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Maltese musicians in European Union Youth Orchestra

Wednesday, May 4th, 2011

Musicians gather to aid Smithville storm damage
North Mississippi musicians are coming together to help rebuild the town of Smithville.

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MUSICIANS WANTED: DUDLEY MUSIC DOCUMENTARY
Greg Taylor , partner in TMC Interactive is looking to the Kickstarter community to fund his documentary project with collaborator Johnny Dudley .Musicians Wanted:…

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Former SSO musicians perform at Waterman, State Street
The Skaneateles Music Guild happily brought the String Ensemble of former Syracuse Symphony Orchestra musicians to play for an attentive audience of children in both Waterman and State Street schools on two different days.

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May 7 festival to benefit Young Appalachian Musicians
Young Appalachian Musicians of Pickens County schools will perform, along with an all-star cast of bluegrass pickers, at the Fourth Annual Papa John Foster Memorial Music Festival on May 7. It will be held at Hagood Mill, U.S. 178 North, Pickens.

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Maltese musicians in European Union Youth Orchestra
The Malta Council for Culture and the Arts organised auditions for Maltese young musicians to be chosen for the European Union Youth Orchestra (EUYO). The orchestra is one of the world’s most prestigious orchestras. It unites Europe’s most talented young musicians from all 27 EU countries, under some of the world’s most famous conductors, in [...]

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Tom Morello lets pro-labor flag fly in new ‘Union Town’ EP

Tuesday, May 3rd, 2011

HUFFPOST HILL – Congressional Leaders To Talk Debt Ceiling At White House
Where’s the marriage certificate? Humanity briefly paused to watch the one TV event that can draw billions of viewers without a Bud Bowl. A court overturned a stem cell research ban, the latest in a string of gains made by Democrats in their nefarious mission to make you “not dead.”

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Video allegedly showing DreamWorks animator beating dog with hammer horrifies officials
A video purporting to show a 40-year-old DreamWorks animator beating a neighbor’s muzzled dog with a hammer horrified Humane Society officials, who said they’ve seen nothing like it. “When our officers first viewed the videotape, one of our officers had…

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Bastard of a thing
A NEW movie making waves overseas is based on the troubled lives of its untrained indigenous cast.

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April 29, 2011 at 5:43 PM
Atlas Soundtrack added its unique blend of reggae, hip-hop and rock to the Movin’ On stage this afternoon. MC Drew Jackson encouraged the crowd to dance along to stay warm in the gusty winds and spurts of rain.

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Tom Morello lets pro-labor flag fly in new ‘Union Town’ EP
LOS ANGELES — There’s nothing like a big political rally to get the creative juices flowing for a politically progressive rocker.

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How to join the musicians union?

Wednesday, March 16th, 2011

how do you join the musicians union?

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Union: Striking Detroit musicians should nix offer

Tuesday, February 22nd, 2011

Union: Striking Detroit Musicians Should Nix Offer
Union urges striking Detroit Symphony musicians to reject management’s final contract offer

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Your sidewalk is too loud
The Builders and the Butchers and the busking law As Portland city officials meet with the area’s street musicians to re-examine an agreement to dictate when and where buskers can play, Portland’s own The Builders and the Butchers are gearing up for a show that embodies their very roots and -those of busk…

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Changes to copyright act pit musicians against producers
A bill to amend the over 54-year-old Copyright Act, proposing more rights to creators than the owners of musical and literary works, is expected to be tabled in the budget session of parliament. While the music fraternity in Bollywood is hoping for its quick passage, film producers are fuming.

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Chicago clarinetist sits center stage alongside world renowned musicians
Musician Anthony McGill paves the way for young Chicago musicians A lot of things have happened for one very talented young man, but a recent visit to his home on the south side had New York City’s Metropolitan opera’s principal clarinetist, Anthony McGill, going back to where his success was born.

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Union: Striking Detroit musicians should nix offer
A union for striking Detroit Symphony Orchestra musicians says it’s recommending that its members reject a contract that…

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Union urges striking Detroit Symphony musicians to reject management’s final contract offer

Monday, February 21st, 2011

Russian airliner to entertain with clowns, musicians on board
Russia’s budget air carrier Avianova on Thursday said clowns, musicians and actors will appear on flights to keep passengers entertained on the way to their destination.

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DSO to striking musicians: It’s our ‘final offer’
Detroit Symphony Orchestra officials have given striking musicians their `final offer’ — and a deadline.

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Detroit Symphony cancels season amid strike
The Detroit Symphony Orchestra on Saturday cancelled the rest of its season after musicians voted to reject management’s latest contract offer, dashing hopes for an end to the contentious walkout that has left the already financially struggling orchestra in worsening economic shape.

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Boulder Philharmonic’s American-theme program deserves salute
Music director and conductor Michael Butterman and his band of dedicated musicians in the Boulder Philharmonic Orchestra make the drive between Denver and Boulder well worth the trip.

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Union urges striking Detroit Symphony musicians to reject management’s final contract offer
SOUTHFIELD, Mich. – A union for striking Detroit Symphony Orchestra musicians says it’s recommending that its members reject a contract that management says is its final offer.

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[Unidentified young soldier in Union musician's uniform and coat] (LOC)

Sunday, January 16th, 2011

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Image taken on 1861-01-01 00:00:00 by The Library of Congress.

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Washington Union HS – 2010 Delta Band Review

Monday, January 3rd, 2011


From Fresno, CA Washington Union High School Marching Band performing their march Eagle, Globe & Anchor by Dr. Collette Hausey at the 27th Annual Delta Band Review in Antioch, Ca on Saturday, September 25th 2010. Scores Class A 85.75 – 4th place Band (1.0 penalty) 65.00 – Auxiliary 71.00 – MIlitary Drum Major – Priscilla Sanchez

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L. A. musicians union objects to lack of live music in touring Rockettes show

Saturday, December 11th, 2010

Gibraltar student wins music scholarship
The Gibraltar Instrumental Music Department has announced that Emma Nickles is the 2010 recipient of the Betty L. Wiltse Memorial Scholarship.

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Armenian Police: Emo Music Can “Distort Our Gene Pool” [Culture War]
# culturewar A full-blown panic over emo music has taken hold of the Armenian capital of Yerevan, after a 15-year-old “emo” kid committed suicide. The Chief of Police warns that kids being into emo music will somehow produce a generation of mutants. More »

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BOOK/MAGAZINE: Enter Music Publishing Thrives and Survives in 2010 Looking Back at Drum!’s Rolling Ride over the Year
San Jose, Calif.,—Enter Music Publishing, publishers of hip, drum/percussion magazines worldwide and online, had a very interesting year. Despite the economy, the company was very successful in regard to its commitment in covering the drum industry in its position as the best magazine in the industry…

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Music: Taylor Swift – Speak Now
There is no stopping the juggernaut that is Taylor Swift. At the tender age of just 20, the country music superstar released her third album Speak Now in October 2010.

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L.A. musicians union objects to lack of live music in touring Rockettes show
When the Radio City Music Hall Christmas Spectacular opens in Los Angeles Friday for a three-day engagement, it will be greeted by fans and families who came to experience festive holiday entertainment. The show will also be greeted by local…

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The Union

Tuesday, November 16th, 2010

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Set for release by Universal in October, 2010, and produced by T Bone Burnett, The Union marks the culmination of a mutual musical adoration that began in the late 1960s, ahead of Elton’s debut US performance in 1970 at … More >>

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Jimmy John?s to Have Rare Vote on Fast-Food Union

Sunday, October 24th, 2010

Odds slashed for Gamu Xmas No. 1
The Christmas number one odds are updated, with Gamu Nhengu and Matt Cardle in the running.

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Could Gamu Nhengu beat X Factor winner to Christmas No 1?
Revenge is a dish best served cold, or so they say – as indeed is ice cream.

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Fastest guitarist Michael to perform live
Much to the delight of Mumbai’s headbangers, Michael Angelo Batio, famously known as the fastest guitarist alive, will soon be in Mumbai to blow listeners away.

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Megadeth, Slayer and Anthrax still banging heads
Age has caused some changes. They might stretch before a show, and some even go to church. But their thrash metal not only endures, it is winning over young fans. The tall, redheaded rock god stood gleaming beneath a spotlight, gripping his V-shaped electric guitar onstage to shred a hornet’s nest of sound, weaving a wild, flowing stream of notes. With a well-furrowed brow, singer-guitarist Dave …

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Jimmy John’s to Have Rare Vote on Fast-Food Union
Employees at the sandwich chain Jimmy John’s will vote Friday in one of the few efforts to organize fast-food workers in American history.

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