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hosted by Garrett McQueen

Today's Schedule

12 am — Classical Music with Garrett McQueen
6 am — Classical Music with Melissa Dundis
10 am — Classical Music with Lynne Warfel
3 pm — Classical Music with Mindy Ratner
7 pm — Classical Music with Scott Blankenship

Classical Kids Corner

Each Saturday at 8 a.m. central, Melissa Dundis presents Classical Kids Corner. She asks questions that will help families explore classical music together. What's your family's answer to Melissa's question from this week's show? Or send us your request!

Free classical concerts you can listen to and watch online

With many arts organizations and concert halls closing their doors due to concerns from the coronavirus, there has been a surge in performances offered for free online. Here is our updated list of great performances that you can enjoy from home.

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Kids bored? Classical Kids Storytime to the rescue!

With schools closed, we know it can be hard to fill your little ones’ days. To help, we have at the ready a full lineup of episodes of Classical Kids Storytime, classic stories with a classical twist. Classical Kids Storytime is supported by the Minnesota College Savings Plan.

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: Ginastera's Harp Concerto

The harp has a reputation for sounding light and beautiful, but in the right hands, a harp can express any emotion. On today's episode, hear the powerful, propulsive side of the harp. Harpist Ann Hobson Pilot and the English Chamber Orchestra perform Alberto Ginastera's Harp Concerto. Episode details...

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Daily Download: Robert Schumann - Symphony No. 1 "Spring": III. Scherzo

This week, we're featuring songs that celebrate spring on the Daily Download! Get a free MP3 of Robert Schumann - Symphony No. 1 "Spring": III. Scherzo. And don't forget to sign up for the Daily Download newsletter to get a bonus download of Tchaikovsky's '1812 Overture' - and so you never miss a free classical track!

6min 12sec

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YourClassical is proud to offer you classical music for any occasion. As a public media service, this wouldn’t be possible without your support. Please make a gift today to sustain this music.

Wallingford Riegger

Today in 1961, the American composer Wallingford Riegger died in New York City, about a month shy of what would have been his 76th birthday. Riegger was born in Albany, Georgia, in 1885. Like many American musicians of that era, Riegger studied in Germany. In the years before America entered...Episode details...

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ROCOmotive

Composer Jim Stephenson grew up watching his father build model trains. They were detailed, realistic models, and each train car had its own personality. He was inspired by those vintage model trains when he wrote a piece for the ensemble ROCO. On today's episode, hear ROCOmotive, by Jim Stephenson, from a ROCO concert in Houston, Texas. Episode details...

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