ABOUT THE COVER: Brent Havens leads Windborne Music’s “The Music of Led Zeppelin,” a rock-symphonic touring presentation, shown here at Casino Rama in Ontario, June 2007. Photo courtesy of Casino Rama and Windborne Music. For more on “The Music of ” programs, visit WindborneMusic.com.
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by Marc Shulgold
A generation raised on the Beatles, Led Zeppelin, and the Grateful Dead is flocking to rock-infused orchestra concerts.
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by Michael Stugrin
The Pasadena Symphony is confronting a difficult financial situation with culture of openness and accountability.
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Cuba boasts a distinguished history of classical music and several fine orchestras. Bernard Rubenstein, who has guest-conducted there for seven years, reports.read online
by Gail Wein
The Minnesota Orchestra Composer Institute offers top-flight mentorship for young composers.
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by Jesse Rosen
Given the tough economy, is the sky falling for orchestras? Changes in the larger culture may offer clues to future success.
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Orchestra colleagues remember Michael Steinberg, the distinguished author, critic, program annotator, and artistic advisor who died on July 26.print only
Steven Reineke fondly remembers Erich Kunzel (1935-2009).print only
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