The Orchestra Now (TŌN) begins its seventh season with William L. Dawson’s distinctive and emotionally charged 

. The composer said he wanted listeners to know that it was "unmistakably not the work of a white man." Also on the program is Shostakovich’s enormous and patriotic 

, written largely after he had fled the city (now known as St. Petersburg) following the German invasion during World War II.

SHOSTAKOVICH: Symphony No. 7 “Leningrad”

Julie Amacher's desire to introduce others to great music is what led her to radio. She began her professional broadcast career at a station in Sun Prairie, Wis. She went from rock 'n' roll to the Rocky Mountains, where she found her niche in public radio at KUNC in Greeley, Colo. Julie spent 13 years at KUNC, where she managed the announcers and their eclectic music format. During that time, she earned four national awards for best announcer. She joined Minnesota Public Radio in 1997 as an on-air host and also produces New Classical Tracks, a weekly podcast critiquing a new release each week. It airs locally at 7:15 a.m. Wednesdays and 5:15 p.m. Fridays.


Julie Amacher

The Orchestra Now (TŌN) begins its seventh season with William L. Dawson’s distinctive and emotionally charged ‘Negro Folk Symphony.’ The composer said he wanted listeners to know that it was "unmistakably not the work of a white man." Also on the program is Shostakovich’s enormous and patriotic ‘Leningrad Symphony,’ written largely after he had fled the city (now known as St. Petersburg) following the German invasion during World War II.


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