WFMT: Andrew Patner on Arts and Culture
Latest Episodes
eighth blackbird’s Grammy Wins (Rebroadcast)
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
Music for the New Year (Rebroadcast)
In advance of Rosh Hashanah, Andrew brings you a program of music for the new year.
Lincoln and Music (Rebroadcast)
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.
David Lang (Part 2 of 2)
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
David Lang (Part 1 of 2)
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)|
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:Â Beethoven’s Fifth and the Human Imagination.