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March 8 is International Women's Day, and YourClassical MPR and YourClassical Radio are celebrating with an entire day devoted to women in classical music. Every piece on the day's playlist prominently features a woman composer, conductor or soloist.

NASA's Sonification Project is a collaborative effort to turn data collected from the outer reaches of the universe into sounds. Their album, ‘Universal Harmonies,’ is out March 10.

Join Saturday Cinema host Lynne Warfel as she continues her Oscars deep dive, focusing on winners from the 2010s and some current nominees including The Fabelmans and All Quiet on the Western Front. Randy Haberkamp, executive vice president of the Library Archives and Sci Tech for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, is back to talk all things cinema.

On her new album, Dark with Excessive Bright, the vibrant, young composer coaxes unusual sounds from a symphony orchestra.

On this episode of Friday Favorites, for Mar. 3, 2023, host Steve Staruch plays Antonio Vivaldi’s ‘Spring,’ talks about a mysterious work by Kurt Atterberg and is joined by Project DJ co-host Ally Thompson.

The composer and saxophonist, who died in March 2023, won a dozen Grammy Awards and recorded with everyone from Miles Davis to Joni Mitchell.

Artists in New Orleans and Cuba are exploring their shared heritage and similar sounds, and bringing high school musicians from both places together in a funky cultural exchange.

An African American musical group in Michigan that's been singing spirituals since the Civil Rights era is about to give its final concert.

Cate Blanchett plays a charismatic conductor who uses her power to take sexual advantage of young women she's mentoring. Both Blanchett and Tár director Todd Field have been nominated for Oscars.

YourClassical presents music from diverse sources 24/7, year-round. For Women’s History Month, in addition to this regular programming, we’re paying tribute to the essential music of great women composers and performers with the exceptional content listed and linked below. Come celebrate with us throughout March!