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Dessa with the Minnesota Orchestra

Season 8 Episode 12

Writer and musician Dessa collaborates with Sarah Hicks and the Minnesota Orchestra.

Writer and musician Dessa creates a new art form through her collaboration with more than 70 musicians from the Minnesota Orchestra. A rapper with Doomtree, Dessa partnered with Grammy-nominated arranger Andy Thompson and vocalists Aby Wolf, Ashley DuBose, Cameron Kinghorn and Matthew Santos for the project inspired by Conductor Sarah Hicks and Grant Meachum, Director of Live at Orchestra Hall.

AIR DATE 5/14/17

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Minnesota Original is TPT’s award-winning arts series starring Minnesota artists from diverse cultural backgrounds, working in all arts disciplines.

Broadcast Dates
  • #311 - Iris Shiraishi + Nicolas Carter |
    Tuesday, May 27 at 5:30pm TPT MN
  • #311 - Iris Shiraishi + Nicolas Carter |
    Tuesday, May 27 at 11:30pm TPT MN
  • #312 - Patrick Scully + Kill The Vultures |
    Wednesday, May 28 at 5:30am TPT MN
  • #312 - Patrick Scully + Kill The Vultures |
    Wednesday, May 28 at 11:30am TPT MN
  • #312 - Patrick Scully + Kill The Vultures |
    Wednesday, May 28 at 5:30pm TPT MN
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