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Details: Written by Sharon Paquette Lose; Published: 16 February 2017

Sphinx Competition winner violinist Annelle K. Gregory wins first place $50,000 Robert Frederick Smith Prize in the Senior Division and cellist Ifetayo Ali-Landing wins first place $10,000 award in the Junior Division.

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Details: Written by Sharon Paquette Lose; Published: 16 February 2017

2017 marked the tenth anniversary of the U.S. Army All-American Marching Band (USAAAMB), which performed at halftime during the All-American Bowl in San Antonio, Texas, on January 7, 2017. The 125 students who were selected to the 2017 USAAAMB spent the week rehearsing for the show, learning from one another, and being inspired by this year’s USAAAMB Director Dr. Kenneth G. Bodiford has served as the Director of Bands and Assistant Professor of Music at Jacksonville State University in Jacksonville, Alabama.

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Details: Written by Sharon Paquette Lose; Published: 15 February 2017

Developed at the Eastman School of Music’s Paul R. Judy Center for Applied Research, "The Eastman Case Studies" are designed for current and future leaders to develop the skills and perspectives for helping solve problems of musical arts organizations through situation analysis, recommendations, and discussion.

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Details: Written by Sharon Paquette Lose; Published: 15 February 2017

Since 2005, From the Top and the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation have awarded more than $2 million in scholarships to exceptional young musicians with financial need.

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Details: Written by Sharon Paquette Lose; Published: 10 February 2017

Last October-December, Give a Note Foundation hosted a #MusicEdMatters giving campaign, and 18 Tri-M® and four NAfME Collegiate chapters competed to raise the most funds. Altogether, these 21 student chapters raised more than $10,000 for Give a Note, an affiliate of the National Association for Music Education (NAfME).

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Details: Written by Sharon Paquette Lose; Published: 09 February 2017

Detroit-based Sphinx organization has proud history of boosting the number of African-American, Latino classical string musicians.

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Details: Written by Sharon Paquette Lose; Published: 09 February 2017

On-Stage donated an array of music products and accessories to Harmony Project of Los Angeles, California. On-Stage is a Connecticut-based, family-owned business with a long history of supporting charities, community programs, and schools that promote music education and performance.

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Details: Written by Sharon Paquette Lose; Published: 09 February 2017

D’Addario adds German violinist Julia Fischer to their Orchestral artist roster.

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Details: Written by Sharon Paquette Lose; Published: 08 February 2017

The National Association for Music Education (NAfME) is seeking original music written by student composers for featured performance in the 2017 Young Composer Concert, held in Dallas, Texas, and the 2017 All National Honor Orchestra performance as part of the All National Honor Ensembles (ANHE) performances at Walt Disney World.

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Details: Written by Sharon Paquette Lose; Published: 06 February 2017

Seventeen hit songwriters and producers from all music genres will be among those who take the stage at this year’s ASCAP “I Create Music” EXPO. Now in its 12th year, ASCAP’s “I Create Music” EXPO takes place April 13 – 15 at the Loews Hollywood Hotel in Los Angeles.