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A group of Orthodox Jews in Brooklyn is reviving the golden age of cantorial music
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Guitarist Frederic Hand celebrates outstanding 40-year career at Met and beyond
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Listen: Conductor Yue Bao and the Minnesota Orchestra examine the role of destiny together
July Listener Requests

July Listener Requests

This week’s episode of Saturday Cinema, with host Lynne Warfel, features YOUR requests including some really interesting and lesser heard film music from ‘Kikujiro’ and ‘Princess Mononoke.’ Listen now!

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Thousands of Afghan artists are still trying to flee the Taliban
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Timo Andres: in the moment
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Aznavoorian Duo celebrates the sounds of Armenia
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'Castor and Patience' opera explores systematic barriers to Black land ownership
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Rhiannon Giddens relaunches the Silkroad Ensemble

Rhiannon Giddens relaunches the Silkroad Ensemble

NPR's Rachel Martin speaks with composer Rhiannon Giddens about the Silkroad Ensemble. A couple of years ago she replaced famed cellist Yo-Yo Ma as the creative director of the ensemble.

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Bob Rafelson, 'Five Easy Pieces' director and 'The Monkees' co-creator, has died

Bob Rafelson, 'Five Easy Pieces' director and 'The Monkees' co-creator, has died

Bob Rafelson, who became an influential figure in the New Hollywood era of the 1970s, died on Saturday at his home in Aspen, Colo. He was 89. ‘Five Easy Pieces,’ one of his best known works, tells the story of a once-brilliant classical pianist who's been knocking around as a rough-mannered oil-rigger, but is caught up short by the news that his father is dying.

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