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Music

Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church custom-designs new pipe organ

Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church in Shoreview is welcoming its newest addition on May 16, 2004—a custom-designed pipe organ. Members of the congregation there found themselves giving a lot more than usual to make it happen.

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Flyte Time to move studios to California

Flyte Time, the hit producing Edina-based recording studio run by Jimmy Jam Harris and Terry Lewis is relocating to Los Angeles. Harris and Lewis say their business needs to be closer to the heart of the music industry. The Grammy Award winning producers are responsible for more number one hits than anyone except Beatles producer George Martin. Minnesota Public Radio's Chris Roberts reports on how the news is being received in the Twin Cities, and the legacy Harris and Lewis are leaving.
by Chris Roberts

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Top "white power" music label prospers from Twin Cities home base

The Twin Cities is one of the top music towns in the nation. But the same local scene that gave birth to Hüsker Dü, Prince and the Jayhawks has also spawned one of the nation's biggest labels for "white power" music. Panzerfaust Records operates quietly from its home base in St. Paul, sending out racist CDs and merchandise for more than 300 bands. A look at one of Minnesota's lesser known exports.

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Dale Warland Singers present Cathedral Classics, 2003

This concert of sacred music is one of the Warland Singers’ most in-demand events each season, and it is always a sellout. Several selections by European and American composers, most of them acappella (or unaccompanied), but a few featuring the solo cello of Laura Sewell as well. All of them conducted by the founder of the choir Dr. Dale Warland, leading his 40-voice ensemble.

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'Coach Said Not To' releases debut CD

"Coach Said Not To" is a Minneapolis rock foursome that deliberately tries to defy categorization. The band finds great fulfillment in making every song sound different in some way. Its members believe that in terms of tempo and melody, today's rock music isn't nearly as rich as it could be.

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Pirates of Penzance: interview with Guthrie Theater artistic director Joe Dowling

The Guthrie Theater closes its season with Gilbert and Sullivan's "The Pirates of Penzance." MPR classical music host Mindy Ratner sat down with Joe Dowling, artistic director for the theater and the operetta's director to find out why Gilbert and Sullivan's works last.

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Salute to the Dale Warland Singers

Tune in every Wednesday night at 7 p.m. in May. We'll have outstanding performances drawn from recent DWS seasons. Then, on Sunday, May 30, 2004, 3 pm, Minnesota Public Radio will present the final Dale Warland Singers concert, live from Orchestra Hall, Minneapolis.

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Commentary: today's pop music about making money

If you check out the top ten songs downloaded from iTunes, you'll find odes to love, odes to parties, and Eminem complaining about having too many women after him. Not a single song has a shred of political message to it. That concerns commentator Bill Banfield.
by Bill Banfield

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Interview with folk singer/songwriter Dave Potts

The Alabama resident stopped by the Morning Show studio to chat with Dale Connelly and Jim Ed Poole about his recent Minnesota appearance.
by Dale Connelly

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Morning Show Evening Concert

Join Dale Connelly and Jim Ed Poole for an 2 hours of music, manners, superhuman meddling and radio melodrama. Actor and playwright Beth Gilleland appears as "Incredible Betty," a caped avenger sworn to uphold generally accepted standards of polite behavior. Musical talents include the duo of vocalist/violinist Laurie Lewis and vocalist/mandolinist Tom Rozum and blues guitarist Cam Waters, who is joined by bassist David Tousley.
by Dale Connelly

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