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Music

Bell bows out at SPCO

Bell bows out at SPCO

Joshua Bell's three years as one of the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra's first artistic partners come to an end this weekend. The acclaimed violinist is sad that his tenure is up, but he says he's leaving feeling more comfortable leading an orchestra.
by Karl Gehrke

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A pianist who's big on Bartok

A pianist who's big on Bartok

Pianist Andreas Haefliger considers Bela Bartok the most interesting of the great 20th-century composers. At Orchestra Hall this weekend, he performs the piece Bartok wrote as he was dying, the Concerto No. 3 for Piano and Orchestra. He says it captures the full span of the Hungarian composer's life experiences.
by Karl Gehrke

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Meyer conquers the clarinet's highs and lows

Meyer conquers the clarinet's highs and lows

Early in her career, clarinetist Sabine Mayer earned worldwide attention when she became the first female member of the Berlin Philharmonic. Now she performs only as a soloist or in chamber music settings. Her latest recording is a stimulating exploration of French repertoire.
by Julie Amacher

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A song shows the way to a new home

A song shows the way to a new home

The personal story of a Somali man who left war-torn Mogadishu with his family for a new life in Minnesota has been adapted for a new song, commissioned by the Minnesota Chorale. It's part of the chorale's collaboration with Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity.
by Karl Gehrke

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An adventurous opera

An adventurous opera

The composer of a new American opera about Lewis and Clark says it's an historical story that still resonates.
by Dan Gunderson

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West Bank festival has Pan-African vision

West Bank festival has Pan-African vision

Organizers are developing the Twin Cities' first Pan-African cultural festival. "Afrifest" is designed to introduce Minnesota's African immigrants to each other and the larger population.
by Chris Roberts

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Jeune Lune performs a Mozart marriage

Jeune Lune performs a Mozart marriage

In its current productions, Theatre de la Jeune Lune uses operatic music by Mozart to tell subversive stories with a political point of view. Although the narratives are different, the two productions maintain the integrity of Mozart's music, as the cast demonstrates in our studios.
by John Birge

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A musician who bridges musical worlds

A musician who bridges musical worlds

Jazz great Branford Marsalis joins Midmorning to discuss his music, the meaning of jazz, and a career that has seen him work with artists from Miles Davis to Sting to the Grateful Dead.

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Nakamatsu makes Gershwin both fiery and fluid

Nakamatsu makes Gershwin both fiery and fluid

On his newest recording, former Van Cliburn Award-winner Nakamatsu turns his focus to George Gershwin, a great American composer with whom he has a few experiences in common.
by Julie Amacher

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