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Music

Teaching the art of conducting an orchestra

Teaching the art of conducting an orchestra

As part of an initiative to get local young professionals interested in classical music, the Minnesota Orchestra invited about 60 young professionals to a brief seminar on what an orchestra conductor does. Then some of the participants got a chance to try it for themselves. Minnesota Public Radio's Curtis Gilbert condensed the hour-long program into three minutes. The orchestra's assistant conductor Sarah Hicks led the session.
by Curtis Gilbert

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New Classical Tracks: Leopold!

New Classical Tracks: Leopold!

Leopold Stokowski was famous for making and conducting his own orchestral transcriptions of other composers' music. Stokowski died in 1977, but on a new compact disc, his transcriptions live on.
by Valerie Kahler

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Wynton Marsalis, ambassador of jazz

Wynton Marsalis, ambassador of jazz

He's played with legends and some would say is becoming a legend himself. Wynton Marsalis has devoted his career to the crafting and promotion of jazz.

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New Classical Tracks: Consumed by the cello

New Classical Tracks: Consumed by the cello

Anne Gastinel began her career as a child prodigy, and made the difficult transition to an adult solo career. Today she is France's leading cellist. Her new disc explores the music of Schubert and its wealth of melody.
by Julie Amacher

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New Classical Tracks: Mendelssohn with a light touch

New Classical Tracks: Mendelssohn with a light touch

The quicksilver, virtuosic writing of Felix Mendelssohn finds a very apt interpreter in violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter. Her new disc is a bicentennial tribute to the German Romantic master.
by Julie Amacher

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When One Flute Isn't Enough

When One Flute Isn't Enough

Classical MPR's Alison Young chats with flutist Lisa Beznosiuk.
by Alison Young

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Two former Jayhawks make music together again

Minneapolis alt-country pioneers The Jayhawks may no longer be a band, but two of its co-founders have reunited as a folk duo. Mark Olson and Gary Louris have released a new CD entitled "Ready for the Flood."
by Chris Roberts

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The Fireworks Ensemble Performs in the Classical MPR Studio

The Fireworks Ensemble Performs in the Classical MPR Studio

The New York-based Fireworks Ensemble performs music in the studio from their genre-breaking repertoire.
by John Birge

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VocalEssence Performs Live in London

VocalEssence performs it's Inauguration Day concert at St. John's Smith Square in London live on Classical Minnesota Public Radio.
by John Birge

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