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Concert Hall Classics

Concert Hall Classics, hosted by Curt Timmons, offers three hours of stunning music, presenting extended selections from the KUCO library and his personal collection. The program allows KUCO listeners to indulge in their favorite masterworks as well as discover more unusual offerings.

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A Preview of Upcoming Programs on CHC

Monday, June 22, 2026

3-hour programs 11 am-2 PM & 9 PM-12 am Monday through Thursday

Concerti Edition

Part 1: Georg Muffat (1653-1704): Concerto Grosso No. 1 in D; No. 2 in g minor; No. 3 in A; and No. 5 in G

Ensemble 415 led by Chiara Bianci and Jesper Christensen

Part 2: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto in C for Sopranino Recorder RV 444; Concerto in F for Treble Recorder RV 442; Concerto in a minor for Sopranino Recorder RV 445; Concerto in c minor for Treble Recorder RV 441; and Concerto in C for Sopranino Recorder RV 443

Michael Schneider recorder player; Camarata Köln performing on period instruments

Part 3: Georg Philipp Telemann: Concerto in e minor for recorder, transverse flute and strings; Concerto in c minor for violin, oboe and strings; Concerto in a minor for two recorders and strings; Concerto in b minor for transverse flute and string; Concerto in d for two oboe d’amore, ‘cello and strings; and Concerto in b-flat for oboe, violin, two transverse flutes and strings

Soloists accompanied by Camarata Köln performing on period instruments

 

Tuesday, June 23, 2026

Choral Edition

Part 1a: Ralph Vaughan Williams:  Mass in g minor (1920-21)

Richard Hickox Singers; London Symphony Chorus conducted by Richard Hickox

Part 1b: Ralph Vaughan Williams: Six Choral Songs to be Sung in Time of War (1939)

Richard Hickox Singers; London Symphony Chorus; London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Richard Hickox

Part 1c: Ralph Vaughan Williams:  Serenade to Music (1938)

Soloists and the London Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Sir Adrian Boult (1969 EMI analog)

Part 2: Italian composer Enrico Miaroma’s Light; British composer Alexander L’Estrange’s Oculi omnium; Czech composer Zdenek Lukáš’ Dies irae; Felix Mendelssohn’s Richte mich, Gott; German composer Wolfram Buchenberg’s Erbarme dich; British composer Herbert Howells: Requiem; American composer Jake Runestad’s Psalm 121; Spanish composer Tomás Luis De Victoria’s O vos omnes, written in 1585; the traditional tune The Dying Soldier as arranged by Mack Wilberg and Nigel Short; American composer Susan Labarr’s I Hear Thy Voice

Baylor A Cappella Choir conducted by Brian Schmidt

Part 3: Healy Willan: Miss brevis No. 13 in g minor; Missa brevis No. 2 in f minor; Missa brevis no. 5 in f-sharp minor; Now is the healing time decreed; Tenebrae of Maundy Thursday; The royal banners go forward; Tenebrae of Good Friday; Faithful Cross; Tenebrae of Holy Saturday; Missa brevis No. 7 in g minor; Missa brevis No. 8 in d minor

Gallery Choir and Ritual Choir of the Church of Church of Saint Mary Magdalene conducted by Robert Hunter Bell

 

Wednesday, June 24, 2026

Orchestral Edition

Part 1a: Peter van Anrooy (1879-1954): Piet Hein Rhapsodie for Orchestra

Netherlands Radio Symphony Orchestra conducted by Kees Bakels

Part 1b: Cornelis Dopper (1870-1939): Ciaconna Gotica

Netherlands Radio Symphony Orchestra conducted by Kees Bakels

Part 1c: Cornelis Dopper: Symphony No. 7 “Zuider Zee”

Netherlands Radio Symphony Orchestra conducted by Kees Bakels

Part 2: Willem Pijper (1894-1947): Symphony No. 1 of 1917, subtitled “Pan,” with the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Richard Dufallo in concert March 4, 1983; the Symphony No. 2 composed in 1921, with the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Roelof van Driesen in concert September 4, 1986; and the Symphony No. 3 of 1926, with the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Richard Dufallo, in concert October 23, 1981

Part 3a: Willem Pijper: Piano Concerto (1927)

Theo Bruins, pianist; Rotterdam Philharmonic conducted by Roelof van Driesen, recorded in concert on September 4, 1986

Violin Concerto (1939)

Gerard Hettima, violinist; Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Lucas Vis, in concert April 12, 1984

Part 3b: Willem Pijper: Six Symphonic Epigrams (1928)

Simon Rattle conducts The Rotterdam Philharmonic

 

Thursday, June 25, 2026

Winds Edition

Part 1: Johann Friederich Fasch (1688-1758): Concerto in D for Flute, Oboe, Strings and continuo; Concerto in g minor for Oboe, Strings and Continuo; Concerto in G for Oboe, 2 Violins, Strings and Continuo; Concerto in e minor for Flute, Oboe, Strings and Continuo; Concerto in G for Oboe, Strings and Continuo; Concerto in c minor for 2 Oboes, Bassoon, Strings and Continuo

Hans-Peter Westermann and Piet Dhont, oboes; Karl Kaiser, flute; Michael McCraw, bassoon; Mary Utiger and Paula Kibildis, violins; Hajo Bäss, viola; Rainer Zipperling, ‘cello; Hans Koch, Violone (the predecessor to the modern double bass); and Harald Hoeren, harpsichord

Part 2: Antonin Dvořák (arr. Ulf-Guido Schäfer and Volker Grewel): Slavonic Dances, Op. 46 Nos. 2 and 8; Slavonic Dances Op. 72 No. 2 and 7; the String Quartet Op. 96 in F; 5 Bagatelles, Op. 47

Members of the Ma’alot Quintet

Part 3a: Darius Milhaud: Chamber Symphonies Nos. 1-6

Ensemble Villa Musica; vocalists Susanne Leitz, soprano; Ulricke Gmeiner, alto; Gerhart Nennemann, tenor; and Reiner Holthaus, bass who perform in Chamber Symphony No. 6

Part 3b: Darius Milhaud: The Dreams of Jacob, Op. 294

Members of Ensemble Villa Musica