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Watch "From the Top" on You Tube

By Ruth Phinney ~ Posted Thu, 05/05/2011 - 2:34pm

This week you are in for a treat!

 

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Death of a Peep

By Brenda Tremblay ~ Posted Sun, 05/01/2011 - 6:13pm

Last week, Mike Carnahan put a leftover Easter peep in the microwave after hearing the suggestion on Classical 91.5 that a nuked peep might squeal before imploding...

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Eric Whitacre virtual choir

By Ruth Phinney ~ Posted Mon, 04/25/2011 - 9:52am

It is amazing what technology and social media have done for classical music lovers worldwide. 

This is just one amazing video of composer Eric Whitacre and what he's doing to unite music lovers via social media.  What do you think?  http://www.wimp.com/choirvoices/

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5 Questions for Gro Shetelig Kruse

By Brenda Tremblay ~ Posted Fri, 04/15/2011 - 11:21am

When you step outside and hear birdsong, you know you’re hearing a kind of natural music.

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Kids and Classical music - they do co-exist!

By Ruth Phinney ~ Posted Thu, 04/14/2011 - 11:42am

Every day in the U.S. we struggle to keep music and the arts in schools.  Some even say that children don't like or listen to classical music.  Here are some really, really small children in Korea who look really happy playing classical music.  Enjoy!

http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=yE7waNi5dc0

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YouTube Symphony Orchestra

By Ruth Phinney ~ Posted Thu, 04/14/2011 - 11:34am

It was two years ago this month that more than 90 musicians from over 30 countries travelled to Carnegie Hall to perform in the first ever YouTube Symphony Orchestra.

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April, at last

By Brenda Tremblay ~ Posted Sun, 04/10/2011 - 8:46am

Monday, April 11th is the birth anniversary (in 1891) of one of my favorite composers, Sergei Prokofiev. Okay, there’s some confusion here since, if you follow the Gregorian calendar, it’s April 23th.

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Take my fife . . . please.

By Brenda Tremblay ~ Posted Sat, 03/19/2011 - 7:17am

 

 

I’m collecting music jokes for April Fool’s Day. If you have a good one, please post here or send to btremblayatwxxi.org. Or call 258-0371. Thank you!

 

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