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Hello from Molly, Keith, Ryan, Lillian and Rachel – one of From the Top’s Center for the Development of Arts Leaders (CDAL) teams! For the past ten months, the five of us have worked to bring music to Hope Lodge – a place where people who come to Boston for outpatient cancer treatment can stay […]

Anna DeLoi (harp) and Nash Ryder (violin), two arts leaders of From the Top’s Center for the Development of Arts Leaders, will be presenting a benefit concert this Sunday, October 30th at 3pm at the Unitarian Universality Church in Marblehead, Massachusetts. Click here to view the invitation (PDF). Donations given will directly support MusiConnects, the […]

It’s been ten whole years since we’ve heard from alum Andrew Roitstein, a bassist who played on Show 051 in Lenox, Massachusetts alongside his twin brother, flutist Matthew Roitstein. These days Andrew lives in New York and plays with another From the Top alum, violinist Pala Garcia (Show 068 in Portland, Oregon), in the Toomai […]

We are thrilled to announce that starting November 6, From the Top with Host Christopher O’Riley will air weekly on Sundays at 12pm on Minnesota Public Radio (MPR)! We’ve been off the air in Minnesota for some time, and this very exciting news that we just received yesterday. On a related note, Classical MPR’s Artist-in-Residence […]

Four-time radio show alum Sarina Zhang will perform with the New York Philharmonic next month! Sarina appeared as a pianist on Show 112 in San Diego, CA and Highlight Show 011, and as a cellist on Show 163 in Lewiston, NY and Show 236 in Rockport, MA. Sarina’s appearance with the NY Phil is part […]

We recently returned from Washington, DC where we taped an episode of the radio show at the National Gallery of Art. It was awesome being there surrounded by such extraordinary artwork! As part of the show, each of the performers chose a painting that reflected the piece they were playing and the paintings were projected […]

For the past few months, From the Top has been hard at work launching a Boston Pilot, as part of our Center for the Development of Arts Leaders (CDAL). This blog is part of a series written by Linda Gerstle, Director of Education and Community Partnerships, chronicling the pilot year of this program. Read the […]

From the Top alums Karen Christianson (organ) and George Li (piano) are giving concerts in the Boston later this month! Karen, a junior in high school, will perform at Harvard University’s Adolphus Busch Hall in Cambridge at 12:15 pm on Thursday, October 27. The concert is presented by the Harvard Organ Society, with the Harvard […]

We are excited to announce that our own Christopher O’Riley recently teamed up with cellist Matt Haimovitz (2010 Grammy nominee for Best Classical Crossover Album) to create the classical/pop CD Shuffle. Play. Listen. The two-disc set was released from Oxingale Records on September 27 and offers traditional classical selections as well as pop and rock […]

Three-time radio/TV show alum Mike Thurber reached out to us earlier this year with an exciting idea – he wanted to create a recording to celebrate From the Top’s efforts to support young artists and keep classical music alive and well. Mike teamed up with other From the Top alums Charles Yang, Ibanda Ruhumbika and […]

For the past few months, From the Top has been hard at work launching a Boston Pilot, as part of our Center for the Development of Arts Leaders (CDAL). This blog is part of a series written by Linda Gerstle, Director of Education and Community Partnerships, chronicling the pilot year of this program. Read the […]

From the Top’s broadcast for Show 237 was taped in the Venetian Theater at the Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts on Sunday, June 26, 2011. We asked our performers to tell us about the music they performed on the show: Sujari Britt, 10, cello, I. Allegro Non Troppo from Cello Concerto No. 1 […]

This past Sunday in Brooklyn, NY, cellist and From the Top alum Patrick McGuire ran a 5k race with 22 fellow Juilliard musicians to help support the organization Music That Heals (MTH). Founded in 1997, MTH brings musicians into hospitals, nursing homes, clinics, and treatment centers to perform for seriously ill children and adults all […]

On Sunday, October 2 we’re taping a radio show in Boston at New England Conservatory’s Jordan Hall. Among the diverse group of performers is 15-year-old pianist Llewellyn Sanchez-Werner, a musician with some very cool, international experiences under his belt. You can catch his interview with host Christopher O’Riley when the show airs November 28), but […]

From the Top’s Center for the Development of Arts Leaders (CDAL) Boston is back after the summer break! We’re shifting into high gear as we launch the second half of this yearlong pilot with renewed energy, passion and MUSIC! Working in teams with four mentors, 20 arts leaders (high school and early college musicians) have […]

We are hiring two full-time employees to join our Boston team – please help us spread the word! Institutional Gifts Director: Responsible for managing all institutional giving activities, including cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship of an established portfolio of foundation, government, and corporate funders. The Director will prepare grant and sponsorship proposals, budgets, …

This guest post is from Brian Kaufman and Michael Reichman, co-recipients of From the Top’s 2010 Margaret Stewart Lindsay Arts Leadership Award, as they get ready to launch their new organization:  So it’s been a while since our last update as Margaret Stewart Lindsay Arts Leadership Award recipients. We received original the grant for Musical […]

From the Top’s broadcast for Show 236 was taped in the Shalin Liu Performance Center on Saturday June 4, 2011. We asked our performers to tell us about the music they performed on the show: Sarina Zhang, 15, cello I. Zapateado By: Pablo de Sarasate When I play this piece, I can imagine being in […]

Hey classical musicians – do you like making people laugh? New York City’s classical music station, WQXR 105.9FM, encourages all humor-inclined classical musicians to enter their Classical Comedy Contest! Contestants (anyone who can mix comedy and classical music) must submit a five-minute video of their act by 11:59 PM on October 10. Finalists will perform […]

From the Top alum Emi Ferguson may have just had the performance of a lifetime! This past Sunday she joined musicians Yo-Yo Ma, Paul Simon, and James Taylor to perform at the 9/11 Memorial Service in New York, honoring those who died ten years ago. The flutist, who appeared on Show 121 in New York […]