Five O’Clock Favorite
Every weekday at 5pm 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.
When I relocated to Portland as a 12-year old violinist, I got into the Junior Symphony Orchestra (now the Portland Youth Philharmonic). The conductor -Mr. A- asked me to switch to viola about 4 weeks before the Christmas concert. I said no but eventually relented. So there I was: a newly minted violist who could not read the clef, sitting at the back of the section in late December. Something happened with the principal violist and she went to the back and I got moved up to second chair. We were learning the Fifth Hungarian Dance by Brahms. Whenever I do not want to do something out of fear, I play this piece to remind me that I can.