Watch CSO Tonight On WTTW Following Debate

By Alexander Hough in Arts & Entertainment on Oct 27, 2010 8:20PM

If Alexi Giannoulias and Mark Kirk's debate on Chicago Tonight gets you riled up or you're just frustrated that Green Party candidate LeAlan Jones and Libertarian Mike Labno weren't involved, keep the dial tuned to WTTW and bliss out on the Chicago Symphony Orchestra's performance of Gustav Mahler's Seventh Symphony that will run immediately after.

The broadcast is part of "Great Performances," PBS's show featuring live recordings of a variety of performing arts. The concert footage will seemingly run uninterrupted, although it was actually culled together from the Pierre Boulez-led CSO concerts on October 14 and 15. The premiere will air across the country at 8:00 p.m. tonight, with local reruns scheduled for Friday at 2:30 a.m. and Sunday at 11:00 a.m.

Aside from giving you a chance to see the CSO for free, watching the show will also give you a chance to practice your clapping.