Priceless musical instruments are silent victims of Nashville flooding

"As symbolically devastating as the recent flooding in Nashville was to the home of the historic Grand Ole Opry House, the toll on another building little known outside the city's music community may well have a broader, more lasting impact."

For the full story, please see the Los Angeles Times.

Garfield High jazz band takes first place at Essentially Ellington

"Performing in perhaps the strongest field of bands in the event's history, Garfield won the Essentially Ellington high-school jazz-band competition for an unprecedented fourth time Monday night at New York's Lincoln Center."

For the full story, please see the Seattle Times.

'Amelia' is a profoundly personal, American story

"The waiting is over, Daron Aric Hagen's "Amelia" has achieved liftoff, and it's time for a critic to offer some impressions of the world premiere."

For the full story, please see the Seattle Times.

Will the Internet Kill Traditional Car Radio?

"THE Internet’s tentacles seem to have no limit, reaching out and strangling CDs, bookstores, newspapers and magazines. Now it has its sights set on the car radio."

For the full article, please see the New York Times.

Gustavo Dudamel: Making Classical Cool In L.A.

"Meet a young man who's managed to make classical music cool in Los Angeles: Gustavo Dudamel. The 29-year-old maestro, also known as "the Dude" and "Gustavo the Great," even has his own iPhone app since taking over as music director at the L.A. Philharmonic."

For the full story, please see npr.org.

At Italy’s Operas, Fat Ladies Are Quiet

"Opera houses across Italy are canceling performances because of sputtering strikes over efforts by the government to reorganize their administration. Musicians, fearful that a result will be cuts in pay, are organizing free concerts in support of themselves and other opera house workers."

For the full story, please see the New York Times.

Fairbanks composer Adams wins $100,000 national award

"Alaska composer John Luther Adams has been named the 2010 winner of the $100,000 Michael Ludwig Nemmers Prize in Music Composition. The announcement was made today by the Northwestern University Henry and Leigh Bienen School of Music in Evanston, Ill."

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