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Song leader, composer, scholar and social activist Bernice Johnson Reagon understands firsthand the power and function music has to unite people. Her life through music exemplifies that notion. Find out more in the latest episode of the 'Rhapsody in Black' podcast.
In this week’s New Classical Tracks, violinist Rachel Barton Pine celebrates the 25th anniversary of her pioneering recording celebrating Black composers, ‘Violin Concertos by Black Composers Through the Centuries.’
As the nights grow longer and cooler, Extra Eclectic host Steve Seel takes the opportunity to sample from the wealth of modern classical works that perfectly complement the mood of an autumnal evening.
In this half-hour interview, Extra Eclectic host Steve Seel sits down with Minnesota guitarist and composer Steve Tibbetts, who doesn't make “classical music” by any stretch of the imagination — nor is it jazz or rock. Seel talks with him on the occasion of the release of ‘Hellbound Train,’ a new two-disc showcase of what Tibbetts describes as his style of ‘post-modern neo-primitivism.’
Extra Eclectic host Steve Seel speaks with composer Missy Mazzoli ahead of Journey North Opera Company's staging of the Minnesota premiere of ‘Proving Up,’ taking place Nov. 11-13 at the Southern Theater in Minneapolis.
This week’s episode of Saturday Cinema, with host Lynne Warfel, honors all those who served with two hours of film music from ‘Bridge on the River Kwai,’ ‘Saving Private Ryan,’ ‘Victory at Sea’ and more. Listen now!
Scott Simon talks to Robert Friedman about his piano. It was once owned by Thomas Edison and has bite marks that are likely the inventor's.
Composer Joel Thompson continues the history of challenging society with his music, like so many artists that came before him. Find out more in the latest episode of the 'Rhapsody in Black' podcast.
Earlier this month, Grateful Dead founding member Bob Weir took the stage with the National Symphony Orchestra. Their collaboration had attendees in tie dye and tuxedos dancing in the aisles.
It’s showtime! This spooky episode of Saturday Cinema, with host Lynne Warfel, features music from Halloween classics including ‘Dracula,’ ‘Ghostbusters’ and ‘Beetlejuice.’ Listen now!
