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Music

Performance Today: Joshua Bell at Aspen, Then and New

Performance Today: Joshua Bell at Aspen, Then and New

Violinist Joshua Bell remembers being a 15-year-old student at the Aspen Music Festival and School, and how it changed his life. On today's episode of Performance Today, he'll tell the story, and we'll hear Gil Shaham, Cho-Liang Lin, Ingrid Fliter, and others share their Aspen memories. And from the Aspen Music Festival, Joshua Bell joins the Aspen Chamber Symphony to play the Violin Concerto by Felix Mendelssohn.

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Troubled singer Amy Winehouse dead at 27

Troubled singer Amy Winehouse dead at 27

Amy Winehouse, the beehived soul-jazz diva whose self-destructive habits overshadowed a distinctive musical talent, was found dead Saturday in her London home, police said. She was 27.

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What makes a great concert?

What makes a great concert?

In anticipation of this weekend's sold-out U2 concert at TCF Bank stadium, Midmorning examines the elements that make a great rock concert.
by Jim McGuinn

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Defending U2 against the cynics (including myself)

Defending U2 against the cynics (including myself)

By Bill Wareham, MPR News When the topic of this Saturday’s U2 concert came up in our morning editorial meeting, it exposed a cultural divide far deeper than one might expect among this rather homogeneous group of 40- and 50-somethings. On one side of the gulf there was open derision of the Irish rockers as…
by David Cazares

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The Beatles, Simon & Garfunkel, James Taylor, CSNY, and the Lost Story of 1970

The Beatles, Simon & Garfunkel, James Taylor, CSNY, and the Lost Story of 1970

In his latest book, David Browne tells the story of 1970's four most iconic albums, setting the life and times of each artist against the chaotic cultural backdrop of the day. Browne joins NPR's Ann Powers to discuss how the 60's ended and the 70's began.

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Musical nomads deliver the 'wow' factor

Musical nomads deliver the 'wow' factor

Featuring horns instead of guitars, and a frontwoman who looks as if she had been lifted from another century, the music of Davina and the Vagabonds doesn't fit the traditional Minneapolis indie rock mold.
by Chris Roberts

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Minnesota Orchestra gives amateur musicians chance to join in

Minnesota Orchestra gives amateur musicians chance to join in

The Minnesota Orchestra announced a fantasy camp for amateur musicians in September which will culminate playing a concert with the full orchestra.
by Euan Kerr

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'Pianos on Parade' lends music, quirkiness to streets

'Pianos on Parade' lends music, quirkiness to streets

Call it random quirkiness or a moment of spontaneous community, but on the streets of St. Paul it's the summer of the upright piano.
by Chris Roberts

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The Josh Ritter song which became a novel

The Josh Ritter song which became a novel

Critics describe Josh Ritter as an heir to the musical story-telling tradition of such greats as Bob Dylan and Leonard Cohen. Now he's about to publish his debut novel which he says grew out of a song he couldn't fit on his most recent album.
by Euan Kerr

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E Street Band sax player Clarence Clemons dies

E Street Band sax player Clarence Clemons dies

Clarence Clemons, the larger-than-life saxophone player for the E Street Band who was one of the key influences in Bruce Springsteen's life and music through four decades, has died of complications from a stroke he suffered about a week ago. He was 69.

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