This Saturday at 8 p.m., join Alison Young on Classical MPR for our live broadcast of the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, featuring compositions by American composer Hannah Lash, Igor Stravinsky and more.
'Dreams of the Fallen' recognizes and memorializes through music and poetry those who have protected our country -- often at great sacrifice -- from before its founding to the present. Listen now to this Memorial Day special.
You might know 'The Little Mermaid' as a Walt Disney movie, but the story is much older than that. And classical composers have been fascinated by the tale, too. Hear how our version goes in the latest production of Classical Kids Storytime -- classic tales with a classical twist.
We are happy to announce the launch of the Daily Download newsletter! Now you never have to miss a single free MP3 of a handpicked classical work. Subscribers also will receive a link to enter our weekly giveaway for a new classical CD.
Join Classical MPR host Brian Newhouse for an experience of a lifetime: a trip to South Africa, featuring performances with the Minnesota Orchestra. It's coming up August 8-19, 2018, so act quickly to reserve your spot!
Revisit the 2018 Minnesota Varsity Showcase Concert, part of Classical MPR's celebration of top high school musicians from across our region. Now, you can experience the program in its entirety through audio and video.
Spanish violinist Francisco Fullana explores the parallels between Vivaldi's 'Four Seasons' and Max Richter's 'The Four Seasons Recomposed' on his debut recording. Enter the giveaway for the CD!
The artists behind the Moving Company have been drawn to classical music for a while. That's no more evident than in 'Speechless,' their first production to rely solely on music and movement in place of words.
Australian composer Rae Howell came to Minnesota to make some solo records but became fascinated by backyard beehives. Now she and local filmmaker Deacon Warner have combined her music and his film to create 'Bee Sharp Honeybee,' a documentary and classical work based on the sounds of bees.
On April 14, Bring the Sing ventured outside Minnesota for the first time for the final event of its 2017-18 season in an undisputed hotbed of choral music: Luther College in Decorah, Iowa. Check out the photos and audio from this wonderful vocal get-together.
A young Leonard Bernstein seemed all set in 1940 to become the assistant conductor of the Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra, the forerunner of today's Minnesota Orchestra. But then he ran into insurmountable 'difficulties' with those plans.
William Bolcom has never allowed expectations about words such as "composer" or "classical" get in the way of writing the music that interests him. Join us as we celebrate the variety and color of Bolcom's musical world as he turns 80.
You can listen to Classical Minnesota Public Radio, as well as all of the themed YourClassical music streams, on Amazon's voice-on-demand Echo devices. Here's how.
Welcome to Major Themes, a new monthly feature in which classical stations and programs around the country recommend a must-hear recording based on what's happening with them. For our first installment, we checked in with friends in New York, North Carolina, Ohio and Texas, as well as the producers of Performance Today.