Saturday Cinema- Mother's Day

Lynne has been at this radio thing since 1984 when she fell into an historic job at KFAC AM and FM, the commercial classical station in Los Angeles.  She was the first woman staff announcer in the station's history, and it was such big news back then, it made the LA newspapers and national radio publications.  She is thrilled women in radio is no longer newsworthy.


Lynne Warfel

This week’s episode of Saturday Cinema, with host Lynne Warfel, features music to celebrate Mother’s Day from films such as Brave, The Sound of Music and Alien. Listen now!


Mother's Day

Where we turn up the voices of Black artists in the world of classical music, with host Vernon Neal.

Rhapsody in Black - Edmond Dede

Vernon Neal is the host of the podcast ‘Rhapsody in Black,’ where we turn up the voices of Black artists in the world of classical music.


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Vernon Neal

Composer Edmond Dédé is a free Creole of color conductor and violinist from New Orleans. His music took him to Mexico, Algiers and France. Find out more in the latest episode of the 'Rhapsody in Black' podcast. 


The Historic New Orleans Collection

Edmond Dédé is the first published Creole composer of color

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Olivia Hampton

A Jean-Philippe Rameau opera, left unfinished at time of his death and recently completed by a musicologist, gets its premiere 280 years later, with extravagant costumes.


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A forgotten opera by Jean-Philippe Rameau premieres 280 years late

New Classical Tracks - JoAnn Falletta (Extended)

New Classical Tracks - JoAnn Falletta

Julie Amacher's desire to introduce others to great music is what led her to radio. She began her professional broadcast career at a station in Sun Prairie, Wis. She went from rock 'n' roll to the Rocky Mountains, where she found her niche in public radio at KUNC in Greeley, Colo. Julie spent 13 years at KUNC, where she managed the announcers and their eclectic music format. During that time, she earned four national awards for best announcer. She joined Minnesota Public Radio in 1997 as an on-air host and also produces New Classical Tracks, a weekly podcast critiquing a new release each week. It airs locally at 7:15 a.m. Wednesdays and 5:15 p.m. Fridays.


Julie Amacher

In this week’s New Classical Tracks, conductor JoAnn Falletta features the work of American composers Danny Elfman and Adolphus Hailstork on her latest recording. 


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Conductor JoAnn Falletta has built a reputation championing American composers

Peter Serkin, piano; Alexander Schneider, violin; Jaime Laredo, viola; Leslie Parnas, cello; Julius Levine, double bass

Franz Schubert - 'Trout Quintet'

Janet Baker, mezzo-soprano; Martin Isepp, piano

Gabriel Fauré - 'Apres un reve'

Ludwig van Beethoven - Sonata No. 31

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - ‘Ach, ich fühl’s…’

Richard Strauss - Violin Sonata, 'Finale'

Join us as we celebrate 140 years of magnificent music-making by St. Paul’s Schubert Club with some of its greatest live performances, including jaw-droppers by Peter Serkin, Leontyne Price and Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg. We’ll play a memorable  recording each day this week at 3 p.m. on YourClassical MPR, or listen now.


Celebrate the Schubert Club’s 140th anniversary with some of its greatest hits

Brandon Gates

Opera Ebony was formed when opportunities for Black singers were few and far between. The company celebrates its 50th anniversary this year, but may not survive its 81-year-old founder.


Opera Ebony

Opera Ebony broke boundaries in classical music for 50 years — but what comes next?

Saturday Cinema April requests

This week’s episode of Saturday Cinema, with host Lynne Warfel, features listeners’ favorite tracks from ‘The Shape of Water’, ‘Seabiscuit’ and ‘The Twilight Zone’ . Listen now!


Listener Requests for April

Friday Favorites - 04282023

On this episode of Friday Favorites, for April 28, 2023, with host Steve Staruch, Jim gets his request for Mozart, and Mike celebrates a year in retirement with Bach. Also, Project DJ co-host Katherine Anderson talks about playing cello, dancing ballet and her interest in the government.


Friday Favorites: Mozart, Bach and Project DJ co-host Katherine Anderson

Randy Salas is the senior digital producer of classical music for Minnesota Public Radio and American Public Media. He oversees all classical digital content, including the website, social media, videos, e-newsletters and podcasts.


Senior Digital Producer, Classical

Randy Salas

YourClassical MPR recently hosted the Voces8 Scholars in our flagship recording studio — and what an endeavor it turned out to be. Among the highlights of the three-day session by the U.S.-based training ensemble for the U.K.’s esteemed Voces8 was a recording of Paul Smith’s ‘Nunc Dimittis’ performed with the Minneapolis-based Augsburg/Mirandola Chamber Collective. Watch now!


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Watch: Voces8 Scholars and Augsburg/Mirandola singers join forces for 'Nunc Dimittis'

British writer and comic book author Neil Gaiman launches first studio music album with Australia's FourPlay String Quartet.


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