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The American Sound Celebrates Women Composers Saturday at 6pm

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Lady Liberty: America's most famous woman. The American Sound celebrates Women's History Month during March on Classical 101.
1:00PM
March
1, 2013

March is Women’s History Month, when we reflect on the contributions of women everywhere and in all walks of life. Saturday at 6pm The American Sound showcases the contributions of some of America’s most inventive and distinguished women composers.

What Could Classical Music Learn From Baseball?

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Chicago Cubs 2nd Baseman John Evers
8:00AM
June 23, 2011

Composer David Lang Says Music Could Learn From Baseball, Jeremy Denk’s Rebuttal of That Opinion, Support for the Arts is Up, Is Storing Your Music in the Clouds a Good Idea?

Morning Round-Up: Cellist Joshua Roman’s Career on Meteoric Rise

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Cellist Joshua Roman has been named a TED Fellow for 2011 for his commitment to bring classical music to wider audiences.
8:00AM
June
9, 2011

Joshua Roman, who was named Principal Cello for the Seattle Symphony at age 22 has recently been named a TED Fellow for 2011. Roman is being recognized for his commitment to making classical music available to a wider audience.

Four Reasons to Be Optimistic About The Future of Classical Music

Joshua Bell on violin.
Joshua Bell was just appointed as the new Music Director of the Academy of St Martin in the Fields.
9:28AM
May
31, 2011

Joshua Bell takes over as music director of the one of the world’s most celebrated chamber orchestras. And three more reasons to be optimistic about classical music (and that’s just today).