Michael Barone
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- Organist, composer Paul Otto Manz remembered
MPR’s Michael Barone reflects on the musical importance of local organist and composer Paul Otto Manz, who passed away on Ocotober 28th, 2009. Manz’s organ arrangements and hymn improvisations are favorites among choir directors, organists and churchgoers.
- Michael Barone on French organist Louis Vierne
Pipedreams Host Michael Barone talks about famed French organist Louis Vierne, whose life and work will be celebrated at a festival at the House of Hope in St. Paul.
- Andreas Delfs replaces Hugh Wolfe at the SPCO
MPR’s Chris Roberts reports on the announcement of Andreas Delfs as the new Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra music director. Delfs replaces the recently departed Hugh Wolff.
- Michael Barone - Cultural Politics and Media Fevers: Are They Causing Good People to Shun Public Office?
Michael Barone, senior staff editor at Reader’s Digest, speaking at the Center of the American Experiment's Distinguished Fellows Program. Barone’s address was titled "Cultural Politics and Media Fevers: Are They Causing Good People to Shun Public Office?" Following speech, Barone answers audience questions.
- Organs-a-go-go...pipe organ festival blends art and science
MPR's Mary Stucky reports on folks at the Science Museum of Minnesota hoping to broaden public understanding of what Mozart called the "king of instruments." They'll do this through a special organ festival of concerts, exhibits, and tours sponsored in part by Minnesota Public Radio.
- Minnesotans who don't care about the Twins
MPR’s Mark Zdechlik interviews a number of Minnesotans who are NOT watching the 1991 World Series between the Minnesota Twins and Atlanta Braves…or even care about it. That includes MPR’s own Michael Barone!
- Michael Barone talks with guitarist Sharon Isbin
MPR’s Michael Barone interviews 20-year-old classical guitarist Sharon Isbin. Topics include guitar sound, touring, competitions, and contemporary compositions. Isbin also discusses expanding her repertoire.
- An intermission interview with Alfred Brendel
On this segment from Recital Series, MPR’s Michael Barone completes an interview with Alfred Brendel, Austrian classical pianist, during a performance intermission at Benedicta Arts Center at College of Saint Benedict, Saint Joseph.
- Stanislaw Skrowaczewski discusses composers, classical pieces, and his own compositions
MPR Classical Host Michael Barone interviews Stanislaw Skrowaczewski, music director of the Minnesota Orchestra. They discuss various composers, classical pieces, and Skrowaczewski’s own compositions.
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