May/June 2008
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Cover story

Summer Festivals 2008

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Wondering where to go this summer? Symphony gives you a sneak peak at this season’s most intriguing festivals.

Features

Rocky Mountain High Notes

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by Marc Shulgold

Colorado’s Bravo! Vail Valley Music Festival turns a ski-resort town into a summertime musical hot spot with renowned orchestras and world-class artists.

Capitol Sounds

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by Joseph Dalton

The Albany Symphony Orchestra stays true to its local culture through  strong and continuing investment in commissions.

Power of Two

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by Jim Kershner
The Spokane Symphony utilized two types of tax credits to help transform an abandoned movie palace into one gem of a concert hall.

Columns

Comment

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by Scott Speck

The co-author of Classical Music for Dummies reflects on the changes the orchestra world has seen since the book’s publication more than a decade ago.

Prelude

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by Robert Sandla

Coda

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The New York Philharmonic's historic visit to North Korea

Departments

The Score

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Orchestra news, moves, and events

At the League

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by Chester Lane
To celebrate Symphony’s redesign, our longest-running editor looks back on the magazine’s 66-year evolution.

Advertiser Index

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League Annual Fund

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