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PT Young Artist: Talin Nalbandian

PT Young Artist: Talin Nalbandian

Talin Nalbandian is the latest in the 2023 cohort of PT Young Artists in Residence. A native of Los Angeles, California, Nalbandian is an Armenian-American mezzo-soprano. She recently joined Fred Child in our St. Paul studio; you can hear her music and the entire interview here.

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Talin Nalbandian

Talin Nalbandian

Talin Nalbandian worked as an opera singer in New York for five years before she began her doctoral program at the University of Texas at Austin. She is now one of our 2023 PT Young Artists in Residence. She recently joined Fred Child in our St. Paul studio; tune in today to learn more about Talin Nalbandian.

PT Weekend: Jory Lane

PT Weekend: Jory Lane

Violinist Jory Lane began his musical journey playing bluegrass and Celtic music in Colorado Springs and continued to the Eastman School of Music, where he graduated this spring. He is now one of our 2023 PT Young Artists in Residence. Jory Lane recently joined Fred Child in our St. Paul studio; tune in to learn more about this exciting young musician.

Drinks are on Brahms

Drinks are on Brahms

What would you do if you met someone famous? Would you keep your cool and calmly shake hands? Or...are you the type of person who would get too excited and trip on your own feet? On today's show, find out how composer Robert Kahn reacted when he met Johannes Brahms.

Ahhh

Ahhh

According to the famous song, whenever "The Girl from Ipanema" passes someone, they respond:  "Ahhh." Composer Dylan Schneider drew inspiration from that moment in a new piece filled with bossa nova and the enchanting sounds of the Amazon rainforest. Join us today to hear the Cassatt String Quartet perform "Goes A-H-H-H" by Dylan Schneider from a concert at the Seal Bay Festival in Vinalhaven, Maine.

PT Young Artist: Jory Lane

PT Young Artist: Jory Lane

Jory Lane is the latest in the 2023 cohort of PT Young Artists in Residence. He began his musical journey playing bluegrass and Celtic music in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and continued to the Eastman School of Music, where he graduated this spring. Jory recently joined Fred Child in our St. Paul studio; listen in to learn more about this exciting young musician.

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Meet Jory Lane

Meet Jory Lane

Violinist Jory Lane began his musical journey playing bluegrass and Celtic music in Colorado Springs and continued to the Eastman School of Music, where he graduated this spring. He is now one of our 2023 PT Young Artists in Residence. Jory Lane recently joined Fred Child in our St. Paul studio; tune in today to learn more about this exciting young musician.

Inocente Carreño

Inocente Carreño

Composer Inocente Carreño was born in 1919 on a little Venezuelan island called Margarita. On today's show, hear the music he wrote in tribute to his beloved home island: "Margariteña" by Inocente Carreño.

Elgar's Enigma Variations

Elgar's Enigma Variations

There's a musical puzzle at the heart of the Enigma Variations by Edward Elgar. Cryptographers have been working on cracking the code for a century. On this episode of Performance Today, we'll share some of the many possible solutions... and enjoy a great performance of Elgar's Enigma Variations, from the Aspen Music Festival.