WFMT: Andrew Patner on Arts and Culture

WFMT: Andrew Patner on Arts and Culture


Latest Episodes

David Lang – Part 2 of 2 (rebroadcast)
September 07, 2015

In the second of a two-part program that first aired on August 19, 2013, Andrew Patner talks with composer, performer, and teacher David Lang, co-founder of Bang on a Can, and shares his music.

David Lang – Part 1 of 2 (rebroadcast)
August 31, 2015

In a program that first aired on August 12, 2013, Andrew Patner interviews composer, performer, and teacher David Lang in the first of two programs with the co-founder of Bang on a Can.  Shortly after this program first aired,

Lee Sandlin (rebroadcast)
August 24, 2015

Chicago author Lee Sandlin died unexpectedly in December of 2014.  On August 15 of this year, the Chicago City Council ordained the 4500 block of N. Artesian Avenue at the Southeast corner of Wilson and Artesian to be hereby known as LEE SANDLIN WAY. -

Matthew Aucoin (Composer)
August 17, 2015

In a conversation recorded June 20, 2014, and airing for the first time tonight, Andrew Patner talks with composer/conductor/pianist Matthew Aucoin, whose opera for young people, Second Nature (for which he composed the music and libretto),

A Quartet of Quartets (Rebroadcast)
August 10, 2015

In a program that first aired on April 14, 2014, Andrew Patner shares a sampling from American works on releases from the Spektral, JACK, Lark, and Sō Percussion quartets.

Bernard Haitink (Rebroadcast)
August 03, 2015

In a program that first aired January 13, 2014, Andrew Patner talks with Bernard Haitink discussing his 60th anniversary year as a conductor of leading international orchestras.

Jeremy Denk (Rebroadcast)
July 27, 2015

In a program that first aired on June 4, 2012, Andrew's guest is pianist and writer Jeremy Denk, who was then in town for the Chicago Symphony Orchestra's Keys to the City Piano Festival.

Leonard Slatkin (rebroadcast)
July 20, 2015

In a program that first aired April 21, 2014, Andrew Patner's guest is conductor Leonard Slatkin discussing his work with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra and in Lyon, and the music of William Schuman. -  

W.S. Di Piero – Part 2 of 2 (rebroadcast)
July 13, 2015

In the second of a two-part conversation that first aired July 9, 2012, Andrew Patner speaks with poet and winner of the 2012 Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize, W.S. Di Piero.

W.S. Di Piero – Part 1 of 2 (rebroadcast)
July 06, 2015

In part one of a two-part conversation that first aired on July 2, 2012, Andrew Patner speaks with poet and winner of the 2012 Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize, W.S. Di Piero.