July/Aug 2004
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Cover story

Calling the Tune

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by Melinda Whiting, Tina Ward & Robert Wagner

Can Europe's self-governed ensembles offer inspiration to American orchestras that are aiming to empower their own musicians?

Features

Mr. B and the Composers

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by Harlow Robinson
The George Balanchine centennial is a reminder of the choreographer's relationships with 20th-century composers and the visual cues he found in classical scores.

First Love

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by Barbara Govatos
A musician describes the passion she and her colleagues feel for chamber music, a devotion that's central to their livs as orchestral members.

Green Light for Culture

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by Andrew Druckenbrod
From red-light district to a destination for the arts, a neighborhood once plagued with urban decay has been transformed by the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust