This week on SymphonyCast, Richard Egarr returns to the Ordway Concert Hall in St. Paul, Minnesota, to lead the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra in a delightful program of works from London. Listen with host Julie Amacher to the wonderful harmonies that emerge from the strings in works by Henry Purcell and William Lawes. Stay tuned for the second half of the program, which includes Franz Joseph Haydn’s Symphony No. 101.

HANDEL: “Entrance of the Queen of Sheba” from 

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

This week on SymphonyCast, Richard Egarr returns to the Ordway Concert Hall in St. Paul, Minnesota, to lead the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra in a delightful program of works from London. Listen with host Julie Amacher to the wonderful harmonies from the strings in works by Henry Purcell and William Lawes.


St. Paul Chamber Orchestra

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