Got a note this morning from Vermont Public Radio about a unique collaboration Vermont Public Radio’s classical music service is doing with a local ensemble to get classical music into the hands of new audiences. For the second year, VPR Classical and Burlington Ensemble have worked together to produce high-quality classical recordings for free download by the community. Cellist Benjamin Capps and pianist David Kaplan of Burlington Ensemble returned to VPR Classical last fall to record four more sonatas for cello and piano – the two by Felix Mendelssohn and the two by Johannes … Continue Reading

Classical radio is great for calming toddlers, helping college students ace tests, and…growing dope? Police in Gisborne, New Zealand discovered 287 thriving cannabis plants in the home of a fellow named Verdun Stargus Kemp. From a report by Tracey Chatterton in The Dominion Post: A radio was set up to play classical music to the plants, Detective Sergeant Wayne Beattie said. Kemp told him the plants responded better to classical music….Beattie told Fairfax Media it was a ‘well-orchestrated growing operation.’ So naturally, now we’d like to hear from Colorado Public Radio: How … Continue Reading