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17 Unique Stations from Border to Border
17 Unique Stations from Border to Border
Composer A.J. Isaacson Zvidzwa began her musical career as many do, by modeling her mother. But few start out wanting to play specifically the viola. When A.J. talked to Phil Nusbaum, Phil said how unusual choosing the viola is.
This week on Minnesota Music notes Brett Carter features The New Standards band, a collaborative effort of three of the Twin Cities most well-known musicians, Chan Polling of the Suburbs, John Munson of Trip Shakespeare and Semisonic, and Steve Roehm of Billygoat and Electropolis.
Jennifer Olson is an assistant professor of voice with the Bemidji State University Music Department. She joins Heidi and John on the Thursday Morning Show to talk about the online video series she has created. She says when Covid hit and teachers had to go virtual she realized there was no educational content out there for them to use. Jennifer then worked hard to create a free online video series of dynamic virtual content to supplement middle school and high school choir curriculum. So far, her content is reaching 96 teachers and programs in 5 states and more than 11,000 students. She tells us of the challenges she faced with this project, the topics that are covered and the positive feedback she is receiving from teachers and students. They are now in their second season releasing episode 6 out of 14 episodes produced per season. Jennifer shares how rewarding this project has been for her and all that she has learned in creating it.
Annie Roseen transformed herself into Gloria Steinem and posted a pic of her look on Gloria’s birthday last year. Since March 25, 2020, she’s celebrated birthdays of notable people in history every day by morphing into their persona and posting a picture on her Instagram page. She’s the Arts Director for BOLD Choice Theatre Company, an outreach theatre program creating original productions that tour to schools and organizations spreading messages of acceptance, diversity, and personal pride. Annie visited the morning show to chat about her daily Instagram adventures and BOLD Choice Theatre.
Ten years ago, best friends Natalie Warren and Ann Raiho paddled the 2,000-mile route from Minneapolis to Hudson Bay made famous in the classic book, “Canoeing with the Cree.” Now Natalie has written a book of her own about their expedition. It’s called “Hudson Bay Bound.”
