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Music

New Classical Tracks: Clarinetist Jonathan Cohler

New Classical Tracks: Clarinetist Jonathan Cohler

Jonathan Cohler took an unusual career path to become a professional clarinetist, and also makes some unconventional choices as he interprets the chamber pieces on his latest compact disc.
by Julie Amacher

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New Classical Tracks: Love letter to composers

New Classical Tracks: Love letter to composers

The latest disc from violinist Anne Akiko Meyers strikes an eclectic note. The composers here range from Schubert and Messiaen to Charlie Chaplin. What they have in common is a deep personal appeal.
by Julie Amacher

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Local hip hop artist Dessa combines the dry wit of Dorothy Parker with the beat of Mos Def. Dessa speaks and sings of her family ties and the pressures of modern life.

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Teaching the art of conducting an orchestra

Teaching the art of conducting an orchestra

As part of an initiative to get local young professionals interested in classical music, the Minnesota Orchestra invited about 60 young professionals to a brief seminar on what an orchestra conductor does. Then some of the participants got a chance to try it for themselves. Minnesota Public Radio's Curtis Gilbert condensed the hour-long program into three minutes. The orchestra's assistant conductor Sarah Hicks led the session.
by Curtis Gilbert

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New Classical Tracks: Leopold!

New Classical Tracks: Leopold!

Leopold Stokowski was famous for making and conducting his own orchestral transcriptions of other composers' music. Stokowski died in 1977, but on a new compact disc, his transcriptions live on.
by Valerie Kahler

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Wynton Marsalis, ambassador of jazz

Wynton Marsalis, ambassador of jazz

He's played with legends and some would say is becoming a legend himself. Wynton Marsalis has devoted his career to the crafting and promotion of jazz.

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New Classical Tracks: Consumed by the cello

New Classical Tracks: Consumed by the cello

Anne Gastinel began her career as a child prodigy, and made the difficult transition to an adult solo career. Today she is France's leading cellist. Her new disc explores the music of Schubert and its wealth of melody.
by Julie Amacher

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