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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

The Ancora String Quartet
Quartet members Wes Luke, Robin Wright, Benjamin Whitcomb, and Sahada Buckley plus cellist Trace Johnson (center) perform the first two movements of Franz Schubert’s String Quintet in C and a […]
April 18, 2025

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Time for Three
Grammy and Emmy-winning ensemble, Time For Three (TF3), defies conventions with genre-bending excellence. They stopped by the Midday to tell about their their dynamic approach to classical music and their […]
April 14, 2025

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Rebecca Zhang
The poised and talented 13-year-old pianist won the 2025 Milwaukee Concord Chamber Orchestra concerto competition and comes to the Midday to play several works by Mozart.
March 21, 2025

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Lilies of the Midwest
The trio returns to the Midday to perform traditional Irish music and celebrate the release of their new CD.
March 14, 2025

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Gil and Orli Shaham with Sterling Elliott play the Beethoven Triple
In Wisconsin to perform with the Madison Symphony, brother and sister Gil and Orli Shaham and dazzling cellist Sterling Elliott stopped by the Midday to share some insights about Beethoven’s […]
January 16, 2025

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