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The Quadrangle houses The Great Hall, the original church on campus. Construction was started in 1868 and the date on the outside of the building is 1879. The new Abbey Church was consecrated in 1961. The famous Bauhaus architect Marcel Breuer designed a building that still is considered too modern for some tastes.

Today The Great Hall serves as a greeting and gathering place. Many concerts are performed every year. Student concerts, choral groups from all over the world and many local musical organizations use The Great Hall to entertain and inspire. Early this morning the stained glass windows were vibrating from music recorded by Prince. The same music that my 16 year old daughter played on her small record player in her bedroom. At the time I regretted not have ceilings in the kids bedrooms in our modern lake home. They could lie in their beds at night and look at the stars through the clerestory windows.
There is no denying that he was a genius and he will be greatly missed. Tune in to thecurrent.org for music by Prince or if you have a HD radio you can find The Current at 88.9-2 in St. Cloud.

The APHC show this week is live from deep in the heart of Texas. The first of two broadcasts from the Lone Star State. Tomorrow’s show is at the Bass Concert Hall at the University of Texas campus in Austin. Troubadour and rambler Joe Ely, Max Baca and Los Texmaniacs, join Garrison to add conjunto fireworks courtesy of the bajo sexton and accordion. Heather Masse is back once more to sing a few duets with the host. The Royal Academy of Radio Actors will entertain us with a variety of skits. Politics may even be one of the topics. Enjoy the show.

“Life is one grand, sweet song, so start the music.” Ronald Reagan