Exploring Music
Host Bill McGlaughlin guides listeners through a new musical theme each week, devoting five hours to a single topic. McGlaughlin’s in-depth knowledge of and deep passion for classical music gives the series his customary enthusiasm, imagination, and spontaneity. He is a Peabody Award-winning broadcaster, conductor, and composer.
Program Schedule
May 17
Nobody Ever Builds a Statue to a Critic
An exploration of composers’ critiques, evaluations, and responses to their contemporaries.
May 18
Nobody Ever Builds a Statue to a Critic
An exploration of composers’ critiques, evaluations, and responses to their contemporaries.
May 21
George Gershwin
A true American original! Join us for a week-long look at the life and soulful music of George Gershwin, including his Rhapsody in Blue, An American in Paris and Porgy and Bess.
May 22
George Gershwin
A true American original! Join us for a week-long look at the life and soulful music of George Gershwin, including his Rhapsody in Blue, An American in Paris and Porgy and Bess.
May 23
George Gershwin
A true American original! Join us for a week-long look at the life and soulful music of George Gershwin, including his Rhapsody in Blue, An American in Paris and Porgy and Bess.
May 24
George Gershwin
A true American original! Join us for a week-long look at the life and soulful music of George Gershwin, including his Rhapsody in Blue, An American in Paris and Porgy and Bess.
May 25
George Gershwin
A true American original! Join us for a week-long look at the life and soulful music of George Gershwin, including his Rhapsody in Blue, An American in Paris and Porgy and Bess.
May 28
Haydn Symphonies
This week, Bill explores the symphonic wonders of Papa Haydn, the father of the modern symphony. We’ll hear Haydn’s earliest offerings in the form and follow his path as he expands his ideas and his ensembles into the grand gestures of his 104th.
May 29
Haydn Symphonies
This week, Bill explores the symphonic wonders of Papa Haydn, the father of the modern symphony. We’ll hear Haydn’s earliest offerings in the form and follow his path as he expands his ideas and his ensembles into the grand gestures of his 104th.
May 30
Haydn Symphonies
This week, Bill explores the symphonic wonders of Papa Haydn, the father of the modern symphony. We’ll hear Haydn’s earliest offerings in the form and follow his path as he expands his ideas and his ensembles into the grand gestures of his 104th.