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Opera/Ballet Live in Cinema series: Dallas metroplex

April 20, 2010

This took a little research to find, but thought that opera and ballet fans in the  Dallas/Ft. Worth metroplex would find this theater schedule handy for upcoming productions from major opera/ballet companies around the world. How exciting is this! Gather up your friends or your music class and plan a night at the opera, Texas [...]

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See Live European Operas in Local Movie Theaters

April 18, 2010

Enjoy front row seats at the latest operatic productions from Milan’s La Scala and Barcelona’s Gran Teatre del Liceu, as well as from other European venues, all in the comfort of your local movie theater.  Join opening night audiences throughout the world to experience these outstanding operas in digital HD.  Oh brave new world that [...]

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Kids Interactive Music Link: Xploring Xtremes

April 18, 2010

ArtsEdge, Kennedy Center’s interactive website for music and arts education, is a free online resource  every teacher, librarian, parent, and caregiver should know about, but probably doesn’t.  One of my favorite features was Xploring Xtremes. Kids can explore and analyze musical extremes in dynamics, tempo, and other elements of music, through a variety of listening, [...]

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Jennifer Higdon Wins Pulitzer for Violin Concerto

April 13, 2010

Photo by Candace DiCarlo                  PRODIGY (not), PULITZER WINNER (yes) Brooklyn-born Jennifer Higdon was a late comer to music, not beginning formal studies until she was 18.  A self-taught flutist, she did not begin to study composition until she was 21.  From this laid-back musical beginning, she has since catapulted herself onto center stage, becoming [...]

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Spring Catalog: A Touch of the Old West

March 9, 2010

Westward Ho! Our Texas roots got the best of us in our new spring catalog, which should be arriving in your mailbox any day, if it hasn’t already. We have lots of interesting new materials in all categories, but I think you and your kids will especially enjoy the pioneering spirit of the Old West, [...]

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Joshua Bell – Dec. 9

December 9, 2009
Joshua Bell

Will the busy world stop and listen to a subway violinist at rush hour, even if he is Joshua Bell? If only we had the ears and heart of a 3-yr.-old. . .

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Kennedy Center Honors Musicians Brubeck, Bumbry, Brooks, & “Bruce the Boss”

December 8, 2009
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2009 Kennedy Center annual gala honors musicians Brubeck, Bumbry, Brooks & “Bruce the Boss” for a lively evening of jazz, opera, musical comedy, and rock.

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GRACE BUMBRY: Singer as Athlete

December 8, 2009
Grace Bumbry

“A superb singer is really a highly trained athlete. You must stay in training.” – Grace Bumbry. Transforming herself from mezzo to high soprano proved her point.

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Orchestras at risk from loss of IRA Charitable Rollover

December 7, 2009
IRA

Non-profit music and arts groups will suffer big losses in charitable donations if Congress fails to extend the IRA Charitable Rollover by the end of 2009. Act now to help save the arts.

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Ben Stevenson: Texas Ballet’s Big Gun

December 5, 2009
Ben Stevenson

Ben Stevenson, celebrating a 40-year career as one of the most acclaimed figures in American ballet, continues to supercharge the Texas Ballet, after turning the Houston Ballet into a worldclass company.

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Star Wars goes from classical film to classical music

October 28, 2009
Star Wars

Star Wars-based musical concert, complete with original score, costumes, and narrated by C3PO’s Anthony Daniels, lures young and old fans into the world of classical music.

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Where The Wild Things Are: At The Opera!

October 27, 2009
Where the Wild Things Are Opera

“Where the Wild Things Are” & “Higglety Pigglety Pop!” offer a kid-friendly intro to opera. “Let the wild rumpus start” in these fantasy operas by composer Oliver Knussen & author/artist Maurice Sendak.

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Piano Stairway in the Subway: Tuneful Commuters Prefer Stairs to Escalator

October 22, 2009
Piano stairs

A keyboard stairway in the Stockholm subway offers commuters a tuneful and healthier alternative to the escalator.

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A Nation at Risk for Noise Induced Hearing Loss

October 12, 2009
Hearing loss

Millions, including kids and teens, are experiencing Noise Induced Hearing Loss (NIHL), which is irreversible. It is also preventable with early education, and a few simple rules.

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Should School Kids Sing Praise Songs to the Prez?

September 26, 2009
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How far is an elementary school entitled to go in bringing politics into the classroom?

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Monkeying Around with Music: Simian Strains Strike a Chord with Monkeys

September 13, 2009
Cottontop Monkey

Do monkeys respond emotionally to music? Well, maybe not to human music, but they respond with excitement or relaxation to species specific music composed just for them.

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Sydney Opera House: An Endangered Species

September 3, 2009
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Will the Sydney Opera House survive? Badly in need of refurbishing, this landmark piece of architecture may be renovated as a multipurpose art venue.

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Symphony Events & News: Follow the HUB

August 31, 2009
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For daily news of musical events, competitions, concerts, and industry buzz, keep up with the latest from the League of Symphony Orchestras’ online site: THE HUB.

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Houston Opera Bonanza for Teachers

June 20, 2009
Houston Grand Opera

Houston Grand Opera is offering incredible specials for teachers for the 2009-10 season. Check it out!

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Battle to Keep Fine Arts in Schools: We won!

June 6, 2009
Music in the schools

Thanks to the support of all who called their state representatives and senators, the fine arts amendments to the Texas education bill were retained!

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SUMMER OPERA 2009: USA Schedule

June 3, 2009
Summer Opera

What better way to spend your summer evenings? Here are a few picks for what looks good around the United States, in roughly chronological order.

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Sister of The Soloist sets up Foundation for the Mentally Ill

May 23, 2009
Nathaniel Ayers

Nathaniel Anthony Ayers suffered a mental breakdown while he was studying music at Juilliard. His sister Jennifer Ayers-Moore established a foundation to help him and others like him.

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YOU TUBE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA: How to get to Carnegie Hall in the Computer Age

May 21, 2009
Carnegie Hall

Musicians from around the world auditioned on You Tube then came together to perform a ground-breaking concert at Carnegie Hall.

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THE BACH PROJECT: Documentary Film by Michael Lawrence

May 8, 2009
Joshua Bell in The Bach Project

Preview video clips of The Bach Project (DVD to release summer 2009) to see how the “Bach effect” touches musicians, scholars, writers, and scientists.

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