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Music

Cantus begins new season with its 10th CD

Cantus begins new season with its 10th CD

The Twin Cities vocal ensemble Cantus begins its new season this weekend, featuring works from its 10th recording, "While You Are Alive." The group gave MPR classical music host Steve Staruch a preview.
by Steve Staruch

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Portrait of a fictional American town

Portrait of a fictional American town

Journalist Chuck Klosterman reaches back to his experience as a music critic and his Midwestern roots to pen his first novel.

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New Classical Tracks: Time was right for Joshua Bell's 'Four Seasons'

New Classical Tracks: Time was right for Joshua Bell's 'Four Seasons'

Violinist Joshua Bell has been playing Vivaldi's "Four Seasons" in public for several years, honing his own sense of the drama, and the fun, of these beloved pieces. Now, he's bringing his performances out on disc for the first time.
by Julie Amacher

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New Classical Tracks: Trombone takes center stage

New Classical Tracks: Trombone takes center stage

A new disc lets the trombone sing out in three concertos by American composers, all of them showing the influences of popular styles -- jazz, swing, and world music.
by Julie Amacher

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When should arts organizations survive their founders?

When should arts organizations survive their founders?

Many of the Twin Cities theaters, dance companies and music groups are quietly facing a leadership crisis.
by Marianne Combs

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Concertmaster Jorja Fleezanis plays final season

Concertmaster Jorja Fleezanis plays final season

After twenty seasons, concertmaster Jorja Fleezanis, the woman in the first chair of the Minnesota Orchestra, will be turning that chair over to someone else. She joined Tom Crann from Orchestra Hall, where today she told her collagues she's moving on.
by Tom Crann

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Fleezanis to step down from Minn. Orchestra

Fleezanis to step down from Minn. Orchestra

Minnesota Orchestra concertmaster Jorja Fleezanis will step down from her position in 2009.
by Euan Kerr

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New Classical Tracks: Dances with irresistible Latin flair

New Classical Tracks: Dances with irresistible Latin flair

After making a splash with the Simon Bolivar Youth Orchestra recordings of Beethoven and Mahler, Venezuelan conductor Gustavo Dudamel follows up with something a little spicier.
by Valerie Kahler

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Media analyst weighs in on Best Buy/Napster deal

Media analyst weighs in on Best Buy/Napster deal

Today, Best Buy announced a move to buy into the digital music business. The Richfield-based electronics retailer is planning to acquire Napster for about $121 million. To talk more about the Best Buy/Napster deal Tom Crann talked to Aram Sinnreich, a media industry analyst and NYU professor.
by Tom Crann

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