The New Year brings music lovers a new reason to celebrate — Fifty glorious years of Classical 89! Join with us throughout this anniversary year for special programming and events.

Every month the BYU School of Music offers a rich assortment of top-notch ensembles giving performances to sold-out houses. Classical 89 is pleased to bring you selections recorded at these events. Tune in daily for some excellent music-making!

Classical 89 will broadcast two BYU Performing Arts Series concerts live. First, March 4, hear The Turtle Island Quartet. The group has been a singular force in the creation of bold, new trends in chamber music for strings. And, March 12, The Imani Winds perform. They came together 10 years ago with a common goal: To help change the face of classical music and show young people of color there's a place for them in all of the arts.

Join Classical 89 for daily selections recorded at the March 6 benefit concert for The Children’s Justice Center featuring the Gifted Music School Orchestra and the Utah Chamber Artists. The Children's Justice Center empowers children who are victims of sexual abuse, physical abuse, or other crimes to speak out and shatter the silence surrounding abuse. They provide a safe and comfortable environment for children to talk so healing can begin.

Heard all the dire predictions about the impending death of classical music? Not true! The emotional energy, the power, the creativity of today's players is at a higher level than ever before. Join Classical 89 for two hours each evening for highlights from classical concerts all over the world.

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Bill McGlaughlin guides listeners through a new musical theme each week, devoting five hours to a single topic. McGlaughlin has a deep passion for classical music, and he hosts the series with enthusiasm, imagination, and spontaneity.

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Tune in each week through April for a Classical 89 tradition: live radio broadcasts from the Metropolitan Opera in New York City.

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