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Boldly mixing new music and spoken word, Outpost variety show bursts out of hibernation REVIEW: A bold mix of new music and spoken word.
By Rob Hubbard Special to the Star Tribune February 2, 2021 1:42pm Text size Copy shortlink:
Maybe what classical music needs is something like an old-fashioned Irish seisiun, where the formality of the form drops away and musicians throw themselves enthusiastically into the give-and-take of collaboration, bridging tunes with an engaging story or joke.
Outpost is the closest thing I ve seen to a contemporary classical seisiun. The brainchild of soprano Carrie Henneman Shaw and Minnesota Orchestra violist Sam Bergman, Outpost is an occasional new-music and s