Scott Blankenship

As we celebrate Women's History Month, we're savoring the beers of St. Paul's Urban Growler, the first woman-owned microbrewery in Minnesota, with co-founders Deb Loch and Jill Pavlak. Add connections to the music of composers Amy Beach and Rachel Grimes, and you have this can't-miss episode of Hop Notes.

Two of Germany's best exports are music and beer. Explore both for Oktoberfest in this episode of 'Hop Notes,' with Yoerg Brewing Co. in St. Paul, Minn., and works by Mozart and Richard Strauss.

The experiences that Katie Brown and Dalanie Harris share as black women in classical music led them to create their own podcast, Classically Black. In this episode, Garrett and Scott talk about some of the challenges they've experienced in conversations surrounding race, followed by an interview with Katie and Dalanie.

Take a few thousand old books and add four guitarists in a majestic Italian Renaissance style space, and you have all the makings of an amazing night of music. On March 26, the Schubert Club welcomed the Los Angeles Guitar Quartet to the James J. Hill Center in St. Paul, Minn., for an evening of their signature, Grammy-winning music. Listen to that concert now.

Why is representation in classical music important? What does it feel like for black millennials in the concert hall? How is the music experience unique at historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs)?

Welcome to Trilloquy, true and real stories from the fringes of classical music. In the Overture, hosts Garrett McQueen and Scott Blankenship introduce themselves by recalling the journeys that brought them together. The two also lay out the path toward the podcast, its purpose and where they plan to take it. The world of classical music is much like the rest of the world!

In this episode of Hop Notes, Scott Blankenship chats with Kevin Welch of Boom Island Brewing in Minneapolis and explores connections between its Belgian ales and the music of Belgian composer Cesar Franck.

What do you get when you cross beer and classical music? Hop Notes. Join Scott Blankenship in this debut episode as he samples a Bohemian brew and finds synergy with the music of Czech composer Antonin Dvorak.

On Friday, Dec. 18, at 4 p.m., join us for Caroling with The Singers. Classical MPR host Scott Blankenship he welcomes one of the region's finest choirs, The Singers, and its conductor, Matthew Culloton, who will perform 15 carols selected by you, our audience. Tune in for the live broadcast -- and sing along!

This magical season rings with music and song like none other. We'd like to invite you to a nationwide caroling sing-along. Join classical host Scott Blankenship as he welcomes one of the country's finest choirs, The Singers, and its conductor, Matthew Culloton, for a countdown of carols from joyful to reflective, solemn to grand.