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Touring Test – Part 2

Posted on February 21, 2016February 21, 2016 by Jonathan Andrew Govias

The future of classical music is not dependent on 20 seconds of screen time at the Super Bowl. It’s in the hands of the certified music educators around the nation who live and labour under increasingly difficult circumstances to make music a part of their students’ lives.

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Touring Test – Part 1

Posted on February 17, 2016 by Jonathan Andrew Govias

From Mark Swed’s hogshead overflowing with champagne to Gabriela Montero’s dry shot glass, there’s been plenty of disagreement over both the size of the vessel and the extent to which it was filled by YOLA’s appearance in the Super Bowl

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