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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. -
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. -
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"). -
Her music was played at Queen Victoria’s funeral, she composed an opera, multiple works for orchestra, was an accomplished pianist herself, and wrote a very famous concertino for flute. We’re learning about French composer Cécile Chaminade and that famous flute concertino this week on Classical Sprouts! -
Yo-Yo Ma has been playing the same Bach cello suite since he was only 4 years old, right as he started learning the cello. Now, he's using his fame (and performances of that same cello suite) to promote what he believes in. -
Composer Amy Beach was a lot of "firsts" - the first woman to have a symphony performed by a major orchestra, one of the first composers to train exclusively in the United States and more.
Welcome to Classical Sprouts, The Awesome Classical Music Podcast for Kids.
Classical Sprouts was in production from 2022 - 2024.
Interlochen Public Radio's Emmy-award-winning Kate Botello hosts this exciting exploration of classical music for kids.
Kate makes classical music fun with surprising facts, astounding true stories and inspirational samples from influential classical compositions.
Whether you're in the car or making dinner together, Classical Sprouts brings families together to experience classical music.
Join us and plant the seed of your child’s classical music curiosity.
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Clarinetist Ian Dodd appears on this week's episode of From the Top. -
On this week's "My Unsung Hero" from Hidden Brain, Angela Zhao played in her first piano competition when she was ten. She was nervous and worried in the waiting room but someone showed her kindness. -
Flutist Madelyn Zoller and trombonist Edwin Osorio each appear on this week's episode of From the Top. -
Joaquín Chávez, originally from Callao, Peru, studied clarinet at Interlochen Arts Academy. He recorded his From the Top session in IPR's Studio A, where he performed music of Malcolm Arnold.
