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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, Ep. 170: Fabien On Felix (Mendelssohn, That Is)
Who was Felix Mendelssohn (and why should we care)? Conductor Fabien Gabel discusses.
Classical Classroom, MusicWorks Ep. 169: How Music Chased Down Gaelynn Lea
The Tiny Desk Contest winner talks about the musical journey she seems to have had no choice in taking – in a good way.
Classical Classroom, Ep. 168: Third Coast Percussion Plays At 1.21 Gigawatts
Sean Connors of Grammy-winning Third Coast Percussion talks about what being in a percussion-only ensemble is all about.
Classical Classroom MusicWorks, Ep. 167: Craig Hella Johnson, Activism In Classical Music (Part 2)
Is classical music strong enough to go to dark places?
Classical Classroom, Ep. 166: A Fool For Renaissance Music Talks Period Instruments
A special guest talks about and (sort of) plays instruments (allegedly) from the Renaissance period.
Classical Classroom MusicWorks, Ep. 165: Amanda Gookin – Activism In Classical Music (Part 1)
Is there a place for activism in the classical music world?
Classical Classroom, Ep. 164: Going Out On A High Note, With Cypress String Quartet
Recording a composer they’ve never recorded, playing as a sextet instead of a quartet, and doing it all live in studio with an audience. Just like Costanza.
Classical Classroom, Ep. 163: MusicWorks – The Starkland Story
Tom Steenland is the one-man-DIY-band behind the most punk rock of classical music labels, Starkland Records. Hear the story of Starkland, plus some incredible music.
Classical Classroom, Ep. 162: I Got You Babe – Collaborative Piano With Madeline Slettedahl
There are no accompanists here. Only people making musical magic together.
Classical Classroom, Ep. 161: Sweet Secret Sacred Songs, With Jason Oby
Learn about the deceptively simple spiritual, its ingenious codes and uses, and its art.
Classical Classroom, Ep. 160: There Is No Spoon, With George E. Lewis
A composer and installation artist uses the many languages spoken in Houston as an instrument.
Classical Classroom, Ep. 159: Transcending The Étude Transcendentally, With Kirill Gerstein
Pianist Kirill Gerstein talks about how Liszt turned a training exercise into high art.
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