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It looks like a small upright piano, but is shaped like an organ and sounds like a glockenspiel... It’s the Celesta! We’re learning about and listening to music that features the celesta, a bell-like keyboard instrument that is often associated with magical-sounding music this week on Classical Sprouts.
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This week on Kids Commute, we’re listening to highlights from YOUR favorite weeks of Kids Commute from this past season!
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From musical depictions of an American in Paris to an American at the Grand Canyon, hear Interlochen Arts Camp and Academy students perform music by American composers.
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On Saturday at 1 p.m., hear the Metropolitan Opera's production of Kevin Puts's "The Hours."
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We turned the program over to attendees at the Northwest Michigan Arts & Culture Summit which took place at Interlochen Center for the Arts recently.
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Composer Jason Graves joins us this week to talk about his scores for blockbuster titles like Tomb Raider and Dead Space, and even a soundtrack he wrote for a video game store!
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Join Classical IPR live during this year's Interlochen Arts Academy Festival as we celebrate student musicians from the class of 2024.
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For the birds and the bees, or at least honeybees and some, but not all, native wild bees, spring is the breeding season, so most folks assume that mammals mate in May. Some may, some may not.
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Scottish percussionist Dame Evelyn Glennie has been a rockstar in the classical music world for decades. She’s performed at an Olympic opening ceremony, has traveled all over the world to perform a wide variety of percussion instruments and styles, she’s known as the first person to successfully create and sustain a full-time career as a solo percussionist and she’s deaf. We’ll learn how this amazing musician uses her whole body to listen on today's episode of Classical Sprouts.
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This week on Kids Commute, we’re listening to music that features the celesta, a bell-like keyboard instrument that is often associated with magical-sounding music!
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This episode of the Interlochen Collection features works written, performed by, and conducted by Percy Aldridge Grainger.
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On Saturday at 1 p.m., hear the Metropolitan Opera's production of Puccini's "Madama Butterfly."
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This episode includes special selections for Mother's Day, along with pieces from big bands and classical guitar.
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Classical chops meet video game music with brass ensemble The Game Brass.
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Jazz bandleader Kamasi Washington has released Fearless Movement, a new album inspired by dance.
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Violinist Tina Chang Qu, cellist Patrick Owen and pianist TJ Lymenstull take the stage of the Alluvion in Traverse City Friday night.
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The composer and percussionist was "shocked beyond belief" after hearing the news on Monday afternoon.
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Was that a bird or a violin? Fluttering wings, scratching feet, pecking beaks: Italian composer Ottorino Respighi captured these sounds and more in his piece for small orchestra called "The Birds" (or, in Italian, "Gli Uccelli").
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This week on Kids Commute, we’re listening music written for the piano by German composer Ludwig van Beethoven.
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Hear archival recordings of Interlochen students performing musical fairy tales by Mozart, Dukas, Tchaikovsky, Ravel and more.
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On Saturday at 1 p.m., hear the Metropolitan Opera's new production of John Adam's 'El Niño.'
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This episode has music from stage and screen, chestnuts from Beethoven and Rimsky-Korsakov, new compositions, covers and more!
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We’ll explore some of the sweeping scores that accompany these epic worlds, from World of Warcraft to Final Fantasy XIV to Guild Wars and more.