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There’s a rumor going around that classical music is hoity toity. At the Classical Classroom podcast, we beg to differ. Come learn with classical music newbie Dacia Clay and the music experts she invites into the Classical Classroom. Subscribe on iTunesOther Ways to Listen
Classical Classroom Special Assembly with Itzhak Perlman
Gather ’round and learn from a master about master classes.
Classical Classroom, Episode 203: Jason Vieaux and Jonathan Leshnoff, Musical Frontiersmen
On the challenges and rewards of writing, recording, and performing new works.
Classical Classroom, Ep 137: Summer Music – Music Academy Of The West! The Second Nature Of Matthew Aucoin (Rerun)
Notes from a composer who literally lives with the music.
Classical Classroom, Episode 202: It Was All New Music Once, with Richard Scerbo and David Alan Miller
Why it’s important to keep the proverbial torch of new music lit.
Classical Classroom, Episode 75: The Democracy of Chamber Music with Cantus (Rerun)
Or, “How it works when everyone involved in making the music is a special snowflake.”
Classical Classroom, Episode 201: Practicing Rachmaninoff in Public with Tiffany Poon
How one young pianist is using YouTube to inspire a new generation of classical musicians.
Classical Classroom, Episode 84: JoAnn Falletta Shares Scheherazade (Rerun)
Who was Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov and why does he have two last names?
Classical Classroom, Episode 200: Top 10 Countdown!
Wherein we count down top episodes – you know, from 10!
Field Trip to the Opera: Carmen in 3D (Special Episode)
Learn about the story of Carmen – the plot AND the story behind the scenes – in this Classical Classroom/Seattle Opera special episode!
Classical Classroom, Episode 16: From Schubert to Gaga, the Unfinished Symphony with Jade Simmons (Rerun)
How an “Unfinished” symphony inspired a whole life.
Classical Classroom, Episode 89: Awadagin Pratt on Brahms, Brunge, and Beards (Rerun)
One man and his beard talk about another man and his beard.
Classical Classroom, Episode 79: The Women of Classical Guitar with Valerie Hartzell (Rerun)
Why did the number of female guitarists diminish over time? Was it a comet?? Find out here!
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