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Our congratulations and best wishes go to 20-year-old soprano and From the Top alumna Nadine Sierra, who was the only female winner in yesterday’s Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions Finals in New York. Nadine first appeared on From the Top when she was 15 and wowed our audience with her beautiful performance of “O, [...]
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Congratulations to 16-year-old Chaz Salazar on receiving From the Top’s $10,000 Jack Kent Cooke Young Artist Award. The Phoenix, Arizona flutist began studying music at his public school when he was 10 years old. He continues to study flute at Rosie’s House in Phoenix and participates in Arizona’s High School All-State Orchestra and the Phoenix [...]
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Last year after appearing on From the Top, 17-year-old violist Griffin Gaffney was motivated by the cultural leadership workshop to take action in his community. He was passionate about creating a sustainable free-lesson program for school children in Portland and turned to From the Top as a collaborator and resource. Griffin found a local community [...]
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by violinist and From the Top alumna Caeli Smith
Greetings everyone! As From The Top’s Roving Reporter I’ve done interviews and skits with fantastic young performers, teachers, and musical celebrities — such as yourself. But you might not know that I am also a serious classical violinist. I’ve been involved in music programs in my hometown [...]
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It’s always the season to give back, and From the Top alums have been busy reaching out to help others. The following was submitted by alumna Priscella Chan:
Ever since I was nine, I’ve been involved with a non-profit organization called Musical Connections, which is dedicated to spreading music awareness throughout the community in Southern California. [...]
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13-year-old Anna Lee, who has performed on From the Top’s radio and TV shows, was featured on the cover of the Wall Street Journal Magazine with her valuable violin, a loan from the Stradivari Society. Read about this amazing gift that keeps on giving.
Harpist Melody Lindsay, who was on From the Top’s radio show in [...]
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by Roving Reporter Caeli Smith (excerpt from Violinist.com)
As back-to-school season crept up on us and the few precious days left of summer were trickling away, fifteen of my fellow teenage string players and myself decided to spend them sweating it out in Atlanta at the Robert McDuffie and Friends Labor Day Festival for Strings!
The Festival [...]
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Teenage cellist and From the Top alum Gabriel Cabezas wrote a great article for Strings Magazine about preparing for a music career. Check it out!
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The From the Top Green Room is a place for young musicians to share news, advice and more! Thanks for reading.
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