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Music

Minnesota's choral tradition alive and well

October is a busy month for Minnesota choirs, as many of them open their new concert seasons. This will be the second year without one of the state's best-known choirs, the Dale Warland Singers. But both new and veteran choirs are continuing work that has given Minnesota the reputation as the choral center of the U.S.

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New classical tracks: Janine Jansen plays Vivaldi

How many recordings of Vivaldi's Four Seasons do you suppose are currently in print? Yet, Dutch violinist Janine Jansen felt she had something new to add to this old chestnut. Classical host Julie Amacher finds this new release a quite surprising.

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Songs of the ancient oud still resonate

An Iraqi-born musician uses an age-old instrument called the oud to relate his experiences of exile in his native land, and of new beginnings in his adopted country.

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Bob Dylan - No Direction Home

"Bob Dylan: No Direction Home" is a music-intensive radio special featuring exclusive music, interviews and other content from Bob Dylan's personal archives. It's a companion to the Martin Scorsese film about Dylan, featured on PBS.

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St. Cloud musician puts 'Pet Sounds' on stage

Jeff Engholm is a man obsessed. For the last year, he's been listening almost incessantly to the Beach Boys' 1966 concept album, "Pet Sounds." Now the St. Cloud area musician has turned his fascination into a live performance.

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Remembering Rondo with music

Some 45 years after the predominantly black St. Paul neighborhood of Rondo was bulldozed to make way for Interstate 94, the community's history is celebrated in a new composition, "The Rondo Oratorio."

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Louisiana musician finds temporary home with Minnesota Orchestra

The Minnesota Orchestra opens its new season this weekend. It's a special concert series for one musician in particular, double bass player David Anderson, who is a member of the Louisiana Philharmonic in New Orleans. When Hurricane Katrina hit, Anderson was out of town. Now he's found a temporary home in Minnesota.
by Phil Picardi

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The return of Hugh Wolff

After living in Europe for the past five years, former St. Paul Chamber Orchestra Music Director Hugh Wolff returns to the Twin Cities, the place his family considers home.

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Mr. Smooth keeps on playing

West St. Paul jazz saxophonist Irv Williams is 86-years-old, and as busy as ever. In just over a year, Williams, who some say is a living legend, has released two cds. He also has a standing Friday afternoon gig at the Dakota in Minneapolis.

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Working for orchestral equality

Marin Alsop made history this summer when she became the first female music director of a major American orchestra. Her appointment reflects the changes in gender balance which have occurred in classical music over the past few decades, including in Minnesota.

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