Home from Cuba, clarinetist Rena Kraut reflects on her unforgettable experience performing in Havana with the Minnesota Orchestra.


Notes from Cuba: Finale

Clarinetist Rena Kraut, who is playing with the Minnesota Orchestra in Cuba, writes about the "groupies" the musicians have found.


Notes from Cuba: Second movement

Clarinetist Rena Kraut is performing, as a freelance musician, with the Minnesota Orchestra in Cuba and writing about her experiences. Today, she shares an encounter on the streets of Havana.


Notes from Cuba: Interlude

Rena Kraut, a clarinetist who is performing as a freelance musician with the Minnesota Orchestra in Cuba, writes about today's school visit.


Notes from Cuba: First movement

Rena Kraut, a clarinetist who is performing as a freelance musician with the Minnesota Orchestra in Cuba, shares her first impressions after landing in Havana.


Notes from Cuba: Downbeat

Clarinetist Rena Kraut will be playing with the Minnesota Orchestra during their historic tour to Cuba, and she'll be writing about her experiences for Classical MPR.


Notes from Cuba: An introduction

Maybe the older you get, the more you cling to those rare ineffable moments; the less stock you put in the fast and flashy; the harder you listen for the slightest shift in the repetitive patterns of life; the more you yearn to play a simple part within a beautiful whole.


Rena Kraut

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