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Music

Minnesota Orchestra begins Bruckner exploration

Minnesota Orchestra begins Bruckner exploration

The massive symphonies of Anton Bruckner are a multi-year project for any orchestra wanting to take on all ten of them. The Minnesota Orchestra is embarking on just such a journey.
by Brian Newhouse

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Richard Troxell tells tales of a tenor

Richard Troxell tells tales of a tenor

Tenor Richard Troxell sings the title role in the Minnesota Opera's production of "The Tales of Hoffman." He talks with Minnesota Public Radio's Steve Staruch about the joy of being a tenor and eliminating the fear factor some people have about opera.
by Steve Staruch

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Simon's "Surprise"

Simon's "Surprise"

Just before his October 12 concert in Minneapolis promoting his new album, "Surprise," Kerri Miller talked with Paul Simon on his tour bus where he revealed himself as a songwriter still evolving.

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Beatrix*Jar short circuits the music

Beatrix*Jar short circuits the music

In an age of sample-crazy, electronically altered music, one Minneapolis group is wiring new connections in the search for exciting sounds. The electronic duo Beatrix*Jar has adopted a do-it-yourself method for coaxing audio out of familiar and unfamiliar sources.
by Chris Roberts

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SPCO shines in a new Schubert recording

SPCO shines in a new Schubert recording

A new recording of Schubert symphonies and incidental music is evidence for Classical Minnesota Public Radio's Julie Amacher that the members of the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra love going to work every day.

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Arnold Steinhardt lives his violin dreams

Arnold Steinhardt lives his violin dreams

Arnold Steinhardt has had a complicated, 63-year-long relationship with the violin. The longtime member of the renowned Guarneri String Quartet talks with Minnesota Public Radio's Steve Staruch.
by Steve Staruch

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St. John's Boys' Choir previews Paulus opera in studio

St. John's Boys' Choir previews Paulus opera in studio

Listen to excerpts from the opera and interviews with composer Stephen Paulus, librettist Gene Scheer, boy soprano Charlie Engelsgjerd, and the choir's music director, Brother Paul Richards of St. John's Abbey, who founded the choir in 1981.
by Brian Newhouse

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The St. John's Boys' Choir tries something new

The St. John's Boys' Choir tries something new

The St. John's Boys' Choir in Collegeville is celebrating its 25th anniversary by performing a commissioned one-act opera entitled "The Star Gatherer."
by Tim Post

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