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The Queen's Cartoonists is a jazz band with elements of classical music, comedy and clowning that performs music live to animation, both old and contemporary.

A new collection of recordings finally freed from the vaults offers a chance to hear one of opera's greatest artists sing Wagner, Strauss, Berlioz and more.

On this episode of Friday Favorites, for March 24, 2023, guest host Steve Seel plays Adolf Shulz-Evler’s Arabesque on Themes of ‘On the Beautiful Blue Danube,’ continues St. Patrick’s Day celebrations with more Irish music and plays a request for ‘a short piece that will wake anyone up’.

Gleason shares one high school memory that has never faded.

In this week’s New Classical Tracks, French pianist Hélène Grimaud pays homage to one of Ukraine’s greatest living composers, Valentin Silvestrov, on her latest recording, ‘Silvestrov: Silent Songs.’

American gospel singer Tye Tribbett and his gospel choir brought high energy praise music to the Tiny Desk in a set of six inspiring songs.

Before Bach's Birthday Bash, which was held March 18 with ‘Pipedreams’ host Michael Barone, celebrated the works of composer J.S. Bach with five hourlong concerts at venues in Minneapolis. Relive the first hour now with our archived livestream video and broadcast audio.

This week’s episode of Saturday Cinema, with host Lynne Warfel, is one of two listener request shows this month and features listeners’ favorite tracks from 'Phantom Thread,' 'Spartacus,' 'My Neighbor Totoro' and more. Listen now!

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks to Kirsten Holmes and Jevon Skipper from the Duke Ellington School of the Arts in Washington, D.C., about their role in a recent Tiny Desk — with Bono and The Edge.

Two musical worlds collide as jazz pianist Dan Tepfer finds inspiration, and room for improvisation, in J.S. Bach's Two-Part Inventions.