Posted on February 17, 2009 by fttgreenroom
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 [...]
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Posted on February 17, 2009 by fttgreenroom
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 [...]
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Posted on February 17, 2009 by fttgreenroom
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! [...]
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Posted on February 17, 2009 by fttgreenroom
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! Share this:
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Posted on February 17, 2009 by fttgreenroom
by From the Top alum Shawn Moore Ninety miles up the Hudson valley from New York City near the quaint towns of Red Hook and Tivoli, the Bard College Conservatory of Music lies on a quiet bank of the Hudson River. I’m now in my third year of the school’s unusual program, in which all [...]
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