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The power, the mystery and the beauty of the natural world were in wonderful abundance on the pre-Earth Day installment of this week’s ‘Friday Favorites’. Listen now with host Steve Staruch!

Celebrate Earth Day, April 22, with the Choral Arts Ensemble’s performance of ‘The Wisdom of Nature,’ a choral program that celebrates the wonder, the power and the beauty of nature. Listen now with host Steve Staruch.

Organist Alcee Chriss III breaks down barriers and attracts new audiences to organ music through his incorporation of jazz and gospel. Find out more in the 'Rhapsody in Black' podcast.

The Pacific Ocean figures prominently on this week’s episode of ‘Extra Eclectic,’ with David Crowell’s ‘Pacific Coast Highway’ Daniel Temkin’s ‘Ocean's Call’ and more. We also look forward to Earth Day with a playlist including Dustin O’Halloran’s ‘Spiritus Naturae Aeternus.’ Listen now with host Steve Seel.

Musician and composer Ameen Mokdad opens up about his album The Curve, which he composed while living under ISIS occupation in Mosul, Iraq.

Monday, April 15, marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of Neville Marriner, the music director of the Minnesota Orchestra from 1979 to 1986. To mark the occasion, we're going back to a concert from April 2008, when he served as guest conductor. Melissa Ousley and Brian Newhouse host this special encore. Listen now!

Once the toast of 1920s Paris, Tamara de Lempicka's story is now on Broadway. She was a modernist art deco artist who's better known in Europe than in the U.S.

You might know the face, but do you know the name? On the latest episode of ‘Saturday Cinema,’ hear music from films that feature great character actors like Edward Everett Horton, Alec Guiness, Anna Revere and more. Listen now with host Lynne Warfel!

Eclectic and fun, that’s ‘Friday Favorites’! Guest host Julie Amacher fills in for Steve Staruch as she plays listeners’ requests for their favorite classical music, including Grieg’s Piano Concerto No. 1, Stravinsky’s ‘Firebird Suite’ and more. Listen now!

As we continue to bask in the afterglow of this week’s eclipse, we’ll enjoy music about light and shadow. Outi Tarkianinen’s ‘Midnight Sun Variations,’ Vanessa Lann’s ‘Shining Still’ and Elena Ruehr’s ‘Shadow Light’ are featured. Ward Jacobsen guest hosts.