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Focusrite Announces Clarett+ OctoPre
SBO Staff | May 5, 2022Company launches professional-quality eight-channel ADAT microphone preamp with the original Focusrite Studio Console sound Focusrite is expanding the Clarett+ range of premium-quality USB audio interfaces for PC and Mac with the introduction of the Clarett+ OctoPre, which builds on the strengths of the popular Focusrite Clarett OctoPre, offering improved converters and powerful professional-quality mic preamps. […] Read More... -
Juilliard to Hold 117th Commencement Ceremony on Friday, May 20, 2022, in New York and First Commencement Ceremony in Tianjin, China
SBO Staff | May 4, 2022The School Is Proud to Present Honorary Doctoral Degrees to: Dancer, Teacher, and Stager Masazumi Chaya, Bass-Baritone Dr. Simon Estes, Playwright Suzan-Lori Parks, Afghanistan Music School Founder Dr. Ahmad Naser Sarmast, and Composer and Conductor Michael Tilson Thomas Tilson Thomas to Deliver Commencement Address and Conduct Brass Ensemble The New York Ceremony Will Be Livestreamed […] Read More... -
New Aurora Baritone Ukulele from Flight
SBO Staff | March 26, 2022Flight is a company that listens to its customers and with the growth in the popularity of the baritone and the growing demand for quality ukuleles of this size, Flight has released a baritone option as part of its Princess series – an upgrade on the previous DUB38 baritone. The Aurora baritone ukulele features a […] Read More... -
Excelcia Music Publishing’s ‘Take a Bow’ Offers Young String Ensembles A New Progressive Approach
SBO Staff | March 26, 2022Excelcia Music Publishing announces the new release of Take a Bow, Progressive Fiddle and Folk Tunes for the String Ensemble, arranged or composed by experienced educator, string player and composer Caryn Wiegand Neidhold. A perfect intermediate step between method books and performance literature for young string players and ensembles, the set of newly composed and […] Read More... -
The Guitar Center Music Foundation collaborates with Jerry Garcia Music Arts on new JG Bear Collectible Items to Raise Funds for Arts and Music Education
SBO Staff | March 26, 2022The Guitar Center Music Foundation, a nonprofit organization focused on granting instruments to music education and music therapy organizations, has collaborated with Jerry Garcia Music Arts(JGMA) and Bears for Humanity to offer new collectable items to generate funds for arts and music education programs. Each item’s design contains iconic original art created by legendary musician […] Read More... -
Piano Quintets of Brahms & Shostakovich Released on New Album by Olga Kern, piano & Dali Quartet
SBO Staff | March 18, 2022Presented by the Virginia Arts Festival, recorded during 2019 Virginia Arts Festival season Recorded during the 2019 Virginia Arts Festival season in the Robin Hixon Theater, Clay & Jay Barr Education Center, two landmark works of the chamber repertoire, the piano quintets of Johannes Brahms and Dmitri Shostakovich, are rendered with power and beauty by […] Read More... -
Carnegie Hall Announces March 2022 Program Additions to Carnegie Hall+
SBO Staff | March 18, 2022Carnegie Hall has announced new programming that has been added this month to Carnegie Hall+, a new premium subscription video on-demand channel, curated by Carnegie Hall, that offers instant access to unforgettable performances by celebrated artists from renowned stages all around the world. Launched in December 2021, Carnegie Hall+ features full-length concerts, operas, dance, documentaries, artist […] Read More... -
Sony Classical Releasing “The Complete Mitropoulos Recordings for RCA and Columbia”
SBO Staff | March 14, 2022The Complete Mitropoulos Recordings for RCA and Columbia Release Date: April 22, 2022 Sony Classical announces one of its most significant historic releases of recent years: a 69-CD box set containing the recorded legacy of Dimitri Mitropoulos (1896–1960), who ranks by general consensus among the 20th century’s most brilliant conductors. Many of these legendary performances have never before been transferred from their analogue masters and released on digital medium. The […] Read More... -
NAMM Advocacy Coalition Updates
SBO Staff | March 14, 2022“State and District ESSER Plans Do you know what is in your local school district’s American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ARP ESSER) Fund plan? The U.S. Department of Education recently posted an accessible database containing ARP ESSER plans every state and most districts in the country. Many plans contain specific elements in support […] Read More... -
The GRAMMY Museum Foundation 2023 Music Educator Award Application Is Open!
SBO Staff | March 14, 2022The application is now live, WHAT: Each year, the Recording Academy® and GRAMMY Museum® recognize current educators (kindergarten through college, public and private schools) who have made a significant and lasting contribution to the field of music education. The Music Educator Award Winner receives a $10,000 personal honorarium, a matching school grant of the same […] Read More... -
Carnegie Hall Announces Teen Musicians Selected for The 2022 National Youth Orchestra Of The United States Of America
SBO Staff | March 14, 2022Date: March 11, 2022 | Contact: Meg Boyle | Tel: 212-903-9752 | E-mail: mboyle@carnegiehall.org CARNEGIE HALL ANNOUNCES TEEN MUSICIANS SELECTED FOR THE 2022 NATIONAL YOUTH ORCHESTRA OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Created by Carnegie Hall’s Weill Music Institute, Prestigious National Program Recognizes Extraordinary Young Musicians from Across the Country, Ages 16–19 Conductor Daniel Harding […] Read More... -
American Way Marketing Announces Ownership Change
SBO Staff | March 4, 2022Kathy Donahoe, Tim Ricci, Jakob v. Wolff, and John Musselman American Way Marketing LLC(AWM), a music accessory distributor and producer based in Elkhart, Indiana, is pleased to announce a transfer of ownership from longtime music industry leader John Musselman to Vice President Tim Ricci. Kathy Donahoe, President and Jakob v. Wolff, both member owners, will […] Read More...
