Classical Music
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(Bird)songs for your spring listening
Stephanie Elkins writes about birdwatching, receiving bird cards from listeners and birds in classical music.
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Stephanie Elkins on revisiting a banjo player’s classical recording
Virtuoso banjo player Béla Fleck put together a Grammy-winning album over 20 years ago that still provides a rewarding listening experience.
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Daniel Bernard Roumain synthesizes hip-hop and classical in ‘Klap Ur Handz’
Haitian-American composer Daniel Bernard Roumain incorporates hip-hop rhythms into his “Rosa Parks String Quartet.”
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An April Fool’s playlist, inspired by real-life pranks
Memories of a WPR prank, the story of a childhood prank; and classical music for April Fool’s Day.
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Green Bay orchestra performance to share classical music with the next generation
Providing young musicians the opportunity to step outside their comfort zone is one of the goals of “Musician’s Journey: Beginner to Adult,” which the Civic Symphony will perform Friday at St. Norbert College’s Walter Theater.
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Samuel Coleridge-Taylor’s ‘24 Negro Melodies’
Composer Samuel Coleridge-Taylor arranged African-American spirituals and traditional music from Africa for classical piano.
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Amy Beach, American composer, found inspiration in nature
Amy Cheney Beach was born in New Hampshire in 1867 and began composing by the time she was 4 years old.
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Metropolitan Opera on WPR
New series of Matinee Broadcasts airs through June Join us Saturdays from through June 8 for broadcasts from the Metropolitan Opera in New York. The season includes favorites like Mozart’s “The Magic Flute,” Puccini’s “Madame Butterfly,” and Verdi’s “Nabucco.” Plus, a new production of “X: The Life and Times of Malcom X“ by American composer Anthony…
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WPR Music Pick: 2 stunning Christmas pieces
Some of my favorite memories involve singing with others, especially music for the holidays. One of those highlights in college was learning and performing the gorgeous 16th century Christmas motet by Spanish composer Tomas Luis de Victoria, “O Magnum Mysterium (O Great Mystery).” Decades later, I discovered and sang another stunning setting of the same…
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New Metropolitan Opera season airs on WPR
Join us Saturdays from Dec. 6 through June 8 for the 2023-2024 season of Metropolitan Opera broadcasts. The season includes favorites like Mozart’s “The Magic Flute,” Puccini’s “Madame Butterfly,” and Verdi’s “Nabucco.” Plus, a new production of “X: The Life and Times of Malcom X“ by American composer Anthony Davis and a listener’s choice show.…