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Highlights from May 14 to 21


Wednesday, noon hour: Music with Minnesotans: Jim Waldo, a founding member of the Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra.
Thursday, 3 pm hour: Regional Spotlight: The Brasil Guitar Duo.
Friday, 8 pm: Minnesota Orchestra: Osmo Vänskä leads music of Prokofiev, Mozart, and Sibelius.
Sunday, 6 am: Pipedreams: A Wagner Bicentennial Celebration.
Sunday, noon: From the Top.
Sunday, 1 pm: SymphonyCast: Chris Thile, mandolin, and the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra.
Monday, 8 pm: Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra: C. P. E. Bach and Haydn (end of regular broadcast season).

Programming Highlights

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12:00 am Music Through The Night®
With Ward Jacobson
1:00 am
2:00 am
3:00 am
4:00 am
5:00 am
6:00 am Lynne Warfel
7:00 am
8:00 am
9:00 am
10:00 am
11:00 am
12:00 pm Mindy Ratner
1:00 pm
2:00 pm
3:00 pm
4:00 pm
5:00 pm A Prairie Home Companion®
With Garrison Keillor
6:00 pm
7:00 pm Bob Christiansen
8:00 pm
9:00 pm
10:00 pm
11:00 pm
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Composers Datebook with John Zech airs weekdays at 8:15 am and 4:15 pm.
The Writer's Almanac with Garrison Keillor airs weekdays at 6:15 am and 6:15 pm.
New Classical Tracks with Julie Amacher airs Wednesdays at 7:15 a.m. and 5:15 p.m.

All times listed are in Central Time (GMT-06:00).
Schedule subject to change. Local station schedules may vary.
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