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- Written by Victoria Wasylak
- Published: 22 October 2019
Orchestra Hall, home of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, turns 100 this week.
Read more: Mayor Mike Duggan to declare October 23 "Orchestra Hall Day" in the City of Detroit
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- Written by Victoria Wasylak
- Published: 21 October 2019
AXIOM, led by founding director Jeffrey Milarsky and dedicated to performing the masterworks of the 20th and 21st centuries, opens its season Friday, November 1, 2019, at 7:30pm in Alice Tully Hall.
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- Written by Victoria Wasylak
- Published: 18 October 2019
Roger H. Brown, who has served as Berklee’s president since 2004, announced that he is stepping down from the position effective May 31, 2021.
Read more: Berklee College of Music President Roger H. Brown Will Step Down in 2021
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- Written by Victoria Wasylak
- Published: 17 October 2019
This fall, Carnegie Hall welcomes back two orchestras from Munich, Germany: Munich Philharmonic and Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra (BRSO).
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- Written by Victoria Wasylak
- Published: 16 October 2019
Violinist and MacArthur "Genius" Regina Carter and jazz drummer Sean Dobbins will visit a classroom of third grade violin students at a DPSCD school on Detroit's east side today, October 16.
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- Written by Victoria Wasylak
- Published: 11 October 2019
The Bösendorfer 280VC Vienna Concert grand piano has been awarded pride of place in St. Olaf College’s Urness Recital Hall, following the College’s decision to become the first institute of higher learning in the United States to purchase this model for use on campus.
Read more: St. Olaf College Selects Bösendorfer Piano as Top Concert Instrument
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- Written by Victoria Wasylak
- Published: 10 October 2019
Casio America, Inc. has teamed up with Notes for Notes (N4N™) – a 501(c)3 non-profit organization that builds, equips and staffs after-school recording studios inside Boys & Girls Clubs and youth facilities giving youth the opportunity to explore, create, and record music for free – to gift more than 10 keyboards and digital pianos to the organization’s newest studio and more.
Read more: Casio Supports Music Education With Donation To Notes For Notes
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- Written by Victoria Wasylak
- Published: 09 October 2019
Applications are now being accepted for the 2020 Yamaha Young Performing Artists (YYPA) competition, an annual program that has helped build the musical careers of outstanding young talent for more than 30 years.
Read more: Yamaha Young Performing Artists Program Now Accepting Applications
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- Written by Victoria Wasylak
- Published: 08 October 2019
The Detroit Symphony Orchestra (DSO) continues its 2019-2020 Classical Series and Orchestra Hall’s centennial season with an energetic three-piece program of Mahler’s Symphony No. 4, Bruch’s Violin Concerto No. 1, and Glinka’s Overture to Russlan and Ludmilla.
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- Written by Victoria Wasylak
- Published: 04 October 2019
Ensemble Connect continues its two-year fellowship program this season with concerts at Carnegie Hall and The Juilliard School, as well as residencies and performances at The Pocantico Center of the Rockefeller Brothers Fund, Skidmore College, and in schools and community venues throughout New York City.
Read more: Ensemble Connect Musicians Embark on Second Year of Prestigious Fellowship Program
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