Classiclectic
Monday through Friday from 9:30am to 12pm EST
Experience an eclectic collection of classical music with host Kurt Hauswirth, on weekdays from 9:30 am to Noon on Public Radio 90. Soothing and adventurous classical music provides you with listening companionship throughout your morning.
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Classiclectic’s mission is to foster love, knowledge, and enthusiasm for classical music; to expand the awareness and accessibility to the art form; to highlight and explore the stories and performances of the arts community; to continue serving the community of the Upper Great Lakes Region through the vision of Public Radio 90 WNMU-FM.
- Marquette Symphony Orchestra presents the 2023-24 season finale concert "Soul Force"
- Marquette Symphony performing music of Griffin Candey and Rimsky-Korsakov
- The Marquette Symphony Orchestra kicks off 2024 with a viola soloist and the music of Walton and Price
- Revisiting Thomas LaVoy's "A Child's Requiem" Ten Years Later
- Supporting music in schools with pancakes and jazz
NPR Music
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Lou Reed's Metal Machine Music was more than an hour of feedback and noise with no noticeable structure. A new tribute album called Metal Machine Muzak interprets the spirit behind that work.
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With decades clocked behind the piano and a strong catalog, Kiefer Shackelford is primed for this moment.
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Over a million fans are expected to turn up on Rio's famous Copacabana beach Saturday for Madonna's end-of-tour mega concert.
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NPR's Scott Simon talks with composer Jeff Beal about his new collection of solo piano works, "The New York Etudes," and about living and working with multiple sclerosis.
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The singer-songwriter's fourth album is her best yet, with crisp, commanding songwriting, shades of '60s baroque pop and melodies that seem to have existed forever.
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The outrageously fun Japanese punk band speeds and screams through its catalog.
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A big part of what makes the Final Fantasy franchise so beloved is its score. Rebirth's composers aimed to make music that pleases fans of the original while trying something new and surprising.
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A new documentary, Hip-Hop and the White House, considers rap's association with presidential politics — and in so doing, reveals a persistent misunderstanding of how both operate.
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We received nearly 7,000 entries to this year's Tiny Desk Contest. Cast your vote for your favorite entry from Top Shelf.
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He was a pioneering guitar hero whose reverberating electric sound on instrumentals such as "Rebel Rouser" and "Peter Gunn" influenced George Harrison, Bruce Springsteen and countless other musicians.