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Music

A man of many talents

A man of many talents

Midmorning welcomes composer William Bolcom, who started out as a piano prodigy and became one of America's greatest composers. He'll discuss his career, his collaboration with wife Joan Morris, and his epic work "Songs of Innocence and of Experience."

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Badly Drawn Boy

A Flash slideshow of Badly Drawn Boy performing at the Fitzgerald Theater in St. Paul.

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The Current: Live from SXSW 2007

The Current: Live from SXSW 2007

The Current is bringing South by Southwest to Minnesota with a live broadcast direct from Buffalo Billiards on 6th Street in Austin, Texas, on Thurs. March 15 and Fri. March 16 from 11 a.m. - 6 p.m. Steve Seel and Mary Lucia will host live performances that you won't be able to hear anywhere else.

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Alsop's Brahms brings out the details

Alsop's Brahms brings out the details

Some call it Brahms' most elusive work. But in her latest recording, conductor Marin Alsop offers an incredibly confident and expressive interpretation of his Symphony No. 3.
by Julie Amacher

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Scottish pianist faces the demands of Brahms

Scottish pianist faces the demands of Brahms

Two years ago when Scottish pianist Steven Osborne was last in the Twin Cities, he played an enormous 20th-century work. On Sunday he's playing a more traditional program, but he says the Brahms will still be physically demanding.
by Steve Staruch

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Fargo's favorite musical son returns home

Fargo's favorite musical son returns home

Composer and musical satirist Peter Schickele is the guest of honor as the Fargo-Moorhead Symphony celebrates its 75th anniversary weekend. Schickele says his success as a composer owes a lot to lessons he learned as a teenage bassoon player in that orchestra.
by Alison Young

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Poetry and song

Poetry and song

The male vocal ensemble Cantus and poet Robert Bly collaborate on a new series of poems set to music. Cantus' artistic director and Bly join Midmorning to talk about the weaving of the work of different generations and genres.

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