The St. Paul Chamber Orchestra presents a program featuring the music of Haydn, Kancheli and Elgar, featuring principal cello Julie Albers. Listen live with host Steve Seel at 7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 24, on YourClassical MPR.
Jazz singer Billie Holiday discovered “Strange Fruit,” Abel Meropol’s protest song against lynching In 1939. It became her closing number at all of her performances at Café Society and the best selling record of her career. Find out more in the ‘Rhapsody in Black’ podcast.
On the latest episode of ‘Extra Eclectic,’ guest host Bonnie North features contemporary classical music from around the world. Listen now!
English composer Anna Clyne incorporates elements of folk music on her latest recording featuring the Knights. Listen as host Julie Amacher speaks to her and Eric Jacobson from the ensemble about their recent collaboration on the latest episode of ‘New Classical Tracks.’
On Friday, Feb. 14, the Minnesota Orchestra and guest conductor Paolo Bortolameolli introduced audiences to music by Farías and Revueltas, as well as Ortiz’s Violin Concerto performed by Susie Park. Listen to the concert now!
President Trump and his appointees are now solely in charge of the Kennedy Center. Performers protested by dancing.
While protesting the difficult conditions of racism and injustice in the United States, people sang freedom songs to give them strength to keep on working for the cause. Join us for ‘Songs of Freedom,’ narrated by G. Phillip Shoultz. Listen now!
This week on ‘Saturday Cinema,’ host Lynne Warfel plays two hours of listeners’ requests for music by four often-requested composers: Hans Zimmer, Michael Giacchino, James Horner and Howard Shore. Listen now!
People who've had strokes or traumatic brain injuries often live with aphasia: difficulty using language, both written and spoken. But music mostly originates in the undamaged hemisphere of the brain.
Paul Robeson was a star of stage and screen, but his passion was sharing spirituals. His goal was to elevate them to the same level as other musical forms. Find out more in the ‘Rhapsody in Black’ podcast.
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