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YourClassical MPR host John Birge offers some fairly great classical tracks to put you in the mood for the Minnesota State Fair, which starts Thursday and runs through Sept. 6.

Samara Joy sang some jazz in high school, but didn't get serious about it until later. Her debut album, which she recorded as a college student, could be a public service announcement for jazz education.

Andrea Blain hosts ‘Time Signatures,’ a one-hour special that explores classical music through the lens of the achievements of composers and musicians who continued to work into their later years.

This piece, from a new album of orchestral works by Richter, depicts the opening of Virginia Woolf's Mrs. Dalloway by pairing pulsating rhythms with the composer's signature wistful melodies.

This year ‘Carnegie Hall Live’ marks its 10th anniversary, and we're celebrating with a look back at favorite performances from the past decade in a specially curated 13-part series that airs each Thursday night through Aug. 26.

"Deep River," the beloved American spiritual, gets heard in strikingly diverse settings. But the award-winning British pianist Isata Kanneh-Mason has a special connection to the music, as heard on a new recording. Listen now.

Join Julie Amacher for an hour of traditional, patriotic choral music performed by the world-renowned Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with director Chana Gazit and dancer Peter Anastos about the new film Ballerina Boys, which details the history of an all-male ballerina troupe founded in the '70s.

As part of an ongoing series, NPR's Rachel Martin talks to pianist Lara Downes about classical recordings of "Lift Every Voice" and "A Change Is Gonna Come," to mark Black Music Month and Juneteenth.

This Juneteenth we commemorate the holiday with two contrasting and power playlist — Remembrance and Celebration. Remembrance is about the past and represents the struggle of Black Americans to get to where we are today and Celebration is about the joy and jubilee felt in the presence of positive change for now and in the future.