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Music

Mike Doughty takes a bite out of the MinneApple with "Golden Delicious"

Mike Doughty takes a bite out of the MinneApple with "Golden Delicious"

Former Soul Coughing frontman and Brooklyn singer/songwriter Mike Doughty gets a lot of love from Twin Cities musicheads. Doughty has recorded two records in Minneapolis, including his new CD "Golden Delicious" with the help of Grammy winning songwriter Dan Wilson.
by Chris Roberts

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New Classical Tracks: Beethoven, made in Minnesota

New Classical Tracks: Beethoven, made in Minnesota

A few years back, Osmo Vanska and the Minnesota Orchestra began recording Beethoven's symphonies, in fresh, committed performances that have won international acclaim. They've just added two symphonies to the series: the sparkling 1st, and the 6th -- a sanctuary in sound.
by Julie Amacher

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Singer Connie Evingson celebrates St. Paul-born jazz great

Singer Connie Evingson celebrates St. Paul-born jazz great

Local jazz singer Connie Evingson's latest CD is a collection of songs by jazz pianist and singer Dave Frishberg. The St. Paul native is regarded as one of the finest songwriters of the past few decades. The CD also reunites Frishberg with an old U of M friend he describes as one of the most gifted musicians he ever met.
by Karl Gehrke

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Celebrating and satirizing Anton Chekhov

Celebrating and satirizing Anton Chekhov

Actors and musicians in Minneapolis are using the dark heart of winter as the perfect setting for celebrating and satirizing the great Russian playwright Anton Chekhov.
by Marianne Combs

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A two-bass hit

A two-bass hit

Nate Farrington and Blake Hinson are two young musicians riding the wave of a double bass renaissance. They're in the Twin Cities for performances with the Minnesota Sinfonia. They talked with MPR classical music host Steve Staruch.
by Steve Staruch

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The sacred side of Ellington

The sacred side of Ellington

Duke Ellington is considered one of the greatest composers in jazz history. Many of his songs are enduring standards. On Sunday, the choral group VocalEssence explores a lesser-known side of the legendary jazz pianist and bandleader.
by Karl Gehrke

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Singers compete in opera 'Idol'

Singers compete in opera 'Idol'

Three locally-based singers are off to New York City this weekend for the next step in what has been described as the "American Idol" of the opera world. The three men talked with Minnesota Public Radio classical host John Birge.
by John Birge

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Minnesota Orchestra records Holocaust oratorio

Minnesota Orchestra records Holocaust oratorio

The Minnesota Orchestra is spending three days this week recording St. Paul composer Stephen Paulus's Holocaust memorial oratorio, "To Be Certain of the Dawn." The work received its premiere in 2005 on the 60th anniversary of the liberation of Nazi concentration camps.
by Karl Gehrke

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