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It’s Oscars galore on ‘Saturday Cinema’! Join host Lynne Warfel for a potpourri of winners for best score and best song since 1938. Listen now!

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Max Raabe of the Palast Orchester, which keeps pre-World War II German jazz alive for modern audiences.

The first day of (meteorological) spring brought out a bouquet of requests for ‘Friday Favorites,’ including Aaron Copland’s ‘Appalachian Spring’ and a sweet performance of Mozart’s Clarinet Concerto. Listen now with host Steve Staruch.

For Women's History Month, we're sharing the stories of women who have changed the face of classical music. Learn more in ‘Distinguished Rebels,’ featuring voices from behind the microphone and behind the scenes at YourClassical.

What can small critters do when they’re too afraid to venture out into the forest? Find out in ‘The Little Squirrel Who Worried,’ by Katie O'Donoghue — a special “quiet time” episode of YourClassical Storytime to help young listeners learn to relax, featuring narration by Andrea Blain and music by John Field.

The orchestra used to play in Verizon Hall but those rights have expired. Richard Worley and his wife Leslie Anne Miller paid $25 million to have the hall named after the great singer Marian Anderson.

As we close out Black History Month, ‘Extra Eclectic,’ with host Steve Seel, features a program of musical storytelling that explores themes of good and evil with selections by Wynton Marsalis and Derrick Skye. Listen now!

On the latest episode of ‘New Classical Tracks,’ conductors Diane Retallack and Eugene Rogers lead the Eugene Concert Choir and Orchestra playing the music of Joel Thompson and Undine Smith Moores on their new album, ‘Black Is Beautiful.’ Find out more!

Sophia Alexander is one of the young artists featured on a ‘From the Top’ episode that spotlights Minnesotan musicians. Along with her appearance on the show, she spoke with YourClassical MPR’s Steve Staruch and performed a few pieces that she will present later this year with the Greater Twin Cities Symphonies. Listen now!

It’s week two of Oscar winners on ‘Saturday Cinema!’ Join Lynne Warfel for a look at winners from the 20th century, including selections from ‘West Side Story’ and ‘Ben-Hur.’ Listen now!