Every weekday morning at 10 a.m., the hosts at Classical MPR play a standout work based on the theme for the week. We call them Morning Glories.
This week on Morning Glories, we're featuring artists — four ensembles and one soloist — who have helped create community through music.
Monday
World Orchestra for Peace
Richard Wagner — Tannhauser: Overture
Tuesday
West-Eastern Divan Orchestra
Peter Tchaikovsky — Symphony No. 6
Wednesday
Simon Bolivar Youth Orchestra
Gustav Mahler — Symphony No. 5
Thursday
The Virtual Choir
Arrangements by Eric Whitacre — Three settings of poems by Charles Anthony Silvestri to celebrate the global community of Whitacre's "Virtual Choir" projects
Friday
Nicola Benedetti, violin
Karol Szymanowski — Violin Concerto No. 1
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