Many of us miss the days of original musicals generally performed live on television, but on this week’s Dress Circle (12/15 7:00 p.m.), we’re going to give you the chance to relive five of them through selections for their scores.

Piffaro The Renaissance Band performs music from 16th-century German on this concert Broadcast Monday (12/9 at 8 pm)

This broadcast Friday (12/6) features the NBCO's concert from last May celebrating the 100th anniversary of George Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue.

A Tempo this Saturday (12/7) spotlights a neurodiverse production of A Christmas Carol and a quirky, cross-genre version of The Nutcracker, more examples of various takes on traditional holiday favorites.

Music and conversation with pianist and educator Justin Kolb this Friday (12/6, rebroadcast Saturday 12/7)

On last week’s Dress Circle, we played several instrumental pieces, and you kindly let us know that you liked to hear orchestral versions of musicals, so on this week’s program (12/8 7:00 p.m.), we’ll hear symphonic suites from five shows with which you are mostly likely familiar.

The Philadelphia-based Baroque ensemble performs music from the Moravian court at Kromeriz on this concert broadcast Monday (12/2 at 8 pm, with an encore broadcast Saturday at 2 pm.)

Liszt at his most personal, this Friday (11/29, rebroadcast Saturday 11/30)