Music

February 13, 2003 4:00 PM

Musical composition "Memorial" debuts

A new musical composition titled "Memorial" captures the emotions of September 11th terrorist attacks.

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February 7, 2003 11:00 AM

Playing less hurt

Janet Horvath, associate principal cellist with the Minnesota Orchestra for more than 20 years, knows firsthand the pain, anxiety and humiliation of an injury on the job. Horvath thought her career might be finished. To her surprise, her teacher Janos Starker, sat her down and completely rebuilt her approach to the cello, showing her how her body and her technique didn't have to be at odds. It was a revelation, which Horvath wanted to share when she arrived at the Minnesota Orchestra in 1980. She's been doing that ever since. Now she has a book, "Playing Less Hurt" already in its second printing

by Chris Roberts

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February 2, 2003 9:00 AM

Instrumental Women: on record

Host Lauren Rico shares rarely heard selections that were created by women from all over the world. Several historic works are complemented by pieces from more widely heralded contemporary composers. Rico presents a wonderfully broad range of musicians and styles, from 18th-century artist Louise Duval to 20th-century educational pioneer Ruth Crawford Seeger and contemporary film composer Rachel Portman. Ellen Taafe Zwillich, Conni Ellisor, and Mary Howe are among the other musicians featured on the program.

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February 1, 2003 9:00 AM

Instrumental Women: comparing notes

The feature examines current obstacles in the world of classical music that don't involve gender, but have more to do with time and the marketplace. As orchestras struggle to maintain ticket sales, modern composers - male and female - find it increasingly difficult to get their music played and heard. Composers Libby Larsen, Joan Tower, Augusta Read Thomas, and Judith Lang Zaimont join host Lauren Rico to discuss pressing questions facing the industry: Are audiences interested in new musical experiences? Is there a demand for new music when only the standards are programmed? Finally, is it even possible to make a living making music?

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January 31, 2003 6:00 AM

Tour bus gives Winona students a crack at fame

A state-of-the-art recording studio rolled into the parking lot of Winona Senior High School this week. It's known as the John Lennon Song Writing Contest Educational Tour Bus. It's designed to give young musicians the chance to record original work. In Winona eight high schoolers crammed into the back of the bus to record a song written by one of their own.

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January 24, 2003 6:00 PM

Stoking up some songs

Every year Zeitgeist, the St Paul-based new music ensemble, challenges Minnesota's amateur composers to enter a song contest. There is some money for the winners, but the real prize is a chance to hear Zeitgeist perform the piece in concert.

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January 17, 2003 11:30 AM

Livin' live at the Dakota

Over the years the comfortable intimacy of the Dakota Bar and Grill in St. Paul has proved irresistable for jazz artists looking for a place to record a live album. Twin Cities jazz singer Debbie Duncan, Chicago sax great Von Freeman and saxophonist Bobby Watson have all released CDs with "Live at the Dakota" in the title. Dakota owner Lowell Pickett, who's always encouraged the recordings, has now launched his own record label, "Dakota Live". Word of Mouth's Chris Roberts talked to Pickett, and the musician featured on the first release: Nachito Herrera.

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January 7, 2003 2:18 PM

The lengths a musician will go

David Levin is prepared to go to some lengths for his music. His new CD "Zuni" takes its name from three years Levin spent on a reservation in New Mexico. He went with his wife, a doctor, who took a job at the reservation health service. Levin told Minnesota Public Radio's Euan Kerr the relative isolation of his new home forced him to think seriously about how to pursue his music. He says realized he was going to have to be diligent about finding places to play. David Levin will play from his new CD Zuni at the Bryant Lake Bowl Wednesday night at 8

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January 3, 2003 12:00 PM

Warped Melon sings the blues

Fargo Moorhead produced a couple of notable blues performers in recent years We're talking of course about Jonny Lang and Shannon Curfmann. There's a growing blues presence in Fargo Moorhead. The Warped Melon Blues band is one of the groups attracting an ever larger following. Mainstreet Radio's Dan Gunderson prepared this report for for Word of Mouth.

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January 1, 2003 12:00 PM

Osvaldo Golijov

Argentinian composer Osvaldo Golijov draws from many influences. There is the classical music and klezmer he learned through his Russian Jewish immigrant parents. There is the passionate tango of Astor Piazzola which resonates through Argentina, as well as the deep, and at times militant, Christianity of South America. Golijov brought all of these influences together in his composition "St Mark Passion". The piece re-tells the story of the Crucifixion from a South American viewpoint. It has been a huge critical success and enraptured audiences. Golijov was in the Twin Cities recently. He told Minnesota Public Radio's Euan Kerr he finds nothing strange in combining all these different musical threads.

by Euan Kerr

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