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Music

New Classical Tracks: Yo-Yo Ma and friends celebrate the holidays

New Classical Tracks: Yo-Yo Ma and friends celebrate the holidays

A good time is had by all on this new album from cellist Yo-Yo Ma. It's a musical holiday party -- and the eclectic guest list includes Renee Fleming, Alison Kraus, Paquito D'Rivera, and James Taylor.
by Julie Amacher

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New Classical Tracks: Repeated patterns come to life

New Classical Tracks: Repeated patterns come to life

A new disc from La Pieta sketches a portrait of Philip Glass, and suggests the wide spectrum of feelings and moods that his music can evoke.
by Julie Amacher

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Minnesota Opera launches major initiative

Minnesota Opera launches major initiative

The Minnesota Opera is announcing a new multi-million dollar program called Minnesota OperaWorks that will make it a national leader in contemporary opera. And due to good luck, or good planning they've already raised more than half the funds.
by Euan Kerr

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So bad she was good

So bad she was good

Long before the U.S. had American Idol, the nation had Florence Foster Jenkins.
by Euan Kerr

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New Classical Tracks with Julie Amacher

New Classical Tracks with Julie Amacher

Rachel Barton Pine loves to make musical discoveries. Like the fact that the former lead guitarist of The Scorpions, Uli Roth, got the idea for his now-famous heavy metal guitar lick from the solo part of the Brahms violin concerto. After playing that concerto for years, Pine knows that same little violin riff well.
by Julie Amacher

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New music made the old fashioned way

New music made the old fashioned way

Some Minnesota musicians are turning down the volume and turning back the clock with their music.
by Chris Roberts

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From Belarus to Minn., a composer's journey

From Belarus to Minn., a composer's journey

Ten years after leaving Belarus, Sergey Khvoshchinsky finds a new home and a big audience in Minnesota.
by Dan Olson

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Composers Institute nurtures talent and new orchestral music

Composers Institute nurtures talent and new orchestral music

Tomorrow night in Minneapolis seven young composers will reach what may be the pinnacle of their career, at least so far. They will each hear the Minnesota Orchestra play one of their compositions.
by Euan Kerr

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Dylan plays election night concert at the U of M

Dylan plays election night concert at the U of M

Tonight, while many people will be listening for the early election returns, thousands of fans will be listening to Bob Dylan playing at Northrop Auditorium.
by Euan Kerr

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New Classical Tracks: Songs of Armenia, haunting and lyrical

New Classical Tracks: Songs of Armenia, haunting and lyrical

Soprano Isabel Bayrakdarian appears in opera houses throughout the world. But on her new disc, she returns to music from her own heritage -- the songs of the composer Gomidas, considered the founder of Armenian classical music.
by Julie Amacher

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