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.
During the 1970s and 80s I used to milk cows in northeastern Connecticut. It is customary to have music playing in a milking parlor, probably more for the people than the cows, though the cows do seem to be relaxed by music. Most farmers had their radios tuned to the local county western station, but mine was always tuned to WGBH out of Boston. Every weekday morning Robert J. Lurtsema was on the air with his show Morning Pro Musica. His show always began with the Dawn Chorus which always started off with the sounds of birds. First a little chirping, with more birds slowly joining in until finally reaching a crescendo then morphing into Handel’s “Arrival of the Queen of Sheba.”
The introduction of the Sound Sanctuary series during your station reminded me of this. This is the quintessential sound sanctuary for me :)