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Learning to Listen - Concertmasters

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Emily Reese

On today's Learning to Listen, three concertmasters talk about what it's like to lead an orchestra not from the podium, but from a chair just to the left of the conductor.


Regional Spotlight™

Learning to Listen: Concertmasters

Learning to Listen: Birds of Classical Music and of Minnesota

Professional birder Sharon Stiteler joins Learning to Listen to talk about birds in Minnesota, paired with music inspired by birds.


Learning to Listen: Birds in Music and Minnesota

Twin Cities Fringe Opera

Steve Staruch can be heard on Classical Minnesota Public Radio on Monday mornings and at other times during the week. Prior to joining the staff of MPR in 2004, Steve presented a variety of radio programs on WCAL in Northfield, Minn., where he created an immensely popular call-in program, and on WXXI in Rochester, New York. Outside radio, Steve also enjoys work as a freelance tenor and violist. Steve and his wife, Naomi, enjoy traveling, gardening and hosting dinner parties.


Steve Staruch

Colleen Meier is the co-founder of Twin Cities Fringe Opera. As the company prepares for its first production, Meier spoke with Steve Staruch.


The SPCO

Meet the Twin Cities Fringe Opera company

Learning to Listen: Britten's 'The Turn of the Screw'

The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra recently kicked off a celebration of British composer Benjamin Britten's centenary. This weekend, the SPCO will perform Britten's chamber opera, The Turn of the Screw.


Benjamin Britten's The Turn of the Screw on Learning to

Benjamin Britten's 'The Turn of the Screw' on Learning to Listen

Euan Kerr is an arts reporter for MPR News.


Euan Kerr

Liquid Music curator Kate Nordstrum has announced the lineup for the third season of the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra's new music concert series. MPR News' Euan Kerr has the story.


Liquid Music announces third season

April 27 is the Showcase Round for five of our Minnesota Varsity Featured Round artists. You have a chance to advance one artist with your vote.


Minnesota Varsity Showcase Round voting

Tune in Friday, March 14, at 10:30 a.m. to hear a live concert broadcast by the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra. Conductor Scott Yoo leads the SPCO and pianist Ingrid Fliter in Mendelssohn, Beethoven and Strauss. Plus - send us your questions for the pre-concert chat.


SPCO live concert broadcast this Friday

Jay Gabler

Classical MPR's music library has thousands of CDs, organized by label: rows of Deutsche Grammophon, shelves of Harmonia Mundi, piles of Philips. Among all this music there's only one disc filed under "ArtistShare" - but it's one very fine disc. It's Winter Morning Walks, the Grammy-winning result of a collaboration between composer Maria Schneider, soprano Dawn Upshaw, the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, and the Australian Chamber Orchestra.


Maria Schneider on her Grammy-winning "Winter Morning Walks"

Maria Schneider on her fan-funded, Grammy-winning "Winter Morning Walks"

Just back from the brink after a 14-month lockout, the Minnesota Orchestra has won the Grammy for Best Orchestral Performance.


Minnesota Orchestra wins Best Orchestral Performance; SPCO connected to 'Winter Morning Walks' Grammy wins

Luke Taylor

Leah Garaas

This Sunday, Jan. 26, the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences (also known as The Recording Academy) will host its 56th annual Grammy Awards presentation. Awards will be given in 82 categories, but how does it all work? Here's an infographic and an article to explain it.
