Jevetta Steele and her siblings (known as the Twin Cities-based vocal ensemble The Steeles) are longtime collaborators of the Minnesota Orchestra, so it felt only natural to welcome Jevetta as a guest artist in our Celebration of Juneteenth concert. Jevetta reflects on her performing career, her ...

Justice Alan C. Page is a Minnesota legend—both as an athlete and a former member of the Minnesota Supreme Court. Page joined the Orchestra for our Celebration of Juneteenth as narrator in Aaron Copland's Lincoln Portrait; we talked with him about his incredible career and preparing for these per...

Malcolm-Jamal Warner talks with William Eddins about his career on and off the screen and his lineage in poetry.

Hailstork's Three Spirituals for Orchestra, composed in 2005, casts a spotlight on three pieces from a vast and proud tradition: Everytime I Feel the Spirit, Kum Ba Ya and Oh Freedom.

Lincoln Portrait has become one of Copland’s most-performed works, familiar to generations of audiences at patriotic occasions. The narration has been delivered by many celebrities and political figures, including Barack Obama, who read the part with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in 2005 in a pe...

Although his name isn’t as famous as his most popular music, James P. Johnson played a key part in the Jazz Age and Harlem Renaissance, with his crucial contributions including pioneering the influential Harlem Stride Piano style, composing music for more than 40 musicals and, in 1921, performing...

Malcolm-Jamal Warner performs his original poem titled Art In Motion.