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Dr. Karl Paulnack, pianist and director of music division at The Boston Conservatory, gave this fantastic welcome address to the parents of incoming students at The Boston Conservatory on September 1, 2004: “One of my parents’ deepest fears, I suspect, is that society would not properly value me as a musician, that I wouldn’t be […]
- Does Blogging Make the World Go Round?Mar 11, 2009
A silly question. But, yesterday, From the Top’s upcoming taping in Buffalo with the Buffalo Philharmonic was featured in the Buffalo News, and the writer Mary Kunz Goldman later blogged about her experience interviewing Christopher O’Riley and mentioned this very blog! It seems this cycle could go round and round! In other news, our venerable […]
As usual, From the Top’s amazing alumni are out and about and accomplishing great things. Here are just a few examples of recent news we have heard: The 2009 Annual Stulberg String Competition was held on Saturday in Kalamazoo, Michigan. From the Top alumni soared to the top of the competition. They include: Gold Medal […]
- What does music mean to you?Mar 6, 2009
Helen Ensign, from Atlanta, GA writes: “I play the violin today, I’m 50, because of a school string program. Music kept me sane in school and serves still as a social network and mental workout. It is not and never has been a career, but I’ve played for most of my life. I play for […]
- From the Top Visits the Ohrenberger SchoolMar 2, 2009
17-year-old violinist Karen Cueva visited two third grade classes at the Ohrenberger School in West Roxbury, MA on January 23, 2009. After playing Schubert, Bach and Manuel de Falla, Karen surprised the kids with some hip hop violin. They jumped right in, beat boxing for her while she improvised. Now that’s collaboration! Karen said: “I saw […]
- A Day in the Life of a Juilliard Pre-College StudentFeb 17, 2009
by violinist and From the Top alumna Caeli Smith Greetings everyone! As From The Top’s Roving Reporter I’ve done interviews and skits with fantastic young performers, teachers, and musical celebrities — such as yourself. But you might not know that I am also a serious classical violinist. I’ve been involved in music programs in my […]
by Roving Reporter Caeli Smith (excerpt from Violinist.com) As back-to-school season crept up on us and the few precious days left of summer were trickling away, fifteen of my fellow teenage string players and myself decided to spend them sweating it out in Atlanta at the Robert McDuffie and Friends Labor Day Festival for Strings! […]
- Gabe Cabezas in Strings MagazineFeb 17, 2009
Teenage cellist and From the Top alum Gabriel Cabezas wrote a great article for Strings Magazine about preparing for a music career. Check it out!
- Life at Bard ConservatoryFeb 17, 2009
by From the Top alum Shawn Moore Ninety miles up the Hudson valley from New York City near the quaint towns of Red Hook and Tivoli, the Bard College Conservatory of Music lies on a quiet bank of the Hudson River. I’m now in my third year of the school’s unusual program, in which all […]
