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From the Top’s Arts Leadership Program is all about young artists using their talent and passion to make a difference in the world. Every show is new and different, bringing together a diverse group of musicians with a wide range of experiences – that’s what makes it so exciting! The Arts Leadership Orientation, held the [...]
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We just got a neat update from composer Daniel Bernard Roumain (aka DBR). A few weeks ago we featured a blog he wrote on Musical Diplomacy and Good, Long Hugs. These days he’s been collaborating with the Boston Pops to work with young musicians in Boston area schools. Check out this video for an overview [...]
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Hi everyone! We were in historic Gettysburg, Pennsylvania last week, taping a show at the Majestic Theater, a beautifully restored 1920’s vaudeville house. We kicked off the Gettysburg Festival, an annual celebration of art and culture. As you might imagine with a production such as ours, sometimes the unexpected happens, and this show marked one [...]
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Hi everyone! We have brought back a favorite for the summer – Links we Like. Once a week, we’ll post a series of links to stories, articles, etc. that we find interesting and believe you will enjoy as well. Stay tuned for next week’s post! The Rite Revived: When Disney’s Fantasia chose to portray the [...]
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The sky’s the limit when it comes to the Andover-Lawrence Strings Program of the Philips Academy. They just had their final student performance of the 2009/2010 school year, wrapping up yet another successful season for the 14-year old educational program. We last reported on their progress back in April following a collaborative performance with their [...]
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If you’ve listened to this week’s show, you probably heard Christopher O’Riley talking to oboist Bryanne Presley about the pranks she likes to pull on her dad, Wade, who is also her school band director. Well we’ve got a treat for you – great pictures of past pranks and video of Dad getting back at [...]
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This week’s From the Top show was taped at the Fisher Theater at Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa on Tuesday, May 18, 2010. We asked our performers to tell us about the music they performed on the show: Caroline Weeks, 18, viola I. Impetuoso; poco agitato from Sonata for Viola and Piano by Rebecca Clarke [...]
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At 17 years old, Caroline Goulding has already accomplished a lot. You may recall her performances from three of our radio shows, one of our TV episodes, and a variety of mentions on this blog (not to mention that she’s already got a CD out!) On July 1, 2010, Caroline will appear with the Cleveland [...]
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Here in the From the Top office, we’re still on a high from the incredible taping Tuesday night at Symphony Hall, where we teamed up with Keith Lockhart and the Boston Pops! What an exciting show this was. From start to finish, it featured one phenomenal performance after another. Four of the young musicians who [...]
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