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Music

Songs from Scratch: The lyrics

These are the song lyrics written by Stephen Burt for MPR's "Songs from Scratch" project.

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Longevity among the classics

Longevity among the classics

Classical pianist Andre Watts celebrates a career spanning more than 50 years, and tells Midmorning what it takes to keep audiences coming back.

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Music in a war zone

Music in a war zone

A Fergus Falls couple is sending hundreds of musical instruments to soldiers deployed in Iraq.
by Dan Gunderson

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Rachel Raimist talks about Hip Hop

Rachel Raimist talks about Hip Hop

Rachel Raimist makes films, writes books, teaches at colleges, and lectures around the country about Hip Hop and women. She joined Mary Lucia in the studio to talk about how she first became a lover of Hip Hop and what it means to be a Hip-Hop feminist.
by Mary Lucia

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Orchestra Hall spotlight reveals bass motives

Orchestra Hall spotlight reveals bass motives

Bassist William Schrickel is usually stuck in the back row of the Minnesota Orchestra. But this week he gets a rare chance to stand out front and show off his virtuosity.
by Steve Staruch

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Student and teacher show how they click on new clarinet CD

Student and teacher show how they click on new clarinet CD

Through artful, witty performances, clarinetists Sabine Meyer and Julian Bliss bring new life to some little-known 18th-century concertos.
by Julie Amacher

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Leigh Kamman to step down as host of 'The Jazz Image'

Leigh Kamman to step down as host of 'The Jazz Image'

Kamman, who was hosted "The Jazz Image" since 1973, has been in the jazz broadcasting business for some 60 years. His last broadcast will be in late September.

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Duluth shelter enters the music business

Duluth shelter enters the music business

A Duluth's battered women's shelter is holding a music festival fundraiser. Shelter workers say cuts in government funding are forcing them to be creative in coming up with their own sources of money.
by Stephanie Hemphill

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New CD illuminates classic choral music

New CD illuminates classic choral music

The English ensemble called The Sixteen is renowned for performances that span the great European choral tradition. Julie Amacher finds the group's new CD, "Into the Light," illuminating.
by Julie Amacher

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What comes after the Minneapolis Quartet's final curtain?

What comes after the Minneapolis Quartet's final curtain?

One of the Twin Cities' foremost chamber music groups is calling it quits. The members of the Minneapolis Quartet are going their separate ways after six years together
by Karl Gehrke

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