Monday Dec. 22, 2025
 12 AM
 
Music Through the Night
with Valerie Kahler
 
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 1 AM - 6 AM
 
Music Through the Night
with Scott Blankenship
 
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 6 AM
 
QED Morning Show
with Jim Cunningham
Live from Oakland with local arts, traffic, weather and morning favorites.
 
6:03 am George Frideric Handel: Concerto Grosso Hwv324 (Vn. (2), Vc.; Str., Bc.) (1739; Ob. (2) Added Later) g 6/6
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Philips 422370 Buy now
 
6:21 am Eric Coates: Coates - Joyous Youth Suite
BBC Philharmonic / Rumon Gamba
Chandos 9869 Buy now
 
6:36 am Bryan Kelly: Improvisations On Christmas Carols
City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra / Gavin Sutherland
Naxos 557099 Buy now
 
6:50 am Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto, Violins(2), Cello, Strings,Continuo Op. 3, #2 "Estro Armonico, #2"P326; M407 (1711) g 3/2, RV 578
Nigel Kennedy, violin
EMI/Angel 57859 Buy now
 
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 7 AM
 
7:03 am Lowell Mason: Joy To The World (Antioch)
Chanticleer / Tim Keeler
Delos 3623 Buy now
 
7:06 am Traditional: Joy to the World
Chanticleer / Tim Keeler
Delos 3623 Buy now
 
7:08 am Traditional/Richard Rodgers: Joy to the World
Chanticleer
Tavian Cox, countertenor
Delos 3623 Buy now
 
7:15 am Johann Baptist Vanhal: Symphony C
Munich Philharmonic Cham. Or. / Michael Helmrath
Orfeo 320941 Buy now
 
7:28 am Armas Jarnefelt: KORSHOLMA CASTLE(1894)
Finnish Radio Symphony Orch / Ulf Soderblom
YLE 9707 Buy now
 
7:46 am Various: Golden Bells
Pittsburgh Symphony Brass
Four Winds 3022 Buy now
 
7:47 am Traditional: First Noel
Pittsburgh Symphony Brass
Four Winds 3022 Buy now
 
7:49 am Traditional: What Child Is This?(English Carol)(Pre-1580; Credited To Henry Viii)
Pittsburgh Symphony Brass
Four Winds 3022 Buy now
 
7:51 am Marvin Hamlisch: TAKE ME TO CHRISTMAS PAST
Pittsburgh Symphony Brass
Tammy Fire, mezzo-soprano
Four Winds 3022 Buy now
 
7:55 am William James Kirkpatrick: Away In A Manger [Text: Anon; Erroneously Atrib M. Luther]
Chanticleer / Joseph Jennings
Dawn Upshaw, soprano
Teldec 85555 Buy now
 
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 8 AM
 
8:04 am Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Maid Of Orleans: Dances
Orchestra of the Royal Opera H / Sir Colin Davis
Philips 422845 Buy now
 
8:20 am Traditional: Christmas Carols: Selections (Medley) Suite Ii
Robert Shaw Orchestra / Robert Shaw
Robert Shaw Chorale
RCA 68805 Buy now
 
8:33 am Dmitri Kabalevsky: Comedians
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra / Osmo Vanska
Pittsburgh Symphony/WQED 1718-24 Buy now
 
8:49 am Anonymous: THERE IS NO ROSE OF SUCH VIRTUE
Oxford Camerata / Jeremey Summerly
Sunday Baroque 1102 Buy now
 
8:55 am Edvard Grieg: LYRIC PIECES, PIANO, BK. 9: AFTEN PA HOYFJELLET = EVENING IN MOU 68/4
English Brass Ensemble
ASV 6181 Buy now
 
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 9 AM
 
9:04 am Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto, Flute, Orchestra, #1: (1778) G K.313
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra / Manfred Honeck
Lorna McGhee, flute
Pittsburgh Symphony/WQED 1718-09 Buy now
 
9:30 am Johann Sebastian Bach: WAS MIR BEHAGT: #9: SCHAFE KONNEN SICHERWEIDEN = SHEEP MAY SAFEL
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / James Galway
James Galway, flute
RCA 5888 Buy now
 
9:35 am Elizabeth Poston: Jesus Christ The Apple Tree
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / James Galway
James Galway, flute
RCA 5888 Buy now
 
9:40 am Georges Bizet: Arlesienne Suite #2 C
Aarhus Symphony Orchestra / Marc Soustrot
Danacord 775 Buy now
 
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 10 AM - 2 PM
 
Mid-day Classics
 
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 2 PM
 
Afternoon Classics
with Anna Singer
WQED-FM's Anna Singer hosts your afternoon and drive time classical music - complete with weather and the latest arts news.
 
2:01 pm Phillip Feeney: 20th Century English Ballets
Northern Ballet Theatre orchestra / John Pryce-Jones
Naxos 553495 Buy now
 
2:33 pm Louis (Ludwig) Spohr: CONCERTO, VIOLIN, ORCHESTRA, #5(1807)
Radio Symphonie Orch Berlin / Christian Frohlich
Ulf Hoelscher, violin (OOLF HELL-sher)
CPO 999067 Buy now
 
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 3 PM
 
3:01 pm Sir Edward Elgar: Elgar, Sir Edward - Wand Of Youth: Suite, #1
London Philharmonic Orchestra / Adrian Boult
EMI/Angel 69207 Buy now
 
3:20 pm Sir Edward Elgar: Wand of Youth Suite #2
London Philharmonic Orchestra / Adrian Boult
EMI/Angel 69207 Buy now
 
3:38 pm Ariel Ramierez: Peregrinacion
The King's Singers / Craig Jessop
MormonTab 815 Buy now
 
3:42 pm Traditional: Riu, Riu, Chiu(16Th Century Spanish Villancico)Ree-Oo,Chee-Oo (Shepherds Call To Sheep)
The King's Singers / Craig Jessop
MormonTab 815 Buy now
 
3:43 pm Traditional: Rejoice & Be Merry(Gallery Carol)
Mormon Tabernacle Choir / Craig Jessop
MormonTab 815 Buy now
 
3:48 pm Traditional: Ding Dong Merrily On High
Mormon Tabernacle Choir / Craig Jessop
MormonTab 815 Buy now
 
3:51 pm Traditional: Twelve Days Of Christmas(English Carol)(C1700)
Mormon Tabernacle Choir / Craig Jessop
MormonTab 815 Buy now
 
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 4 PM
 
4:05 pm Claude Debussy: Fantasy for Piano and Orchestra
Orch. National de Lyon / Jun Markl
Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano
Naxos 572675 Buy now
 
4:31 pm Randol Alan Bass: Gloria
Boston Pops Orchestra / Keith Lockhart
Tanglewood Festival Chorus
RCA 63252 Buy now
 
4:37 pm Various: Christmas Waltzes (Medley) (Christmas Waltz/Silver Bells/My Favorite Things/Most Wonderful Time Of Year)
Boston Pops Orchestra / Keith Lockhart
RCA 63252 Buy now
 
4:41 pm Mykola Dmtrovich Leontovich: Carol Of The Bells
Boston Pops Orchestra / Keith Lockhart
Tanglewood Festival Chorus
RCA 63252 Buy now
 
4:44 pm John L. Gardner: Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day
Boston Pops Orchestra / Keith Lockhart
RCA 63252 Buy now
 
4:48 pm John Williams: Home Alone: Merry Christmas, Merry Christmas
Boston Pops Orchestra / Keith Lockhart
Tanglewood Festival Chorus
RCA 63252 Buy now
 
4:52 pm Various: Beautiful Star Bethlehem / Huron Carol
Chanticleer / Joseph Jennings
Matthew Oltman
Teldec 85555 Buy now
 
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 5 PM
 
5:05 pm Traditional: Sing With Us Of Christmas (Medley)
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra / Erich Kunzel
Telarc 80538 Buy now
 
5:13 pm Traditional: Precious Moments (From Home Alone)
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra / Erich Kunzel
Telarc 80538 Buy now
 
5:16 pm John Jacob Niles: I Wonder As I Wander
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra / Erich Kunzel
Ann Hampton Callaway, vocal
Telarc 80538 Buy now
 
5:21 pm Lee; Guaraldi,Vince Mendelson: Christmas Time Is Here [From "A Charlie Brown Christmas"]
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra / Erich Kunzel
Creative and Performing Arts Children's Choir
Telarc 80538 Buy now
 
5:24 pm George Wyle: It's The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra / Erich Kunzel
Indiana University Singing Hoosiers
Telarc 80538 Buy now
 
5:29 pm Alfred Reed: RUSSIAN CHRISTMAS MUSIC (1944)
Dallas Wind Symphony / Jerry Junkin
Reference 126 Buy now
 
5:45 pm Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto, Violin, Strings, Continuo "Per Il Santissimo Natale" E RV 270
La Pieta / Angele Dubeau
Angele Dubeau, violin
Analekta 8730 Buy now
 
5:54 pm Traditional: Noel Nouvelet(French Carol)
La Pieta / Angele Dubeau
Angele Dubeau, violin
Analekta 8730 Buy now
 
5:55 pm Kelly-Marie Murphy: Huron Carol Interlude
La Pieta / Angele Dubeau
Angele Dubeau, violin
Analekta 8730 Buy now
 
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 6 PM
 
Evening Classics
 
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 7 PM
 
Chanukah Memories and Melodies
A new special featuring interviews with artists and public personalities about their Chanukah memories grounded in the music tied to their holiday memories. Guests include cellist Alisa Weilerstein, Broadway actress Tovah Feldshuh, Sephardic music expert and flutist Daphna Mor, musician and Yiddish musicologist Henry Sapoznik, poet, musician and author Aaron Dworkin, and Eric Jacobsen, artistic director of The Knights.
 
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 8 PM
 
Itzhak Perlman's Chanukah Radio Party
Join the superstar violinist as he tells the story of the Jewish festival of lights, and shares his favorite recordings for the holiday ย– some serious, some silly. This engaging one-hour special includes numbers from Itzhak Perlman's radio-addicted childhood in Israel; evocative songs in Yiddish and Ladino; classical music that revolves around the Maccabee heroes of the story; and Chanukah gems by American folk singers.
 
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 9 PM
 
Exploring Music
with Bill McGlaughlin
Holiday Celebration - The sound of sleigh bells means that its winter holiday time, and music is full of representations of celebratory music. All around the world, winter holidays of a wide variety are celebrated, and their music is wonderful to listen to regardless of which one you celebrate.
 
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 10 PM - 12 AM
 
Music Through the Night
 
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