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A Fireworks Soundtrack

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Join VPR host Joe Goetz Monday, July 4th at 9:00pm for a musical fireworks extravaganza featuring works from Victor Herbert, Georg Frideric Handel, Peter Illych Tchaikovsky and John Philip Sousa.
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Leroy Anderson In Concert

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Leroy Anderson, America’s most popular light music composer, conducts some of his many musical hits including Bugler’s Holiday, The Syncopated Clock, and Blue Tango in a special live concert program, Monday, July 4th at 8:00pm. 
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The Morning News

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This morning, VPR Classical presents another installment of The Morning News, a survey of recent additions to our music library that were acquired through the support of our listeners.   We’ll hear the first release on Steinway and Sons’ new recording label, a new recording of chamber music by Olivier Messiaen, and more.
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Live Concert: Last Night Of The Proms

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The BBC Proms grand finale concert is the traditional "Last Night of the Proms" gala at Royal Albert Hall in London. VPR Classical brings you the entire live concert on Saturday afternoon, September 11th, starting at 2. 
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Double-Header Live Performances

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Monday morning at 9, Cheryl Willoughby welcomes flutist/Sunday Baroque host Suzanne Bona and guitarist Richard Goering to the performance studio for a preview of their Summer Music from Greensboro program. Then at 11am, pianist Jean-Claude Pennetier joins Walter Parker for a live all-Chopin recital.
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Buried Treasure

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This morning we’ll listen to some little-known gems spanning the centuries of classical music.  We’ll hear great works by composers that have faded into obscurity, and obscure works more well-known composers.