Music

February 21, 2017 2:00 PM

Stanislaw Skrowaczewski, Minnesota Orchestra's conductor laureate, dies at 93

Skrowaczewski changed the face of classical music in Minnesota, and remained a towering presence in the classical music world until the end.

by Euan Kerr

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February 14, 2017 5:05 AM

Parting thoughts: Fine-tuned to the little things in life

Amy Tobin's musical career took her to Miami and Jamaica, where she played reggae with the likes of Ziggy Marley. She served as concertmaster of the St. Paul Civic Symphony from 2008 until her death in January.

by Cathy Wurzer

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January 16, 2017 4:00 AM

At MN Orchestra this week, a young conductor reaches a milestone

Roderick Cox will take the podium this week in the orchestra's subscription series.

by Euan Kerr

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January 3, 2017 12:00 AM

Highlights of our 2016 music shows

Let's listen to some music to start off 2017.

by Julie Siple, Tom Weber and Jo Erickson

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December 27, 2016 9:31 AM

Fellow artists mourn George Michael

Wham! co-founder George Michael died of heart failure on Christmas Day at the age of 53.

by Phil Picardi

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December 9, 2016 4:00 AM

Bob Dylan's hometown of Hibbing struggles with how to honor its most famous son

In the music legend and Nobel Prize winner's hometown of Hibbing, there's little more than a street sign in his honor. That could soon change.

by Dan Kraker

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December 6, 2016 12:00 AM

How the songs you love most were really made

Marc Myers's new book, "Anatomy of a Song," reveals how 45 milestone songs in modern music history came together.

by MPR News Staff

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November 23, 2016 12:00 AM

Aspen Ideas Festival: Do We Need to Rescue the Humanities?

Many college students will be returning to their homes this weekend to share a meal with those who might be helping pay for that education, their parents. Both might be asking themselves, what makes a good education?

by MPR News Staff

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November 16, 2016 10:45 AM

Academy: Dylan not coming to Stockholm to pick up his Nobel

The Academy says Dylan told them that "he wishes he could receive the prize personally, but other commitments make it unfortunately impossible."

by The Associated Press

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October 21, 2016 5:36 PM

Endgame near for those claiming family ties to Prince

Prince's legal family portrait is coming into focus as the process to establish his estate's heirs moves toward a conclusion. Millions of dollars are at stake.

by Tim Nelson

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Music

Stanislaw Skrowaczewski, Minnesota Orchestra's conductor laureate, dies at 93

Parting thoughts: Fine-tuned to the little things in life

At MN Orchestra this week, a young conductor reaches a milestone

Highlights of our 2016 music shows

Fellow artists mourn George Michael

Bob Dylan's hometown of Hibbing struggles with how to honor its most famous son

How the songs you love most were really made

Aspen Ideas Festival: Do We Need to Rescue the Humanities?

Academy: Dylan not coming to Stockholm to pick up his Nobel

Endgame near for those claiming family ties to Prince

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