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building the future

by Charles Noble on October 8, 2009 · 4 comments

The first three days of this week were spent with my colleagues Shin-young Kwon, Sarah Roth, Trevor Fitzpatrick, and Jason Schooler, playing Kinderkonzerts in three different area elementary schools: Lents Elementary in outer SE Portland, Penisula Elementary in North Portland, and Lincoln Street School in Hillsboro. We played three 30 minute concerts at each [...]

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instrument petting zoo

by Charles Noble on April 25, 2008

As part of our partnership with different communities each year, our education department includes what is called the instrument petting zoo.  No, it’s not a bunch of instruments in a fenced in area, with children walking around them petting them with timid hands.  
What it is in actuality is a chance for kids to get [...]

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think globally, act locally?

by Charles Noble on February 28, 2008

I was taking part in a meeting this past Wednesday of a task force of players, board members, and management personnel which has met off and on for the last 7 months to discuss the future of the Oregon Symphony. It’s been a pleasure to serve on this committee, and there have been no [...]

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touring matters – no matter how far you go

by Charles Noble on February 24, 2008

A photo from the Baker City High School gymnasium, where we gave in-school concerts and an evening concert in May, 2006. Click photo to enlarge.

Thanks to Sam Bergman for pointing out this excellent audio/visual slideshow of the Minnesota Orchestra’s “outstate” tour of rural Minnesota.

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musician-hosted series in minnesota

by Charles Noble on January 24, 2008

Violist (aren’t we an enterprising bunch?!) Sam Bergman of the Minnesota Orchestra has been writing and hosting the educational series called Inside the Classics.

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arts advocacy at the presidential level

by Charles Noble on January 8, 2008 · 1 comment

If you’re concerned about maintaining the current level of federal funding for the arts, or actually increasing the amount of funding for the arts, take a quick surf over to this website: Arts Vote 2008, and fill out and send the online letter which will be sent (either electronically or on paper) to each of [...]

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music ed as it should be?

by Charles Noble on December 27, 2007

Allan Kozinn of the New York Times offers his solutions to the lack of music curriculum in schools. His main one: go back 40 years and do it as they did – as an integral part of the complete curriculum, from K to 12.

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