SoCal Sunday Night

Each Sunday Night, we bring you concert broadcasts recorded live from venues across Southern California. Look forward to outstanding performances from the LA Phil, Pacific Symphony, LACO, Thornton School of Music, and more! Scroll down to listen to any on demand performances that are available!

Classical California Sing-Along Special

Celebrate a new Christmas tradition: The Classical California Sing-Along Special. Join with listeners across California and beyond as Jennifer Miller Hammel leads you through favorite carols and selections from Handel’s Messiah. Tune in to Classical California on Sat, Dec 21 st, from 3-5 PM, and check our website for the sheet music.

Glissando's Holiday Special

Glissando is our 24/7 stream of music for elementary and middle schoolers with a new theme—a new adventure—every 20 minutes. It’s a stream for the young... but also for the young at heart. You can nd it on our website and app. We just refreshed the Glissando with new music and stories for the winter season! On this 1-hour special, Vivaldi brings us the snow, Tchaikovsky brings us the Nutcracker, and singer Laufey shares her Winter Wonderland. We dive into the stories of Hannukah and Kwanzaa and celebrate the holidays in South America.

Classical Americana

What’s the defining sound of American classical music? What people, stories, sights and sounds throughout American history built our unique classical tradition, and where does it go from here? On Classical Americana, iconoclastic pianist Lara Downes drives you down the highways and byways of American music, with roadside discoveries and detours to the crossroads where musical traditions merge and transform. Tune in each Saturday 5PM-6PM.

The Holidays

A tribute to that special time of year.

The Holidays

A tribute to that special time of year.

Winter

Let's take a music trip through the magic that is winter!

Winter

Let's take a music trip through the magic that is winter!

The Lullaby

Some famous - and surprising - examples of music to make you sleepy.

The Celesta

Let's dig into some seriously mysterious music.

The Metropolitan Opera Broadcast

Featuring full-length productions of the latest the Met has to offer, each Saturday morning from December through May.

Celebrating Christmas throughout the Americas

Holiday music from Latin America and the Spanish-speaking world, celebrating the rich traditions and vibrant sounds of the season.

In the Halls of Thornton

Host Suraj Partha takes you to the USC Thornton School of Music for a concert series called In the Halls of Thornton! Feel the excitement and hear the music crowding the halls of this dynamic music school – from compositions by star faculty to performances by rising stars.

Water Music

Let’s go dip our toes into music inspired by water.

Spooky Surprise

For the week of Halloween and Dia de Los Muertos, Glissando has a couple of "Spooky Surprises" for you! At the top of each 20-minute segment of Glissando, get ready for ghosts, ghouls, and jump-scares.

2024 Top 250 Classical Favorites

The music that captures the spirit of the Golden State. Tune in to the new 2024 Classical California Ultimate Playlist. An incredible list of wonderful music chosen by the people who love it…you!

Choral Music

What’s the oldest instrument?... Well, it’s the one nearly all of us are born with. The voice!

Fall

It’s getting a bit cooler, the leaves of the trees are changing, people are back to school…

Back to School

We're zooming into one of the most fun parts of school: the arts classes. Visual art, theater, music, and dance!

Back To School

It’s getting a bit cooler, the leaves of the trees are changing, people are back to school…

Emotions

Music helps us express our emotions, share our deepest secrets, feel the lows and highs of life. Sometimes at the same time, even.

America's musical voices: Past to present

Lara Downes presents a non-stop stream of familiar favorites and discoveries celebrating America's classical music canon.

Love Songs

Love is awkward and wonderful, and everyone does crazy things because of it!

A Special Broadcast: "Credo"featuring the LA Master Chorale and Lara Downes

Classical California brings you into Walt Disney Concert Hall for an inspiring concert from the LA Master Chorale, hosted by Solomon Reynolds.

LA Opera On Air

KUSC’s resident opera expert Jennifer Miller Hammel takes you through some of the LA Opera’s most exciting productions.

Magical Music

Spellbinding music that features wizards, witches, sorcerers, and enchanting spells!

Mozart Corner

When you think “classical music,” the sound in your head… that’s probably Mozart. Let's discover more about that boy genius we love!

The Harp

It's dreamy, it's otherworldy—and you hear it every 20 minutes at the beginning of every Glissando segment!

The French Horn

The French Horn is the gentle giant of the orchestra… a musical shapeshifter morphing into so many different characters and moods.

Jazzy Classical

The first music style born right here in America—jazz—meets classical music!

Fantasyland

Myth and legends, fairy tales and fables. What secrets can we uncover in this land of endless possibility?

The Piano

The sounds of an entire orchestra in just two hands...

The Summer Olympics

Let's go for gold!

Opera

It's time to dress up and get a pair of those fancy looking binoculars: we're at the opera!

The Cello

Ahh the cello. We all know it. We all love it. And it’s ... well, it’s... a bigger violin?

The Seasons: Summer

You get to spend time outside at the park or on the beach, and extra hanging out with your friends during the long warm evenings. Sounds dreamy...

Superheroes

When we need them, they’re there! And, superheroes can come from some unexpected places...

The Seasons: Summer

The sweet feeling of freedom. Like throwing your cap up in the air after you graduate. These are the sounds of summer.

The Great Outdoors

Grab your trail mix and put your sunglasses on, we're taking a hike!

What do you hear?

You open your eyes in the morning and hear birds chirping outside. You crack the best joke and your friends laugh loud and long. The sounds of your life make their own music. And composers have been inspired by those everyday sounds...

Outer Space

Let's explore distant planets and take a walk in zero gravity!

California Sounds

California is a state brimming with music, or combinations of music, that you’re not going to hear anywhere else. Also, really good tacos.

Guide to the Orchestra

Two composers, two incredible guides to the orchestra.

Video Games

We're going to stack blocks, save the princess, and fight off an alien invasion!

Dance Dance Dance!

Can a spider bite make you dance into a frenzy? Twirling skirts and stomping boots. It's time to dance.

Dance Dance Dance!

Humans have been dancing, getting down, cutting a rug since... forever, from the ancient cave drawing to Prom.

The Snare Drum

The small but mighty instrument that cuts through all the noise to keep the orchestra moving!

Around the World

It doesn’t matter where in the world you’re from, music is something that helps humans express themselves. Let's travel to a few different countries and hear how people express themselves through music.

The Animal Kingdom

For centuries, composers have been listening to the sounds of the tamed—and untamed—wildlife around them, hoping to capture the essence of animals in their music.

Nap Time

Maybe now it’s the right moment to find a peaceful hideaway, curl up under a blanket, and get a little rest.