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Friday Favorites - Aug. 30, 2024

Friday Favorites: Listener requests with Project DJ co-host Abby Bormann at the Minnesota State Fair
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Legendary rocker Jimi Hendrix loved classical music

Legendary rocker Jimi Hendrix loved classical music

Jimi Hendrix, who set London’s club scene ablaze and literally set his guitar ablaze while performing at Woodstock, also had a burning desire to study classical music. Find out more in the 'Rhapsody in Black' podcast.

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Getting in the spirit

Getting in the spirit

The music is exultant on this week’s show, as host Steve Seel brings us John Adams’ ‘Hallelujah Junction’ and we visit the 2024 BBC Proms Festival for a live recording of Wynton Marsalis’ ‘Herald, Holler and Hallelujah.’ Listen now!

Danish String Quartet serves up its third collection of folk songs with 'Keel Road'
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August birthdays with guest host Scott Blankenship

August birthdays with guest host Scott Blankenship

On this episode of ‘Saturday Cinema,’ guest host Scott Blankenship celebrates August birthdays in the world of film, including Jerome Moross, Peter O’Toole, Billie Burke, Alfred Hitchcock, Maureen O’Hara, Gene Kelly and more. 

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Friday Favorites: Listener requests with Minnesota Winds founders Katherine Bergman and Meagan Bachmayer
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Imani Winds have faith in music as their core value

Imani Winds have faith in music as their core value

The players of the Imani Winds have had faith in commissioning new works that uplift the profile of BIPOC composers and performers. They have been doing so for more than 25 years. Find out more in the latest episode of the 'Rhapsody in Black' podcast.

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We're off to The Proms!

We're off to The Proms!

This week, ‘Extra Eclectic’ begins its weekly visits to the biggest classical music celebration in the world, the BBC Proms — with highlights from the British summertime festival’s rich offerings of contemporary music performances. Listen now with host Steve Seel!

Soprano Karen Slack celebrates rare songs by Florence Price

Soprano Karen Slack celebrates rare songs by Florence Price

On this week’s episode of ‘New Classical Tracks,’ soprano Karen Slack delves into her new album, ‘Beyond the Years: Unpublished Songs of Florence Price,’ which features 16 world-premiere recordings. Listen now!

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Films in the National Parks (and other lovely locations) with guest host Ward Jacobson
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