In remaking Puerto Rican standards, saxophonist Miguel Zenon has made an enchanting album of melody and rhythm, a contemporary vision of Puerto Rico in New York.
This week’s hounds sing the praises of puppet portrayals of “Pinocchio” in Plainview, a Nobel Prize winning Irish poet who’s visiting Minnesota, and a newly expanded architectural gem that was Frank Gehry’s first foray into museum design.
Our colleagues over at Classical MPR have brought back their music appreciation and discussion series “Learning to Listen,” and are kicking of the 2011-2012 season with a conversation about Symphonies.
Marianne Combs
David Cazares
Chris Roberts