Ren Martin-Doike and Friends Prove the String Quartet was an Early Rock Band

From the Top Alum and Jack Kent Cooke Young Artist, Ren Martin-Doike along with friends Sangwoo Kim, Alex Ayers, and Jake Woollen performed as a string quartet for the entire first grade class at the Fairview Elementary school on May 14 in her hometown of Bloomington, IN.  This year Ren was a part of a [...]

From the Top Receives Award at Mass. State House

From the Top was honored today by the National Arts Learning Collaborative (NALC)  and the Massachusetts Arts Education Collaborative (MAEC) with the “Media Support for Arts Education Award,” presented at the Massachusetts State House in Boston. We are proud to be among the many wonderful advocates for arts education to be honored during this event. [...]

Partnership Brings Rare Music to Life

Our host Christopher O’Riley has recently offered a series of recitals with longtime collaborator New York Philharmonic cellist Carter Brey. After taping From the Top shows in Cedar Rapids, IA and Omaha, NE last week, Chris flew to New Lebanon, New York to open the Tannery Pond concert season on Sunday afternoon. Vivien Schweitzer reviewed [...]

On the Road with Joanne Robinson: Omaha

By Joanne Robinson Greetings from Omaha, two days following our taping in Cedar Rapids, Iowa! The taping was great, and the drive to Omaha wasn’t half bad either (except for the hour-long detour to try to find a Starbucks in the most rural part of Iowa). There were definitely some memorable moments from our Cedar [...]

Alumni Faces and Places

16-year-old guitarist Chaconne Klaverenga from Lafayette, Indiana played a guitar concerto with Buffalo Philharmonic Music Director JoAnnn Falletta on From the Top this winter. Now she is one of ten semifinalists in the Parkening Youth Guitarist Competition to be held on May 26 and 27 at Pepperdine University in Malibu, Cal. Christopher Parkening appeared on [...]

From the Top Announces 10th Anniversary Tour

We are pleased to announce our 2009-2010 national tour dates for taping our popular NPR radio program hosted by acclaimed concert pianist Christopher O’Riley. The tour will include concert events at From the Top’s home base at New England Conservatory’s Jordan Hall and cities from Atlanta to Santa Barbara and will mark From the Top’s [...]

First Lady Shows Her Support for the Arts

ArtsJournal.com blogger Lee Rosenbaum has posted First Lady Michelle Obama’s speech at yesterday’s ribbon cutting for the new American Wing at the Metropolitan Museum of Fine Arts in New York. Among her remarks in support of providing access to the arts for all Americans, Mrs. Obama said: The President and I want to ensure that [...]

From the Top Inspires VT Community to Celebrate Youth

Two years ago, From the Top visited Chandler Music Hall in Randolph, Vermont to tape a national radio broadcast. We had a wonderful experience exploring the town and even lightheartedly poking fun of the locals by staging a Vermont fashion show with Vermont perfomer Thea Talento. It looks like our visit made an impression with [...]

Emmy Nominations for From the Top at Carnegie Hall

From the Top at Carnegie Hall has received five Daytime Entertainment Emmy® Awards for its second season on PBS, the series has earned a total of eight nominations since it debuted in 2007. Nominations were in the following categories for Season 2: Outstanding Children’s Series, Outstanding Directing in a Children’s Series (Gary Halvorson), Outstanding Achievement [...]

El Sistema Founder Recognized and US Fellowship Program Announced

Earlier this week, Dr. Jose Abreu, the founder of Venezuela’s national youth orchestra program known as “El Sistema”, was announced as a recipient of Sweden’s Polar Music Prize. If you haven’t heard about the amazing work that Dr. Abreu has done in fostering a thriving network of youth orchestras throughout Venezuela, we’ll try to briefly [...]

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