The Midday

The Midday

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The Midday episodes

  • Colin Welford and Friends
    Ephraim Wisconsin-based organist and music director Colin Welford brings St. Norbert College soprano Yi-Lan Nui, 16-year-old Milwaukee violinist Salvador Stein, and 18-year-old Milwaukee cellist Collin Ramoe to the Midday to […]
    50 min
  • Robert Moody and Alban Gehardt
    The celebrated conductor and world-renowned cellist stop by the Midday to discuss their upcoming concerts with the Madison Symphony, including Maurice Ravel’s richly orchestrated version of Modest Mussorgsky’s Pictures at […]
    0 min
  • Emily Secor
    Back in Wisconsin to perform the role of Musetta in the Madison Opera production of Puccini’s La Boheme, soprano Emily Secor shares some of highlights from the opera and describes […]
    0 min
  • Olga Kern
    Pianist Olga Kern talks about memories with Van Cliburn while playing her recordings on the Midday.
    0 min
  • Ariela Bohrod
    Pianist Ariela Bohrod joins Norman Gilliland on the Midday to play recordings of her performances, including a piece from Somei Satoh described as sounding “3D.”
    0 min
  • Avanti Piano Trio
    The Avanti Piano Trio visits Buck Studio to play hidden gems from artists Rita Strohl, Mel Bonis, Bedrich Smetana, and Paul Schoenfield.
    0 min
  • Mark Valenti
    The Chicago-based pianist returns to the Midday to perform works by Debussy, Stravinsky, and Mendelssohn and share his experiences with their music and the intricacies behind it.
    53 min
  • Trace Johnson
    A performer with many ensembles, including the Madison Symphony, the Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra, Bach Dancing and Dynamite Society, and the Ancora String Quartet among them, stops by the Midday to preview his newly released CD of works by 20th century and contemporary composers.
    26 min
  • Jeffrey Sykes and Ken Olsen
    The Bach Dancing and Dynamite pianist and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra cellist stopped by the Midday to perform movements from a sonata by Beethoven and the famous Meditation from Jules […]
    27 min

About The Midday

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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…