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• U of M Music School singers to tour state
  The University of Minnesota School of Music's University Singers go on the school's first choral tour of Minnesota this week.April 21, 2013
• Young Minn. Opera maestro is man on the move
  Michael Christie is a maestro on the move. At 38, he's the music director of the Minnesota Opera, one of the nation's top companies. He's also wrapping up eight years as music director of the Phoenix Symphony, leads the Colorado Music Festival in Boulder, guest-conducts orchestras around the world, and last year was on the cover of Opera News magazine, which in the opera world is like being the cover model on the Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue.April 21, 2013
• 'Low Movie (How to Quit Smoking)' explores relationship between filmmaker and band
  A new movie about the Duluth-based band Low will premiere tonight at the Minneapolis/St. Paul International Film Festival.April 12, 2013
• With season cancellation looming, SPCO management makes new offer
  After another intervention by St. Paul Mayor Chris Coleman, St. Paul Chamber Orchestra management offered a new proposal late Friday afternoon in a bid to prevent the cancellation of the rest of the SPCO season.April 5, 2013
• Jazz trio Triose aims for 'good, not complicated,' music
  A big challenge for today's jazz musicians is how to create new music without overwhelming listeners with inaccessible pieces. The Twin Cities group Triose has found its way by playing aiming to play good music that's not too complicated. Triose has two performances scheduled in the area this week.April 3, 2013
• War of words heats up after SPCO musicans vote
  The relative quiet after Monday night's announcement that locked-out musicians of the St. Paul Chamber orchestra had voted to reject management's latest contract proposal has preceded a storm of reaction Tuesday.April 2, 2013
• SPCO players turn down latest offer from management
  The locked-out musicians of the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra voted to reject management's latest contract offer on Monday evening.April 1, 2013
• Simon and Garfunkel song among those to be preserved
  Simon and Garfunkel's song "Sounds of Silence," which was written amid the turmoil following President John F. Kennedy's assassination, will join Chubby Checker's 1960s dance hit "The Twist" as two of 25 recordings selected for preservation at the Library of Congress.March 24, 2013
• The 'Girl Who Got Away': Dido gets free
  Since her 1999 debut hit, "Here With Me," Dido has sold nearly 30 million albums and been nominated for an Oscar -- but the British singer-songwriter wasn't always at center stage. Dido speaks with NPR's Rachel Martin about making "Girl Who Got Away" and the role music has played in her life.March 24, 2013
• Interview: Rita Moreno on Anita, awards and accents
  Rita Moreno is one of a handful of performers to have won all of the prestigious show business awards; an Oscar, a Golden Globe, a Tony, a couple of Emmys and a Grammy. At 81, she's telling the story of her remarkable life and career in "Rita Moreno," a new memoir.March 10, 2013
• Minn. college students lead SXSW road trip
  Minnesota will be well represented next week at the South by Southwest music festival in Austin, Texas.March 9, 2013
• Prince to appear on Fallon's show Friday
  Prince is continuing to ramp up his public profile. This week, he'll make an appearance on "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon."February 24, 2013
• Minn.'s Red House label plans Toronto show
  Minnesota-based Red House Records is bringing its 30th anniversary celebration north of the border.February 16, 2013
• Grammy Awards voters spread the love all around
  Mumford & Sons' "Babel'' has won the Grammy for album of the year, while Gotye won record of the year for "Somebody That I Used to Know." Fun. won two major awards, winning song of the year for the transcendent anthem "We Are Young,'' and best new artist.February 10, 2013
• Okee Dokee Brothers win Grammy
  The Okee Dokee Brothers won in the Best Children's Album category for their 2012 album "Can You Canoe?" The Brothers, Denver-born, Minneapolis-based friends and musicians Joe Mailander and Justin Lansing, were awarded the Grammy in the pre-telecast portion of the ceremony.February 10, 2013

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