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Music

Poetry and song

Poetry and song

The male vocal ensemble Cantus and poet Robert Bly collaborate on a new series of poems set to music. Cantus' artistic director and Bly join Midmorning to talk about the weaving of the work of different generations and genres.

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Trio's new CD combines mourning and celebration

Trio's new CD combines mourning and celebration

In a new recording, the Claremont Trio flies back and forth between the sadness of loss and the joy of a life remembered and celebrated.
by Valerie Kahler

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Norrington asks musicians to trade old habits for even older ones

Norrington asks musicians to trade old habits for even older ones

He's not exactly at war with the warblers, but conductor Roger Norrington would prefer to have the musicians he works with avoid the often-used technique known as vibrato.
by Brian Newhouse

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Composer Tsontakis speaks for the record

Composer Tsontakis speaks for the record

Composer George Tsontakis doesn't care how many orchestras perform his music. He's more interested in having it recorded. The St. Paul Chamber Orchestra is both premiering Tsontakis's latest composition and recording it for an upcoming CD.
by Karl Gehrke

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A great soprano returns to St. Paul

A great soprano returns to St. Paul

It's been more than 35 years since her Metropolitan Opera debut, but mezzo-soprano Frederica von Stade says she's still learning how to use her voice. Von Stade is in the Twin Cities for a Schubert Club recital with her friend and colleague, bass Samuel Ramey.
by John Birge

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Balsom's playing is polished brass

Balsom's playing is polished brass

Alison Balsom's warm, rich tone helps to accentuate the softer, more mysterious side of the trumpet.
by Julie Amacher

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Chuck Klosterman speaks to love, hate, and relevancy

Chuck Klosterman speaks to love, hate, and relevancy

Writer and cultural critic Chuck Klosterman dropped by The Current studios to talk to Mary Lucia about Britney Spears and how Nickelback is the new Soundgarden.
by Mary Lucia

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VocalEssence remembers Rosa Parks with music

VocalEssence remembers Rosa Parks with music

Composer Hannibal Lokumbe says being in the presence of civil rights pioneer Rosa Parks has affected everything he does. Lokumbe's oratorio honoring Parks is the centerpiece of the annual "Witness" concert by the Twin Cities choral group VocalEssence.
by John Birge

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The Duchess of Coolsville

The Duchess of Coolsville

She has had over three decades of success performing jazz, pop and every genre in between. Midmorning talks with Rickie Lee Jones.

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Where Schumann wanders, Biss follows

Where Schumann wanders, Biss follows

On his latest solo recording, 26-year-old pianist Jonathan Biss generates fiery sparks of passion and reveals tender moments of reflection in two major piano works by Robert Schumann.
by Julie Amacher

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