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Music

Dale Warland Singers present Cathedral Classics, 2003

This concert of sacred music is one of the Warland Singers’ most in-demand events each season, and it is always a sellout. Several selections by European and American composers, most of them acappella (or unaccompanied), but a few featuring the solo cello of Laura Sewell as well. All of them conducted by the founder of the choir Dr. Dale Warland, leading his 40-voice ensemble.

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'Coach Said Not To' releases debut CD

"Coach Said Not To" is a Minneapolis rock foursome that deliberately tries to defy categorization. The band finds great fulfillment in making every song sound different in some way. Its members believe that in terms of tempo and melody, today's rock music isn't nearly as rich as it could be.

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Pirates of Penzance: interview with Guthrie Theater artistic director Joe Dowling

The Guthrie Theater closes its season with Gilbert and Sullivan's "The Pirates of Penzance." MPR classical music host Mindy Ratner sat down with Joe Dowling, artistic director for the theater and the operetta's director to find out why Gilbert and Sullivan's works last.

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Salute to the Dale Warland Singers

Tune in every Wednesday night at 7 p.m. in May. We'll have outstanding performances drawn from recent DWS seasons. Then, on Sunday, May 30, 2004, 3 pm, Minnesota Public Radio will present the final Dale Warland Singers concert, live from Orchestra Hall, Minneapolis.

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Commentary: today's pop music about making money

If you check out the top ten songs downloaded from iTunes, you'll find odes to love, odes to parties, and Eminem complaining about having too many women after him. Not a single song has a shred of political message to it. That concerns commentator Bill Banfield.
by Bill Banfield

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Morning Show Evening Concert

Join Dale Connelly and Jim Ed Poole for an 2 hours of music, manners, superhuman meddling and radio melodrama. Actor and playwright Beth Gilleland appears as "Incredible Betty," a caped avenger sworn to uphold generally accepted standards of polite behavior. Musical talents include the duo of vocalist/violinist Laurie Lewis and vocalist/mandolinist Tom Rozum and blues guitarist Cam Waters, who is joined by bassist David Tousley.
by Dale Connelly

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A symphony where the audience interacts with more than sound

The Nobel Symphony is St. Paul composer Steven Heitzeg's most monumental composition to date. Gustavus Adolphus College commissioned the piece to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Nobel Prizes. The symphony premiered in the fall of 2001. It will be performed again at Orchestra Hall in Minneapolis this Sunday afternoon, but with an added dimension. Minneapolis College of Art and Design students have created an interactive media component.

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