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Performance Today host Fred Child finds a different way to the bottom of the mountain while visiting the Aspen Music Festival and School in Colorado.

Performance Today was in residence at the Aspen Music Festival and School in Colorado. Not far away from the bustling festival, you’ll find St. Benedict’s Monastery: a place of music, introspection and deep serenity.

Percussionist Jonathan Haas gives Fred Child a tour of the percussion studio at the Aspen Music Festival and School. He also gives Fred a primer on how to play the chimes, the timpani and the Lion’s Roar.

Pentatonix, the wildly popular a capella group, perform their original song ‘Run to You’ at the Crawford Family Forum in Pasadena, during their interview with Classical MPR's Brian Newhouse and Tesfa Wondemagegnehu.

‘The Magic Flute’ is Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's final opera, and it contains one of the most well-known arias in music. Learn what it’s all about in this animated plot summary from YourClassical Minnesota Public Radio!

Classical Minnesota Public Radio's artists in residence, Cantus, performs “Let Your Voice Be Heard” in the rotunda of the Minnesota state capitol as part of a series of recordings exploring the sonic properties of historic locations around Minnesota.

Classical Minnesota Public Radio's artists in residence, Cantus, performs improvised music in James Turrell's Sky Pesher at the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis as part of a series of recordings exploring the sonic properties of historic locations around Minnesota.

Classical Minnesota Public Radio's artists in residence, Cantus, performs in a stairwell at Minnesota Public Radio studios as part of a series of recordings exploring the sonic properties of historic locations around Minnesota.

Classical Minnesota Public Radio's artists in residence, Cantus, performs under the Lake Street bridge between Lake of the Isles and Bde Mka Ska as part of a series of recordings exploring the sonic properties of historic locations around Minnesota.

Classical Minnesota Public Radio’s artists in residence, Cantus, performs mountain songs and improvised music in the Wabasha Street Caves as part of a series of recordings exploring the sonic properties of historic locations around Minnesota.