Longtime music host and performer Andrea Blain presents classical music programming including national specials, opera and other live broadcasts and holiday programs. She also is part of a team that works on content and scripting for 

 and has voiced several episodes of YourClassical Storytime.

The Celtic lands of Northwestern Europe have an especially rich musical heritage, and many Christmas songs and carols come from Celtic nations. Listen as host Andrea Blain explores music and customs that have roots in ancient winter celebrations and traditional Christmas festivals. 


Carols, Customs and Candlelight: A Celtic Christmas Celebration

Each December, the Center for Faith and Life at Luther College in Decorah, Iowa, rings out with the sacred and the exuberant: the sounds of the Christmas season. Enjoy the 2024 program, ‘Seeking Refuge for a Weary World.’


Christmas at Luther: 'Seeking Refuge for a Weary World'

On Thanksgiving, host Andrea Blain and classical music fans from all around the country take time to give thanks and celebrate one of life's most meaningful gifts: music. It's ‘Every Good Thing’ — an hour of stories and music to celebrate Thanksgiving.


'Every Good Thing'

Listen to special program 'Valor and Victory' with host Andrea Blain. Hear music that reflects the way in which classical music contributed to daily morale, celebrations and commemorations associated with World War II.


Join host Andrea Blain for 'Valor and Victory'

This National Poetry Month, join host Andrea Blain for ‘Words and Music of Black America,’ a special featuring music with texts by Black poets. Listen now!


'Words and Music of Black America'

Each December, the Center for Faith and Life at Luther College in Decorah, Iowa, rings out with the sacred and the exuberant: the sounds of the Christmas season. Enjoy the 2023 program, ‘Love, the Rose, Is on the Way.’


Christmas at Luther: 'Love, the Rose, Is on the Way'

The Minnesota Opera presents Mozart’s ‘Don Giovanni,’ the story of an egotistical and infamous womanizer, brazen in his shameless seductions. Listen now as Andrea Blain hosts the live broadcast from April 25 on YourClassical MPR.


Listen: Minnesota Opera blends dark comedy with social commentary in Mozart's 'Don Giovanni'

Longtime music host and performer Andrea Blain presents classical music programming including national specials, opera and other live broadcasts and holiday programs. She also is part of a team that works on content and scripting for ‘Rhapsody in Black’ and has voiced several episodes of YourClassical Storytime.


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