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Show 271 | New Albany, OH
From New Albany, Ohio today's program features the The Sacred Lullaby by Brahms performed by a young vocalist and violist from the Columbus Ohio area ... a teenage percussionist from Chicago performs a mesmerizing contemporary piece and then talks about how difficult it is to avoid being pigeonholed by other kids in high school ... and a 13-year-old pianist from the Bay Area tosses off one of the most entertaining, but difficult pieces by Franz Liszt. This podcast also includes Christopher...
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Show 270 | Athens, GA
From Athens Georgia, this week's From the Top features an unusually expressive teenage cellist performing Ravel's sacred masterpiece, "Kadish." We meet a 17-year-old pianist who has a strong case of synesthesia — so strong, she can occasionally taste the music ... and a young guitarist performs one of the most famous of all Spanish guitar pieces by Francisco Tarrega.
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Highlight Show 19 | Gunther Schuller Special
This highlight episode features the favorite pieces of renowned musician Gunther Schuller, performed by From the Top alumni. The show includes the world premiere of a piece Gunther wrote when he was just 19 years old.
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Show 269 | Mesa, AZ
This week from Mesa, Arizona we’ll hear one of the most thrilling works written for unaccompanied cello composed by Kodaly and performed by a talented 17-year-old from Gilbert, Arizona ... a young violinist tells the tale of her harrowing, but triumphant debut with the Cleveland Orchestra ... and the Phoenix Children’s Chorus takes on a haunting composition written by teenage composer from Denver and set to the poetry of Walt Whitman.
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Show 255 | Bogota, Colombia
This week, From the Top journeys all the way to Bogota, Colombia to meet the talented young people who play in one of the best youth orchestras in the Americas --the marvelously spirited Youth Philharmonic of Colombia. We'll also learn about Colombia's visionary national music education program, Batuta and hear traditional Colombian melodies performed by a very young Orff ensemble.
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Show 268 - Tucson, AZ
From Tucson, Arizona, From the Top this week features an unusually expressive 11-year-old violinist performing the last composition Debussy ever wrote. We'll hear one of the best teenage trumpet players in the country perform an exhilarating arrangement of Rhapsody in Blue by Gershwin, and we'll meet a talented young classical guitarist from Tucson who is a budding naturalist with a rather eccentric job at a university research lab studying ants. This week's podcast also features an extended...
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Show 254 | Houston, TX
This week, From the Top broadcasts from the Wortham Theater Center in Houston, Texas where we hear a French horn player evoke the steely imagery of the German Industrial Age through a stunning performance of the music of Hindemith, a local 16-year-old "steals" one of the best loved violin showpieces to perform it on cello ... and the great soprano Audra McDonald makes a cameo appearance to share stories and offer some advice to a young singer.
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Show 267 | Boston, MA
From Fraser Studio at WGBH in Boston, this week's program features a 17-year-old soprano from New Orleans who grew up working with a major Hip Hop producer ... a brilliant 14-year-old composer and pianist from New York City who performs both the music of Franz Liszt and his own 12-tone composition ... a talented teenage cellist from the Boston area performing Bartok's Romanian Dances ... and we'll meet a young violinist who has seen music break down the walls of her brother’s autism.
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Show 267 | Boston, MA
From Fraser Studio at WGBH in Boston, this week's program features a brilliant 14-year-old composer and pianist from New York City who performs both the music of Franz Liszt and his own 12-tone composition ... a talented teenage cellist from the Boston area performing Bartok's Romanian Dances ... and we'll meet a young violinist who has seen music break down the walls of her brother’s autism.
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Show 246 | Pittsburgh PA
From Carnegie Music Hall in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania this week's program includes one of the only teenage euphonium players From the Top has featured performing a gentle, lyrical piece by Simon Mantia ... We'll also meet a 14-year-old pianist who, in addition to being a phenomenal classical musician, creates wonderfully entertaining arrangements of American popular songs for the Pittsburgh Pops ... and a young ensemble from Philadelphia performs from Schubert's famous "Death and the Maiden"...
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Show 266 | Denver, CO
The Colorado Symphony welcomes From the Top to Denver this weekfor a show that combines amazing teenage musicians with the Symphony’s superb sound. A brilliant young violinist from Denver performs the music of Sarasate with the orchestra … and discusses what it's like to grow up as an "orchestra brat" -- both her parents are members of the Symphony. We’ll also hear the symphony accompany the superb Colorado Children’s Chorale in a performance of the music of Randall Thompson.
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Show 245 | Boston, MA
This week, we're broadcasting from New England Conservatory's Jordan Hall in Boston, Massachusetts where a fantastic 16-year-old flutist from Las Vegas performs the music of Paul Taffanel, a young violinist delivers a nuanced performance of the music of Frederick Delius ... and where we'll meet two teens who have struggled with learning disabilities and yet have become extraordinary young musicians.
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Show 265 | Dallas, TX
From the Top collaborates with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra this weekto bring you a big, Texas From the Top. We’ll hear a teenage cellistperform the stirring music of Ernest Bloch with the orchestra, we'll meet a young violinist who is perhaps the Dallas Symphony's biggest fan (playing with them is a dream come true for the boy) anda teenage piano trio performs the music of a young Texan composer -- a piece imaginatively inspired by the Greek Gods.
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Show 244 | Kalamazoo, MI
This week, From the Top is broadcasting from Kalamazoo, Michigan! We'll hear a brilliant teenage pianist from right in Kalamazoo performing the music of Prokofiev, we'll meet a thrilling percussion duo from Chicago, and a very original 14-year-old boy cellist who proudly wears yellow clothes pretty much every single day.
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Show 264 | Sarasota, FL
From Sarasota, Florida this week's From the Top features an outstandingly expressive and precise 14-year-old guitarist performing the music of Augustin Barrios … a teenage horn player whose practice regimen has inspired the invention of a new word … and a teenage pianist whose family is part Lebanese, part Guatemalan, part Japanese and part Floridian.
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Show 263 | Davis, CA
From Davis, California, this week's From the Top features young performers who are all major competition winners.We enjoy their superb performances including a fearless 11-year-old violinist performing the music of Sarasate, a teenager classical guitarist from Tennessee performing a transcription of the music of Chopin and a wonderful young flutist who won a competition by beatboxing on the instrument. There's alsoa playful music trivia quizcustomized for these high achievers.A competition...
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Show 238 | Chicago, IL
This week From the Top takes the stage in Chicago as part of the National Education Association’s Annual Conference to present a great group of musicians who all attend public school. You’ll hear from an 18-year-old baritone, a teenage septet, and more!
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Show 262 | Greensburg, PA
From Greensburg, Pennsylvania this week's From the Top features one of the strongest teenage string quartets in America performing the beautiful music of Leos Janacek, a local 12-year-old pianist plays one of Aaron Copland’s most playful pieces, and we'll meet a tenacious 16-year-old who was invited to the prestigious Menuhin International Violin Competition and though she received no honor there, found that the experience really sealed her future as a violinist.
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Show 241 | Washington DC
This week, From the Top comes to you from the National Gallery of Art in Washington DC, where you’ll hear a gregarious 11-year-old play the music of David Popper and an outstanding piano trio from Cleveland perform a lively piece by Astor Piazzolla. You'll also hear the piano music of Olivier Messiaen performed by a 17-year-old from Washington State.
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Show 261 | Boston, MA
This week From the Top returns to its home, Jordan Hall, in Boston with a line up of superb young musicians including a teenager who, having stuck with the recorder since the 4th grade, has become a young virtuoso on the instrument ... a 13-year-old cellist who performs the music of Tchaikovsky and then shares with us his unusually in-depth knowledge about mushroom harvesting ... and a jaw-droppingly good 9-year-old violinist who's read pretty much every Nancy Drew book written.
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Show 253 | Portland, OR
This week From the Top is the special guest of Portland Piano International, the celebrated piano festival in Portland, Oregon. As such, the show is a bit more piano centric than usual with a 16-year-old pianist from the Portland area performing the music of Chopin, two young sisters from New Jersey performing a piano duo arrangement of Gershwin's music from Porgy and Bess, and we'll talk about the challenges a young pianist faces when trying to collaborate with French horn and violin.
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Show 260 | Troy, NY
From Troy New York, this week's From the Top features master cellist, Matt Haimovitz as our special guest artist. Maestro Haimovitz performs one of the most gorgeous pieces of chamber music written for the cello--David Popper's Requiem--with two wonderful teenage cellists and host Christopher O'Riley. We test his wits against some of the young performers on the show in a humorous cello trivia competition, and the program culminates with some of the genre bending Maestro Haimovitz has become...
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Show 252 | Chattanooga TN
From Chattanooga, Tennessee this week's From the Top features a teenage quartet performing the music of Shostakovich. We'll hear an audio collage that reveals the role of faith, community, music, and ultimate Frisbee in a talented young singer's life, as well as the touching story of a family from St. Louis who decided to bring a young cellist from Mongoliainto their lives...without ever having met her.
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Show 251 | Potsdam, NY
From SUNY Potsdam, this week's From the Top features a totally endearing 10-year-old pianist performing the music of Aaron Copland, a beautiful story about the relationship between music teacher and student shared with us by a young flutist from California, and a raucous performance of the music of Alberto Ginastera by a superb teenage string quartet from the Chicago area.
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Show 259 | Beijing II
This program is the second of two special From the Top episodes recorded with the Great Wall International Music Academy in Beijing, China.One of the strongest violinists from the Shanghai Conservatory's middle school performs the music of Mozart, an 11-year-old from the Philippines performs Haydn,and we'll hear the plaintive sound of the traditional Chinese string instrument, the erhu performed 13-year-old girldestined to be one of the greatest erhu players of her generation.
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Show 250 | New York
From Carnegie Hall in New York City, this week's episode includes a brilliant performance of the Brahms Piano Quartet No. 1 by teenage musicians from The Big Apple. We also meet a very shy, but very expressive 14-year-old guitarist from California who treats us to the inspirational music of American Composer Andrew York. And host Christopher O'Riley interviews the Executive Director of Carnegie Hall, Clive Gillinson about a major new national music education initiative that Carnegie Hall is...
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Show 257 | Chautauqua, NY
This week From the Top comes to you from the famousAmphitheater at the Chautauqua Institution in Chautauqua, New York where we'll meet a young soprano who had her piece hand picked for her by the great soprano Renee Fleming, we'll enjoy the adventuresome music of a teenage composer and a young classical guitarist who has grown up on a self-sustaining farm in Minnesota performs the music of Scarlatti.
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Highlight Show 20
This week's From the Top is our All Guest Artist Highlights show featuring some of our favorite moments when celebrity performers have shared the stage with our young musicians. We hear the great soprano Dawn Upshaw sing a beautiful duet by Benjamin Britten with a young baritone. The violin virtuoso Nadia Salerno-Sonnenberg leads a quartet of young musicians in the performance of the Scherzo movement of Schumann's Piano Quartet and entertains all with her signature humor and playfully candid...
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Show 249 | Carmel, IN
From Carmel, Indiana this episode features an 11-year-old whiz kid violinist from nearby Bloomington, Indiana who has been loaned one of the world's finest fiddles, and an inspiring young man from Texas who has overcome some pretty difficult circumstances to become a fine classical guitarist.Unfortunately we are unable to podcast this week's performance byQuartet Tzigane due to licensing restrictions. To listen to their performance of Allegro Molto from William Walton's Piano Quartet in D...
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Show 256 | Grapevine, TX
This week from Grapevine, Texas, just north of Dallas, From the Top performs in front of an audience of military families and personnel with a show that features kids who've all grown up in military families. A young pianist whose father, as a Colonel, has served in Iraq and Afghanistan performs Brahms’ Rhapsody in B minor, a brilliant young clarinetist shares the joys and hardships of having to move homes over 7 times as a Navy kid, and even General Dempsey, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs...
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Show 248 | Ogden, UT
From Ogden, Utah this week's episode includes a 14-year-old pianist from nearby Logan, Utah performing the second movement of Ravel's Sonatine. A 17-year-old describes the secret to performing Mozart well on the oboe and the great Soprano Renee Fleming offers audition advice to the young singer on the program.Unfortunately we are unable to podcast this week's performance by theMeshugene Quartet due to licensing restrictions. To listen to their performance of the Allegro from Shostakovich's...
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Show 255 | Bogota, Colombia
This week, From the Top journeys all the way to Bogota, Colombia to meet the talented young people who play in one of the best youth orchestras in the Americas — the marvelously spirited Youth Philharmonic of Colombia. We'll also learn about Colombia's visionary national music education program, Batuta and hear traditional Colombian melodies performed by a very young Orff ensemble.
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Show 247 | Brunswick, ME
From Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine, this program includes a 16-year-old violinist who shares with us the sounds of her island home in a beautiful audio postcard, a young piano-harp duo whose members have been using their music to raise money for pediatric cancer research, and we’ll revisit with a From the Top alumnus who performs the tour de force finale of Mussorgsky’s Pictures At An Exhibition.
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Show 235 | Oklahoma City OK
From Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, this episode of From the Top features one of the best public high school choirs in America, a violinist who won the junior division of 2010 Sphinx Competition for African American and Latino string players, and a teenager who has overcome major hearing loss to become an outstanding trumpet player.
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Show 227 | Opelika, AL
This week, from the Opelika Center for the Performing Arts in Alabama, From the Top features a 17-year-old double bassist from Florida with some serious skills. Also on the broadcast is a young violinist from Alabama, a guitarist from Ohio, and more!
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Show 233 | Carmel, IN
This week, From the Top is in Carmel, Indiana, where the great singer and pianist Michael Feinstein collaborates with a teenage string quartet and host Christopher O'Riley to perform the music of Gershwin. We'll ask our teenage musicians to compare how their own parents pushed or did not push them to achieve in music. Also, a gifted young harpist shares with us the joys of living on an Indiana farm.
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Show 246 | Pittsburgh PA
From Carnegie Music Hall in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania this week's programincludes one of the only teenage euphonium players From the Top hasfeatured performing a gentle, lyrical piece by Simon Mantia. We'll alsomeet a 14-year-old pianist who, in addition to being a phenomenalclassical musician, creates wonderfully entertaining arrangements ofAmerican popular songs for the Pittsburgh Pops, and a young ensemblefrom Philadelphia performs from Schubert's famous "Death and the Maiden"quartet.
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Show 245 | Boston, MA
This week, From the Top comes to you from New England Conservatory's Jordan Hall in Boston, where you'll hear a teenage violinist play a beautiful and rarely performed sonata by Frederick Delius and a 17-year-old violist play the music of Ernest Bloch. Also, a teenage flutist plays Paul Taffanel and gives fashion advice!
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Show 244 | Kalamazoo, MI
This week, From the Top is broadcasting from Kalamazoo Michigan! We'll hear a brilliant teenage pianist from right in Kalamazoo performing the music of Prokofiev, we'll meet a thrilling percussion duo from Chicago and a very original 14-year-old boy cellist who proudly wears yellow clothes pretty much every single day.Unfortunately we are unable to podcast this week's performance by Johannes Gray due to licensing restrictions. To listen to his performance of "Capriccio" by Lucas Foss, please...
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Highlight Show 19 | Gunther Schuller Special
Gunther Schuller, the great American composer, conductor, author, music educator, jazz innovator, and french horn player is the special guest artist on From the Top this week. He'll share stories of his multiple lives in music and host Christopher O'Riley presents a world premiere of his work with three young musicians.
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Show 241 | Washington DC
This week, From the Top comes to you from the National Gallery of Art in Washington DC, where you’ll hear a gregarious 11-year-old play the music of David Popper and an outstanding piano trio from Cleveland perform a lively piece by Astor Piazzolla. You'll also hear the piano music of Olivier Messiaen performed by a 17-year-old from Washington State.
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Show 251 | Potsdam, NY
From SUNY Potsdam, this week's From the Top features a totally endearing 10-year-old pianist performing the music of Aaron Copland, a beautiful story about the relationship between music teacher and student shared with us by a young flutist from California, and a raucous performance of the music of Alberto Ginastera by a superb teenage string quartet from the Chicago area.
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Show 233 | Carmel, IN
This week, From the Top is in Carmel, Indiana, where the great singer and pianist Michael Feinstein collaborates with a teenage string quartet and host Christopher O’Riley to perform Gershwin’s “Love Walked In.” Also featured: a 15-year-old harpist and a 17-year-old bassoonist.
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Show 240 | Boston, MA
This week, From the Top is at New England Conservatory's Jordan Hall in Boston, where you'll meet a 15-year-old pianist who has already performed at the White House as well as in Baghdad with the Iraqi Symphony. Also, a 17-year-old violinist plays the music of Csar Franck, a teenage singer performs two pieces by Dominick Argento, and a young cello quartet closes the show with music that evokes the spirit of an old-fashioned barn raising.
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Show 238 | Chicago, IL
This week From the Top takes the stage in Chicago as part of the National Education Association’s Annual Conference to present a great group of musicians who all attend public school. You’ll hear from an 18-year-old baritone, a teenage septet, and more!
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Show 249 | Carmel, IN
From Carmel, Indiana this episode features an 11-year-old whiz kid violinist from nearby Bloomington, Indiana who has been loaned one of the world's finest fiddles... a teenage string quartet from Minnesota performing a raucous piece that William Walton wrote when he himself was just a teenager... and an inspiring young man from Texas who has overcome some pretty difficult circumstances to become a fine classical guitarist.Unfortunately we are unable to podcast this week's performance...
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Show 248 | Ogden, UT
From Ogden, Utah this week's episode includes a 14-year-old pianist from nearby Logan, Utah performing the second movement of Ravel's Sonatine. A 17-year-old describes the secret to performing Mozart well on the oboe and the great Soprano Renee Fleming offers audition advice to the young singer on the program.Unfortunately we are unable to podcast this week's performance by theMeshugene Quartet due to licensing restrictions. To listen to their performance of the Allegro from Shostakovich's...
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Show 230 | Monterey, CA
From the e.g. Conference in Monterey, California, From the Top brings you stellar performances by young musicians including a 9-year-old pianist and a teenage double bassist! Renowned ukulele player Jake Shimabukuro teams up with From the Top alum and guitarist Roberto Granados to create a dynamic duo on stage!
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Show 247 | Brunswick, ME
From Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine, this program includes a 16 year old violinist who shares with us the sounds of her island home in a beautiful audio postcard, a young piano-harp duo whose members have been using their music to raise money for pediatric cancer research and we’ll revisit with a From the Top alumnus who performs the tour de force finale of Mussorgsky’s Pictures At An Exhibition.
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Show 245 | Boston, MA
This week, From the Top comes to you from New England Conservatory's Jordan Hall in Boston, where you'll hear a teenage violinist play a beautiful and rarely performed sonata by Frederick Delius and a 17-year-old violist play the music of Ernest Bloch. Also, a teenage flutist plays Paul Taffanel and gives fashion advice!
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Show 226 | Boston, MA
This week, From the Top is home in Boston at New England Conservatory's Jordan Hall, where you'll hear a 15-year-old pianist play Prokofiev’s Sonata No. 3 and an 18-year-old mezzo sing from Romo et Juliette by Charles Gounod.You'll also meet Eran Egozy, a clarinetist and one of the creators of the juggernaut musical video games Rock Band and Guitar Hero, who joins Christopher O'Riley and a teenage cellist to play chamber music by Brahms.
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Show 225 | Yountville, CA
This week From the Top tapes a radio show in Yountville, California at the Lincoln Theater Napa Valley. Our line-up includes a young pianist from nearby Napa, an amazing clarinetist from Monterey, CA, and more!
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Show 233 | Carmel, Indiana
This week, From the Top is in Carmel, Indiana, where the great singer and pianist Michael Feinstein collaborates with a teenage string quartet and host Christopher O’Riley to perform Gershwin’s “Love Walked In.” Also featured: a 15-year-old harpist and a 17-year-old bassoonist.
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Show 232 | College Park, MD
We’re at Dekelboum Concert Hall at the University of Maryland in College Park this week, where a young bassoonist plays the music of Alexandre Tansman and shares an inspiring story about determination, and a young pianist reminds us what it feels like to practice music when you’re only five. You'll also meet a spectacular piano trio from the Juilliard Pre-College Division and hear a 17-year-old play Baroque music on an authentic Baroque violin.
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Show 238 | Chicago, IL
This week From the Top takes the stage in Chicago as part of the National Education Association’s Annual Conference to present a great group of musicians who all attend public school. You’ll hear from an 18-year-old baritone, a teenage septet, and more!
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Show 230 | Monterey, CA
From the e.g. Conference in Monterey, California, From the Top brings you stellar performances by young musicians including a 9-year-old pianist and a teenage double bassist! Renowned ukulele player Jake Shimabukuro teams up with From the Top alum and guitarist Roberto Granados to create a dynamic duo on stage!
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