Classical Sprouts
Kate Botello makes classical music fun, funny, and interactive on Classical Sprouts, The Awesome Classical Music Podcast for Kids from Interlochen Public Radio!
Through Classical Sprouts' interactive episodes on themes like West Side Story, bagpipes and rodeos, your family will learn fascinating tales about musicians and hear inspiring samples from classical compositions throughout history.
Whether you’re in the car or making dinner, Classical Sprouts brings families together to plant the seed of classical music curiosity.
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Latest Episodes
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Find out what it's like to sing in Spanish at the Metropolitan Opera with your opera idol with soprano and opera star, Gabriella Reyes.
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Find out what it takes to put on a show at the Metropolitan Opera. Classical Sprouts producer Emily Duncan Wilson went to the final dress rehearsal of Daniel Catán's "Florencia en el Amazonas" and spoke with the director, puppet designer, one of the stars and some Sprouts in the audience!
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Kate shares one of her favorite (but somehow also least favorite) Venezuelan folk song, 'El Sapo'!
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We're getting festive this season and getting ready to dance! We'll learn a Venezuelan folk song, go the the opera, play video games, and head to space!
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Ballet superstar, Native American advocate ... Maria Tallchief was COOL.
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Join the trickster coyote, the lumbering bear, the swimming salmon and the majestic eagle as they get their new names from the Spirit Chief. Composer Jerod Impichchaachaaha' Tate is our guest this week on Classical Sprouts guiding us through this musical story!
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Composers have been inspired by their feline friends for a long, long time. This week on Classical Sprouts, explore cat-themed pieces of classical music and stretch in the sun, chase a mouse, walk on a keyboard and more!
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Explore the Dies Irae, a spooky medieval melody that still shows up in all kinds of music - from Franz Liszt to Frozen!
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Go Into The Woods, to Ancient Rome and to the Tony Awards with the music of Stephen Sondheim and the Pasadena Playhouse's Producing Artistic Danny Feldman this week on Classical Sprouts.
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What happens when you combine classical music with bluegrass? A goat rodeo! This week on Classical Sprouts, join Producer Emily as she shares some of the music from The Goat Rodeo Sessions, performed by Yo-Yo Ma, Chris Thile, Edgar Meyer and Stuart Duncan.