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Midday Classics with Norman Gilliland

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.

Schedule

WPR Music, Mondays through Fridays, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Hosted by

Norman Gilliland

Note: Some music is removed from recorded interviews due to copyright laws.

Latest Episodes

Jane Story, violin
Stevens Point high school junior Jane Story has performed with the Madison Symphony and the Milwaukee Symphony, among others. She’s performed on NPR’s From the Top and has placed in the Finale Forte twice. She’ll be performing the Mendelssohn Violin Concerto with the Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra during the July 10 Concert on the Square. She…
June 4, 2024

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The Tallgrass Chamber Music Festival Ensemble
Flutist Emily Seaberry Graef, violinist Kristina Zlatareva, violinist and violist Julian Graef, and cellist Anita Graef perform works by Joseph Haydn, Isaac Albeniz, and Ernst von Dohnanyi and celebrate the upcoming second season of the Tallgrass Chamber Music Festival.
May 21, 2024

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Renee Vaughan
UW Nordic Folklife Artist-in-Residence Renee Vaughan shares the sound of the nickelharpa and tells us about the traditions of the Swedish folk instrument.
April 25, 2024
Gilles Apap
The charming cosmopolitan violinist, in Madison to perform The Lark Ascending by Vaughan Williams and Beethoven’s Violin Concerto with the Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra, tells about the people who inspired him to become a musician.
April 19, 2024

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Lilies of the Midwest
The Lilies of the Midwest returned to the Midday to play several Irish and not-so-Irish tunes on their way to a weekend of performances for Saint Patrick’s Day.
March 26, 2024

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