Guest host Valerie Kahler features Needham’s ‘Shades of Green’
On the latest episode of ‘Extra Eclectic,’ guest host Valerie Kahler spotlights composer Clint Needham’s musical ode to nature, ‘Shades of Green.’ Listen now!
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Two violas, two orchestras and one marriage with Maiya Papach and Rebecca Albers
The Twin Cities is rare in having two professional orchestras with viola sections. That’s what makes it possible for Maiya Papach and Rebecca Albers to chase their music dreams and create a life together in Minnesota. MPR News host Angela Davis talks with the couple about how to gracefully play a supporting role in music and in marriage.
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Friday Favorites: Listener requests for the middle of October
On the latest edition of Friday Favorites, Steve Staruch helps a couple celebrate their 50th anniversary with their song, plays an Elizabethan madrigal about “makin’ out!” and honors a childhood remembrance of a Ravel rehearsal. Listen now!
Charles Ives’ vision of America still strikes an unsettling chord
To mark the 150th anniversary of the maverick American composer’s birth, pianist Jeremy Denk releases an Ives tribute album that educates, delights and confounds.
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Lin-Manuel Miranda's new musical is based on a cult movie — and is for your ears only
A new concept album from the creator of Hamilton sets a cult classic film to a starry hiphop, rock and Broadway soundtrack.
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What goes around comes around
On this week's Extra Eclectic, Steve Seel showcases modern works that use rounds and “looping” phrases in their structure, as well as music that celebrates the fall season with modern works that have an autumnal air. Listen now!
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Guitarist David Leisner returns to 19th-century guitar repertoire with 'Charms to Soothe'
In 1984, guitarist David Leisner was diagnosed with focal dystonia. After a severe injury that paused his career for 12 years, he was able to return to performing. Find out more about his journey to recovery and his new album on ‘New Classical Tracks,’ with host Julie Amacher.
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Reclaiming the Sound Waves: Connor Chee
Host Scott Blankenship talks with Navajo pianist and composer Connor Chee about his artistic process and the importance of preserving Navajo music for future generations. Music includes the radio premiere of ‘Unbroken: Music for the Navajo Code Talkers.’ Listen now.
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Jerry Goldsmith and Elmer Bernstein
This week on ‘Saturday Cinema,’ join host Lynne Warfel for a show dedicated to the music of legendary American film composers Jerry Goldsmith and Elmer Bernstein. Selections include music from ‘Ghostbusters,’ ‘Alien’ and ‘The Great Escape.’ Listen now!
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Remembering gospel singer and backup vocalist Cissy Houston
Cissy Houston, who died Oct. 7, started out on the gospel circuit as a child, sang backup for Aretha Franklin and later guided her daughter, Whitney, to superstardom.
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