Music by Request - March 21 & 22, 2026

By Nancy Deneen

Published March 21, 2026 at 11:55 AM EDT

The Music Room of Fanny Hensel (née Mendelssohn) (1849), vintage interior illustration by Julius Eduard Wilhelm Helfft. Original public domain image from The Smithsonian Institution.

Music to evoke pastoral images, selections from ballets, operas, concertos and more!

Listeners chose works by Fanny Mendelssohn, George Gershwin and Carlos Gardel.

The episode includes performances by the U.S. Airforce Band, the Penguin Café Orchestra and the Tango Project.

Enjoy this weekend's show on demand below, and scroll down to see the complete playlist.

Music by Request, March 21 & 22 - Hour 1

Requests 1-9

Music by Request, March 21 & 22 - Hour 2

Requests 10-16

Music by Request, March 21 & 22 - Hour 3

Requests 17-22

To make a request for next weekend, leave a message on the MBR line at 231-276-4422, email ipr@interlochen.org or use the Talk to Us feature on the IPR mobile app.

If you leave a recorded message, please let us know if we can use your voice during the next Music by Request.

We'll confirm your request and tell you your selection number for our next episode.