JL Bach's Concerto in d for 2 Violins.  JS Bach's Cantata #212, Mer hahn ein neue Oberkeet (Peasant Cantata).  Broadcast during the 11:00-12:00 time period on WFMT Radio.

Tuesday, December 31, 2013, 10:00 AM CST.
Telemann's Tafelmusik, Bk 3: Two-Horn Concerto in Eb.  Broadcast during the 10:00-11:00 "Midday with Lisa Flynn" program on WFMT Radio.