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Extra Eclectic for Aug. 16, 2023

Extra Eclectic for Aug. 16, 2023

Host Steve Seel gives us a variety of music on Extra Eclectic this week. The program features works by Missy Mazzoli, Jeff Beal and more. Listen now!


Pianist Michelle Cann explores the music of Bonds and Price in 'Revival'

Pianist Michelle Cann explores the music of Bonds and Price in 'Revival'

On this week’s New Classical Tracks, pianist Michelle Cann releases her debut album, ‘Revival: Music of Price and Bonds,’ in which she explores the solo piano music of Florence Price and Margaret Bonds, two composers whose music is recently entering the mainstream after years of suppression.

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AFI top 10 lists

AFI top 10 lists

On this episode of ‘Saturday Cinema,’ host Lynne Warfel explores music from movies on the American Film Institute's top 10 lists for various genres, including ‘2001: A Space Odyssey,’ ‘King Kong’ and ‘The Lion King.’ Listen now!

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Friday Favorites: Listener requests and Project DJ (Plus) co-host Mark Scannell
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Tenor Lawrence Brownlee uplifts African American music and youth

Tenor Lawrence Brownlee uplifts African American music and youth

Known for singing roles in operas that demand his particular bel canto voice and leading projects that uplift music by African American composers, tenor Lawrence Brownlee is conscious of how the work of Black singers in the past has helped him succeed in his career, and he intends to do the same for upcoming young singers. Find out more in the latest episode of the 'Rhapsody in Black' podcast.

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Missy Mazzoli is on a celestial wavelength

Missy Mazzoli is on a celestial wavelength

This week on Extra Eclectic, host Steve Seel features Missy Mazzoli’s terrific piece ‘Sinfonia (for Orbiting Spheres).’ It's part of a full slate of music by awesome women, including Anna Clyne, Errollyn Wallen and Judith Weir.  

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Pianist Gabríel Ólafs explores the nostalgia of Icelandic lullabies
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Composer Joan Tower is finally going easy on herself

Composer Joan Tower is finally going easy on herself

With plenty of humor, composer Joan Tower talks about her far-reaching career — including why she fled the modernist school of composers — and some mysterious visitations from her dead heroes. Find out more.


Mezzo-soprano Clara Osowski celebrates the Source Song Festival's 10th anniversary

Mezzo-soprano Clara Osowski celebrates the Source Song Festival's 10th anniversary

Mezzo-soprano Clara Osowski is the founder and the artistic director of the Source Song Festival, which is celebrating its 10th anniversary this summer. The festival runs through Aug. 11 at Westminster Hall in Minneapolis. Osowski joins Steve Staruch to talk about the founding of the festival and the plans she has for this year.

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August birthdays

August birthdays

On the latest episode of ‘Saturday Cinema,’ host Lynne Warfel plays music from the films of famous people born in August, including Maureen O'Hara, Robert DeNiro and Angela Bassett. Listen now.

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