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Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestras Begins 65th Anniversary Season with Concert at Orchestra Hall

November 16, 2011

As a violinist/violist, I’ve spent a lot of time playing in various student and professional orchestras. Some of my favorite musical experiences were during my years as a member of the Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestra (CYSO). I started out in the City Youth Strings (CYSO’s training orchestra in the 90s) before moving on to the [...]

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Sphinx Virtuosi Returns to Harris Theater With Catalyst Quartet

September 20, 2011

The  internationally heralded Sphinx Virtuosi (formerly known as the Sphinx Chamber Orchestra), joined by the Catalyst Quartet, will return to the Harris Theater for Music and Dance on Sunday, October 2, 2011 at 3:00 pm.  Presented in collaboration with the Music Institute of Chicago, this very special program will feature solo performances by eighteen year-old Music Institute of Chicago alumnus Gabriel Cabezas, [...]

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Get Ready For the Film DUDAMEL: Let the Children Play

June 12, 2011

Music has the power to save lives.  When I first started blogging, three years ago (crazy how time flies), I shared my own story.  I grew up lost as a teenager unsure what path I should follow. If it wasn’t for a couple of people who recognized my talent and encouraged me to pursue music, [...]

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Urban Music Ed Programs Travel the Winding Road to the Concert Hall

June 6, 2011

I recently came across two separate articles profiling urban music education programs in Chicago and New York. The Seattle Times’ Martha Irvine wrote about a Chicago inner-city school striving to raise money to save its orchestra, while NPR’s Jeff Lunden reported on a young music conservatory graduate preparing his Brooklyn elementary school violin students for [...]

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Three Chicagoland High School Students to Perform Side by Side Concert with Chicago Philharmonic

May 12, 2011

Three Chicago-area high school students will get a taste of life as a professional musician as part of the Chicago Philharmonic‘s Side by Side program. John Lin, Ben Wagner, and Shea Acott were invited to participate in the program which pairs high school musicians with seasoned orchestra members. The program will culminate when the students [...]

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Chicago Opera Theater and Chicago Public Schools to Team up for Fantastic Student Performances

April 30, 2011

Chicago Opera Theater (COT) is continuing its quest to bring opera to Chicago elementary school students with the 11th year of its Opera for All educational outreach program. In conjunction with Chicago Arts Partnerships in Education (CAPE), COT’s program joined students throughout the academic year at Lionel Hampton Fine & Performing Arts School, Dewitt Clinton [...]

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Music Institute of Chicago’s Academy Announces Residency by Cleveland Institute of Music Viola Instructors

March 15, 2011

The Music Institute of Chicago’s (MIC) Academy program is a nationally known center for highly gifted pre-college musicians. Beginning in September 2011, the Academy will welcome six world-renowned viola instructors from the Cleveland Institute of Music to conduct master classes, chamber music coaching, seminars, and individual instruction. The residency will prepare students for conservatory study [...]

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Join the Steve Vai Online Guitar Lesson And Help Set a Record Today

March 3, 2011

Here is a quick reminder to tune in today at 1:30 PM EST to join Steve Vai and help set a new world record. Berkleemusic will donate one dollar for every person that joins the online lesson to the Steve Vai Online Scholarship Fund, which is designed to reward and assist outstanding students studying in [...]

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Trans-Siberian Orchestra Mark Wood Rocks out with Mineola Student String Band

February 11, 2011

Bravewords.com and MineolaPatch‘s Jacqueline Kendrick have posted that electric violinist Mark Wood, one of the founding members of Trans-Siberian Orchestra, joined forces with Mineola’s middle and high school string orchestras this past Tuesday. Wood conducted workshops with the students during the day and then joined the orchestra in the evening as part of the Mineola [...]

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Music Lovers of All Ages Can Spring into March with Offerings from the Music Institute of Chicago

February 10, 2011

The Music Institute of Chicago (MIC) is not only one of the oldest community music schools in Illinois but also one of the most respected in the nation. MIC will spring into March with offerings to delight music lovers of all ages – an adult music appreciation class entitled “The Art of Listening” beginning March [...]

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