Performance Today

Performance Today® features live concert recordings that can’t be heard anywhere else, highlights from new album releases, and in-studio performances and interviews. Performance Today® is based at the APM studios in St. Paul, Minnesota, but is frequently on the road, with special programs broadcast from festivals and public radio stations around the country.

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Joan Perez-Villegas's 'Solo el misterio'

December 12, 2025 7:00 pm

In Greek mythology, a wild bull named Cerus is turned into a constellation by the goddess Persephone. It's a story of chaos tamed into beauty. Similarly, the Cerus Quartet aims to reimagine the wily saxophone as a symbol of beauty and expressive depth. On today's show, we'll hear the Cerus Quartet perform Joan Perez-Villegas's 'Solo el misterio' at a recent concert in Interlochen, Michigan.

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    String Quartet by Germaine Tailleferre

    December 15, 2025

    Germaine Tailleferre was determined to be a musician, and her father tried to stop her. She rebelled so completely that she even changed her name...and went on to a 70-year career as a composer. We'll hear the String Quartet by Germaine Tailleferre on today's show.