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Piano-e-competition
The Classical MPR staff have put together an online music mix of a few of our favorites for your holiday listening. This list is only a sampling--what are some of your favorite pieces for Fourth of July? Would you like to hear other similar mixes? Enjoy the music, and let us know your thoughts.

Piano-e-competition
Twenty-four pianists -- culled from a herd of pianists by playing the best on a "replicating piano" -- will converge in St. Paul for the fourth Minnesota International Piano-e-Competition.

Mark O'Connor
In a series of string quartets, Mark O'Connor is blending musical elements from the past -- his own past, and the traditions of American folk music.

Flute
This week, archaeologists in southern Germany discovered the earliest known instrument—a 35,000-year-old flute made out of a vulture bone. You can hear a modern silver flute—played with the same techniques as that old bone flute—with the Dorian Wind Quintet in concert last January in St. Paul.


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Classical Notes Webloge-Comp semifinalists announced
Moments ago, the nine semifinalists of the Minnesota International Piano-e-Competition were announced. The names are below, along with Sunday's schedule for the Schubert Sonata Round: 12:00PM-12:40PM Eric Zuber 12:40PM-1:20PM Hanchien Lee 1:20PM-2:00PM Grace Kim 2:00PM-2:30PM BREAK 2:30PM-3:10PM Helene Tysman 3:10PM-3:50PM...... (more)

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American Blessings
The rich resource of our nation's own compositional talent store gives our ears and hearts much for which to be thankful.

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Mark O'Connor
In a series of string quartets, Mark O'Connor is blending musical elements from the past -- his own past, and the traditions of American folk music.
Frank Duepree, 2008 competition
Twenty-four pianists -- culled from a herd of pianists by playing the best on a "replicating piano" -- will converge in St. Paul for the fourth Minnesota International Piano-e-Competition.
35,000 year-old bone flute
This week, archaeologists in southern Germany discovered the earliest known instrument -- a 35,000-year-old flute made out of a vulture bone. You can hear a modern silver flute -- played with the same techniques as that old bone flute -- with the Dorian Wind Quintet in concert last January in St. Paul.

More Arts & Culture Features

First Avenue
One of the most overlooked and under-valued reasons new college grads and young professionals move to the Twin Cities is its vibrant local music scene.
Duluth officials are asking weekend visitors to park downtown to avoid congestion near the city's waterfront this weekend.
Minnesota performer
Over the next few weeks thousands of people are expected to enter the big top on the edge to downtown St Paul to see Cirque de Soleil. The Canadian troupe has brought acrobats and clowns from all over the world to perform it's new show called "Kooza." The show is of special significance to the growing number of Minnesotans who are honing their own circus skills.
U.S. flag
Thomas Paine's influential pamphlet "Common Sense" had a profound impact on American colonists seeking to break with the British Empire. Yet 200 years after his death, his role in American independence is often overshadowed. Midmorning looks at the legacy of the man some call the "forgotten founding father."

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July 10, 2009 - July 12, 2009
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