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Click on Classical: Barbershop’s tops, BeethovenFest, and a new soundtrack for boxing

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Every Monday morning at 9:15, I join John Birge on Classical MPR to discuss stories we're featuring on our website. Here are the stories we'll be talking about today.

When you think of barbershop singing, you might think of straw hats and striped jackets—but there's a world of variety and a lot of challenge to the genre, explains Emily Michael.

Last night, the Oscar for Best Original Score went to Alexandre Desplat for The Grand Budapest Hotel. Another Oscar-winning composer, Hans Zimmer, is now writing a soundtrack for boxing matches.

People in the Fargo-Moorhead area are celebrating Beethoven this month, with events across the (other) twin cities. Austin Gerth went to a discussion of some of the composer's "deep cuts," and got more than he bargained for—including a Beethoven joke​.

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