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Archive for the 'music news' Category

New York City Opera to leave Lincoln Center

Yazan: Jason | 21 July 2011 | No Comments
Categories: music news

This came across my desk last week–I didn’t get to it until now, but it is of likely interest to a contingent of readers: Associated Musicians of Greater New York MEDIA ADVISORY For Tuesday, July 12, 2011 Contacts: Augustino Gagliardi / K.C.Boyle Local 802, AFM 212 – 245 – 4802 TGagliardi@local802afm.org KBoyle@local802afm.org Musicians and Performers [...]

Yazan: Jason | 20 June 2011 | No Comments
Categories: music news

Wow–I forgot how cool future-posting is. Just gotta sit down and remember to do it. The beauty of the school year wrapping up… This sounds interesting: Dear Jason, I am writing to tell you about a little orchestral project that I am involved with in Toronto and which I thought might interest you. With so [...]

John D. Kendall: August 30, 1917 – January 6, 2011

Yazan: Jason | 07 March 2011 | No Comments
Categories: music news

Not a bass pedagogue, but one of the most influential American string teachers of the 20th century: John Kendall, 93, violin pedagogue known for his role in introducing the Suzuki method of music education in the United States, died at Arbor Hospice in Ann Arbor, Michigan, on January 6. Kendall’s health had been in decline [...]

more news from ASTA

Yazan: Jason | 03 March 2011 | No Comments
Categories: music news

ASTA String Curriculum: Ready for Prime Time The American String Teachers Association proudly announces the release of the ASTA String Curriculum, Standards, Goals, and Learning Sequences for Essential Skills and Knowledge in K-12 String Programs. This K-12 teaching curriculum debuts at the national conference, March 16-19, in Kansas City, Missouri. ASTA’s publishing partner, Alfred Publishing, [...]

YouTube Symphony

Yazan: Jason | 27 January 2011 | No Comments
Categories: music news

From last week: Members of YouTube Symphony Orchestra 2011 Announced Today 101 musicians from more than 30 countries will perform for a global audience at Sydney Opera House in March, 2011 YouTube Symphony Orchestra 2011 is a partnership with the London Symphony Orchestra, Berliner Philharmoniker, Sydney Symphony, and other leading institutions of the classical music [...]