Steve Staruch welcomes Joseph Li of Minnesota Opera to talk about 2025-26 season
Li, who’s VP, Artistic, at the Minnesota Opera, recently joined YourClassical MPR host Steve Staruch to talk about the newly announced 2025-26 season. Listen now!
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Sly5thAve brings together classical, hip-hop, jazz and more in his innovative arrangements
Sly5thAve is a multifaceted musician from Texas whose arrangements fuse his education in jazz saxophone, his classical arranging skills and his Nigerian roots to create a whole new musical experience. Find out more in the 'Rhapsody in Black' podcast.
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Breathing Sunlight
This week on ‘Extra Eclectic,’ our observation of Women’s History Month continues with Akshaya Avril Tucker’s ‘Breathing Sunlight,’ Mamiko Dis Ragnarsdottir’s ‘Fair Flowers,’ Laura Masotto’s ‘Sol Levante’ (‘Rising Sun’) and more. Listen now with host Steve Seel!
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María Dueñas explores caprices with a new, unique sound
On the latest episode of ‘New Classical Tracks,’ with host Julie Amacher, Spanish violinist María Dueñas records caprices, including the legendary set by Niccolò Paganini, on her latest album. Listen now!
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Listen to National Lutheran Choir in 'New Day: A Choral Anthem for a New Era'
The National Lutheran Choir, with artistic director Jennaya Robison, presents ‘New Day: A Choral Anthem for a New Era,’ a special featuring Jocelyn Hagen’s ‘Here I Am,’ a work that brings to light the love and power God has bestowed on women throughout history. Listen now with host Steve Staruch.
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Women in film
This week on Saturday Cinema, in celebration of International Women’s Day, host Lynne Warfel hightlights the accomplishments of women in film, including Greta Gerwig, Rachel Portman, Barbra Streisand and more. Listen now!
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Friday Favorites: Listener requests with guest host Steve Seel
Guest host Steve Seel fills in for Steve Staruch on the latest episode of ‘Friday Favorites,’ playing listeners’ requests for their favorite classical music. Listen now!
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'Porgy and Bess' paved the way for integration in opera
From the first performance of ‘Porgy and Bess,’ George Gershwin stipulated the opera had to feature an all-Black cast, not white performers in blackface. This benefitted Black opera singers, but their fear was being typecast. Find out more in the ‘Rhapsody in Black’ podcast.
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Women composers define the moment
This week on ‘Extra Eclectic,’ we kick off Women’s History Month with a celebration of how women composers are at the forefront of the present in classical music. Steve Seel brings us two hours of music from Missy Mazzoli, Anna Thorvaldsdottir, Tania Leon and more. Listen now!
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Simone Dinnerstein performs Ives through the lens of her father's art
On the latest episode of ‘New Classical Tracks,’ with host Julie Amacher, pianist Simone Dinnerstein combines Charles Ives’ ‘Concord Sonata’ with her father’s most famous painting to create her latest recording, ‘The Eye Is the First Circle.’ Listen now!
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