Symphony of IdeasGrant
From the Banks of the Rhine
Fri May 9 at 2 pm/Mon May 12 at 9 pm
The West Virginia Symphony Orchestra performs Robert Schumann Symphony No. 3 (“Rhenish”) and Ludwig van Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 5 (“Emperor”) with soloist Antonio Pompa-Baldi.

RadioRadio Lab
Pop Music
Thur May 15 at 9 pm
Why do some songs mercilessly stick in our heads and repeat themselves over and over? What makes these hooks so hooky? And what happens when a song, or just a piece, really and truly won't disappear from your head -- for years? This program features nightmarish stories of musical hallucinations, ear-worms that won't quit, and the triumphant return of the Elvis of Afghanistan.

Lyric Opera of ChicagoLyric
Doctor Atomic
Sat May 17 at 1:30 pm
The Lyric Opera of Chicago presents a contemporary opera by John Adams

KettleKettle Bottom
Thur May 22 at 9 pm
Hear the radio version of poet Diane Gilliam Fisher’s Kettle Bottom, produced by Kate Long.  The program delivers moving, highly personal glimpses into the realities of life in a 1920s Mingo County coal camp patrolled by armed company guards.  You’ll hear from children, miners, mothers, immigrants, sons of freed slaves, speaking from the height of the West Virginia Mine Wars.

Lyric Opera of ChicagoLyric
The Barber of Seville
Sat May 24 at 1:30 pm
The Lyric Opera of Chicago presents the comic opera by Gioachino Rossini

LittleThe Little Rock Nine
Thur May 29 at 9 pm
Who were the history-making, tradition-breaking Little Rock Nine? Most Americans only knew of the social and political upheaval their efforts caused.  Using radio drama and interviews this special program profiles these extraordinary students and examines why they succeeded where others did not.

Lyric Opera of ChicagoLyric
Eugene Onegin
Sat May 31 at 1:30 pm
The Lyric Opera of Chicago presents Eugene Onegin by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky

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