Regional Spotlight: Copper Street Brass
They're five brass players from Albuquerque, New Mexico who now make the Twin Cities their home - it's Copper Street Brass - a group whose smart programming and bright personalities has taken the brass quintet to a new level. Check out a few songs online, and meet them at the State Fair this Sunday.
New Classical Tracks: Young performers revive youthful works by Mendelssohn, Haydn
According to violinist Gil Shaham, performing Mendelssohn's Octet with the skilled musicians of Sejong Soloists is "like playing basketball with seven Michael Jordans." Gil Shaham recently released a new recording with the New York-based Sejong Soloists, a conductor-less string orchestra.
Minnesota Orchestra plays at the Proms
The Minnesota Orchestra has just finished a big concert. They just played a huge symphony, Bruckner's 4th, in a huge hall at what might be the most famous festival in the world -- the BBC Proms. Classical MPR host Brian Newhouse tells us what it was like.
Regional Spotlight: Brooklyn Rider
Genre-defying string quartet Brooklyn Rider returns for the 5th annual Stillwater Music Festival as well as a gig at the MPR booth at the State Fair. They'll also join Alison Young to co-host Regional Spotlight Thursday at 3:15 on Classical MPR. Listen on-line now to Dvorak, Gomidas and an original composition.
Music@Menlo free downloads
Music@Menlo's first-ever free downloads! Check out music from three of seven concerts we'll be bringing you, with music ranging from Antonio Vivaldi to Johannes Brahms to Arnold Schoenberg. More audio arrives in September.
