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.
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NPR Music
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Carly Rae Jepsen's album Emotion was released 10 years ago this week, acclaimed in the years since for its flair for the dramatic and unabashed schmaltz. But the album also contains a particular emotion often underdiscussed when considering Jepsen's appeal. -
The KPop Demon Hunters soundtrack just placed three songs in the top 10 of the Hot 100 charts simultaneously — a feat not many movie soundtracks have accomplished. -
Guster always finds new ways to weave sonic landscapes, tell meaningful stories and deeply engage with its fan base. -
Lately, artists are reaching back in time to revisit and retain the spirit of a younger self, opening a door to another world for both themselves and their listeners. -
The Sacred Harp, a book of religious tunes, was first printed in 1844.
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NPR speaks with cellist Camden Shaw and Chickasaw composer Jerod Impichchaachaaha' Tate about the Dover Quartet's album "Woodland Songs," featuring a commissioned suite of character studies of animals.
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Music shouldn't be treated like a game to master — it should be treated like something that affects and potentially changes you. -
Louie TheSinger is out with his first project under a major label, an achievement almost two decades in the making.
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The South African pianist and Zulu healer guides us through a meditation on stillness and an invocation of Blackness. -
NPR's Scott Simon talks with Minnesota Supreme Court Justices Anne McKeig and Sarah Hennesy, about their new amateur all-judge band, The Reasonable Doubts.
