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    • Oct 31, 2014
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Recording of Aaron Jay Kernis' "The Blue Animals"

My wife found this on YouTube the other day. It's a recording I did in 1994 of Aaron Kernis' "The Blue Animals" for the Minnesota AIDS Quilt Songbook, with members of the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra and Minnesota Orchestra, conducted by the composer. Enjoy!


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