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Music

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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Dr. Billy Taylor comes to celebrate MLK

Dr. Billy Taylor comes to celebrate MLK

There is a rare treat for Twin Cities music fans this weekend when jazz piano legend Dr. Billy Taylor comes to perform with the VocalEssence.
by Euan Kerr

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Pierre-Laurent Aimard, a musician's musician

Pierre-Laurent Aimard, a musician's musician

Having just finished three years as a St. Paul Chamber Orchestra Artistic Partner, pianist and conductor Pierre-Laurent Aimard reflects back on music making with such a willing group, from introducing new music and truly "partnering" in the complete cycle of Beethoven piano concertos.
by Alison Young

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Looking for love songs

Looking for love songs

Mark Wheat is looking for love songs. Every Valentine's Day, he hosts a special program on 89.3 The Current featuring some of the greatest love songs of all time. There are some songs that come up over and over again. But every year brings new surprises.

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Jon Hassell takes the trumpet to the Fourth World

Jon Hassell takes the trumpet to the Fourth World

Trumpeter Jon Hassell knows the phrase "new music" is enough to get some people to turn and run. He includes himself in that group. That's a little strange because he has been at the forefront of new music for decades. Now he's on his first U.S. tour in two decades.
by Euan Kerr

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An Exuberance of Cellos

An Exuberance of Cellos

Bakken Trio member Mina Fisher and cellist Kirsten Whitson talk about the upcoming cello festival.
by Steve Staruch

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New Classical Tracks: The cello, impassioned and personal

New Classical Tracks: The cello, impassioned and personal

On his latest disc, the young cellist Zuill Bailey turns in committed performances of two landmark pieces from the Russian repertory: Tchaikovsky's Rococo Variations and Shostakovich's First Concerto.
by Julie Amacher

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Savage Aural Hotbed at 20

Savage Aural Hotbed at 20

Take the driving intensity of Japanese Taiko drumming. Add the rhythmic precision of drum and bugle music. Then place it in a post-industrial setting, and you have Savage Aural Hotbed, which turns 20 this year.
by Chris Roberts

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