This week American violinist Joshua Bell was formally named as an honorary Commander of the Order of the British Empire, or ...

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It's easy to get so involved in learning how to play music, that one forgets to learn or to even think about its history, ...

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After my <a href=" last week, ditching my sheet music for an iPad to perform in an orchestra concert, I thought the topic ...

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On Monday I was invited on a "hard hat tour" of the <a href=" School's new 1,100-seat concert hall that is currently under ...

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Canadian violinist <a href=" Chooi has been awarded the use of the 1714 "Dolphin" Stradivari violin, loaned to him earlier this month by the Tokyo-based Nippon Music Foundation. "It is with great ...

September 29, 2025, 3:21 PM · I just played my first symphony concert using an iPad instead of sheet music - and it worked! While this practice is not crazy-unusual, I did need to drum up some courage ...

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