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Located in the small Minnesota city of Chatfield, the Chatfield Music Lending Library is the largest collection of brass band music available for hire in the world — almost 100,000 pieces of music! "We're the only place in the world where if you need the E-flat cornet part for a Sousa march, we can lend you the music," its secretary explains. But how did the collection end up in Chatfield? It happened almost by accident. Read all about it.


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Daily Download: Antonin Dvorak - Carnival Overture
Get a free MP3 of Antonin Dvorak - Carnival Overture. Can you guess this week's theme? Let us know for a chance to win more free music. And don't forget to sign up for the Daily Download newsletter so you never miss a free classical track!


 
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Daily Download: Jacques Offenbach - La Belle Helene Overture
Get a free MP3 of Jacques Offenbach - La Belle Helene Overture. Can you guess this week's theme? Let us know for a chance to win more free music. And don't forget to sign up for the Daily Download newsletter so you never miss a free classical track!


 
Daily Download: Louise Farrenc - Overture No. 1
Get a free MP3 of Louise Farrenc - Overture No. 1. Can you guess this week's theme? Let us know for a chance to win more free music. And don't forget to sign up for the Daily Download newsletter so you never miss a free classical track!


 
Daily Download: Ferdinand Herold - Zampa Overture
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Listen: Minnesota Orchestra presents a concert of outliers and intrigue
The Minnesota Orchestra's 2020 season is being broadcast on TPT and Classical MPR on select Fridays at 8 p.m. Listen to the full concert audio featuring works by Thompson, Aguila, Shostakovich and Schumann.

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