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In June, Lansbury will receive the Tony Award for lifetime achievement. The ‘Murder, She Wrote’ star previously won Tonys for her performances in ‘Gypsy’ and ‘Sweeney Todd.’

In the United States, Memorial Day is often thought of as the unofficial beginning of summer, but its significance to this country runs far deeper. The one-hour special ‘Dreams of the Fallen’ seeks to recognize and memorialize through music and poetry those who have protected our country — often at great sacrifice — from before its founding to the present.

Lynne Warfel presents music from some of the great war films, such as ‘Patton’ and ‘Saving Private Ryan,’ and explores the history of Memorial Day and it's significance after the Civil War, including music from ‘Lincoln’ and ‘Gettysburg.’

In a week of unspeakable tragedy, we offer two hours of reflective works from contemporary composers.

In this week’s New Classical Tracks, pianist Lara Downes continues her work of uplifting Black composers on her record label, Rising Sun Music, with her latest CD, ‘Reflections: Scott Joplin Reconsidered.’

On a new album, the classical stars revisit the concerto Williams composed specifically for Ma, as well as some of Williams' most affecting film scores.

Last summer, YourClassical MPR’s Tesfa Wondemagegnehu traveled across the United States, looking for ideas and people who could help repair communities through his project ‘To Repair.’ His first stop was George Floyd Square in Minneapolis, where Floyd was murdered on May 25, 2020. Listen now to the choral work that was inspired by Wondemagegnehu’s journey.

Legendary composer and conductor John Williams hasn’t showed signs of slowing down since turning 90 earlier this year. With the upcoming ‘Star Wars’ show ‘Obi-Wan Kenobi,' Williams’ score amazes music and movie lovers alike once again.

Scott Simon talks to singer-songwriter Avi Kaplan, former member of Pentatonix, about his debut solo album, "Floating On A Dream."

Celebrating two seemingly different directors with music from “Stagecoach”, “The Informer”, “Lost Weekend” and ”Sunset Boulevard.