Kate Botello

This is Kate's last week with Kids Commute and IPR, so we're sharing some of our very favorite Kids Commute music!

Ever wonder what it takes to make a classical album? We're hanging out in a barn this week with Matthew Cochran and Matthew McAllister, learning about how they made their album "Pale Blue Dot."

Interlochen collaborative pianist Hyemin Kim presents a solo recital at Manistee's Ramsdell Theatre Friday night. She visited Studio A to give a preview.

How does a pop song become a string quartet? Find out this week as we explore the Vitamin String Quartet's arrangements of tunes by pop icon Taylor Swift!

Avast, me hearties! This week on Kids Commute we'll sail the high seas with a bunch of scurvy classical pirates. Quizbot will have a new Quizlet for one of ya to win Kids Commute booty! Arrrr!

We're listening to classical music featured on the adorable hit kids' show "Bluey!"

For the beginning of Kids Commute Season 8, we thought it would be fun to hear music that is often heard as a beginning. This week: all about overtures!

Sarah Huebsch Schilling and Kelsey Schilling are spouses, early musicians and faculty members at the annual Renaissance Music Retreat hosted by Interlochen's College of Creative Arts.

It looks like a small upright piano, but is shaped like an organ and sounds like a glockenspiel... It’s the Celesta! We’re learning about and listening to music that features the celesta, a bell-like keyboard instrument that is often associated with magical-sounding music this week on Classical Sprouts.

This week on Kids Commute, we’re listening to highlights from YOUR favorite weeks of Kids Commute from this past season!