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Classical 101It was a fateful trip to the art museum.That trip decades ago, when Derek Bermel was just a kid - long before he became an award-winning composer and…
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Classical 101She was a late bloomer in a world with a historically high population of prodigies.Composer Jennifer Higdon started studying music seriously during her…
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Classical 101Six years ago, fifty bucks and an outside-the-box choir helped Caroline Shaw become the youngest person to win the Pulitzer Prize for music. Here's a look…
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Classical 101It’s jarring to hear a honking car horn. But on the streets of Paris, honking horns – like good wine, café au lait and the Gallic shrug – are just a part…
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Classical 101Question: How can music by women composers be performed on more concerts?Answer: Perform it.That’s what the Columbus-based string quartet Chamber Brews is…
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Classical 101Columbus conductor and clarinetist Antoine Clark wants women musicians and musicians of diverse racial and ethnic backgrounds to be heard.Clark is…
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Classical 101You might think the harpsichord is a mere historic novelty, an outdated baroque cousin of the piano and fit only for the powdered wig set. If so, the…
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Classical 101They’ve spent the last 15 years breaking stereotypes with their genre-busting songs and instrumentals. Now, Black Violin is adding a heavy dose of…
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Classical 101Your beautiful infant child is diagnosed with cancer.Months – even years – of doctor’s visits, tests, surgeries and medical treatments, like everything…
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Classical 101A renowned bassoonist, a respected conductor and a composer whose career is on the rise.Christopher Weait has worn all three labels for most of his life.…