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Music

Minnesota violinist becomes Houston Symphony concertmaster

Minnesota violinist becomes Houston Symphony concertmaster

After six seasons with the Minnesota Orchestra, violinist Angela Fuller is leaving to become one of the youngest concertmasters in the country when she joins the Houston Symphony in September.
by Karl Gehrke

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Preaching for the choir

Preaching for the choir

Choir master Philip Brunelle talks about the state of vocal music and his latest project to find and perform American choral music from the Revolutionary War era to the present.

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Minnesota diva comes home to begin new career phase

Minnesota diva comes home to begin new career phase

Soprano Audrey Stottler is an international opera star who is little known in her home state of Minnesota. She's recently been spending more time at home as she plans for the next phase in her career and starts to teach.
by Karl Gehrke

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New Classical Tracks: the guitar works of Ponce

New Classical Tracks: the guitar works of Ponce

In a new CD release, Puerto Rican guitarist Eladio Scharron continues his survey of guitar music by early 20th-century Mexican composer Manuel Ponce. Julie Amacher says Scharron produces a warm, inviting tone that makes Ponce's inviting melodies even more memorable.
by Julie Amacher

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The Raconteurs - Live from First Avenue

The Raconteurs - Live from First Avenue

People like to call them a "super group." And that's understandable considering the band is comprised of Jack White of the White Stripes and singer/songwriter Brendan Benson as well as Greenhornes bassist Jack Lawrence and drummer Patrick Keeler.
by Mark Wheat

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Singer Mason Jennings hits the big time

Singer Mason Jennings hits the big time

A rebroadcast of Kerri Miller's conversation with Minneapolis singer and songwriter Mason Jennings. Originally broadcast on August 3, 2006.

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Bruce Carlson's friends remember musical visionary

Bruce Carlson's friends remember musical visionary

Services will be held Sunday at Plymouth Congregational Church in Minneapolis for a local music visionary. Bruce Carlson, director of the Schubert Club, died of complications from leukemia, leaving behind him a legacy of several decades of gorgeous music.
by Marianne Combs

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Remembering the Schubert Club's director Bruce Carlson

Remembering the Schubert Club's director Bruce Carlson

Twin Cities area artists are remembering Bruce Carlson, the longtime director of the Schubert Club, who has died afte a battle with leukemia. Carlson was the Schubert's first full-time executive director, and he led the relatively modest chamber music group to a position of prominence.
by Cathy Wurzer

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The Futureheads - in studio

The Futureheads - in studio

Don't be fooled by the catchy pop sounds of the Futureheads - they take their music-making process very seriously.

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Pete Hofmann - live at Gluek's

Pete Hofmann - live at Gluek's

Pete Hofmann spends his days teaching music to children, inventing objects that would make his life easier and coming up with new ideas for reality shows. Despite those talents and interests, we invited him to our live Gluek's broadcast for something else: his singing and songwriting.
by Mary Lucia

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