Music

November 3, 2012 9:20 AM

Minn. Music Hall of Fame inducts new members

The Minnesota Music Hall of Fame has inducted a new class.

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October 28, 2012 2:09 PM

At 93, Pete Seeger keeps the fire burning low

Over the years, Pete Seeger has been singing for anyone who'll listen.

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October 23, 2012 4:00 AM

Why not spend Minnesota Orchestra's $140M endowment?

A central issues in the Minnesota Orchestra labor dispute is the use of endowment funds to pay for ongoing operations. The musicians question management's stance that the endowments cannot sustain the multimillion-dollar withdrawals of recent years.

by Martin Moylan

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October 22, 2012 7:01 AM

SPCO management locks out musicians

After months of negotiations failed to find a contract agreement, the management of the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra locked out its musicians on Sunday evening.

by Euan Kerr

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October 20, 2012 10:49 AM

U of M concert to showcase Argento's music

The University of Minnesota's School of Music will feature the works of Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Dominick Argento on Saturday night.

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October 17, 2012 11:06 AM

SPCO sets lock out deadline: 6 p.m. Sunday

Management at the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra said Wednesday it will lock out musicians unless there is a contract agreement by 6 p.m. on Sunday.

by Euan Kerr

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October 7, 2012 9:30 AM

Neil Young says 1st book came 'off the top of my head'

Neil Young's fans have come to expect wild swings if they've followed his music career since the 1960s. There's the near-violent guitar solos and throbbing rock of his collaborations with Crazy Horse. Lilting acoustic melodies like "Harvest Moon." Electronic experiments. Moments of genius and ill-advised detours.

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October 6, 2012 2:38 PM

Hip-hop event raising cash for needy Indians

Local hip-hop groups are gathering in Minneapolis on Saturday to raise money to help American Indians who are homeless or have substance abuse problems.

by Rupa Shenoy

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October 5, 2012 6:02 PM

Former conductor will lead lockout concert

Locked-out musicians of the Minnesota Orchestra on Friday announced that former music director Stanislaw Skrowaczewski will conduct them in what they call a season opening concert on Oct. 18.

by Euan Kerr

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October 5, 2012 4:00 AM

In his hands: Babatunde Lea channels African drumming traditions

Babatunde Lea likes to tell people that, as a child of an African-American family that loved Afro-Caribbean music, he knew how to dance the mambo and cha-cha-cha before he could walk.

by David Cazares

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