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The Southwestern University Sarofim School of Fine Arts Music Department is leading a five day set of master classes for orchestral and choral conductors. Conductors will learn how to manage orchestral and choral forces with the goal of gaining the necessary
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The French composer Ravel was brought to the national consciousness back when the movie "10" showed Bo Derek running down the beach in slow motion while "Bolero" played in the background. Bo Derek was the epitome of the perfect woman
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If you've never explored an Academic Library, you are missing some spectacular vessels of information. Right here in Georgetown, Southwestern University has a marvelous library that not only houses books, periodicals, audiovisual materials, Kindle
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Do you miss hearing fairy tales? As adults, it is expected that we have developed a sophistication that excludes stories from childhood. Fairy tales are only for...children, right? I think there is a lot to be learned from children's stories. I have
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When I saw this event I began wondering what distinguishes a wind ensemble from the rest of an orchestra and this is what I found out. The modern wind ensemble was established by Frederick Fennell at the Eastman School of Music in 1952. The performing
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Are you fascinated by looking at the multitudes of stars up in the sky? I am and the more I learn about the great expanse of space the more mind boggling it all becomes. Now space is full of dark matter and not really empty at all! Wrap your head around
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Do you like Baroque chamber music? What in the world is that, you may ask? Music played in a small room that is elaborate and has extensive ornamentation? Well, sort of. Baroque, in the context of music, means that it was composed during the baroque period
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American Gothic (1930) was painted by Grant Wood. I have always been fascinated by the expressions of the two people in this painting. It is enigmatic much like DaVinci's Mona Lisa. The painting is instantly recognizable for the stoic expressions
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I love the violin. I know it's weird that a canine would have an affinity for a stringed instrument but I find the sounds made with a violin to be so wonderful. Whether it is an Irish jig, a country fiddle, or a wonderful classical piece, I don't
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