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

Class Notes Opera: Lesson One - What is Opera?

Classical MPR and the Minnesota Opera are teaming up to bring opera for young people to the classroom or the living room. This is the first in a series of two lessons that introduces the art form of opera to young learners.

Daily Download: Jules Massenet - Thais: Meditation

Get a free MP3 of Jules Massenet - Thais: Meditation. Can you guess this week's theme? Let us know for a chance to win more free music. And don't forget to sign up for the Daily Download newsletter so you never miss a free classical track!

4min 44sec

Bryars and Horner on the Titanic

At 2:20 a.m. on this date in 1912, the luxury liner S.S. Titanic sank after hitting an iceberg in the North Atlantic. Of the 2201 people of on board, only 711 reached their intended destination in New York. Eight British musicians, members of the ship’s band stayed on board, reportedly playing a...Episode details...

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Daily Download: Edward Elgar - Sospiri

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5min 11sec

Jay Ungar and Roy Harris meet Ken Burns?

Fiddler Jay Ungar wrote a melancholy tune in 1982 and titled it “Ashokan Farewell.” It reflected, he wrote, the wistful sadness he felt at the conclusion of a week-long, summer-time fiddle and dance program in the Catskill Mountains at Ashokan Field Campus of the State University of New York. ...Episode details...

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: William Grant Still: Wood Notes

In 1948, American composer William Grant Still was inspired by some poems about the natural beauty of the American South. On this episode of Performance Today, take a break with us and hear Wood Notes, William Grant Still's work of quiet musical contemplation. Episode details...

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