July/Aug 2001
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Cover story

Border Crossings

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by Janet Tassel
Yo-Yo Ma leads a cross-cultural caravan in exploration of the music, landscapes, and traditions of the ancient Silk Road.

Features

Not Your Mother's Volunteer Group

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by Rebecca Winzenried

Orchestra volunteers build for the future by becoming models of 21st-century business efficiency.

A Helping Hand

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by Jim Dulzo
The Sphinx Competition gives a boost to young black and Latino string players, and works toward the larger goal of encouraging their orchestral careers.

Magical Makeover

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by Chester Lane
A former masonic temple in Oklahoma gets a new lease on life as an opulent, Old World-style concert hall for the Enid Symphony.