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Composer Clarice Assad was born and raised in Brazil, but has spent the last few decades in the United States. When she's asked where home is, she says "The Americas." On this episode of Performance Today, hear Assad's "Without Borders," performed by the Chicago Sinfonietta.

Hannah Lash knew from a very young age that she wanted to be a composer, but she hadn't yet learned how to read or write music. So, Hannah developed her own system for writing music using triangles, squiggles, and X's; a mishmash of symbols that only meant music to her. On this episode of Performance Today, hear pianist Jeremy Denk and the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra premiere "In Pursuit of Flying," by American composer Hannah Lash.

On this episode of Performance Today, we'll introduce you to our new PT Young Artist in Residence, harpist Mallory McHenry. Mallory joins Fred Child for music and conversation at the Maud Moon Weyerhaeuser studio in St. Paul, Minnesota.

Harpist Mallory McHenry is Performance Today's current Young Artist in Residence. Mallory recently joined Fred Child for conversation and music at our studio in Saint Paul. You can hear it all here!

The great pianist Clara Schumann truly loved music by her husband, Robert Schumann. In 1853, she took one of Robert's songs and composed a set of seven variations. On this episode of Performance Today, hear the surprise birthday gift that Clara Schumann wrote for her husband's 43rd birthday.

Hannah Lash knew from a very young age that she wanted to be a composer, but she hadn't yet learned how to read or write music. So, Hannah developed her own system for writing music using triangles, squiggles, and X's; a mishmash of symbols that only meant music to her. On this episode of Performance Today, hear pianist Jeremy Denk and the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra premiere "In Pursuit of Flying," by American composer Hannah Lash.

Tippet Rise is an art center located on a working ranch near Fishtail, Montana, about a 2-3 hour drive from Yellowstone National Park. The center incorporates musical performance venues along with large-scale art installations. It's a peaceful and inspiring destination. On this episode of Performance Today, we'll hear pianist George Li in a concert at the Olivier Music Barn at Tippet Rise.

Pianist Martha Argerich and violinist Gidon Kremer are both classical music superstars They've been playing together for decades, and they still enjoy playing together - partially because they continue to surprise each other. On this episode of Performance Today, we'll hear Argerich and Kremer surprising each other in concert in Berlin.

During the First World War, Maurice Ravel composed a work and dedicated each movement to a fallen friend or colleague. At first, Ravel was criticized because the music has a bright, reflective quality; his response was "The dead are sad enough, in their eternal silence." On this episode of Performance Today, we'll hear Ravel's Le Tombeau de Couperin, from a concert Nashville.