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Music

Embracing the spectrum of American music

Embracing the spectrum of American music

With a musical palate that stretches in style from country to classical to cabaret, American composer William Bolcom has established himself as a significant musical force.

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Myslivecek recording is not to be missed

Myslivecek recording is not to be missed

The period-instrument ensemble Concerto Koln has released a collection of symphonies by a composer who enjoyed Mozart's friendship but little of his fame: Josef Myslivecek. The disc may make you wonder why Myslivecek's music is all but forgotten.
by Julie Amacher

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Setting the tune

Setting the tune

She's the most visible person in the orchestra, apart from the conductor. Concertmaster Jorja Fleezanis talks about leading musicians, working with egos and pursuing her own solo career.

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Art makes noise at St. Paul museum

Art makes noise at St. Paul museum

The spatial, sculptural and psychological dimensions of sound are the focus of a new exhibition at the Minnesota Museum of American Art in St. Paul. Organizers of "Sound in Art/Art in Sound" say it's designed to bring the background noise of our lives into the foreground of our consciousness.
by Chris Roberts

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From the subway to the concert hall

From the subway to the concert hall

When they started out, the members of Trio Voronezh played their Russian folk instruments on the streets and in the subways in Germany, France and the Netherlands. Today they're more at home in concert halls across Europe and U.S.
by Steve Staruch

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Composers competition has ears on the prize

Composers competition has ears on the prize

The St. Paul Chamber Orchestra's first-ever Emerging Composers Competition culminates this weekend. Following a concert featuring the four finalists, the judges will choose a winner. What are they listening for?
by Karl Gehrke

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Wright puts on a slide show

Wright puts on a slide show

For the past month, Minnesota Orchestra Principal Trombone R. Douglas Wright has locked himself in his basement, trying master an antique ancestor of his instrument. sweating away to master the sackbut. To get ready for the piece he's performing this weekend, he's had to learn how to play the Renaissance- and Baroque-era horn called a sackbut.
by Brian Newhouse

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Strings add color to hypnotic Bach

Strings add color to hypnotic Bach

J.S. Bach would probably have appreciated the transformation of his "Goldberg" Variations from a keyboard piece into a string trio. These deceptively simple little pieces have mesmerized music lovers for centuries, and a new recording of the trio version will do nothing to break the spell.
by Julie Amacher

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Cantus' collaboration

Cantus' collaboration

The up-and-coming male choir, Cantus, performed and talked about their work and their new collaboration with poet Robert Bly. The show first aired March 9.

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Red House Records enters a new era

Red House Records enters a new era

More than a year after the death of its founder and president, Bob Feldman, St. Paul-based Red House Records is still going strong, and embracing the digital age.
by Chris Roberts

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