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Noah Hynick of Minneapolis works at an escape room. He recommends a new play at Bryant Lake Bowl titled “The Assassination of the Archduke of Austria-Hungary Franz Ferdinand.” The play was written by Minnesota stand-up comic Joey Hamburger and is produced by Jackdonkey Productions. “It's all about the events leading up to the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand,” Hynick explains. “It's sort of a tragic comedy and follows some real things that happen as well as some not quite true things.”  “Lots of places are still feeling the effects of COVID and everything. And now having new theaters come out, I think it's a really good chance to support smaller theaters and new art,” Hynick said. The show runs June 14-17, with an additional performance June 22. Amy Garretson of Rochester is the education and community outreach coordinator with the Rochester Art Center. She's excited that a new art house movie theater has opened in the Cooke Park neighborhood of Rochester, Pop's Art Theater. “The type of films they're showing are either films that are shown before the wider release at the big theaters, or they're just independent cinema that you're really just not going to see screened anywhere else in southeast Minnesota,” Garretson said. “After a long drought, there's finally a place where you can go to see interesting, innovative independent cinema here in Rochester.” Pop's Art Theater's screenings currently include “Dalíland,” a 2022 film about Salvador Dalí starring Ben Kingsley, and two classics of Hong Kong action cinema, “Police Story 2” with Jackie Chan and 1972's “Fist of Fury” with Bruce Lee. St. Paul's Christine Sweet is a former classical music broadcaster with Classical MPR and a current member of the Twin Cities theater community. “Ladyslipper Ensemble is one of my favorite local chamber music ensembles,” she says. “And that's because every time I've been to a Ladyslipper concert, I hear something wonderful that I've never heard before — whether it's brand new or just new to me.” She explains that Ladyslipper is “a group of four instrumentalists plus mezzo-soprano Sahar Hassan, who is its director. They typically don't perform as a quintet but in combinations of those instruments, or instruments and voice and sometimes they also have guest performers.” The next Ladyslipper performance will include music of Gabriel Fauré and Erich Wolfgang Korngold, as well as a premiere of a new piece by Minnesota composer Carol Barnett. The event will take place June 12 at MetroNOME Brewery in St. Paul.

Anni Hochhalter and Julian Hernandez of WindSync join us to discuss their work connecting with listeners by exploring various modes of performance beyond the traditional sit-down-and-play model learned in school. We talk about the ways in which they engage new audiences through outreach initiatives and chamber music festivals. Anni and Julian also chat about how they manage touring and scheduling while also balancing freelance careers, and the path that led them to where they are today. WindSync has established itself as a vibrant chamber ensemble performing wind quintet masterworks, adapting beloved music to their instrumentation, and championing new works by today's composers. The quintet eliminates the "fourth wall" between musicians and audience by often performing from memory, creating an intimate connection. This personal performance style, combined with the ensemble's three-pronged mission of artistry, education, and community-building, lends WindSync its reputation as ”a group of virtuosos who are also wonderful people, too" (Alison Young, Classical MPR). Resources discussed in today's episode: - Erberk Eryilmaz, Raki Havasi for Woodwind Quintet and Davul You can find the transcript for this episode here. For more information about WindSync, please visit them at their website, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube.

Minnesota Public Radio President Duchesne Drew started his position in May overseeing MPR News, Classical MPR, The Current and digital services amid a global pandemic.  MPR News host Kerri Miller talked with Drew about how this public health and economic challenge is being covered; how MPR News is preparing for the 2020 election and took questions from listeners about MPR’s three regional services. Guest: Duchesne Drew is the president of Minnesota Public Radio.

This somewhat 'vintage' episode from earlier this year is like a perfectly cellared bottle of wine that is now at its prime, ready to be consumed before it starts to turn rancid. Enjoy the fully matured flavours that contain a hint of citrus. (Recorded live at Orange Civic Theatre on 26 May 2018.)A percentage of the proceeds from all our shows goes to charity, in Orange to: Western NSW Barnardos AustraliaRoyal Wedding - ABC CoverageRoyal wedding: Meghan Markle's induction into the Royal family is a break from conservative customs - by Annabel Crabb (ABC News, 20 May 2018)This Squiz 3 minutes with Lisa Millar includes the now famous photo of Millar yelling at Prince Harry.Harry and Meghan Look to the Future, but Some Royals Never Change - by Anthony Lane (New Yorker, May 19, 2018)Britain prepares for the royal wedding - by Annabel Crabb (7.30, 17 May 2018) (Inclucing interview with Historian Anna Whitelock)19-year-old cellist wins worldwide fans after royal wedding by Sidney Madden [Includes video of performance and details on the musical pieces chosen] (Classical MPR, May 24, 2018)Royal wedding: Reverend Bishop Michael Curry upstages Meghan Markle with impassioned sermon - by Annabel Crabb (ABC, 21 May 2018)Meghan: A Hollywood Princess - by Andrew MortonPortnoy's Complaint - by Philip RothEveryman - by Philip RothPhilip Roth, Towering Novelist Who Explored Lust, Jewish Life and America, Dies at 85 - by Charles McGrath (New York Times, 22 May, 2018)The Right Stuff - by Tom WolfeThe Bonfire of the Vanities - by Tom WolfeThe Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test - by Tom WolfeTom Wolfe, 88, 'New Journalist' With Electric Style and Acid Pen, Dies - by Deirdre Carmody and William Grimes (New York Times May 15, 2018) ORThe Lexicon of Tom Wolfe: Remembering the writer's contributions to the English language, which went far beyond the most obvious catchphrases that he popularized - by Ben Zimmer (The Atlantic May 15 2018)Devil's Candy - by Julie SalamonThe Bonfire of the Vanities (1990 Film) - starring Tom Hanks and Melanie Griffith; directed by Brian DePalmaThe Post (2018) - starring Tom Hanks and Meryl StreepUncommon Type: Some Stories - by Tom HanksMorgan Freeman apologises in wake of sexual harassment claims by multiple women (AP/ABC 25 May 2018)A Son Speaks Out - by Moses Farrow (Moses Farrow Blog, May 23, 2018)Ronan Farrow - Wikipedia entryInterviewing your heroes can have its pitfalls, but Paul McCartney avoids them all - by Leigh Sales (7.30, 5 Dec 2017)Clive Palmer responds to the Supreme Court's decision to freeze his assets - interviewed by Leigh Sales (7.30, 28 May 2018)

Aaron Janse, a violinist with the Minnesota Orchestra, spoke with Classical MPR host Brian Newhouse during a live orchestra broadcast about recording with Prince, most recently on the song 'Baltimore.'

Aaron Janse, a violinist with the Minnesota Orchestra, spoke with Classical MPR host Brian Newhouse during a live orchestra broadcast about recording with Prince, most recently on the song 'Baltimore.'

The orchestral-rock video game cover band Do a Barrel Roll stopped by Classical MPR to record a set and to chat with Emily Reese, host of Top Score. 'They played a set and stole my heart -- I've always wanted to say that,' Emily says. Listen to the full session.

Composer Joel Corelitz just received a BAFTA nomination for his score to The Unfinished Swan . Baroque-inspired sounds accompany the artful tale. Hear our conversation on Top Score from Classical MPR.

If you needed to write music that sounded Russian, where would you start? Composer Cris Velasco talks Company of Heroes 2 on Top Score from Classical MPR.

Composer Jason Graves explains the musical themes he created for "Tomb Raider" on the new episode of Top Score from Classical MPR.

Composer Jim Dooley talks about working on both games in the Infamous series on Top Score from Classical MPR.

Peter McConnell and Emily Reese talk Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time on the new episode of Top Score from Classical MPR. Enter for your chance to win a copy of the PlayStation 3 game below!

Composer Inon Zur and the new music for Rift: Storm Legion on the latest episode of Top Score from Classical MPR.

Jesper Kyd explains how he scored the afterlife, light and darkness for Darksiders II on Top Score from Classical MPR.

Significant musical moments in Call of Duty: Black Ops II are explained by the soundtrack's composer, Jack Wall, on the newest episode of Top Score from Classical MPR.

Matt Uelmen shares his music for Torchlight II on Top Score from Classical MPR.

Christopher Lennertz is a busy guy, working on multiple television projects like Supernatural and Revolution, in addition to writing music for games like Starhawk and Mass Effect 3. Hear the conversation on the new episode of Top Score from Classical MPR.

Composer Ryan Shore Top Score from Classical MPR to discuss his score for a relaunched "Spy Hunter."

Darren Korb created what he calls "acoustic frontier trip-hop" as the soundscape for the game Bastion. Hear Darren and his music on Top Score from Classical MPR.

Three of the composers from Mass Effect 3 join Emily Reese for a conversation about their music on the newest episode of Top Score from Classical MPR.

Inon Zur returns to Top Score from Classical MPR to talk about his new score to Lord of the Rings: War in the North. Enter the drawing for a chance to win the Xbox version of Lord of the Rings -- War of the North, plus the original game soundtrack by Inon Zur.

Composer Jesper Kyd has written music for all four games in the Assassin's Creed series. Hear him talk about the experience in the new episode of Top Score from Classical MPR.

Composer Bear McCreary is our guest on Top Score this week from Classical MPR. I first became interested in his music through my adoration of the relaunched "Battlestar Galactica" series on SyFy. Lucky for me, Bear also scored two video games. Capcom's "Dark Void" from 2010, and Sony's "SOCOM 4: U.S. Navy SEALs."

Rockstar Games turned to Bill Elm and Woody Jackson to create the music for "Red Dead Redemption." On this episode of Top Score from Classical MPR, Elm discusses he and Jackson's background in the alt-country scene, his admiration for Italian film composer Ennio Morricone and more.

Composer Jason Graves created a gorgeous but terrifying score for Dead Space and Dead Space 2. Hear an interview with Jason on Episode 3 of Top Score from Classical MPR.