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• Oslo Chamber Choir Tours Minnesota
  When the Oslo Chamber Choir tours Minnesota this weekend, they will have an action-packed four days with nary a break. Friday in Moorhead, Saturday in Minneapolis, Sunday in St. Cloud and Monday in Northfield.September 23, 2009
• Sondre Lerche performs in The Current studios
  Sondre Lerche recorded his debut album "Faces Down" in 2000, which received praise in both Europe and America.September 23, 2009
• Evensong: Of Love and Angels
  It's a memorial to love, light and angels. Dominick Argento's "Evensong" will have its Midwest premiere this weekend by VocalEssence.September 23, 2009
• James Buckley Trio performs in The Current studios
  For the past five years James Buckley has been at the forefront of the Twin Cities music community, from his early days playing bass with the experimental Poor Line Condition to his recent work with The Pines, some say Buckley is prolific.September 23, 2009
• Dan Wilson performs live in The Current studio
  Minneapolis' Dan Wilson is experimenting with touring "staycation" style. He's playing a string of dates in the Twin Cities under the philosophy of "low milage, small rooms, one guy."September 22, 2009
• Regional Spotlight: Lyra Baroque
  Lyra Baroque kicks off their 25th anniversary season by commemorating two other important anniversaries: the birth of Henry Purcell (1659-1695) and the death of George Frederic Handel (1685-1759).September 22, 2009
• New Classical Tracks: The many voices of the bassoon
  At age 20, Karen Geoghegan is becoming a very visible advocate for her instrument, the bassoon.September 22, 2009
• Trio con Brio brings a little Copenhagen to Saint Cloud
  Their name means "three with spirit" and Trio Con Brio Copenhagen lives up to their name by giving their very life to their music. You can listen to them play Ravel and Smetana in MPR's Maud Moon Weyerhaeuser studio and Beethoven's "Ghost" Trio from last season's Music in the Park Series as they make their way to St. Cloud for a mini-residency.September 18, 2009
• The Coen Brothers come home
  The Walker Art Center in Minneapolis is celebrating 25 years of feature film making by St. Louis Park natives the Coen brothers by showing every single one of their movies.September 18, 2009
• How to make a rock guitar documentary
  When Oscar-winning director Davis Guggenheim persuaded Led Zeppelin's Jimmy Page, U2's the Edge and the White Stripes' Jack White to meet for an electric guitar summit there was potential for complete disaster, but it seems Guggenheim's gamble paid off.September 17, 2009
• Roger McGuinn performs in The Current studios
  After 50 years in music, Byrd's founder and guitarist Roger McGuinn continues to tour, perform and record a folk song every week to pay homage to his roots.September 17, 2009
• 'The Turnaround King' helps regional arts groups
  Michael Kaiser is president of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. He's on an "Arts in Crisis" tour of all 50 states and Puerto Rico. Listen to his Q&A with Minnesota arts groups.September 17, 2009
• Mary Travers of 1960s folk trio dies at 72
  Mary Travers, one part of the folk trio Peter, Paul, and Mary, has died after a yearslong battle with leukemia.September 17, 2009
• Regional Spotlight: Stravinsky's Pulcinella Suite
  As the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra plans to say farewell to Artistic Partner Douglas Boyd next week, Classical Minnesota Public Radio is featuring some of his most memorable performances of the last six seasons.September 17, 2009
• Red Pens perform in The Current studios
  Red Pens are Howard W. Hamilton III and Laura F. Bennet. The duo met when a friend introduced them to work on an art project. Their unique sound and ambitious schedule of weekly shows has made them one of the most talked about bands in the Twin Cities.September 17, 2009

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