Produced by Jesse McQuarters and hosted by Lisa Simeone, this weekly, two-hour series offers a unique format of engaging and lively content, including produced segments created to provide deeper insight into the music and programmatic themes found within the Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s concert season; interviews with CSO musicians, guest artists, and composers; and an exploration of the stories found within the CSO’s rich heritage of recordings and the Orchestra’s illustrious history in Chicago.

Aug 25:
John ADAMS: The Chairman Dances (Foxtrot for Orchestra)
Dmitri SHOSTAKOVICH: Suite for Variety Orchestra No. 1
Duke ELLINGTON: Big Fat Alice's Blues; Amad; The Mooch
Segei PROKOFIEV: Selections from Romeo and Juliet
Wynton MARSALIS: All American Pep from Swing Symphony

Sept 1
Dmitry KABALEVSKY: Colas Breugnon Overture
Joseph HAYDN” Symphony No. 88 in G Major
Jaromír WEINBERGER: Polka and Fugue from Schwanda the Bagpiper
Rolf LIEBERMANN: Concerto for Jazz Band and Orchestra
Gustav MAHLER: Symphony No. 4 in G Major

Sept 8
Georg Philipp TELEMANN: Trumpet Concerto in D Major, TWV 41: D7
Sergei PROKOFIEV: Lieutenant Kijé Suite, Op. 69
Michael HAYDN: Concerto for Trumpet in D Major, MH 104
Franz SCHUBERT: Symphony No. 4 in C Minor, D. 417 (Tragic)
Richard STRAUSS: Der Burger als Edelmann, Op. 60

Sept 15
Robert SCHUMANN: Overture to Manfred, Op. 115
Johannes BRAHMS: Schicksalslied, Op. 54
Gustav HOLST: The Planets, Op. 32
Igor STRAVINSKY: Symphony of Psalms

Sept 22
Gustav MAHLER: Symphony No. 3 in D Minor

Sept 29
Maurice RAVEL: Mother Goose
Bryce DESSNER: Violin Concerto
Igor STRAVINSKY: Symphony in Three Movements
Béla BARTÓK: Concerto for Orchestra