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SPCO live concert broadcast this Friday

SPCO live concert broadcast this Friday

Tune in Friday, March 14, at 10:30 a.m. to hear a live concert broadcast by the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra. Conductor Scott Yoo leads the SPCO and pianist Ingrid Fliter in Mendelssohn, Beethoven and Strauss. Plus - send us your questions for the pre-concert chat.

Maria Schneider on her Grammy-winning "Winter Morning Walks"

Maria Schneider on her Grammy-winning "Winter Morning Walks"

Classical MPR's music library has thousands of CDs, organized by label: rows of Deutsche Grammophon, shelves of Harmonia Mundi, piles of Philips. Among all this music there's only one disc filed under "ArtistShare" - but it's one very fine disc. It's Winter Morning Walks, the Grammy-winning result of a collaboration between composer Maria Schneider, soprano Dawn Upshaw, the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, and the Australian Chamber Orchestra.

Minnesota Orchestra wins Best Orchestral Performance; SPCO connected to 'Winter Morning Walks' Grammy wins
How the Grammys Work

How the Grammys Work

This Sunday, Jan. 26, the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences (also known as The Recording Academy) will host its 56th annual Grammy Awards presentation. Awards will be given in 82 categories, but how does it all work? Here's an infographic and an article to explain it.

Meet Class Notes Artists: Minneapolis Guitar Quartet

Meet Class Notes Artists: Minneapolis Guitar Quartet

Class Notes Artists Minneapolis Guitar Quartet shared classical and folk music arranged for guitar quartet with young audiences in Columbia Heights, Coon Rapids, Lakeville and Saint Paul, Minn.

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Where can students buy discount classical music tickets?

Where can students buy discount classical music tickets?

While there may not be a touch-of-a-button method for purchasing discounted tickets in the Twin Cities just yet, there are a number of affordable opportunities for students (and others) to hear live classical music in the area.

Five Messiahs are better than one: Handel in the Twin Cities

Five Messiahs are better than one: Handel in the Twin Cities

This month, concertgoers can experience the magic of Handel performed by the Minnesota Chorale; the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra; St. John's Oratorio Chorus; the Dakota Valley Symphony Chorus; and the combined choirs of Brooklyn United Methodist Church, Family of God Lutheran Church, and North Hennepin Community College.

Morning Glories: Feast Time!

Morning Glories: Feast Time!

It's that time of year — feast time! If the thought of preparing huge meals sends shivers down your spine, don't worry. This week, music from three crazy meal-related ballets to reassure every cook that, hey, it could be worse. For Friday, a sweet after-dinner treat of coffee and chocolate.

Music with Minnesotans: Arden Harrison Bushnell
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Morning Glories: Benjamin Britten's 100th

Morning Glories: Benjamin Britten's 100th

Benjamin Britten was born Nov. 22, 1913. This week on Morning Glories, we'll celebrate the centennial of his birth with five works written by the influential British composer for some of his greatest muses.

About The SPCO

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This activity is made possible in part by the Minnesota Legacy Amendment's Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund.