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Deanne Bryant launched a district-wide Unit 5 string program in 1969, ensuring access to instruments often left out of school curriculums. Five decades later, Bloomington-Normal is lauded statewide for its high quality music education.
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Canadian conductor Tania Miller is the third of four finalists vying for the symphony's top job.
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Bryant pioneered string programs in Unit 5 schools and led the Bloomington-Normal Youth Symphony for three decades. She recently stepped down and will conduct her final piece with BYNS Saturday at the Illinois Symphony's Holiday Pops in the Heartland.
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Woo was unable to visit due to a family emergency. Guillén leads the orchestra in her first of two programs, with works by Mozart, Beethoven and Caroline Shaw.
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Illinois State University music professor Justin Vickers' new CD includes world premiere recordings of Benjamin Britten's "Epilogue," and the English translation of "The Poet's Echo," transposed by tenor Peter Pears — Britten's muse and life partner.
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Shirley, Atlanta and McLean, IL teamed up to present a weekend of fun along the Mother Road, anchored by an art fair in Funks Grove.
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Omar Thomas wrote a gospel suite for band because he had yet to see it done. The piece premiered at Illinois State University in 2018.
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Saturday's concert begins and ends with two of America's most prolific classical composers.
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Fort Worth Symphony assistant conductor Taichi Fukumura declined a new contract, looking for the next big thing in his career — a possible directorship with Illinois Symphony Orchestra.
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Deanne Bryant steps down after nearly 30 years leading McLean County's youth orchestra.