YourClassical Story

On this episode of YourClassical Story, Leif and Charlotte from Berwyn, Penn., share how they met on a blind date to the Metropolitan Opera.

On this episode of YourClassical Story, Laura O'Gara from Henderson, Nev., shares the amazing experience of dancing to an adaptation of 'Appalachian Spring' and having Aaron Copland attend the performance.

On this episode of YourClassical Story, Larry Galler from Valparaiso, Ind., shares how Beethoven's Symphony No. 6 echoed an approaching storm.

On this episode of YourClassical Story, Kris Borowske from Maplewood, Minn., realized that classical music aided in her karate practice.

On this episode of YourClassical Story, Linda Haffner Spencer from Las Cruces, N.M., recalls how hearing Shostakovich's Symphony No. 5 on the radio transported her back to her high school band days.

On this episode of YourClassical Story, Larry Galler from Valparaiso, Ind., shares how hearing a Beethoven symphony at Grant Park has helped encourage four generations of classical music lovers.

On this episode of YourClassical Story, Kim Elmore from Norman, Okla., shares how he always comes back to classical music - no matter where life takes him.

On this episode of YourClassical Story, Kora Johnson from Houghton, Mich., shares why she loves Mozart's overture to 'The Magic Flute.' She says his music is playful, dance-like, positive, and not foreboding.

On this episode of YourClassical Story, Jenni Burke from Ferndale, Mich., recounts the experience of singing Benjamin Britten's 'War Requiem' while in college.

On this episode of YourClassical Story, Jodi Gustafson from St. Paul, Minn., tells of a choral concert that 'suspended her in time' and how she was inspired to create those moments for other people.