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- Published: 24 November 2016
Carnegie Hall’s Musical Explorers program introduces students in grades K–2 to different cultures through music.
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- Written by Sharon Paquette Lose
- Published: 24 November 2016
Music Director Alan Gilbert will lead the New York Philharmonic in the World Premiere of HK Gruber’s Piano Concerto — a Philharmonic co-commission with the Berlin Philharmonic, Royal Concertgebouw, and Royal Stockholm Philharmonic orchestras — with pianist Emanuel Ax as soloist; Weill’s Little Threepenny Music for Wind Orchestra; and Schubert’s Symphony No. 2. The performances will take place Thursday, January 5, 2017, at 7:30 p.m.; Friday, January 6 at 8:00 p.m.; and Saturday, January 7 at 8:00 p.m.
Read more: New York Philharmonic Co-Commission of HK Gruber’s Piano Concerto with Emanuel Ax
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- Written by Sharon Paquette Lose
- Published: 23 November 2016
Sphinx was honored with the National Arts and Humanities Youth Program Award at the White House. Sphinx's Overture program was one of 12 organizations nationally to receive this distinction from First Lady Michelle Obama and the President's Committee on the Arts and Humanities.
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- Published: 23 November 2016
NPR’s “From the Top” young musicians collaborate with eight vocalists, ten visual artists and one rapper.
Read more: NPR’s “From the Top” Young Musicians and Artists Collaborate
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- Written by Sharon Paquette Lose
- Published: 17 November 2016
BSO Music Director Andris Nelsons—expanding his commitment to Tanglewood—leads ten programs over four weeks, including the opening and closing BSO concerts—Mahler's Symphony No. 2 on July 7 and Beethoven's Ninth Symphony, August 27—as well as the BSO's first full-length concert performance of Wagner's Das Rheingold, an unprecedented undertaking for the Festival, on July 15.
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- Published: 17 November 2016

Read more: The NAMM Foundation Announces The 2017 President’s Innovation Award Recipients
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- Published: 17 November 2016
North Bridge Winds completed another "music education" tour with Paul Edmund-Davies, that visited; Wilkes-Barre, Williamsport, State College, and Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; as well as Wilmington, Delaware, and Murray, Utah. The Mission Possible Tour partners included Robert M. Sides Music, Summerhays Music, Windworks Studio, and Warfield's Fine Flutes.
Read more: North Bridge Winds Completes Third Music Education Tour With Paul Edmund-Davies
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- Written by Sharon Paquette Lose
- Published: 15 November 2016
Yamaha presented the company’s Legacy in Education Awards to Steve Houghton and Bret Kuhn during this week’s annual Percussive Arts Society International Convention (PASIC16) being held in Indianapolis. The annual award recognizes distinguished Yamaha Artists and music educators for their extraordinary service to and impact on the field of music education.
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- Written by Sharon Paquette Lose
- Published: 15 November 2016
Earlier this year, leading school music retailer, Music & Arts, opened nominations for its annual Music Educator of the Year award. Applications poured in from across the country, but after an extensive review, only 25 nominees were selected as semi-finalists for the 2016 honor.
Photo: Gordon Snyder from Kannapolis, N.C. received the 2015 Music Educator of the Year award.
Read more: Music & Arts Announces Semi-finalists for 2016 'Music Educator of the Year'
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- Published: 10 November 2016
Iron Mountain Incorporated® Entertainment Services has renewed its continued support of L.A.C.E.R. Afterschool Programs (Literacy, Arts, Culture, Education, and Recreation).
Read more: Iron Mountain Entertainment Services Supports L.A.C.E.R. Afterschool Programs
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