C.E. Aaron, a musician and musicologist, comes to YourClassical MPR after receiving degrees in music composition from Seattle Pacific University and religion and music from the Yale Institute of Sacred Music. Their undergraduate research examined a little-known concert aria by Amy Beach, helping facilitate its debut performance by the New England Philharmonic in fall 2021. Their current research discusses musicologist Rae Linda Brown's work on composer Florence Price and the role of identity, family and community in writing Black music histories. In their spare time, they tour the Twin Cities' bookstores and museums, try new vegan recipes and buy mystery cassette tapes from record shops.

In honor of ‘Over and Out,’ the final tour by Jeff Lynne’s Electric Light Orchestra — which is touring nationally and made a stop in St. Paul on Sept. 30 — here are 10 moments in which ELO’s signature fusion of classical and rock music really shone.


10 great classical moments from Electric Light Orchestra (ELO)

The semifinalist list for the 2023 Grammy Music Educator Award includes, for the first time, a Minnesota-based teacher: David Davis, who teaches general music at Park Spanish Immersion Elementary in St. Louis Park. Find out more about what led to the accolade for this remarkable educator.  


David Davis is first Minnesota teacher to be semifinalist for Grammy Music Educator Award

C.E. Aaron, a musician and musicologist, comes to YourClassical MPR after receiving degrees in music composition from Seattle Pacific University and religion and music from the Yale Institute of Sacred Music.


C.E. Aaron

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