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Details: Written by Victoria Wasylak; Published: 25 April 2019

Carnegie Hall has announced that the National Youth Orchestra of the United States of America (NYO-USA) will return to the BBC Proms in London for the first time since the orchestra’s inaugural 2013 season, performing on Sunday, August 11, 2019 at 11:00 a.m.

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Details: Written by Victoria Wasylak; Published: 24 April 2019

Berklee College of Music has named Philip Lima assistant chair of the Voice Department.

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Details: Written by Victoria Wasylak; Published: 22 April 2019

David Robertson, director of conducting studies, will lead the Juilliard Orchestra, Juilliard pianist Tengku Irfan, and ondes martenot player Cynthia Millar in Messiaen’s rarely performed Turangalîla-Symphonie on Friday, May 3, 2019, at 7:30 p.m. in David Geffen Hall.

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Details: Written by Victoria Wasylak; Published: 19 April 2019

The MET Orchestra returns to Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage for a series of three concerts this May and June.

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Details: Written by Victoria Wasylak; Published: 18 April 2019

Benjamin Tweedt of Cincinnati, Ohio earned the Grand Bohemian Prize at the 5th annual American Jazz Pianist Competition (AJPC) held at Yamaha Artist Services in Manhattan.

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Details: Written by Victoria Wasylak; Published: 17 April 2019

Yamaha-equipped ensembles made a strong showing at the 2019 Winter Guard International (WGI) Percussion and Winds World Championships, with nine awards going to groups exclusively using Yamaha marching instruments.

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Details: Written by Victoria Wasylak; Published: 15 April 2019

Berklee has named saxophonist Walter Smith III as chair of the Woodwind Department. Smith, a Berklee alumnus who recently released his fifth album as a leader, is widely recognized as an accomplished performer and composer, and an inspired educator.

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Details: Written by Victoria Wasylak; Published: 12 April 2019

The Detroit Symphony Orchestra (DSO) has announced the 2019-2020 Paradise Jazz Series, which includes six concerts on the Orchestra Hall Stage. The DSO is one of few major American orchestras to present regular jazz programming on its main stage.

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Details: Written by Victoria Wasylak; Published: 10 April 2019

Carnegie Hall has announced the names of 22 outstanding young musicians chosen from across the country for NYO Jazz, a four-week intensive summer program designed to nurture and showcase the talents of exceptional young American jazz instrumentalists (ages 16-19).

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Details: Written by Victoria Wasylak; Published: 09 April 2019

The Frost School of Music at the University of Miami has appointed Gerard Schwarz as distinguished professor of Music; Conducting and Orchestral Studies.

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