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Music

Frankly helping young musicians

Frankly helping young musicians

Many of great classical music performers give master classes as a part of their concert tours. During these sessions aspiring musicians take turns playing for the "master," often in front of a small audience. Acclaimed violinist Pamela Frank doesn't much care for the term "master class."
by Steve Staruch

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New Classical Tracks: Unusual trio plays 'Borrowed Treasures'

New Classical Tracks: Unusual trio plays 'Borrowed Treasures'

Last year, this story elicited an unusually high number of questions and comments from readers of New Classical Tracks. Back by popular demand, here's another look at "Borrowed Treasures."
by Julie Amacher

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Schubert Club hires new director

Schubert Club hires new director

The St. Paul-based Schubert Club has named a new executive director, who will fill the position left vacant by the death last year of long-time director Bruce Carlson.
by Karl Gehrke

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Pop music's diversity amid downloads

Nearly every genre of music has a specialized record label or radio station to promote it. But artists also have the Internet to use to self-promote and even distribute. A look at the trends in popular music with two DJs from 89.3 The Current.
by Steve Seel

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MacPhail's new Center for Music

MacPhail's new Center for Music

The century-old MacPhail Center for Music in Minneapolis is moving to a new home. It leaves a deteriorating building designed to be a department store to go to a state-of-the-art-facility designed with music education and the community in mind.
by Marianne Combs

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Our holiday music picks

Our holiday music picks

We asked staff members of Classical Minnesota Public Radio to select outstanding holiday discs -- and their choices ranged from "Nutcracker" to Christopher Rouse.
by Rex Levang

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