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'Dreams of the Fallen': A Memorial Day tribute to U.S. military heroes
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South African choir sang for Queen Victoria, with great highs — and awful lows

Bernard Herrman:  A Heart at Fire's Center

Bernard Herrman: A Heart at Fire's Center

On this episode of Saturday Cinema, host Lynne Warfel talks with four-time Emmy-nominated producer and author Steven C. Smith about his book ‘A Heart at Fire's Center: The Life and Music of Bernard Herrmann.’  The music includes selections from Herrmann’s scores for ‘The Man Who Knew Too Much,’ ‘Psycho’ and ‘Citizen Kane.

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Violin bow worth tens of thousands of dollars snaps midperformance
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Friday Favorites: Preakness Stakes, trumpet concertos and ComMUSICation

Friday Favorites: Preakness Stakes, trumpet concertos and ComMUSICation

On this episode of Friday Favorites, for May 19, 2023, with guest host Steve Seel, Michael from Stillwater gets his request to celebrate the 147th Preakness Stakes, and Susan hears a trumpet concerto requested by a dear friend. Also, Steve Staruch talks in a recorded segment with members of ComMUSICation.

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ComMUSICation celebrates 10 years of music outreach in St. Paul schools

ComMUSICation celebrates 10 years of music outreach in St. Paul schools

ComMUSICation is celebrating 10 years of bringing quality music instruction to St. Paul schools. ComMUSICation joined host Steve Staruch in the Maud Moon Weyerhaeuser Studio at Minnesota Public Radio in preparation for the comMUSICation celebratory concert Sunday at the Ordway. Listen now!

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World-class Minnesota conductor now making beer for a cause

World-class Minnesota conductor now making beer for a cause

William Eddins is a Minnesotan who makes music and beer, but how does a world-class orchestra conductor end up co-owner of a brewery? Find out more about how Eddins and a friend turned their beer-making hobby into MetroNOME brewery in downtown St. Paul, with the goal of raising money to pay for music instruments and instruction for Twin Cities children and teens.

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Mehmet Ali Sanlikol combines jazz with classical Turkish music
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Schubert Club celebrates its 140th anniversary with the Kanneh-Masons

Structural integrity: Anna Thorvaldsdottir's rigorous, regenerative music