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We sat down with Brian Kaufman and Michael Reichman, recipients of From the Top’s Margaret Stewart Lindsay Arts Leadership Award, to talk about their upcoming Concert and Discussion on Race and Culture in the Age of Obama, which will be held at Northeastern University’s Fenway Center on Friday, May 14 at 7:30 pm. Admission is [...]
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In January, From the Top partnered with Hawaii Public Radio to bring our radio show and education programs to the island of Hawaii. It was the first time a program like ours has been recorded on the Big Island for national broadcast, and we were greeted with open arms and that famous Aloha spirit. During [...]
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This week’s From the Top broadcast was taped at Merrill Auditorium in Portland, Maine on March 24, 2010. We asked our performers to tell us about the music they performed on the show: Wilson (Will) Bristol, 17, piano IV. Toccata from Sonata No. 1, Op. 25 by Dianne Goolkasian Rahbee Dianne Rahbee’s Toccata from her [...]
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In March, From the Top joined forces with Portland Ovations to tape a radio show at Merrill Auditorium (broadcasting this week), but that was just one part of our fabulous experience in Portland, Maine… Sharing the power and excitement of the arts with a broader community, especially students who might not otherwise have access, is [...]
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Last Friday, we gathered 3-5th grade students from our Boston Public School partners (Philbrick, Edison and Winthrop elementary schools) for a special concert at Boston’s Roland Hayes School of Music. The goal was to link the elementary students who have participated in our three year program, Turn it Up!, funded by the Wallace Foundation, with [...]
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This guest post is from Jacob Shack of the Andover Lawrence Strings Program, a recipient of From the Top’s Margaret Stewart Lindsay Arts Leadership Award. “Pedro, what note is a fifth above a G?” “D?” “Right!” “Oh, I get it now. The musical alphabet ends at G!” This exchange characterizes a typical music theory class [...]
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