The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra performs a concert anchored in hope. In this program, we will hear a deep-rooted piece by composer Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson that focuses on the Black American struggle. Listen now with host Julie Amacher on this week’s episode of SymphonyCast. 

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

On this week’s episode of SymphonyCast with host Julie Amacher, the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra performs a concert that is anchored in hope. In this program, we will hear emotional pieces by composers Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson and Johannes Brahms.

 


St. Paul Chamber Orchestra

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