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Music

New Classical Tracks: Nicola Benedetti

New Classical Tracks: Nicola Benedetti

A leading music industry producer has been hired to transform young violinist Nicola Benedetti into a major international superstar without changing her image as a promising young musician. They've collaborated on Benedetti's first CD, a recording of three Romantic concertos.
by Julie Amacher

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A new way to do doo-wop

A new way to do doo-wop

Some say "doo-wop" music went out of favor when the Beatles and other British groups invaded America in the early 60s. Doo-wop enjoyed a resurgence a decade or so later when nostalgia for the 1950s became embedded in popular culture. Now a group in Minneapolis is putting its own imprint on the genre.
by Chris Roberts

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Teen musicians face off in groups of four

Teen musicians face off in groups of four

String quartet competitions for high school students are rare. Organizers of the first St. Paul String Quartet Competition are introducing the idea to the Twin Cities and hope the competition will become an annual event.
by Karl Gehrke

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Thunder in the Valley - in studio

Thunder in the Valley - in studio

Award-winning Minneapolis band Thunder in the Valley has been compared to Tom Waits, Sixteen Horsepower, and DeVotchKa, but they have a style unmistakably their own.

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New Classical Tracks: Kissin and Levine

New Classical Tracks: Kissin and Levine

Last May, more than 2,000 lucky ticket holders were on hand for a rare performance of Schubert's piano duets with two world-class performers, James Levine and Evgeny Kissin. With the release of this new, live recording, you can be a witness to that sold-out Carnegie Hall performance too.
by Julie Amacher

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Old violins and new technology

Minneapolis is a new center for the sale and preservation of violins from the 18th and 19th century. In the past these instruments were worked on in places like Italy, London and New York. But new technology has enabled people involved in violin restoration to live anywhere.
by Greta Cunningham

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Covering Van

Covering Van

Irish singer/songwriter Van Morrison performs in the Twin Cities this weekend. If you can't make the show, you can get a dose of "Van" another way -- by listening to a Minneapolis cover band devoted almost exclusively to Morrison's music.
by Chris Roberts

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Chris Walla

Chris Walla

Chris Walla is more than just the guitarist and keyboardist for the band Death Cab for Cutie. He's also their un-official spokesman and producer. The Current's Mary Lucia spoke to Walla about his other projects and his current tour.
by Mary Lucia

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