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- Written by Victoria Wasylak
- Published: 30 May 2019
The Detroit Symphony Orchestra (DSO) has received a $25,000 Catalyst Fund grant from the League of American Orchestras.
Read more: DSO Receives Grant from League of American Orchestras' Catalyst Fund
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- Written by Victoria Wasylak
- Published: 29 May 2019
The D’Addario Foundation has announced the first-ever recipients of their new College Scholarship.
Read more: D’Addario Foundation Helps Make College Possible for 10 Students
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- Written by Victoria Wasylak
- Published: 24 May 2019
Juilliard has announced the 10th Starling-DeLay Symposium for Violin Studies from Tuesday, May 28 through Saturday, June 1, 2019 at Juilliard (155 West 65th Street, New York City).
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- Written by Victoria Wasylak
- Published: 23 May 2019
The Frost School of Music at the University of Miami has announced applications are being accepted to audition for the Stamps Brass Quintet.
Read more: The Frost School of Music Now Accepting Applications for Stamps Brass Quintet
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- Written by Victoria Wasylak
- Published: 22 May 2019
The Second Annual International Music Education Summit will be live June 13-15, 2019.
Read more: Second Annual International Music Education Summit Begins This June
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- Written by Victoria Wasylak
- Published: 22 May 2019
Nearly 15,000 New York City-area students in grades 3–5 travel to Carnegie Hall this week to participate in Link Up: The Orchestra Moves, an interactive program developed by Carnegie Hall’s Weill Music Institute that explores how composers use the orchestra to create musical movement.
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- Written by Victoria Wasylak
- Published: 22 May 2019
The National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) Foundation has honored Chairman Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (VA-03), Committee on Education and Labor, with the organization’s SupportMusic Champion Award.
Read more: NAMM Honors Chairman Robert C. Scott with the SupportMusic Champion Award
Quality Music Education Access Contributes to Overall Improvements in School Climate, Research Finds
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- Written by Victoria Wasylak
- Published: 21 May 2019
A new study from the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts reveals that even a modest investment in music education, paired with a commitment from the school to include music as part of a well-rounded education, often in conjunction with other initiatives, returns a number of benefits.
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- Written by Victoria Wasylak
- Published: 20 May 2019
Bob Rogers Travel (BRT) has announced that the Thanksgiving Parade of Bands at the Walt Disney World Resort will be changing locations from Epcot to Magic Kingdom Park (in front of Cinderella’s Castle), for this year’s event on November 28.
Read more: Thanksgiving Parade of Bands Moves to Magic Kingdom Park at the Walt Disney World Resort
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- Written by Victoria Wasylak
- Published: 15 May 2019
The National Association for Music Education (NAfME) has joined with the National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP) in calling for full funding of Title II Part A and asking for constituents to help.
Read more: NAfME and NASSP Call for Full Funding of Title II Part A in Appropriations Bills
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