https://www.wpr.org/shows/midday Host Norman Gilliland provides listeners with a wide variety of classical music, presents a story from "Grace Notes," and holds the popular "Midday Quiz." Musicians traveling through Wisconsin often stop by the studio for live performances, discussions about their most recent works, and upcoming shows. Fri, 19 Jun 2026 20:24:01 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.3 editor@wpr.org (Managing Editor) webmaster@wpr.org (Webmaster) https://www.wpr.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Podcasts_Midday_3000.png?width=150&height=150&fit=bounds https://www.wpr.org/shows/midday 144 144 Host Norman Gilliland provides listeners with a wide variety of classical music, presents a story from "Grace Notes," and holds the popular "Midday Quiz." Musicians traveling through Wisconsin often stop by the studio for live performances, discussions about their most recent works, and upcoming shows. Wisconsin Public Radio no 2016 Wisconsin Public RadioHost Norman Gilliland provides listeners with a wide variety of classical music, presents a story from "Grace Notes," and holds the popular "Midday Quiz." Musicians traveling through Wisconsin often stop by the studio for live performances, discussions abeditor@wpr.org https://www.wpr.org/shows/midday/ariela-bohrod-4 Fri, 19 Jun 2026 20:09:20 +0000 https://www.wpr.org/shows/midday/ariela-bohrod-4 The Midday https://www.wpr.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/IMG_2309-scaled-e1781900614575.jpg 1920 1156 The exciting pianist returns for Norman’s final Midday broadcast to perform works by Bartok, Liszt, Gershwin, and Debussy. 3141 false The exciting pianist returns for Norman’s final Midday broadcast to perform works by Bartok, Liszt, Gershwin, and Debussy.Classical Music, Music https://www.wpr.org/shows/midday/cel-canto Tue, 16 Jun 2026 20:19:19 +0000 https://www.wpr.org/shows/midday/cel-canto The Midday https://www.wpr.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/IMG_8282-scaled.jpg 2560 1920 The Cello Quartet comes to the Midday to perform works by Gabrili, Wagner and Bach, among others. 3120 false The Cello Quartet comes to the Midday to perform works by Gabrili, Wagner and Bach, among others. https://www.wpr.org/shows/midday/the-avanti-piano-trio Wed, 10 Jun 2026 20:46:56 +0000 https://www.wpr.org/shows/midday/the-avanti-piano-trio The Midday https://www.wpr.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/PXL_20260610_180518238-scaled.jpg 1928 2560 Pianist Allissa Freeman, violinist Hillary Hempel, and Cellist Hannah Wolkstein return to the Midday to perform Three Preludes by George Gershwin and pieces by French composers Mel Bonis and Rita […] 3125 false Pianist Allissa Freeman, violinist Hillary Hempel, and Cellist Hannah Wolkstein return to the Midday to perform Three Preludes by George Gershwin and pieces by French composers Mel Bonis and Rita […]Classical Music, Music https://www.wpr.org/shows/midday/bach-dynamite-and-dancing-society Fri, 05 Jun 2026 14:21:55 +0000 https://www.wpr.org/shows/midday/bach-dynamite-and-dancing-society The Midday https://www.wpr.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/IMG_8195-scaled.jpg 2560 1920 BDDS co-founder Jeffrey Sykes, violinist Stephanie Sant’Ambrogio, and clarinetist Alan Kay perform Antonin Dvorak’s charming Violin Sonata in F and the spicy Soldier’s Tale suite by Stravinsky. 3130 false BDDS co-founder Jeffrey Sykes, violinist Stephanie Sant’Ambrogio, and clarinetist Alan Kay perform Antonin Dvorak’s charming Violin Sonata in F and the spicy Soldier’s Tale suite by Stravinsky.Classical Music, Music https://www.wpr.org/shows/midday/cordelia-fredrickson Thu, 04 Jun 2026 19:51:19 +0000 https://www.wpr.org/shows/midday/cordelia-fredrickson The Midday https://www.wpr.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/81257050-9126-4772-91c0-6afaa0fa5588.jpg 1440 1920 The 2026 Final Forte finalist and accompanist Jeff Stanek perform the first movement of Prokofiev’s Violin Concerto No. 1 and Elgar’s “Salut d’amour” and Cordelia plays the solo piece “”Dissolve, […] 1847 false The 2026 Final Forte finalist and accompanist Jeff Stanek perform the first movement of Prokofiev’s Violin Concerto No. 1 and Elgar’s “Salut d’amour” and Cordelia plays the solo piece “”Dissolve, […]Classical Music, Music https://www.wpr.org/shows/midday/anita-and-julian-graef Tue, 26 May 2026 14:38:33 +0000 https://www.wpr.org/shows/midday/anita-and-julian-graef The Midday https://www.wpr.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/PXL_20260526_174756233-scaled.jpg 2560 1928 The founders of the Tallgrass Chamber Music Festival return to the Midday to fill us in on this summer’s season and to perform works by Stravinsky, Ravel and CPE Bach. […] false The founders of the Tallgrass Chamber Music Festival return to the Midday to fill us in on this summer’s season and to perform works by Stravinsky, Ravel and CPE Bach. […]Classical Music, Music https://www.wpr.org/shows/midday/lorenz-fradkin-annen Thu, 21 May 2026 19:15:11 +0000 https://www.wpr.org/shows/midday/lorenz-fradkin-annen The Midday https://www.wpr.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/IMG_6687-scaled.jpeg 1920 2560 The Oregon High School sophomore and 2026 Final Forte finalist stops by the Midday to reprise her performance of the Cadenza and Finale from Dmitri Shostakovich’s dazzling Violin Concerto No. […] false The Oregon High School sophomore and 2026 Final Forte finalist stops by the Midday to reprise her performance of the Cadenza and Finale from Dmitri Shostakovich’s dazzling Violin Concerto No. […]Classical Music, Music https://www.wpr.org/shows/midday/the-griffon-string-quartet Tue, 19 May 2026 18:28:15 +0000 https://www.wpr.org/shows/midday/the-griffon-string-quartet The Midday https://www.wpr.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/IMG_8087-scaled.jpg 2560 1920 Violinists Roy Meyer and Alex Norris, violist Oryann Tsaig, cellist Jesse Nummelin perform Poem by Rebecca Clarke, two movements from William Walton’s String Quartet No. 2 in A minor, and […] 2278 false Violinists Roy Meyer and Alex Norris, violist Oryann Tsaig, cellist Jesse Nummelin perform Poem by Rebecca Clarke, two movements from William Walton’s String Quartet No. 2 in A minor, and […]Classical Music, Music https://www.wpr.org/shows/midday/the-wisconsin-youth-symphony-orchestras Fri, 08 May 2026 20:22:23 +0000 https://www.wpr.org/shows/midday/the-wisconsin-youth-symphony-orchestras The Midday https://www.wpr.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/IMG_8050-scaled.jpg 2560 1920 Members of WYSO round out the school year with works for wind quintet and piano quartet by Paul Hindemith, Anton Reicha, Beethoven and Schumann. 3083 false Members of WYSO round out the school year with works for wind quintet and piano quartet by Paul Hindemith, Anton Reicha, Beethoven and Schumann.Classical Music, Music https://www.wpr.org/shows/midday/andre-peck Wed, 22 Apr 2026 20:38:08 +0000 https://www.wpr.org/shows/midday/andre-peck The Midday https://www.wpr.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/IMG_7993.jpg 1170 807 A student at Logan High School in La Crosse, André Peck has won the 2025 Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra 2025 Young Artist Concerto Competition and the 2026 Final Forte competition. During […] 3092 false A student at Logan High School in La Crosse, André Peck has won the 2025 Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra 2025 Young Artist Concerto Competition and the 2026 Final Forte competition. During […]Classical Music, Music