Every Monday morning at 9:15, I visit the Classical MPR studio to discuss stories we're featuring on our website. Here are the stories Melissa Ousley and I will be talking about today.
This weekend the Minnesota Orchestra presented a semi-staged production of Rogers and Hammerstein's Carousel. I saw the show—which was actually my first time seeing Carousel at all. I was surprised at how thorny the ostensibly cheery musical turned out to be.
Many classical musicians have probably tried their hardest to remain blissfully ignorant of the ongoing legal fiasco between Marvin Gaye's heirs and the writers of the hit song "Blurred Lines." It may be, though, that classical musicians have even more at stake in the case than pop stars do.
How much do you think it would cost to commission an original composition by Nico Muhly, one of the most acclaimed composers of his generation? How does $150 sound?
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