WCLV Airs Expanded Classical Music Schedule for November 3
The local station’s program guide lists specific performances by renowned artists across multiple daily blocks, featuring works from Baroque to contemporary composers.
By Olivia Reed ·

The program guide for WCLV, a public radio station serving Cuyahoga County, lists a dedicated schedule of classical music for Monday, November 3, 2026. The broadcast features a continuous lineup of orchestral and chamber works, hosted by several presenters throughout the day. The schedule includes specific recordings and live performance segments, ranging from early morning to late evening hours.
The day begins at midnight with the segment 'Classical Music with Peter van de Graaff.' This block runs for three hours and includes specific recordings of works by Tchaikovsky, Zimbalist, and Ina Boyle. At 1:00 a.m., the schedule lists a performance of Chiara Margarita Cozzolani’s 'Concerti Sacra.' The segment continues with Vivaldi, Hindemith, and Haydn. At 2:00 a.m., the program features Glinka’s 'The Lark,' followed by Duparc, Schumann, and Lyatoshinsky. A recording of Scriabin’s 'Twenty-Four Preludes' concludes the hour before the second iteration of the van de Graaff segment begins at 3:00 a.m.
From 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m., the station airs 'Classical Music with Jacqueline Gerber' alongside BBC News updates. This four-hour block lists a diverse array of composers, including David Ludwig, Leroy Anderson, and Luigi Cherubini. The guide specifies that listeners will hear works by Mozart, Bach, and Beethoven, among others. At 10:00 a.m., Mark Satola hosts a new segment featuring Sousa, Gershwin, and Morton Gould. This segment continues until noon, listing performances of Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 9 and Liszt’s 'Rhapsodie espagnole.'
At noon, the schedule shifts to 'Lunchtime with the Cleveland Orchestra.' This hour includes a performance of Jean Sibelius’s Symphony No. 2 in D and Bedrich Smetana’s 'Libuse' overture. Following this, John Mills hosts 'Classical Music' from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. The guide lists works by David Diamond, Valerie Coleman, and Stephen Foster. The segment also features William Grant Still, Louis Moreau Gottschalk, and John Adams. A performance of Aaron Copland’s 'Danzón Cubano' is scheduled within this block.
Bill O’Connell presents the afternoon segment from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. The list for this period includes Gershwin’s 'Of Thee I Sing' overture and Duke Ellington’s 'New World a-Comin.' The guide also specifies that listeners will hear John Barry’s theme from 'Midnight Cowboy,' Aaron Copland’s 'A Lincoln Portrait,' and Morten Lauridsen’s choral works. The segment concludes with Samuel Barber’s 'Adagio for Strings.' From 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., the station airs 'Dinner Classics,' featuring Charles Ives, Louis Moreau Gottschalk, and Arthur Farwell.
The evening programming includes 'Symphony at Seven with John Mills' at 7:00 p.m., which lists James Hewitt’s 'New Federal Overture' and Rodion Shchedrin’s 'Carmen Suite.' At 8:00 p.m., Valerie Kahler hosts 'Performance Today.' This final segment lists specific artists and venues for the recordings. The guide notes that Piotr Plawner and Ewa Kupiec will perform Grażyna Bacewicz’s 'Two Oberki.' It also lists Joshua Bell performing a Chopin nocturne with the La Scala Philharmonic Orchestra in Milan.
Further details in the 8:00 p.m. segment include Jonathan Biss performing Schubert in Saint Paul, Minnesota, and the Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra performing Bacewicz’s Symphony No. 1 in Katowice, Poland. The schedule lists Claudia Díaz and Kevin Korth performing Puccini and Catán pieces in St. Paul. It also includes a performance by Steven A. Newberry and the ROCO at the Church of St. John the Divine in Houston, Texas. The guide ends with Claudia Díaz performing María Grever’s 'Júrame' in the Maud Moon Weyerhaeuser Recording Studio.
Source: WVIZ · original report published
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