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This week on ‘Saturday Cinema,’ host Lynne Warfel celebrates April Fool’s Day by sharing music from great film comedies and romantic comedies, including ‘The Pink Panther,’ ‘The Odd Couple’ and ‘The Great Race.’ Listen now!

Amy Leopold, the Project DJ co-host for this week’s episode of ‘Friday Favorites,’ will graduate in May with a Doctorate in Physical Therapy from the College of St. Scholastica. A native of Duluth, she is proud of her hometown and family roots on the north shore. Listen now with host Steve Staruch!

At 19, Sheku Kanneh-Mason became the first Black musician to win BBC Young Musician of the Year. He continues to focus on what is most important to him: the music, the cello and music education. Find out more in the ‘Rhapsody in Black’ podcast.

This episode of ‘Extra Eclectic’ features music about caring for one another, including ‘Put Your Loving Arms Around Me’ from John Adams’ ‘Gnarly Buttons,’ Andy Akiho’s ‘Belonging’ and Terry Riley’s ‘Be Kind to One Another.’ Listen now with host Steve Seel!

On the latest episode of ‘New Classical Tracks,’ pianist Orion Weiss concludes a trilogy 11 years in the making with an album featuring the music of Brahms, Schubert, Dohnanyi, Ligeti and more. Listen now!

Take a trip to the aquarium on the April episode of YourClassical Storytime, featuring narration by Melanie Renate, music by Camille Saint-Saëns and original artwork by Mia Jennings. Listen now!

Host John Birge speaks with Ahmed Anzaldúa, artistic director of Border CrosSing, about the ensemble’s upcoming performance of Osvaldo Golijov’s ‘Oceana’ at the Ordway in St. Paul at 8 p.m. on Saturday, April 5. Listen now!

This week on ‘Saturday Cinema,’ host Lynne Warfel shares a recap of of Oscar winners from this year as well as a retrospective of significant Oscar winners. Selections include music from ‘The Color Purple,’ ‘Jaws,’ ‘Cleopatra’ and more. Listen now!

Jenna Kavouras, the Project DJ co-host for this week’s episode of ‘Friday Favorites,’ is a natural in front of the microphone. She had an experience of writing and performing her first composition, a piece for wind orchestra. It led to an experience of “wow!” Listen now with host Steve Staruch!

With a recurrence of cancer, famed conductor Michael Tilson Thomas is ending his musical career. One of his final concerts is in Miami Beach, where he'll lead the orchestral academy he helped found.