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Friday Favorites

Friday Favorites: Vivaldi's 'Spring,' Atterberg's mysterious piece and Project DJ co-host Ally Thompson

Friday Favorites- Mar. 3, 2023

On this episode of Friday Favorites, for Mar. 3, 2023, host Steve Staruch plays a request by Eileen for Antonio Vivaldi’s “Spring” (from The Four Seasons) and talks about a mysterious work by Kurt Atterberg, Lento. Also, Project DJ co-host Ally Thompson, a journalism student at the University of Minnesota and a digital intern at YourClassical MPR, talks about the history of the marching band at the U and backpacking.

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