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Month: December 2009

El Sistema: when music cuts crime and saves lives

Posted on December 29, 2009 by srobb

Probably the most amazing music education project in the world today is the youth orchestra program in Venezuela. Known as El Sistema or “the system” the world’s attention in the Continue Reading →

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Happy Holidays

Posted on December 24, 2009 by srobb

Happy holidays to all of our colleagues at the BC Community Music Schools and to all the readers of this blog.  If you have been following this blog for awhile Continue Reading →

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Camada’s cultural revenue down 3.9 B in 2009

Posted on December 23, 2009 by srobb

“The global recession is expected to reduce revenues for cultural enterprises by approximately $3.1 billion in 2009“.This is one of the findings of “The Effect of the Global Economic Recession Continue Reading →

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From the morning news: VSO turns down Olympics, Steinway gift inspires teen pianist

Posted on December 18, 2009 by srobb

Interesting headlines in the news this morning. Congrats to the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra for showing us that there is some integrity left in this world. The VSO has turned down Continue Reading →

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Messiah autograph now online

Posted on December 18, 2009 by srobb

A Christmas gift from the British Library. The British Library has uploaded a scan of the autograph of Handel’s Messiah on to its website for the world to view. You Continue Reading →

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Charities and Digital Giving

Posted on December 13, 2009 by srobb

Tod Cohen in a recent artlicle points out that from recent studies in the US, it seems that many charities are behind the times when using digital means for fundraising Continue Reading →

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Liberal-arts cuts are bad for B.C.’s economy

Posted on December 13, 2009 by srobb

From Business in Vancouver online magazine: It’s hard to understand what the BC Liberals were thinking when they chose arts and culture to take such a huge hit in the Continue Reading →

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Fine-tuning: composer reinvents the piano

Posted on December 2, 2009 by srobb

This should be of some interest to new music and world music fans:Geoff Smith believes he has come up with the first multicultural acoustic piano – what he has trademarked Continue Reading →

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