On New Year’s Day, Wisconsin Public Radio’s “Wisconsin Classical” aired the most recent performance of the Beethoven “Missa Solemnis” by the Madison Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, with soloists, under the direction of John DeMain.
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You can listen to the extended interview with Taylor above.
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