V-POW! Music Producer Video Pick of the Week

As you might imagine, the music production team at From the Top is constantly reviewing recordings and music videos submitted by outstanding young musicians from across the country. We’re frequently blown away by the performances we see, and thought it might be fun to share some of these videos with you! These V-POW posts will [...]

Recent Alum Samantha Hankey Wins Silver Award at YoungArts

Mezzo-soprano Samantha Hankey, who recently appeared on Show #226 in Boston, MA, was a participant in the National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts in Miami and was selected to receive their YoungArts Silver Award! Back in January, Samantha participated in YoungArts Week in Miami. She was one of 150 artists selected from 5,000 applicants [...]

Show 226: Listening Guide

This week’s From the Top’s broadcast was taped at New England Conservatory’s Jordan Hall in Boston, MA on Saturday January 29, 2011. We asked our performers to tell us about the music they performed on the show: Samuel Katz, 17, violin Spring Breeze By: Edward Kalendar Perhaps the highlight of this piece for me was [...]

Behind the Scenes: Blount-Slawson Young Artists Competition

The Blount-Slawson Young Artists Competition is a prestigious annual competition open to students of strings, winds, brass, percussion, and piano, who are in seventh through twelfth grades. This year it took place January 29-30, and at the invitation of Helen Steineker, Executive Director of the Montgomery Symphony Orchestra, From the Top Music Producer Tom Vignieri [...]

From the Top Segments on “Performance Today”

Great news – as of last week, American Public Media’s “Performance Today” will air selected From the Top segments once a week! Up this week: The Emerald Quartet from Show #218 in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Please note that “Performance Today” will air From the Top performances at their discretion, so days and times of our pieces [...]

Arts Leadership in Opelika, AL

From the Top taped a radio show this week in Opelika, AL at The Opelika Center for the Performing Arts. With a wide array of talent and a house filled near-capacity, the taping was a huge success! Our five performers joined us bright and early the morning after the show for our Arts Leadership Orientation, [...]

On the Road with Joanne Robinson: Show #227 Opelika, AL

Sometimes when we’re taping a show, the totally unexpected happens, and it was one of those times this past Tuesday when we taped a show in Opelika, Alabama. We were at the midpoint of our taping when 14-year-old pianist Evan Ritter took to the stage to play the Prokofiev’s fiery Suggestion Diabolique. He was about [...]

Arianna Körting Wins First Prize in Piano Competition

We just heard that From The Top alum Arianna Körting (Show 175 in Boston, MA) snagged First Prize in the first ever David D. Dubois International Piano Competition! 16-year-old Arianna is currently a student of Gerardo Teissonnière in the Preparatory Division of the Cleveland Institute of Music. The Dubois International Piano Competition was held at [...]

Show 225: Listening Guide

From the Top’s Show 225 was taped in the Lincoln Theater Napa Valley in Yountville, CA on Sunday January 23, 2011. We asked our performers to tell us about the music they performed on the show: Mondo Trio I. Allegro con brio from Piano Trio No.4 in B-flat major, Op.11 By: Ludwig van Beethoven Matthew [...]

Summer Internships at From the Top

It’s never too early to start thinking about summer, right? From the Top has just posted three summer 2011 internship positions for our Boston office! We’re looking for a Marketing & Communications Intern, a Production Assistant, and a Database Assistant. These internships are unpaid. More information and how to apply is available on our Careers [...]

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