Music
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WPR Music new album of the week: ‘Nature’ from pianist Tiffany Poon
This week’s New Classical Album of the Week is the second solo album from pianist Tiffany Poon. Originally from Hong Kong, Poon came to the United States when she was […]
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WPR interviews Dr. Jonathan Øverby
WPR Music producer Ava Kuredjian interviewed Dr. Jonathan Øverby, host and executive producer of “The Road to Higher Ground” on WPR Music.
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Wisconsin School Music Association on WPR Music
Tune in to WPR Music this Thanksgiving for featured highlights from the Wisconsin School Music Association Honors concerts during WPR’s “Morning Classics” with Stephanie Elkins at 8 a.m. and “Drivetime […]
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Conductor Nicholas McGegan on ‘Handel’s Messiah’
WPR Music spoke with McGegan about Handel’s most famous work and why it’s remained so popular since it premiered in 1742.
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Wisconsin songwriter releases debut solo folk album for quiet mornings
Songwriter Hillary Reynolds of Appleton says that pregnancy and motherhood shaped her new album, “Changing Seasons.”
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WPR Music new album of the week: ‘Bach from Italy’
Bach copied whatever Italian scores he could get his hands on, note by note, to learn what made them work.
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Queen of the Beatniks: Remembering ‘Chippewa Girl’ Judy Henske
In the early 1960s, New York City’s “Queen of the Beatniks” was a young singer from Chippewa Falls: Judy Henske. Writer Patti See looks back on Henske’s talent and western Wisconsin’s influence on the singer.
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WPR Music new album of the week: ‘Keyboard Sonatas’
For this recording, Javier Perianes performs on a modern Steinway piano, bringing even more life and sparkle to these timeless works.
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‘Bruce Springsteen meets Ken Burns’: Mobilize the Poets puts on rock ‘n’ roll history shows in Wisconsin
This Veterans Day, a troupe of musicians, historians and theater artists will put on a multi-media rock ‘n’ roll history show about Wisconsin in World War I. And they’re hoping to bring the show around the state in the near future.
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WPR interviews composer Viet Cuong
WPR’s music producer, Ava Kuredjian, interviewed composer Viet Cuong about his new work debuting in Milwaukee, his creative process and what other works inspire him.










