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Music

A 'reveille' for the local music scene

A 'reveille' for the local music scene

A band of local music writers have gathered together to start a new magazine called Reveille. Andrea Myers is one of those founders. She joined The Current's Mary Lucia at Gluek's to explain why they thought there was a need for a new place to read about music.
by Mary Lucia

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Film director Fredi Murer fulfills his childhood dreams

Film director Fredi Murer fulfills his childhood dreams

When Fredi Murer was a boy, he dreamed of playing the piano like Mozart, doing math like Einstein, and flying like Icarus. None of it came true. Now, 60 years later, Murer is a film director. His new film "Vitus" depicts how he wishes things could have been.
by Euan Kerr

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Songs from Scratch: The lyrics

These are the song lyrics written by Stephen Burt for MPR's "Songs from Scratch" project.

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Longevity among the classics

Longevity among the classics

Classical pianist Andre Watts celebrates a career spanning more than 50 years, and tells Midmorning what it takes to keep audiences coming back.

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Music in a war zone

Music in a war zone

A Fergus Falls couple is sending hundreds of musical instruments to soldiers deployed in Iraq.
by Dan Gunderson

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Rachel Raimist talks about Hip Hop

Rachel Raimist talks about Hip Hop

Rachel Raimist makes films, writes books, teaches at colleges, and lectures around the country about Hip Hop and women. She joined Mary Lucia in the studio to talk about how she first became a lover of Hip Hop and what it means to be a Hip-Hop feminist.
by Mary Lucia

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Orchestra Hall spotlight reveals bass motives

Orchestra Hall spotlight reveals bass motives

Bassist William Schrickel is usually stuck in the back row of the Minnesota Orchestra. But this week he gets a rare chance to stand out front and show off his virtuosity.
by Steve Staruch

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Duluth shelter enters the music business

Duluth shelter enters the music business

A Duluth's battered women's shelter is holding a music festival fundraiser. Shelter workers say cuts in government funding are forcing them to be creative in coming up with their own sources of money.
by Stephanie Hemphill

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