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Music

A musician who bridges musical worlds

A musician who bridges musical worlds

Jazz great Branford Marsalis joins Midmorning to discuss his music, the meaning of jazz, and a career that has seen him work with artists from Miles Davis to Sting to the Grateful Dead.

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Nakamatsu makes Gershwin both fiery and fluid

Nakamatsu makes Gershwin both fiery and fluid

On his newest recording, former Van Cliburn Award-winner Nakamatsu turns his focus to George Gershwin, a great American composer with whom he has a few experiences in common.
by Julie Amacher

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Inside the collective mind of The Electric Arc Radio Show

Inside the collective mind of The Electric Arc Radio Show

Chris Roberts traveled to the home of the Electric Arc Radio Show - four writers living together in a little house with a band residing in the attic.
by Chris Roberts

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Minnesota's Tibetan monks chant for their homeland

Minnesota's Tibetan monks chant for their homeland

Minnesota has a strong choral tradition, but starting this weekend, it will get a taste of a very different type of chorus. The Dalai Lama's tantric choir will visit from the Gyuto monastery in Dharmasala, India for a series of concerts. There's a reason they're coming here. Five of the choir members live in Minneapolis.
by Roseanne Pereira

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These old instruments have the polish to play Handel

These old instruments have the polish to play Handel

George Frideric Handel's music has an unmistakably regal, celestial nature that calls for a polished approach--and that's just what the Academy of Ancient Music delivers on its new recording.
by Valerie Kahler

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Twin conductors have a corner on choral music

Twin conductors have a corner on choral music

The upper Midwest choral community's Minnesota Twins are joining forces this month. Matthew Culloton and his identical twin brother Michael are bringing their two choirs together for the first time.
by Karl Gehrke

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This band's best friends are Abe, Ike and each other

This band's best friends are Abe, Ike and each other

A Minneapolis indie rock band has ignored the advice, "Friends don't let friends form rock bands." The two founders of Best Friends Forever actually are best friends, and it shows in their music.
by Chris Roberts

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Mitchell counters expectations in Mozart opera

Mitchell counters expectations in Mozart opera

The Minnesota Opera has cast a man to play the part of a male character in Mozart's "Marriage of Figaro." What's the big deal about that, you ask? Well, Mozart set the character's part in a high vocal register; it's traditionally sung by a woman.
by John Birge

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Minnesota Orchestra plans Orchestra Hall renovation

Minnesota Orchestra plans Orchestra Hall renovation

If a $90 million fundraising campaign is successful, Orchestra Hall in Minneapolis will get upgrades inside and out, including video screens and on-stage seating.

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Rose Ensemble visits the court of "The Girl King"

Rose Ensemble visits the court of "The Girl King"

During her 22 years on the throne, Christina of Sweden enticed musicians and composers from around Europe to 17th-century Stockholm. During a visit to Minnesota Public Radio, the Rose Ensemble performed selections from an upcoming concert series exploring music from Queen Christina's court.
by Alison Young

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