Classical Sprouts

Classical music introduced to children through interactive, playful episodes AI summary

Interlochen Public Radio Visit website › Kids & Family · EN · 80 episodes · latest 2024-05-20

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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.

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All about the celesta

2024-05-20 · 8 min

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…
The art of listening with Evelyn Glennie

2024-05-13 · 9 min

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…
Partying With Respighi's 'The Birds'

2024-05-06 · 17 min

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…
Cécile Chaminade's Flute Concertino

2024-04-29 · 9 min

Her music was played at Queen Victoria’s funeral, she composed an opera, multiple works for orchestra, was an accomplished pianist herself, and wrote a very famous concertino for flute. We’re learning about French…
Yo-Yo Ma and that one Bach cello suite

2024-04-22 · 7 min

Yo-Yo Ma has been playing the same Bach cello suite since he was only 4 years old, right as he started learning the cello. Now, he's using his fame (and performances of that same cello suite) to promote what he believes…
Amy Beach

2024-04-15 · 19 min

Composer Amy Beach was a lot of "firsts" - the first woman to have a symphony performed by a major orchestra, one of the first composers to train exclusively in the United States and more.
Pachelbel's Canon

2024-04-08 · 9 min

It's chord progression appears in countless pop songs, it's played at tons of weddings and repeats the same 8 notes over and over again… what is it? It’s Pachelbel’s Canon! We’ll get into what makes this piece so…
Classical Sprouts: Saint-Saens 'The Swan'

2024-04-01 · 7 min

It was the only movement of Camille Saint-Saens' "Carnival of the Animals" that he allowed to be performed while he was still alive. "The Swan" depicts a majestic bird gliding along the water and is now standard…
Meet The Kanneh-Masons

2024-03-25 · 18 min

This musical group of seven siblings is known around the world for their impressive musicianship.
Vivaldi's "Spring"

2024-03-18 · 8 min

Snow is melting, the air no longer feels sharp, and the sun has returned! How should we celebrate? With Antonio Vivialdi of course! We’re listening for the sounds of warmer weather in the "Spring" movement of Vivaldi’s…

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Oldest episode in feed: 05/2022 · over 4 years
Typical length: 13 min
Format: Episodic Newest first, episodes stand alone

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