Minnesota Sounds and Voices
- Iron Range: mining
Otherworldly sounds groaned out of digger trucks, crushers, and explosions.January 27, 2011 - At the Ordway in St. Paul, moving a 70-ton wall is a breeze
Even when the house is empty, the inside of St. Paul's Ordway Theater is a sight to behold. From the stage, plush seats fill your line of sight row after row and extend to a third balcony.January 25, 2011 - Morton: Dakota 38 + 2
A horseback ride to commemorate 38 hanged Dakota warriors.December 24, 2010 - Cantus - MPR stairwell
Cantus performs in a not so likely MPR space.December 17, 2010 - Cantus: Sky Pesher
What does the inside of a sculpture sound like? Close your eyes and let Cantus lead the way.December 9, 2010 - Cantus: Wabasha Street Caves
Gangsters, mushrooms, and Cantus. Singing in the cavesNovember 30, 2010 - Cantus: Under the bridge
The men of Cantus take their voices out of the concert hall and under a bridge.November 18, 2010 - Duluth: Peace Bell
Ohara, Japan and Duluth, Minn., use a slice of tumultuous to ring out in harmony.November 12, 2010 - Soudan: Underground mine
A 2341 foot vertical train ride into the earth can get a little bumpy.October 29, 2010 - St. Paul: Chandelier cleaning
Tinkling crystal: the song of a 100 year old hotel.October 19, 2010 - Sandstone: Wildcat Sanctuary
Lions and tigers and bears... well actually, no bears.October 15, 2010 - St. Paul: Ice cream man
It's his "Dreamcycle" world, we just live in it.September 24, 2010 - New York Mills: Corn Stalk Chopper
An outdated piece of farm equipment is re-purposed as a music box.September 17, 2010 - St. Paul: State Fair chickens
Dawn approaches, and a symphony of clucks and crows heads for a crescendo in the poultry barn.September 3, 2010 - Maplewood: Where pitching horseshoes is a passion
For die-hards, pitching horseshoes is way more than a backyard game. At the St. Paul Ramsey Co. Horseshoe Club in Maplewood, ringers are a way of life.September 2, 2010
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