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Where classical music is always arriving, with host Steve Seel. Listen live at 10 p.m. central every Wednesday on YourClassical Radio.


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Michael Harrison's Harmonic Piano

Steve Seel is the host of YourClassical’s weekly SymphonyCast and the trailblazing music show Extra Eclectic. He possesses a broad knowledge of many musical genres, having hosted radio programs ranging from classical to jazz and even avant-garde music at radio stations around the country. Steve began his love affair with public radio at 24 working whatever shifts he could at his hometown station of WUSF-FM in Tampa, Florida, and from there worked his way to snowy Buffalo, New York, and its renowned classical station WNED-FM, where he hosted middays and the weekly experimental-music show Present Tense.  In 2005, Steve became one of the founding voices on Minnesota Public Radio's eclectic station, the Current. While there, he hosted afternoons and mornings, and conducted in-depth interviews with pop music luminaries ranging from Brian Eno to David Byrne to Tori Amos. Steve is a basement composer obsessed with all things both minimalist and slow, and might actually be incapable of writing anything that exceeds 75 beats-per-minute.


Steve Seel

The standard piano has 8 notes per octave, but Michael Harrison’s has a whopping 24.


Composer Michael Harrison sits at a piano.

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John Adams' "Harmonium" at 40

Adams’ early work remains a fan favorite.


John Adams' latest album is inspired by Beethoven

Deborah O'Grady

Ryan Latimer's Cartoon Music

Cartoons can be a door into classical music.


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Travelling Music

We’re getting from here to there this week.


Anete Lusina / Unsplash

Traveling Music

Autumn's Edge

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The Sounds of Latvia

Melanie Gomez / Schott Music

The Mind of Meredith Monk

A spotlight on the sui generis composer. 


Courtesy Walker Art Center, photo by Julieta Cervantes

Richter Believes in Beauty

Tracks from Max Richter’s new release, “Exiles,” and more.


Rhys Frampton/Deutsche Grammophon

Jacob TV's "Sky Falling"

Dutch "avant pop" composer Jacob TV, plus new music from Max Richter and more.


Composer Jacob TV strikes an animated pose in from of the New York skyline.

Courtesy of the artist. 

Up the River

 Rivers, literally and metaphorically, are explored.


A river with mountains in the background.

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