In general, 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 in many parts of the nation.  Note that WFMT will often broadcast early music in the 12:00 midnight-6:00 AM "LaSalle by Night with Peter van de Graaff" program, also the 6:00 AM-10:00 AM "Mornings with Carl and Lisa" program.)
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Broadcasts

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 www.2600.com/offthehook/hot2.ram.

Millennium of Music


Wednesdays, 9:00-10:00 PM CDT
(This is Chicago time; check the program website for broadcasts elsewhere, including possible Internet broadcasts.  The broadcast may also be delayed somewhat later than 9:00, depending on the early evening's schedule.)  Millennium of Music is an exploration into the sources and mainstreams of European music for the thousand years before the birth of Bach.  Millennium of Music has been presenting the vast scope of great music leading up to early baroque for over 18 years.  It features the evolution of sacred music, east and west, live performances by the best ensembles in the field of early music, and the ever growing number of releases in the field.  Broadcast to the Chicago area by WFMT Radio.

Saint Paul Sunday


Sundays, 7:00-8:00 AM CST
(This is Chicago time; check the program website for broadcasts elsewhere, including possible Internet broadcasts.)  A production of Minnesota Public Radio, Saint Paul Sunday is a weekly program of performance by, and conversation with, some of the world's best classical artists, oftentimes early musicians.  Broadcast to the Chicago area by WFMT Radio.

Thursday, May 1, 2008, 10:00 AM CDT.
Bach's Brandenburg Concerto #4 in G, BWV 1049.  Broadcast during the 10:00-3:00 "Midday with Lisa Flynn" program on WFMT Radio.

Thursday, May 1, 2008, 1:00 PM CDT.
LeJeune's Revecy venir du printans; Voicy le verd et beau May.  Broadcast during the 1:00-3:00 time period on WFMT Radio.

Thursday, May 1, 2008, 3:00 PM CDT.
O Lusty May:  Now is the Month of Maying; Joan to the Maypole; This Merry Pleasant Spring.  Broadcast during the 3:00-7:00 time period on WFMT Radio.

Thursday, May 1, 2008, 11:00 PM CDT.
Bach's Well-Tempered Clavier, book 1: Preludes and Fugues 13-16; The Art of Fugue: Contrapunctus XIV (Fuga a 3 Soggetti), chorale Vor deinen Thron tret ich hiermit.  Broadcast during the 11:00-12:00 time period on WFMT Radio.

Friday, May 2, 2008, 8:00 PM CDT.
Bach's Brandenburg Concerto #3.  Broadcast during the 8:00-10:00 time period on WFMT Radio.

Saturday, May 3, 2008, 4:30 PM CDT.
Bach's Toccata #3 in D, BWV 912.  Bach-Webern's Musical Offering, BWV 1079: Ricercare a 6.  Broadcast during the 4:30-5:00 time period on WFMT Radio.

Sunday, May 4, 2008, 12:00 noon CDT.
Handel's Concerto Grosso in b, Op 6/12.  Broadcast during the 12:00-1:00 time period on WFMT Radio.

Monday, May 5, 2008, 10:00 AM CDT.
Bach's Orchestra Suite #3 in D.  Broadcast during the 10:00-3:00 "Midday with Lisa Flynn" program on WFMT Radio.

Monday, May 5, 2008, 11:00 PM CDT.
Bach-Frost's Little Suite from the Anna Magdalena Notebook.  Bach's The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080: Canon per Augmentationem in Contrario Motu.  Broadcast during the 11:00-12:00 time period on WFMT Radio.

Tuesday, May 6, 2008, 3:00 PM CDT.
Bach's Orchestra Suite #3 in b, BWV 1067.  Broadcast during the 3:00-7:00 time period on WFMT Radio.

Wednesday, May 7, 2008, 6:00 PM CDT.
Handel's Concerto Grosso in d, Op 3/5.  Broadcast during the 6:00-7:00 time period on WFMT Radio.

Thursday, May 8, 2008, 12:00 noon CDT.
Baroque Dances from Luz y Norte:  Gallardas; Zarambeques; Chaconas y Marionas.  Broadcast during the 12:00-3:00 time period on WFMT Radio.

Thursday, May 8, 2008, 6:00 PM CDT.
Bach's Orchestra Suite #4 in D, BWV 1069; Mass in b, BWV 232: Et Resurrexit.  Broadcast during the 6:00-7:00 time period on WFMT Radio.

Friday, May 9, 2008, 8:00 PM CDT.
Music in Chicago: Music of the Baroque in concert with works from the Italian Baroque.  Broadcast during the 8:00-10:00 time period on WFMT Radio.

Saturday, May 10, 2008, 10:00 AM CDT.
Bach's Brandenburg Concerto #4 in G.  Broadcast during the 10:00-11:00 time period on WFMT Radio.

Sunday, May 11, 2008, 3:00 PM CDT.
Byrd's Mass Propers for Pentecost.  Broadcast during the 3:00-5:30 time period on WFMT Radio.

Monday, May 12, 2008, 12:00 noon CDT.
Vivaldi's Lute Concerto in D, R 93.  Broadcast during the 12:00-3:00 time period on WFMT Radio.

Monday, May 12, 2008, 3:00 PM CDT.
Handel's Water Music Suite in D/G.  Broadcast during the 3:00-7:00 "Music with Kerry Frumkin" program on WFMT Radio.

Tuesday, May 13, 2008, 12:00 noon CDT.
Purcell's The Fairy Queen: Suite from Act 5.  Broadcast during the 12:00-3:00 time period on WFMT Radio.

Tuesday, May 13, 2008, 4:00 PM CDT.
Impromptu:  The Chicago Early Music Consort in live broadcast.  Broadcast just after the 4:00 newscast on WFMT Radio.

Tuesday, May 13, 2008, 10:10 PM CDT.
Hildegard von Bingen's Spiritui Sancto.  Pachelbel's Canon and Gigue in D.  Broadcast during the 10:10-12:00 time period on WFMT Radio.

Wednesday, May 14, 2008, 12:15 PM CDT.
Live from the Cultural Center, A Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concert by the Baroque Band.  Broadcast during the 12:15-1:00 time period on WFMT Radio.

Wednesday, May 14, 2008, 1:00 PM CDT.
Handel's Harp Concerto in Bb, Op 4/6.  Broadcast during the 1:00-3:00 time period on WFMT Radio.

Wednesday, May 14, 2008, 10:00 PM CDT.
Purcell's King Arthur Suite.  Broadcast during the 10:00-12:00 time period on WFMT Radio.

Thursday, May 15, 2008, 3:00 PM CDT.
Bach's Orchestra Suite #1 in C.  Broadcast during the 3:00-7:00 time period on WFMT Radio.

Friday, May 16, 2008, 11:00 PM CDT.
Bach's Well-Tempered Clavier, book 2: Prelude and Fugue #5 in D.  Broadcast during the 11:00-12:00 time period on WFMT Radio.

Sunday, May 18, 2008, 1:00 PM CDT.
Handel's Water Music Suite #2.  Telemann's Suite in Bb from Tafelmusik.  Broadcast during the 1:00-3:05 time period on WFMT Radio.

Monday, May 19, 2008, 12:00 noon CDT.
Bach's Art of Fugue, BWV 1080: Contrapuncti 1-3.  Handel's Music for the Royal Fireworks.  Broadcast during the 12:00-3:00 time period on WFMT Radio.

Monday, May 19, 2008, 11:00 PM CDT.
Bach's Art of Fugue, BWV 1080: Contrapuncti 4-6.  Broadcast during the 11:00-12:00 time period on WFMT Radio.

Tuesday, May 20, 2008, 10:00 PM CDT.
Handel's Concerto grosso in F, Op 6/2.  Broadcast during the 10:00-3:00 "Midday with Lisa Flynn" program on WFMT Radio.

Tuesday, May 20, 2008, 3:00 PM CDT.
Handel's Concerto Grosso in G, Op 3/3.  Broadcast during the 3:00-7:00 "Music with Kerry Frumkin" program on WFMT Radio.

Wednesday, May 21, 2008, 10:00 AM CDT.
Bach's Brandenburg Concerto #6 in Bb.  Broadcast during the 10:00-3:00 "Midday with Lisa Flynn" program on WFMT Radio.

Wednesday, May 21, 2008, 1:00 PM CDT.
Bach's Well-Tempered Clavier, book 1: Preludes and Fugues in D, F#, Bb, c#.  Broadcast during the 1:00-3:00 time period on WFMT Radio.

Wednesday, May 21, 2008, 10:00 PM CDT.
Bach's Oboe d'amore Concerto in A, BWV 1055.  Broadcast during the 10:00-12:00 time period on WFMT Radio.

Thursday, May 22, 2008, 9:00 AM CDT.
Tallis' Lamentations of Jeremiah, set 1.  Broadcast during the 9:00-10:00 time period on WFMT Radio.

Thursday, May 22, 2008, 10:00 AM CDT.
Bach's Chaconne from Violin Partita #2 in d.  Broadcast during the 10:00-3:00 time period on WFMT Radio.

Thursday, May 22, 2008, 3:00 PM CDT.
Handel's Concerto Grosso in Bb, Op 6/7.  Vivaldi's String Concerto in G, R 151.  Broadcast during the 3:00-7:00 "Music with Kerry Frumkin" program on WFMT Radio.

Friday, May 23, 2008, 11:00 PM CDT.
Corelli's Variations in d on La Follia, Op 5/12.  Broadcast during the 11:00-12:00 time period on WFMT Radio.

Monday, May 26, 2008, 12:00 noon CDT.
Vivaldi's The Four Seasons: Summer.  Broadcast during the 12:00-3:00 time period on WFMT Radio.

Tuesday, May 27, 2008, 9:00 AM CDT.
Boyce's Overture #9 in A.  Broadcast during the 9:00-10:00 time period on WFMT Radio.

Tuesday, May 27, 2008, 12:00 noon CDT.
Bach's Triple Concerto in a.  Bach-Walton's The Wise Virgins Suite.  Broadcast during the 12:00-3:00 time period on WFMT Radio.

Tuesday, May 27, 2008, 10:30 PM CDT.
Bach's Viola da Gamba Sonata #2 in D.  Broadcast during the 10:30-12:00 time period on WFMT Radio.

Wednesday, May 28, 2008, 9:00 AM CDT.
Handel's Water Music Suite #3 in G.  Broadcast during the 9:00-10:00 time period on WFMT Radio.

Wednesday, May 28, 2008, 1:00 PM CDT.
Bach's Brandenburg Concerto #5 in D.  Broadcast during the 1:00-3:00 time period on WFMT Radio.

Wednesday, May 28, 2008, 10:00 PM CDT.
Bach's Partita (French Overture) in b, BWV 831.  Broadcast during the 10:00-12:00 time period on WFMT Radio.

Thursday, May 29, 2008, 12:00 noon CDT.
Italian Renaissance Suite of Dances.  Broadcast during the 12:00-3:00 time period on WFMT Radio.

Saturday, May 31, 2008, 12:00 noon CDT.
Bach's Chromatic Fantasy and Fugue in d.  Broadcast during the 12:00-12:30 time period on WFMT Radio.