WFMT: Andrew Patner on Arts and Culture

WFMT: Andrew Patner on Arts and Culture


Latest Episodes

eighth blackbird’s Grammy Wins (Rebroadcast)
September 09, 2013

Andrew features eighth blackbird’s recent Cedille Records recording “meanwhile” which in February won both Grammy Awards for which it was nominated — Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance and Best Contemporary Composition

The Waning Summer
September 07, 2013

Andrew shares his picks for events to round out  your summer.

Music for the New Year (Rebroadcast)
September 02, 2013

In advance of Rosh Hashanah, Andrew brings you a program of music for the new year.

Kentucky
August 28, 2013

Andrew shares summer experiences in Kentucky.

Lincoln and Music (Rebroadcast)
August 26, 2013

We present “Lincoln and Music,” a favorite from our series of “Abraham Lincoln Reconsidered” programs–a co-production with the Chicago History Museum with generous funding from the Motorola Foundation.

Santa Fe #2
August 21, 2013

Andrew explores musical happenings in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

David Lang (Part 2 of 2)
August 19, 2013

In the second of two new programs, Andrew talks with composer, performer, and teacher David Lang, co-founder of Bang on a Can, and shares his music.  David Lang’s 2008 Pulitzer Prize-winning “the little match girl passion” will have it

Santa Fe #1
August 14, 2013

Andrew explores musical happenings in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

David Lang (Part 1 of 2)
August 12, 2013

Andrew’s guest is composer, performer, and teacher David Lang in the first of two new programs with the co-founder of Bang on a Can.  David Lang’s Pulitzer Prize-winning “the little match girl passion” will have its Ravinia prem

Matthew Guerrieri (Part 2 of 2)|
August 07, 2013

In the second of two new programs, Andrew talks with music critic and Chicago-area native Matthew Guerrieri about his acclaimed recent book, The First Four Notes: Beethoven’s Fifth and the Human Imagination.