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Exploring Music is an award-winning classical music radio series hosted by Bill McGlaughlin. Now available online by subscription. Page managed by WFMT staff.

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Happiest of holidays from the Exploring Music Team! Hope your days are merry and bright. Thank you for all of your support. Can't wait to keep bringing episodes to you next year! ☃️ #happyholidays
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Today marks the beginning of our play on opposites: yin & yang. We will listen to fantastic #ClassicalMusic of opposing natures: calm against agitated, beautiful against furious. Opposites, it seems, may contain the whole. 😉☯️ #opposites #wfmt #Radio
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This week, dive into the world of lesser-known #Scandinavian composers like Wilhelm Stenhammar, Per Nørgård, and Lars-Erik Larsson, all performed by Scandinavian artists of today! Sit back and enjoy the show #classicalmusic #wfmt wfmt.com/programs/exploring-…
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Some #bts photos from our recordings at @carnegiehall Carnegie Hall's Founding Archivist and Historian Emeritus Gino Francesconi, Exploring Music producers Cydne Gillard & Bill Siegmund, and our very own Bill "Toscanini" McGlaughlin! ;) #classicalmusic #conductor
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How about a backstage pass to @carnegiehall? Tune in to Exploring Music this week and next for a fascinating look at the history, music, and people behind one of the world's most prestigious #classicalmusic venues. 🎻wfmt.com/2022/10/17/carnegie…

Carnegie Hall, Part 1 | WFMT

Bill joins Gino Francesconi, Carnegie Hall’s Founding Archivist and Historian Emeritus of The Rose Museum, to take listeners backstage for an intimate view of the hall, its history, and the legendary...

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#puzzleoftheweek #music Find the full name (first & last) of a legendary singer who performed at Carnegie Hall multiple times. The name can be found by connecting adjacent letters in any direction, either horizontally, vertically or diagonally. No letter is used more than once 🧐
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The first to give the correct answer in the comments will win an Exploring Music mug!
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For example, starting from the F in the top row, the word FOAL can be formed by moving to the left, then down, then diagonally down to the left.
Today we conclude our 2-week exploration of Johannes #Brahms. Don't miss our finale, airing tonight on your favorite #classicalmusic radio station! 💥 #musichistory #exploringmusic *** Full list of stations that play Exploring Music programs: wfmt.com/programs/exploring-…
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#Puzzleoftheweek Look at the following list of works by various composers. One is the odd-one-out. Which one, and why? 😉#ClassicalMusic Ein Deutsches Requiem Venus and Adonis L’Amant anonyme Le docteur Miracle St. Matthew Passion Le temps restitué Giacinta ed Ernesto
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Six have something distinctive in common. One is the odd-one-out…. The first person to correctly answer wins an Exploring Music mug!
Happy New Year from Bill and the whole team at Exploring Music! Cheers, and may this next year bring us all good health, good music, and wonderful events. Thank you for listening! #classicalmusic #radio #musichistory #exploringmusic #wfmt
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This week's theme came to us from Andy Bade, music host for Classical 90.5 @azpublicmedia ! Come dive into the musical legacies of the Gabrielis, Bachs, Mozarts, Mendelssohns, Robert and Clara Schumann... and so much more! :) #classicalmusic #onair #schumann #funfacts
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#Nowplaying All around the world, winter holidays are celebrated with beautiful music! Listen as we sample everything from medieval Italian #Christmas music, to Bloch's Sacred Service, a Polynesian traditional hymn, and so much more. New episodes every weekday! #classical
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#Puzzleoftheweek In this holiday-themed puzzle, start at the bottom and rise to the top of the tree, selecting one letter from each level. Two words are hidden: a composer’s surname, and a musical instrument. First person to guess BOTH answers correctly wins this week's prize!
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*In addition to an Exploring Music mug, this week's prize includes a copy of WFMT's 2-CD set "70 Essential Years", featuring exclusive archival performances of WFMT you can't find anywhere else - from The King's Singers to conversations with Studs Terkel to Rachel Barton Pine!*
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WFMT@WFMTclassical14 Dec 2021
Who's still buzzing from yesterday's WFMT 70th Anniversary Day of Celebration? 👏 If you missed it or want to relive your favorite performances, you can stream our entire day of musical guests at wfmt.com/celebration or on the WFMT app.
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WFMT@WFMTclassical7 Dec 2021
As WFMT's 70th anniversary approaches, we catch up with general manager George Preston and music director Oliver Camacho to.wfmt.com/3rH839t

WFMT at 70: A Q&A with the General Manager, Music Director | WFMT

As we look back for WFMT's 70th birthday, we discuss the commemorative celebration and plans to kickstart the next 70 years of WFMT.

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#PuzzleoftheWeek It's Poland week on Exploring Music! With that country in mind, can you figure out the missing numbers from the following sequence? 91527323 _ _ _ _ 56272? #puzzle @classicalmusic
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#PuzzleoftheWeek ! This week, we explore music celebrating the charms of Autumn. Look carefully at the three musical excerpts in the image. What unites the sequence? If so, name any composer who could complete this sequence with a fourth excerpt. #puzzle #classicalmusic
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This one's a stumper huh? 😁 A hint: what seems difficult initially becomes clear when you work out the composer of each excerpt! #wordpuzzle #composer #ClassicalMusic
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