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RZA’s 'Ballet Through the Mud'

RZA’s 'Ballet Through the Mud'

Robert Fitzgerald Diggs, better known in the hip-hop world as RZA, is a founding member of the hip-hop collective Wu Tang Clan. Nowadays, he’s taking things a step further by writing a ballet. Find out more on the ‘Rhapsody in Black’ podcast.

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Lights in a dark sky

Lights in a dark sky

As we get closer to the longest nights of the year, Steve Seel brings us some atmospheric modern works for clear, cold night skies on this week’s episode of ‘Extra Eclectic,’ including Michael Ippolito’s ‘Big Sky, Low Horizon,’ Elena Ruehr’s ‘Cloud Atlas’ and more. Listen now!

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Listen: Lynne Warfel celebrates 10 years of 'Saturday Cinema' with top 25 films
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St. Paul Chamber Orchestra and the Singers perform Handel's 'Messiah'

St. Paul Chamber Orchestra and the Singers perform Handel's 'Messiah'

Join the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, guest conductor Patrick Dupré Quigley, vocal ensemble the Singers and an all-star roster of vocal soloists for the ensemble’s annual performance of George Frideric Handel’s Messiah. Listen to the live broadcast with host Melissa Ousley at 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 21, on YourClassical MPR.

Violinist Ray Chen blends the worlds of classical music and video games
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Listen: Minnesota Orchestra and Avi Avital present 'The Best of Bach'
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Jon Batiste finds the Blues in Beethoven

Jon Batiste finds the Blues in Beethoven

Batiste re-imagines Beethoven compositions in his new album. It's "not that the original wasn't great and transcendent..." he says. "But there's also a lot of things since then that have happened."

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Listen to our 2024 winter holiday specials on demand
Enjoy 'St. Olaf Christmas Festival: Celebrating 150 Years of St. Olaf College'
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