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    Composer Conversations inspire audiences



    Published March 5, 2014 by

    By Bonnie Marshall, American Composers Forum Over pints of beer and baskets of French fries, lovers and listeners of music gather at the Amsterdam Bar and Hall in downtown St. Paul to hear directly from people who write music. Celebrated composers, such as Pulitzer Prize-winning John Harbison, are there to...
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    An uplifting score for the neighborhood

    Published March 4, 2014 by

    Nose in a phone, mind drifting toward the next destination or an encroaching deadline – we are so often caught up in our own narratives and schedules that we scarcely take the time to be present now or observant of our surroundings. Add to this the fact that the music...
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    Made in Miami with immigrant eyes

    Published March 4, 2014 by

    Gustavo Acosta at Pan American Projects. Cities have always been associated with civilization. The creation of shared space necessitated laws, and moral codes, so that large groups of people could get along together, unlike the ancient world of their nomadic cousins. But starting in the late...
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    Dance eXchange

    Published March 3, 2014 by

    By Megan O’Donnell, BalletX It was 8:15am this past Monday morning, and I was in a school gymnasium (for the first time in a long time), waiting for the entire 3rd grade of Andrew Jackson School to walk through the doors. This past week marked the beginning of BalletX’s new...
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    “A Downton Double”

    Published March 3, 2014 by

    Kevin Lawrence and Sheila Brown. Photo courtesy of Kevin Lawrence As the fourth season of Downton Abbey comes to a close, fans can hang on just a little longer to the feeling, atmosphere and style of this turn-of-the-century period drama with the Bechtler Museum of Modern...
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    Get your ideas ready Detroit

    Published March 3, 2014 by

    Detroit Knight Arts Challenge Winners from Knight Foundation By Erica Perdue In just one week, Detroiters will again have the chance to apply for funding for their arts idea through the Knight Arts Challenge. The contest will open March 10 and run through April 7. Once again, there are just...
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    Walker West is moving to 760 Selby Avenue this spring

    Published March 2, 2014 by

    By Peter Leggett, Walker West Music Academy Walker West's planned move to 760 Selby Avenue will be complete by this summer. The Academy has sold it's 777 Selby Avenue property and plans to begin construction on the new space this spring. Welsh Construction has been awarded the construction contract and...
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    The aching beauty of fragile art

    Published February 28, 2014 by

    Wooden sculpture from Colby Bird. One of the large sculptures from New York-based Colby Bird is disarmingly fragile. The gentle, serpentine-like piece made from wood holds a real green apple and a lemon within its curves, and several hand-crafted fruits. It appears to be propped up...