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Vanska and Keefe announce engagement
Erin Keefe and Osmo Vänskä (photos by Lisa Marie Mazzucco and Eric Moore) Heartwarming news for the holidays from two members of the Minnesota Orchestra: According to their personal Facebook accounts,...
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Rules are clarified for flying with instruments
View while in flight (MPR photo/Luke Taylor) This week, the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) issued a final rule to implement section 304 of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012...
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Music world reacts to Paris attack
Police forces gather in street outside the offices of the French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo in Paris on Wednesday, after armed gunmen stormed the offices. (Martin Bereau AFP/Getty Images) On...
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Marin Alsop keeps her parents’ instruments playing
Conductor Marin Alsop (Adriane White)About a year ago, conductor Marin Alsop experienced what she herself called a “nightmare double whammy” the death of her mother, and then her father, within less...
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The Sound of Music: Film versus Fact
Promotional photo of the Trapp Family Singers from 1941. (Metropolitan Music Bureau, New York. Photo by Larry Gordon.) It’s the 50th anniversary of the release of the beloved musical film, The Sound of...
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Tapping into music’s healing power
Tacy Pillow is a music therapist at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles. In addition to in-patient visits, Pillow has played guitar during routine procedures and surgeries. (Maya Sugarman/KPCC)We often...
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Olive Oil and Opera
Tenor Bryan Hymel (photo by Dario Acosta)Tenor Bryan Hymel surprised patrons with live, impromptu singing at his favorite Italian grocery in New Orleans. Bryan Hymel grew up in New Orleans, La., and...
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Gustavo Dudamel cancels concert appearances due to back pain
Gustavo Dudamel (photo by Vern Evans)Back injuries are nothing to take lightly, even if you’re one of the most sought-after conductors in the world. According to the Los Angeles Times, Gustavo Dudamel...
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Lyricist Tim Rice shares advice for aspiring artists: ‘You’ve got to be quite...
Sir Tim Rice receives an Honorary Doctorate from Leeds Beckett University, July 24, 2015 (photo courtesy Leeds Beckett University) Presented with an Honorary Doctorate by Leeds Beckett University on...
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Pianist tries Kickstarter to fund planned album on Leonardo Da Vinci instrument
Slawomir Zubryzcki, builder of Leonardo da Vinci’s viola organista It’s quite an accomplishment to build the instrument Leonardo da Vinci envisaged but never realized. Now Sławomir Zubrzycki is taking...
View ArticleIs it possible for an adult to learn violin? This video says ‘yes’
There’s an African proverb, “The best time to plant a tree is 20 years ago. The second best time is now.” For evidence of the wisdom in this proverb, one can look to a person who calls herself Violin...
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