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Classical Sprouts

Classical Sprouts

By: Interlochen Public Radio
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 Kate Botello makes classical music fun, funny and interactive on Classical Sprouts, the AWESOME classical music podcast for kids from Interlochen Public Radio! Classical Sprouts brings families together to plant seeds of classical music curiosity. Art Entertainment & Performing Arts Literature & Fiction
Episodes
  • All about the celesta

    All about the celesta
    May 20 2024
    It looks like a small upright piano, but is shaped like an organ and sounds like a glockenspiel... It’s the Celesta! We’re learning about and listening to music that features the celesta, a bell-like keyboard instrument that is often associated with magical-sounding music this week on Classical Sprouts.
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    8 mins
  • The art of listening with Evelyn Glennie

    The art of listening with Evelyn Glennie
    May 13 2024
    Scottish percussionist Dame Evelyn Glennie has been a rockstar in the classical music world for decades. She’s performed at an Olympic opening ceremony, has traveled all over the world to perform a wide variety of percussion instruments and styles, she’s known as the first person to successfully create and sustain a full-time career as a solo percussionist and she’s deaf. We’ll learn how this amazing musician uses her whole body to listen on today's episode of Classical Sprouts.
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    9 mins
  • Partying With Respighi's 'The Birds'

    Partying With Respighi's 'The Birds'
    May 6 2024
    Was that a bird or a violin? Fluttering wings, scratching feet, pecking beaks: Italian composer Ottorino Respighi captured these sounds and more in his piece for small orchestra called "The Birds" (or, in Italian, "Gli Uccelli").
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    17 mins
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