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• New Classical Tracks: A new partnership
  Violinist Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg is now the music director of the New Century Chamber Orchestra. On their new disc, they present highlights of their first season together.August 31, 2009
• Jeremy Messersmith performs live at the Minnesota State Fair
  Local singer-songwriter Jeremy Messersmith began recording his own work after auditing a songwriting course at North Central University in Minneapolis. He soon started playing shows locally and handing out demos of his work. Princess Records quickly signed him for his first full length album released in 2006 titled "The Alcatraz Kid."August 28, 2009
• Ang Lee finds comedy at Woodstock
  Oscar-winning director Ang Lee reinvents himself once more with a comedy opening this week called "Taking Woodstock." The film examines the pivotal 1960s concert through the eyes of the people in the small town which hosted the event.August 28, 2009
• Haley Bonar performs live at The Minnesota State Fair
  Making her second appearance at The Current booth at the Minnesota State Fair, singer-songwriter Haley Bonar debuted three new songs at her performance on the opening day of the fair.August 27, 2009
• New Classical Tracks - Vladimir and Vovka Ashkenazy: Debussy & Ravel: Music For Two Pianos
  Pianist Vladimir Ashkenazy and his son Vovka come together to perform music by Debussy and Ravel.August 25, 2009
• Lynn Harrell, Stephen Paulus and the Grand Tetons - listen to the world premiere performance!
  Lynn Harrell is the featured soloist in a concerto for cello and orchestra by Stephen Paulus. Grand Teton Music Festival Music Director Donald Runnicles conducted the premieres in Wyoming this August.August 24, 2009
• Singer Dar Williams and the Promised Land
  Dar Williams' witty lyrics and feminist folk rock sensibility have made her a star singer/songwriter of the folk festival circuit during her 15-year career.Midmorning, August 21, 2009
• The Chambermaids perform in The Current studios
  Local artists The Chambermaids are lead by sibling duo Neil and Martha Weir. They released their debut self-titled album on Modern Radio Records in 2006.August 19, 2009
• Cracker performs in The Current studios
  Alt-rock icons Cracker unleashed a collection of new songs this year with the release of their latest album "Sunrise In The Land Of Milk And Honey."August 19, 2009
• Les Paul to be buried in Wisconsin Friday
  Guitar virtuoso and inventor Les Paul will be buried Friday in his native Waukesha at the Prairie Home Cemetery.August 18, 2009
• New Classical Tracks: Passion, on 16 strings
  The subtexts of Leos Janacek's two string quartets include secret passion, and a tale of forbidden love and murder -- all this from a man in his 70s. The Emerson Quartet explores Janacek's soundscapes on its latest disc.August 18, 2009
• Thomas Hampson's American Song, Part One: The Journey Begins
  Thomas Hampson has been called the "Ambassador of American Song." He chose the Bluff Country of Minnesota to begin his Song of America tour, singing a recital at the Beethoven Festival in Winona. Now you can hear the music with Hampson himself as host.August 14, 2009
• Aerosmith cancels tour, including St. Paul stop
  Rock band Aerosmith announced this week it will cancel the remaining part of its summer tour -- including a concert in St. Paul -- after lead singer Steven Tyler fell from a stage earlier this month.August 14, 2009
• Bela Fleck traces the roots of the banjo
  American banjo virtuoso Bela Fleck journeys to Africa to trace the cultural roots of the banjo and record an album with local musicians.Midmorning, August 14, 2009
• Charlie Parr performs on Radio Heartland
  Charlie Parr stops by between tours to play some songs from his latest CD, "Roustabout."August 12, 2009

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