Sounds Like with Sean Chen - Thunderbolt and lightning, very, very frightening

By Sean Chen,

Sam Wisman

Published September 9, 2026 at 5:00 PM CDT

There’s no controlling the weather, but composers attempt to harness its power to create musical drama.

Percussionist Evelyn Glennie demonstrates a "wind machine":

Symphonie fantastique, H. 48: III. Scène aux champs
by Hector Berlioz

Symphony No. 6 in F Major, Op. 68 "Pastoral": IV. Thunderstorm. Allegro
by Ludwig van Beethoven

An Alpine Symphony, Op. 64: XIX. Thunderstorm
by Richard Strauss

Piano Sonata No. 5, Op. 53
by Alexander Scriabin

Sounds Like with Sean Chen

Sean Chen

Sean Chen creates custom musical mashups for Classical KC's "Sounds Like with Sean Chen."

Sam Wisman

Sam Wisman is Production Director for 91.9 Classical KC and a backup announcer for KCUR 89.3