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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

This week on Extra Eclectic, it’s all about the nostalgia that summer brings. Host Steve Seel explores that feeling with pieces by Robert Honstein, Viet Cuong, Anna Clyne, Arvo Pärt and more.


Extra Eclectic - June 28, 2023

Extra Eclectic

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Contemplative summer nights

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Reena Advani

Kaity Kline

When Virginia Johnson joined the Dance Theatre of Harlem, it was often confused with the Harlem Globetrotters basketball team. This week Johnson retires as artistic director of the pioneering company.


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Virginia Johnson on her time at Dance Theatre of Harlem: 'It was love'

Tom Huizenga

The 14-piece Los Angeles-based ensemble's performance of music by Julius Eastman is nothing less than an exuberant house party unto itself.


Wild Up: Tiny Desk Concert

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New music ensemble Wild Up performs Julius Eastman in its Tiny Desk Concert 

On this week’s episode of SymphonyCast with host Steve Seel, Grammy-nominated guest pianist Joyce Yang joins the Nashville Symphony for Grieg’s Piano Concerto. We also hear Shostakovich's Symphony No. 5 and Mussorgsky’s ‘A Night on Bald Mountain.’ 


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Nashville Symphony

Lynne has been at this radio thing since 1984 when she fell into an historic job at KFAC AM and FM, the commercial classical station in Los Angeles.  She was the first woman staff announcer in the station's history, and it was such big news back then, it made the LA newspapers and national radio publications.  She is thrilled women in radio is no longer newsworthy.


Lynne Warfel

This week’s episode of Saturday Cinema, with host Lynne Warfel, features listeners’ favorite tracks from ‘Fiddler on the Roof,’ ‘Apollo 13’ and ‘To Kill a Mockingbird.’ Listen now!


Saturday Cinema - Listener Requests for June

Saturday Cinema

Listener Requests for June

On this episode of Friday Favorites, for June 23, 2023, with host Steve Staruch, Michael in St. Paul requests a piece by Chopin, and Frank from Wisconsin tells his YourClassical story. Also, Tom requests a piece to celebrate his wedding anniversary.


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Friday Favorites - June 23, 2023

Friday Favorites

Friday Favorites: Wedding anniversaries, Chopin and YourClassical Story

Vernon Neal is the host of the podcast ‘Rhapsody in Black,’ where we turn up the voices of Black artists in the world of classical music.


Host/Producer

Vernon Neal

Tania León has been hailed as an astoundingly original composer and a music ambassador who continues to impact classical music significantly. Her inspiring story showcases her perseverance and commitment to excellence in the face of adversity. Find out more in the latest episode of the 'Rhapsody in Black' podcast. 


Where we turn up the voices of Black artists in the world of classical music, with host Vernon Neal.

Rhapsody in Black - Tania Leon

Rhapsody in Black

Chris Lee

Tania León is a master at weaving diverse musical influences together

As the first official day of summer ends with the first summer night of the year, host Steve Seel is ready with an episode of contemporary summer-night sounds on Extra Eclectic. 


Extra Eclectic - June 21, 2023

Contemporary night sounds 

On this episode of Saturday Cinema, host Lynne Warfel celebrates great space odysseys. Listen now to the program, which includes selections from ‘Star Trek,’ ‘Star Wars’ and ‘Around the World in 80 Days.’


Saturday Cinema - Going to Space

Going to Space

On this episode of Friday Favorites, for June 16, 2023, host Steve Staruch starts the weekend with ‘Rhapsody in Blue,’ and Charity tells her YourClassical story on Gustav Holst. Also, Project DJ co-host Dmitri Price talks about playing violin in the Kennedy High School orchestra and the Greater Twin Cities Youth Orchestra.


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