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Every Monday morning at 9:15, I join John Birge on Classical MPR to talk about stories we're featuring on our website. Here are the stories we'll be discussing today.
Today is the 75th birthday of the most famous non-fictional flutist who's ever lived: Sir James Galway. He's marking the occasion with a massive new box set of his solo recordings: 71 CDs, complete with original album art. I wrote about Galway's unique career spanning classical and popular music. All week, Sir James will be spotlighted in our Morning Glories.
Yesterday at St. Paul's Central Presbyterian Church, a troupe of tubists played one of the TubaChristmas concerts that take place each year at venues across the country. Christopher Vondracek, whose father has played in greater Minnesota tuba-fests for many years, writes about the special pleasures of this bass-heavy seasonal celebration.
Also this past weekend, hundreds of student musicians participated in St. Olaf's annual Christmas Festival. Alison Young talked with two of the participants about what makes the festival special, and I attended the festival for the first time; watch our site tomorrow for my post about the experience.
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