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- Written by Victoria Wasylak
- Published: 09 July 2020
The Detroit Symphony Orchestra (DSO), in partnership with the Detroit Historical Society and Museum, announces “Detroit’s Orchestra Hall: A Virtual Exhibition,” celebrating the centennial season of the historic venue.
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- Written by Victoria Wasylak
- Published: 08 July 2020
Carnegie Hall continues its new online series—Live with Carnegie Hall—throughout July.
Read more: 'Live with Carnegie Hall' Continues Throughout July
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- Written by Victoria Wasylak
- Published: 07 July 2020
Last year, Paul Reed Smith of PRS Guitars teamed up with the Maryland Hall and several world-class musicians to offer a week-long Musician’s Clinic that culminated in a Teacher/Student Concert.
Read more: Paul Reed Smith and the Maryland Hall Take Annual Music School Online
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- Written by Victoria Wasylak
- Published: 02 July 2020
From July 6-17, more than 200 of the country’s most outstanding teen musicians—hailing from 41 states across the USA—will come together to form an online virtual musical community, taking part in Carnegie Hall’s three acclaimed national youth ensembles: the National Youth Orchestra of the United States of America (NYO-USA), NYO2, and NYO Jazz.
Read more: Teen Instrumentalists Convene Virtually in July for NYO-USA, NYO2, and NYO Jazz
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- Written by Victoria Wasylak
- Published: 01 July 2020
The Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz has unveiled a slate of live, online educational programs and webinars to take place this summer for elementary, middle and high school students from across the country and around the globe.
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- Written by Victoria Wasylak
- Published: 25 June 2020
Today, The Midwest Clinic Board of Directors and Staff shared a letter announcing the cancellation of the 2020 edition of the annual conference, which was scheduled to take place from December 16 to 19 in Chicago.
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- Written by Victoria Wasylak
- Published: 24 June 2020
The Detroit Symphony Orchestra (DSO) welcomes musicians throughout Detroit and around the world to join “Spirit of Detroit: A Symphony of the People,” a virtual ensemble that will come together with individual parts recorded separately and combined into a whole.
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- Written by Victoria Wasylak
- Published: 23 June 2020
Alfred Music and MakeMusic, creators of SmartMusic, are fully dedicated to supporting music educators. As fall plans are still being determined, both companies are committed to providing a broad range of content and essential tools to assist with planning for the unknown.
Read more: Alfred Music and MakeMusic Create New Educator Toolkit
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- Written by Victoria Wasylak
- Published: 22 June 2020
The D’Addario Foundation has announced the second round of recipients of their College Scholarships. Ten students from Foundation grantee programs – nine of them being the first generation in their family to attend college – will be supported for four years with a scholarship that helps cover the cost of college expenses.
Read more: The D’Addario Foundation Announces Second Annual College Scholarship Fund Recipients
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- Written by Victoria Wasylak
- Published: 18 June 2020
Carnegie Hall today announced that it will cancel all events in its three performance venues until January 7, 2021 due to the ongoing effects of COVID-19.
Read more: Carnegie Hall Events Cancelled Until January 7, 2021
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