December 18th in Chicago.
Lashing rain drums the window pane as I eat my Gruyère omelet with a cup of Bustelo. WFMT fills the space in our small kitchen with an oratorio, and I read another book of 100 Bullets before I have to go and make the donuts.
Lashing rain drums the window pane as I eat my Gruyère omelet with a cup of Bustelo. WFMT fills the space in our small kitchen with an oratorio, and I read another book of 100 Bullets before I have to go and make the donuts.
December 18, 2025 at 11:48 AM
December 18th in Chicago.
Lashing rain drums the window pane as I eat my Gruyère omelet with a cup of Bustelo. WFMT fills the space in our small kitchen with an oratorio, and I read another book of 100 Bullets before I have to go and make the donuts.
Lashing rain drums the window pane as I eat my Gruyère omelet with a cup of Bustelo. WFMT fills the space in our small kitchen with an oratorio, and I read another book of 100 Bullets before I have to go and make the donuts.
Currently bookmarked by me for Classical music streams (apart from Radio 3 & Classic FM):
Radio Swiss Classic
YourClassical MPR (USA)
WFMT (Chicago)
Classical Music Network (Mexico)
VRT Klara Continuo (Belgium)
Ottava (Japan)
Klassik 1 & BR-Klassik (Germany)
Radio Swiss Classic
YourClassical MPR (USA)
WFMT (Chicago)
Classical Music Network (Mexico)
VRT Klara Continuo (Belgium)
Ottava (Japan)
Klassik 1 & BR-Klassik (Germany)
Hey, @mariephillips.bsky.social and I have been given a gorgeous Roberts Rambler Max (joint Wedding/Xmas present) and are assembling cool internet-only stations. So far we have FipJazz, WFMU, Soho Radio and Dublab but need a good classical station and some other cool wider-world suggestions.
December 16, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Currently bookmarked by me for Classical music streams (apart from Radio 3 & Classic FM):
Radio Swiss Classic
YourClassical MPR (USA)
WFMT (Chicago)
Classical Music Network (Mexico)
VRT Klara Continuo (Belgium)
Ottava (Japan)
Klassik 1 & BR-Klassik (Germany)
Radio Swiss Classic
YourClassical MPR (USA)
WFMT (Chicago)
Classical Music Network (Mexico)
VRT Klara Continuo (Belgium)
Ottava (Japan)
Klassik 1 & BR-Klassik (Germany)
WFMT Chicago’s my go-to classic station (don’t be put off by today’s Beethoven-heavy programming- it’s usually more varied but they’re celebrating his Birthday)
www.wfmt.com
www.wfmt.com
December 16, 2025 at 3:34 PM
WFMT Chicago’s my go-to classic station (don’t be put off by today’s Beethoven-heavy programming- it’s usually more varied but they’re celebrating his Birthday)
www.wfmt.com
www.wfmt.com
WFMT Appoints Jan Weller As Morning Host
Window To The World Communications Classical 98.7 WFMT Chicago has announced the appointment of Jan Weller as its new morning host.
Window To The World Communications Classical 98.7 WFMT Chicago has announced the appointment of Jan Weller as its new morning host.
WFMT Appoints Jan Weller As Morning Host
Window To The World Communications Classical 98.7 WFMT Chicago has announced the appointment of Jan Weller as its new morning host.
radioinsight.com
December 15, 2025 at 5:45 PM
WFMT Appoints Jan Weller As Morning Host
Window To The World Communications Classical 98.7 WFMT Chicago has announced the appointment of Jan Weller as its new morning host.
Window To The World Communications Classical 98.7 WFMT Chicago has announced the appointment of Jan Weller as its new morning host.
Before the final, 1921 version of La rondine there was... the Donizetti Song Project, L'esule di Roma, Il proscritto, Zingari, and of course Écho and Espoir.
Listen to Carlo Rizzi's WFMT Classical interview broadcast first on Saturday here: ow.ly/7EUz50XJL1I
Listen to Carlo Rizzi's WFMT Classical interview broadcast first on Saturday here: ow.ly/7EUz50XJL1I
December 15, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Before the final, 1921 version of La rondine there was... the Donizetti Song Project, L'esule di Roma, Il proscritto, Zingari, and of course Écho and Espoir.
Listen to Carlo Rizzi's WFMT Classical interview broadcast first on Saturday here: ow.ly/7EUz50XJL1I
Listen to Carlo Rizzi's WFMT Classical interview broadcast first on Saturday here: ow.ly/7EUz50XJL1I
#EarlyMusicWednesday Hanukkah, the Jewish Festival of Lights, commemorates the story of Judas Maccabaeus. Nicholas McGegan leads the Philharmonia Baroque Orch, U.C. Berkely Chamber Chorus & soloists bring us Handel’s version tonight, 10CT on “Baroque&Before” on WFMT www.wfmt.com/2025/12/10/h...
Handel's "Judas Maccabaeus" | WFMT
Handel recast the story of Judas Maccabeus as a celebratory ode to King George II, with music of unprecedented refinement, gripping suspense, and drama.
www.wfmt.com
December 10, 2025 at 9:09 PM
#EarlyMusicWednesday Hanukkah, the Jewish Festival of Lights, commemorates the story of Judas Maccabaeus. Nicholas McGegan leads the Philharmonia Baroque Orch, U.C. Berkely Chamber Chorus & soloists bring us Handel’s version tonight, 10CT on “Baroque&Before” on WFMT www.wfmt.com/2025/12/10/h...
#FirstSundayOfTheMonth, The Ryan Opera Center Recital Series showcases members of Lyric Opera of Chicago’s artist training program. I’m your host tonight at 5 on WFMT for Italian and Russian opera arias & English, Yiddish, and Chinese songs. www.wfmt.com/2025/12/07/b...
Baritone Sihao Hu, Bass-Baritone Benjamin R. Sokol, and Pianist Michael Banwarth | WFMT
Opera favorites, some Chinese and Yiddish songs, and music by Cole Porter is in store for you on our next recital.
www.wfmt.com
December 7, 2025 at 9:11 PM
#FirstSundayOfTheMonth, The Ryan Opera Center Recital Series showcases members of Lyric Opera of Chicago’s artist training program. I’m your host tonight at 5 on WFMT for Italian and Russian opera arias & English, Yiddish, and Chinese songs. www.wfmt.com/2025/12/07/b...
#EarlyMusicWednesday The recital by the Tallis Scholars of sacred works by Renaissance masters kicks off our December holiday programs. Handel’s Judas Maccabeus, Italian pastoral Christmas concertos & Bach’s Christmas Oratorio coming up. Join us 10p CT on WFMT www.wfmt.com/2025/12/03/t...
The Tallis Scholars in Tokyo | WFMT
As part of its fiftieth anniversary world tour, The Tallis Scholars under the direction of Peter Phillips brought to Japan sacred works by Renaissance masters Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina, Cristób...
www.wfmt.com
December 3, 2025 at 4:21 PM
#EarlyMusicWednesday The recital by the Tallis Scholars of sacred works by Renaissance masters kicks off our December holiday programs. Handel’s Judas Maccabeus, Italian pastoral Christmas concertos & Bach’s Christmas Oratorio coming up. Join us 10p CT on WFMT www.wfmt.com/2025/12/03/t...
The Midnight Special | WFMT share.google/XGJfqb7Yvgzw...
November 28, 2025 at 5:24 AM
The Midnight Special | WFMT share.google/XGJfqb7Yvgzw...
If I’m going to be completely honest, working in #Thanksgiving is not an entirely selfless act. Wishing you a well-tempered Thanksgiving. Play nice, and join me this afternoon 2-7 on Chicago’s Classical WFMT. youtu.be/0EEl7uV6YQU
Avalon (1990) "You cut the turkey without me!"
YouTube video by weilone
youtu.be
November 27, 2025 at 5:00 PM
If I’m going to be completely honest, working in #Thanksgiving is not an entirely selfless act. Wishing you a well-tempered Thanksgiving. Play nice, and join me this afternoon 2-7 on Chicago’s Classical WFMT. youtu.be/0EEl7uV6YQU
Black Tulip Concert
*Still available at the following below. -- Editor
WFMT -
Live from WFMT | Black Tulip
www.youtube.com/live/h5zMx9O...
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#earlymusicnewsorg
*Still available at the following below. -- Editor
WFMT -
Live from WFMT | Black Tulip
www.youtube.com/live/h5zMx9O...
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#earlymusicnewsorg
Live from WFMT | Black Tulip
YouTube video by WFMT
www.youtube.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Black Tulip Concert
*Still available at the following below. -- Editor
WFMT -
Live from WFMT | Black Tulip
www.youtube.com/live/h5zMx9O...
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#earlymusicnewsorg
*Still available at the following below. -- Editor
WFMT -
Live from WFMT | Black Tulip
www.youtube.com/live/h5zMx9O...
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#earlymusicnewsorg
www.wfmt.com/2025/11/24/b...
Enjoy an encore presentation of Black Tulip's 'Court, Convent & Stage: Redefining the Early Modern Woman,’ celebrating Francesca #Caccini, Élisabeth Jacquet #DeLaGuerre, Isabella #Leonarda, Barbara #Strozzi & others on #LiveFromWFMT @ 8pm (CST) on #WFMT 98.7FM & online
Enjoy an encore presentation of Black Tulip's 'Court, Convent & Stage: Redefining the Early Modern Woman,’ celebrating Francesca #Caccini, Élisabeth Jacquet #DeLaGuerre, Isabella #Leonarda, Barbara #Strozzi & others on #LiveFromWFMT @ 8pm (CST) on #WFMT 98.7FM & online
Black Tulip (Archive Program) | WFMT
The multinational, Chicago-based, early music group, Black Tulip, brings together Josefien Stoppelenburg, soprano (the Netherlands), Mirja Lorenz, recorders (Germany), Phillip W. Serna, violas da gamb...
www.wfmt.com
November 24, 2025 at 9:09 PM
www.wfmt.com/2025/11/24/b...
Enjoy an encore presentation of Black Tulip's 'Court, Convent & Stage: Redefining the Early Modern Woman,’ celebrating Francesca #Caccini, Élisabeth Jacquet #DeLaGuerre, Isabella #Leonarda, Barbara #Strozzi & others on #LiveFromWFMT @ 8pm (CST) on #WFMT 98.7FM & online
Enjoy an encore presentation of Black Tulip's 'Court, Convent & Stage: Redefining the Early Modern Woman,’ celebrating Francesca #Caccini, Élisabeth Jacquet #DeLaGuerre, Isabella #Leonarda, Barbara #Strozzi & others on #LiveFromWFMT @ 8pm (CST) on #WFMT 98.7FM & online
Now listening on WFMT
Ivo Stanchev as René, King of Provence, Sonya Yoncheva as Iolanta, Boris Pinkhasovich as Robert, Duke of Burgundy, and Dmytro Popov as Count Vaudémont. WFMT doesn’t name the conductor 🤷♂️
Ivo Stanchev as René, King of Provence, Sonya Yoncheva as Iolanta, Boris Pinkhasovich as Robert, Duke of Burgundy, and Dmytro Popov as Count Vaudémont. WFMT doesn’t name the conductor 🤷♂️
November 22, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Now listening on WFMT
Ivo Stanchev as René, King of Provence, Sonya Yoncheva as Iolanta, Boris Pinkhasovich as Robert, Duke of Burgundy, and Dmytro Popov as Count Vaudémont. WFMT doesn’t name the conductor 🤷♂️
Ivo Stanchev as René, King of Provence, Sonya Yoncheva as Iolanta, Boris Pinkhasovich as Robert, Duke of Burgundy, and Dmytro Popov as Count Vaudémont. WFMT doesn’t name the conductor 🤷♂️
#EarlyMusicWednesday Tonight at 10CT on WFMT, join Baroque&Before for a concert from Zurich’s Early Music Festival. Voces Suaves & Basel’s Capricornus Consort offer madrigals & instrumental works by Monteverdi, Giaches De Wert, Gastoldi & their contemporaries.
www.wfmt.com/2025/11/19/t...
www.wfmt.com/2025/11/19/t...
The Days & Seasons of Renaissance Mantua | WFMT
Voces Suaves and Basel’s Capricornus Consort join forces for a program of madrigals and instrumental works by Monteverdi, Giaches De Wert, and their contemporaries.
www.wfmt.com
November 19, 2025 at 6:09 PM
#EarlyMusicWednesday Tonight at 10CT on WFMT, join Baroque&Before for a concert from Zurich’s Early Music Festival. Voces Suaves & Basel’s Capricornus Consort offer madrigals & instrumental works by Monteverdi, Giaches De Wert, Gastoldi & their contemporaries.
www.wfmt.com/2025/11/19/t...
www.wfmt.com/2025/11/19/t...
One of my early memories of public radio is listening with my parents to the mesmerizing voice of Studs Terkel storytelling, sharing our humanity on WFMT ( Chicago). That memory came to mind this morning and a bsky search found this. Is there a special Studs aura today?
New print in honor of Studs and my neighbors standing up to protect our communities. #letterpress
www.starshaped.com/8x10prints/o...
www.starshaped.com/8x10prints/o...
November 7, 2025 at 4:32 PM
One of my early memories of public radio is listening with my parents to the mesmerizing voice of Studs Terkel storytelling, sharing our humanity on WFMT ( Chicago). That memory came to mind this morning and a bsky search found this. Is there a special Studs aura today?
(An aside, the current WFMT playlist behind the 3 journalists I'm watching live post from court today.) www.wfmt.com/schedule/
Schedule & Playlists | WFMT
What's On Now | Schedule Archive
www.wfmt.com
November 6, 2025 at 4:29 PM
(An aside, the current WFMT playlist behind the 3 journalists I'm watching live post from court today.) www.wfmt.com/schedule/
October 31, 2025 at 8:33 PM
FYI, this is the second week of an excellent Schubertiade on “Exploring Music” by Bill McLaughlin on WFMT-FM (syndicated to many NPR stations.)
www.wfmt.com/programs/exp...
www.wfmt.com/programs/exp...
Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin | WFMT
Exploring Music is an adventure — an expedition through the world of classical music. We pick a theme each week and follow the music wherever it leads us.
www.wfmt.com
October 30, 2025 at 3:13 AM
FYI, this is the second week of an excellent Schubertiade on “Exploring Music” by Bill McLaughlin on WFMT-FM (syndicated to many NPR stations.)
www.wfmt.com/programs/exp...
www.wfmt.com/programs/exp...
Love this! Physical media rules. (I also love WFMT Chicago's Soundtrack.)
www.wfmt.com/programs/sou...
www.wfmt.com/programs/sou...
Soundtrack | WFMT
Soundtrack is WFMT’s new weekly family-friendly (all ages!) classical music show highlighting selected film, television, and video game soundtracks and scores. Hosted by LaRob K. Rafael.
www.wfmt.com
October 23, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Love this! Physical media rules. (I also love WFMT Chicago's Soundtrack.)
www.wfmt.com/programs/sou...
www.wfmt.com/programs/sou...
#EarlyMusicWednesday François Couperin told us how to play the harpsichord (“L’Art de toucher le clavecin.”) Christophe Rousset shows us how. Please join me for “Baroque&Before” tonight, 10Central on WFMT or access the 30-day post-broadcast stream. www.wfmt.com/2025/10/15/i...
In the Patron's Shadow: Christophe Rousset in Works by Couperin | WFMT
François Couperin knew all too well that the artist, immersed in the uncertainties of his world, must depend on the protection of a patron who, in return, enhances his social image as a promoter of th...
www.wfmt.com
October 15, 2025 at 4:50 PM
#EarlyMusicWednesday François Couperin told us how to play the harpsichord (“L’Art de toucher le clavecin.”) Christophe Rousset shows us how. Please join me for “Baroque&Before” tonight, 10Central on WFMT or access the 30-day post-broadcast stream. www.wfmt.com/2025/10/15/i...
My two radio donations go to WFMT and WFMU...I should check out what WFMV is one of these days.
October 15, 2025 at 1:25 PM
My two radio donations go to WFMT and WFMU...I should check out what WFMV is one of these days.
yeah i gotta hit up wfmt today and get a water bottle
If you enjoy classical radio, now is a great time to support it. My recent piece for the Post: www.washingtonpost.com/entertainmen...
Column | Public radio cuts could silence classical music in America
Sweeping funding cuts to public radio could deal a devastating blow to classical music communities.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 15, 2025 at 1:07 PM
yeah i gotta hit up wfmt today and get a water bottle
Just heard #aaroncopeland's "Appalachian Spring" suite on #wfmt. Music doesn't get much better than that.
October 6, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Just heard #aaroncopeland's "Appalachian Spring" suite on #wfmt. Music doesn't get much better than that.