An all-waltz program, from Strauss to Chopin to Saint-Saëns and more.

Halloween is looming on the horizon, and we hope you’ll join us on Friday for some devilishly good music for the season. Join Michael Kownacky from 4 – 6 p.m. for a playlist that’ll hopefully help you get ready for the evening ahead. Our evening of seasonal music includes pieces about devils, witches, and a few ghosts thrown in for good measure.

The fifth of seven programs devoted to the complete Chopin Mazurkas, this Friday (10/24 at 3 pm, rebroadcast Saturday 10/25 at 6 pm).

A Tempo (10/25) gets a preview of the upcoming exhibit 'The Magical Flute: Beauty, Enchantment and Power' at the Musical Instrument Museum.

We’re off to the Salzburg Festival for this week’s Sunday Opera (10/26 3:00 p.m.) and their presentation of George Frideric Handel’s “Giulio Cesare in Egitto” which was originally staged by London’s Royal Academy of Music in 1724.

It’s Ted’s Turn.As promised, we’re looking at some of Ted’s favorites on this week’s Dress Circle (10/26 7:00 p.m.) that will include three songs from his favorite musical (He actually as one of those.), Stephen Sondheim’s “Follies.”

An Invitation to the Dance, some variations on The Beautiful Blue Danube, and more.

Pianist Natasha Peremski and the Westminster Choir join the Orchestra for this concert Friday (10/17).

The fourth of seven programs devoted to the complete Chopin Mazurkas, this Friday (10/17 at 3 pm, rebroadcast Saturday 10/18 at 6 pm).

A Tempo Saturday (10/18 at 7 pm) looks at Eastman School of Music's plans to expand its media and film composition institute.