Materials created/edited/published by Archive team as an assigned project during remote work period in 2020
February 21, 1994 - MPR’s Cathy Wurzer interviews teacher and author Judy Henderson about recording and preserving the music of African American communities in Minnesota over the course of state’s history. Henderson compiled a book w/accompanying CD titled “African American Music in Minnesota.”
March 10, 1994 - MPR’s Tom Meersman talks with Faroese poet Roy Paterson, who discusses the Faroe Islands and of keeping tradition of culture. Paterson reads a poem in both English and in Faroese.
March 17, 1994 - MPR’s John Rabe interviews Irish poet Micheal O'Siadhail about writing poetry and personal expression. Segment also includes O'Siadhail reading numerous poems.
March 18, 1994 - MPR’s John Rabe interviews Justice Alan Page and Judge Salvador Rosas discuss a Supreme Court task force proposal to Minnesota legislature on the need for qualified interpreters in the court system.
March 18, 1994 - MPR’s Dan Gunderson profiles the Fargo-Moorhead vocal quartet The Blenders. Gunderson interviews members of group about their potential for national success, and the desire not to compromise songwriting or have their sound “labeled.”
April 13, 1994 - MPR’s Tom Fudge interviews Cambodian musician who shares his native music in Minnesota with support from a Minnesota Arts Board fellowship. Segment includes music performance clips.
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May 20, 1994 - MPR’s John Rabe talks with Russell Packard, director of Crossing Borders: World Music Ensemble. Packard discusses the importance of Middle Eastern classical music in contemporary culture.
May 30, 1994 - MPR’s Perry Finelli interviews Minneosta born composer and music director James “Red” McLeod, who reflects on his decades long and varied career in music field.
July 1, 1994 - MPR’s Euan Kerr profiles musician Steve Tibbetts. Kerr tours Tibbetts studio, followed by interview in which Tibbetts talks about the building’s contents, travel recordings, and his own compositions.