Extra Eclectic - Dec. 21, 2022

Steve Seel presents his annual winter solstice program, with modern classical sounds for the longest night of the year, chosen especially to compliment the chilly, starry nights of the season. From Ola Gjeilo's setting of 

, it's music that explores stillness and contemplation.

United Strings of Europe (Orchestra/Ensemble)

The Apollo Quartet and Strings (Orchestra/Ensemble)

American Contemporary Music Ensemble (Orchestra/Ensemble)

Everything Passes, Everything is Connected

Byron: Awakening At The Inn Of The Birds (Album)

Eydis Evensen, piano (Orchestra/Ensemble)

American Contemporary Music Ensemble (Orchestra/Ensemble)

Deepest Darkness, Brightest Dawn (Album)

Gaelynn Lea, violin/looping pedal (Soloist)

Offer, Zibuokle Martinaityte: Ex Tenebris Lux (Album)

Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra (Orchestra/Ensemble)

Reykjavik Chamber Orchestra (Orchestra/Ensemble)

Spiegel im Spiegel (Mirror in the Mirror)

Steve Seel possesses a broad knowledge of many musical genres, having hosted radio programs ranging from classical to jazz and even avant-garde music at public radio stations around the country. Steve came to Minnesota Public Radio in 1999 to be a part of its nationally-syndicated classical music programming. In 2005, he became one of the founding voices on MPR's eclectic station The Current, and has hosted various time slots from mornings to late nights, and conducted in-depth interviews with pop music luminaries ranging from Brian Eno to David Byrne to Tori Amos. 
 
Steve is an avid reader of political and social commentary as well, and he emcees The Current's popular Policy and a Pint community series, featuring discussions with noted scholars, politicians, community leaders, authors and big thinkers on important issues of the day. Steve is also a basement composer obsessed with all things both minimalist and slow, and might actually be incapable of writing anything that exceeds 75 beats-per-minute.


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Steve Seel

Steve Seel presents his annual winter solstice program, with modern classical sounds for the longest night of the year, chosen especially to compliment the chilly, starry nights of the season. It's music that explores stillness and contemplation on this episode of Extra Eclectic.


A winter's solstice