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Music

Desdamona: The back story on a B-girl

Desdamona: The back story on a B-girl

The "B-Girl Be" conference and performance showcase is designed to help girls and women assume a more prominent place in hip-hop. Desdamona has fought to open doors for women in the male-dominated genre.
by Chris Roberts

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New Classical Tracks: oboe concertos

New Classical Tracks: oboe concertos

The most recent release from Hungarian oboist Lajos Lencses features Baroque concertos by George Frideric Handel and Christoph Forster, accompanied by the Ensemble Instrumental La Follia. You have to be an extreme talent to take on these works, and Lencses is suited up and ready.
by Julie Amacher

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The Sweet Colleens - in studio

The Sweet Colleens - in studio

A cross between Irish, Cajun, Rock, and even some Caribbean sounds, The Sweet Colleens don't miss a beat. Collectively, the five members bring together many years of studio and live performance experience in genres covering a diverse spectrum.
by Dale Connelly

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New Classical tracks : Norwegian dances

New Classical tracks : Norwegian dances

Edvard Grieg's orchestral music is special because he wrote it reluctantly. He focused on smaller works partly because he thought he lacked mastery of the orchestra and large classical forms. Of the 15 orchestral works Grieg did write, four are on this new disc by conductor Paavo Jarvi.
by Julie Amacher

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Celebrated Swede sings his last (?) U.S. concert in Twin Cities

Celebrated Swede sings his last (?) U.S. concert in Twin Cities

Acclaimed Swedish baritone Hakan Hagegard has a world-wide following and is especially well known to Twin Cities audiences for his many appearances with the Minnesota Orchestra, St. Paul Chamber Orchestra and the Schubert Club.
by Karl Gehrke

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Three women create musical memoirs in "Songstories"

Three women create musical memoirs in "Songstories"

As bestseller lists will attest, the memoir is an extremely popular way for writers to delve into their personal lives and create an interesting read at the same time. Three Twin Cities writers are taking the form in a more audible direction by bringing it off the pages and into the studio. Their new CD, "Songstories," consists of what they call "audio memoirs" accompanied by songs sung by the women themselves.
by Chris Roberts

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Jamming with John Williams and Dean Magraw

Jamming with John Williams and Dean Magraw

St Paul based guitarist Dean Magraw, and Chicago-based accordianist John Williams have a new album of celtic music. It's called "Raven." The two musicians have played together regularly but never released a CD, so it's eagerly awaited by their fans.

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The cast of "Singin' in the Rain" - in studio

The cast of "Singin' in the Rain" - in studio

Many remember the successful 1952 film, "Singin' in the Rain" with famous music and dance scenes with Gene Kelly, Debbie Reynolds, and Donald O'Connor. But this spring, the Chanhassen Dinner Theater has done something unusual: made a stage musical based on the Hollywood film.
by Dale Connelly

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Dawn Upshaw sings a new song with the SPCO

Dawn Upshaw sings a new song with the SPCO

Soprano Dawn Upshaw is joining the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra as the group's next artistic partner. The international classical-music celebrity says she's excited about this upcoming collaboration.
by Karl Gehrke

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