Classiclectic
Monday through Friday from 9:30am to 12pm EST
Experience an eclectic collection of classical music with host Kurt Hauswirth, on weekdays from 9:30 am to Noon on Public Radio 90. Soothing and adventurous classical music provides you with listening companionship throughout your morning.
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Classiclectic’s mission is to foster love, knowledge, and enthusiasm for classical music; to expand the awareness and accessibility to the art form; to highlight and explore the stories and performances of the arts community; to continue serving the community of the Upper Great Lakes Region through the vision of Public Radio 90 WNMU-FM.
- Marquette Choral Society's “Hallelujah!” to feature Handel highlights and contemporary choral works
- Weber's "Lake Superior Suite" premieres in honor of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church anniversary
- MSO Brass Quintet showcases centuries of sound in "Dances for Brass" concert Nov. 1st
- Blue Violin brings candlelight rock tribute to Marquette’s LoveMarq Church
- Beethoven and Banjos 2025 brings Icelandic soundscapes to the Northwoods
NPR Music
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Canadian musician Yves Jarvis has released a deluxe edition of his Polaris Prize–winning album 'All Cylinders'.
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Some books give Smith's birthdate as Dec. 8, 1925, but more recent sources cite 1928 as his birth year. Regardless, the late musician always delivered the goods, even as the beats behind him changed.
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Grammy-winning mandolin player Chris Thile is out with a new album.
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Lucius has been nominated for three Grammys and their latest album is a reflection on families. -
The French electronic duo turns distressed dreams into symphonies plucked from cotton candy clouds. Yet to see Air's members perform live, everything looks so effortless. -
As a member of Stax Records' Booker T. & the M.G.'s, Cropper helped create some of the most important Southern soul music of the '60s. He died Dec. 3. Originally broadcast in 1990.
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The Zac Brown Band's first five albums hit #1 on the Billboard Country Charts. Their latest is "Love & Fear," and the band is celebrating with a set of shows at The Sphere in Las Vegas.
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Spotify Wrapped is bluntly telling users their "listening age," which in many cases is several decades older or younger than their actual age. It's a calculated strategy. -
An hour of holiday tunes, reimagined by the Upper Great Lakes’ most talented musicians. -
Steve Cropper, who co-wrote classics including "(Sittin' on) the Dock of the Bay" and "In the Midnight Hour" during his years playing guitar at the legendary Stax Records in Memphis, has died. He was 84.
