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This Youth Classical Music Program Turns No Students Away
Mike Lawson | February 8, 2016
For a group of children in Yakima, Washington, life is changing one cello at a time.
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Gustavo Dudamel and Youth Orchestra L.A. Perform at Super Bowl 50 Halftime Show
Mike Lawson | February 8, 2016
As a fan of classical music, Chris Martin of the rock band Coldplay has attended Los Angeles Philharmonic concerts at Walt Disney Concert Hall over the years and even struck up a friendship with conductor Gustavo Dudamel.
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Taos High Gets $50K in New Band Instruments
Mike Lawson | February 8, 2016
When the kids in band at Taos High School got to open up boxes and boxes of new instruments a week after returning from winter break, it was like a second Christmas, albeit louder.
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John Lennon Music Education Bus Stops In San Diego
Mike Lawson | February 8, 2016
John Lennon’s musical legacy made a stop in San Diego last week. The John Lennon Educational Bus Tour was at Crown Point Junior Music Academy.
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Stevenson Band Instructor Gets Top Educator Honor
Mike Lawson | February 8, 2016
STERLING HEIGHTS - A Stevenson High School music teacher and band director earned some local fanfare after being named a top teacher by School Band and Orchestra magazine. Michael Sekich joined the ranks of the magazine’s “18th Annual 50 Directors Who Make A Difference Report.” The results were published in the magazine’s December 2015 issue.
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Brevard Music Center Announces 80th Anniversary and 2016 Summer Music Festival
Mike Lawson | February 3, 2016
Brevard, NC—This summer, over a ten-week period spanning June to August, Brevard Music Center (BMC) celebrates a historic 80th Anniversary with over eighty performances in the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina.
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Juilliard String Quartet Performs Quartets by Mozart and Richard Wernick
Mike Lawson | February 3, 2016
NEW YORK --- The Juilliard String Quartet, now in its 70th season, performs quartets by Mozart and Richard Wernick, and is joined by incoming cellist Astrid Schween in the Schubert String Quintet on Monday, February 22, 2016, at 7:30pm in Alice Tully Hall as part of Juilliard's Daniel Saidenberg Faculty Recital Series.
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Merit School Of Music’s Performathon Fundraiser
Mike Lawson | February 3, 2016
CHICAGO, February 3, 2016 - More than 300 top students from Merit School of Music's Alice S. Pfaelzer Tuition-free Conservatory will play on...and on...and on at Performathon, a free, 12-hour marathon fundraiser, Friday, February 26 at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday, February 27, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
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Ending On A High Note: KC Symphony Partners With Local Prison To Promote Arts
Mike Lawson | February 2, 2016
The Kansas City Symphony, known for playing at the Kauffman Center, held a special performance in an unlikely place... a prison.
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U2’s Clayton Proud to Be Part of Music Program
Mike Lawson | February 2, 2016
As well as U2's €2 million paycheck for the program, The Ireland Funds also donated €1 million, which ensures the program will be funded to 2020 and beyond, and it also got a boost from the Department of Education, who have committed to ongoing funding, which means the music initiative can be expanded.
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Musical Instrument Donations to Kenya Are Turning Kids Into Musical Prodigies
Mike Lawson | February 2, 2016
Classical music is probably not the first thing that comes to mind when you think of music being played in underprivileged areas in Africa.
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Conn-Selmer Earns Four Awards at 2016 NAMM Show
Mike Lawson | January 29, 2016
Elkhart, IN- January 28, 2016- Conn-Selmer was honored with four awards during this year’s 2016 NAMM (National Association of Music Merchants) show in Anaheim, California. From a panel of leading US retailers, the company earned two highly coveted NAMM 2016 Best In Show awards. The pTrumpet received the “Gotta Stock It” trophy, while Ludwig Drums was chosen to be one of six “Companies to Watch”.
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