Five O’Clock Favorite
Every weekday at 5:00 PM PT
Every weekday at 5:00 PM PT, All Classical Radio and host Christa Wessel invite listeners to be part of the programming. During the Five O’Clock Favorite, you’ll hear a listener-suggested piece of music along with a personal story about their choice. With pieces that are fun and familiar, music for remembrance and reflection, and everything in between, the Five O’Clock Favorite is a perfect way to ease your commute, end your workday, or start off your evening soundtrack on All Classical Radio.
Your Host
Christa Wessel
Weekdays at 5:00, you’ll find me in my happy place on the radio: sharing your Five O’Clock Favorite. This special program is an opportunity for me to celebrate listeners’ memories and favorite pieces of classical music. Our stories connect us to each other, and this daily segment allows us to hear what’s in the hearts of our friends and neighbors. I hope you’ll submit your suggestion for a future Five O’Clock Favorite!
Submit your favorite piece:
Suggestions are easiest to honor if they’re 20 minutes or less.
About 30 years ago, a few of my co-workers and I formed a string quartet and would gather a couple times every month and play. We were not so good, but we enjoyed our time together playing music. We would find pieces at the library and read through them. One piece that we found was the Carter Elegy for string quartet. It was an interesting and challenging piece for us, but for some reason became one of our regular pieces that would test our skill. It seemed to sound a little bit different each time we played it - which honestly wasn't a good sign. Well, over time our original group disbanded as the golden years took us apart. Recently I learned that Bill, one of our violinists, has passed away. Would love to hear this piece in his memory and to the memory of our time together making music.