Click on Classical: ​A musician's best friend, how to get to Carnegie Hall, and the woes of wedding gigs

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Every Monday morning at 9:15, I visit the Classical MPR studio to talk about stories we're featuring on our website. Here are the stories Alison Young and I will be discussing this morning.

Emily Michael, a writer and singer who is blind, shared a fascinating essay on how she's trained her new guide dog to maneuver in classical music halls — whether Emily is in the stalls or on the risers.

Karl Jenkins might write a short piece just for your choir — yes, yours​. The catch? You have to impress him (or at least his music publisher) first, on YouTube.

Many classical musicians love playing wedding gigs — but not Abigail Sandberg, who hates playing weddings and shared the five reasons why​.

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