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Tune in for the top 100 countdown July 3-4 from 6am, hosted by conductor David Alan Miller
Tune in for the top 100 countdown July 3-4 from 6am, hosted by conductor David Alan Miller
Experience the future of classical music! Now in its second year, the Next Generation Music Festival is a battle of the bands-style showcase of talent from across the state and recorded at the historic Troy Savings Bank Music Hall.
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Pianist Lara Downes and Pulitzer-winning author Salamishah Tillet discuss Nina Simone and one of her best-known songs at her lovingly restored birthplace in Tryon, N.C.
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Meet the June Student Musician of the Month: Kingston Czajkowski, piano, is a senior at Cairo-Durham High School (nominated by Etienne Abelin). He performs the Barcarole in F-Sharp Minor, Op.60, of Frederic Chopin. Recorded at the WMHT Studios.
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