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The Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University is a music and dance school located in Baltimore, Maryland. The academy, founded in 1857 by George Peabody and opened in 1866, was the first academy of music started in the United States. The school is composed of two parts -- the Conservatory music school, which can grant degrees, and the Preparatory music and dance school, which is open to all members of the community. In order to attend Peabody, students must audition and be accepted into one of the school's programs, in addition to following a traditional application process. Peabody is one of the schools at Johns Hopkins, so diplomas from Peabody are also considered Johns Hopkins dip...
The Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University is a music and dance school located in Baltimore, Maryland. The academy, founded in 1857 by George Peabody and opened in 1866, was the first academy of music started in the United States. The school is composed of two parts -- the Conservatory music school, which can grant degrees, and the Preparatory music and dance school, which is open to all members of the community. In order to attend Peabody, students must audition and be accepted into one of the school's programs, in addition to following a traditional application process. Peabody is one of the schools at Johns Hopkins, so diplomas from Peabody are also considered Johns Hopkins diplomas, and Peabody students can take classes at Johns Hopkins. Notable Peabody alumni include musician Tori Amos, who, at the age of 5, was the youngest student admitted to the school; composer Philip Glass; and choreographer Martha Clarke.
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Grace A. Baker, peace activist
Grace A. Baker, a founder of a cultural program at her retirement community and a dedicated peace activist, died of heart failure Nov. 7 at Roland Park Place. She was 95.
Grace Elizabeth Hills Almond was born at home in Baltimore and attended Roland Park...Tags: Almonds, Roland Park, Colleges and Universities, Barack Obama, Lawyers
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Tootling around: A mix of sounds makes a flute choir
Baltimore Sun reporterAristotle warned people that the flute just didn't have a good moral effect - "It is too exciting," he claimed - but that could only have made it more popular. Centuries later, the flute is still going strong, a regular component of orchestras and bands,...Tags: Falls Church (Falls Church, Virginia), Parkville, Hamilton, Pikesville, Pickles
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First lady tunes into students
Baltimore Sun reporter"It's, like, overwhelming," David Kalwa said, looking around the gilded East Room. "I never thought I'd end up at the White House." Kalwa, a senior at the Baltimore School for the Arts, was one of 120 middle- and high-schoolers invited to "A...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Barack Obama, Sasha Obama, Gloria Estefan, The White House
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Lois Ruby Kershaw, homemaker
Lois Ruby Kershaw, a homemaker active in her church as a nursing home volunteer, died of cancer Oct. 11 at Gilchrist Hospice Care. The Ruxton resident was 90.
Born Lois Mae Ruby in Baltimore, she was a 1937 Western High School graduate. She also...Tags: Roland Park, National Government, Provident Bank, Anglican, Government
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A young conductor with control beyond his years
Baltimore Sun reporterWhen he stands before an orchestra, his cues are precise, his tempos clear; his face takes on a wide variety of expressions, from fierce to cherubic, as he shapes the melodic phrases. The only outward sign that Ilyich Rivas is not a seasoned professional...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Music Industry, Venezuela, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Gustav Mahler
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Fresh treatment of 'Falstaff' at Kennedy Center
Baltimore Sun reporterVerdi's "Falstaff," the astonishing product of a 79-year-old-composer, is getting a freshly conceptualized treatment from Washington National Opera. Some of the bare-bones physical material comes from a co-production with the Royal Opera and other opera...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Music Industry, Music Theater, College of Notre Dame, Elizabeth Bishop
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10th annual Annie Awards
Special to The Baltimore SunThe television industry has its Emmy, Broadway theater has its Tony and film has its Oscar, all awarded at ceremonies steeped in rivalry. Anne Arundel County has its Annie Award, bestowed on seven local arts contributors at a casual ceremony. In recent...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Music Industry, Charlie Byrd, Music Theater, Society
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Katherine P. Solano, symphony founder
Katherine P. Solano, a violinist and Anne Arundel County public schools music instructor who was the founder of the Londontowne Symphony Orchestra, died of cancer Sept. 23 at her Severna Park home. She was 56.
Katherine Page was born into a musical...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Center Valley, Death and Dying, Severna Park, Public Schools
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Elizabeth W. Brandt
Elizabeth Worthington Brandt, a retired medical secretary who won honors as a field hockey and tennis player, died of Alzheimer's disease complications Tuesday at the Charlestown retirement community. The former Mount Vernon resident was 81.
Born...Tags: Field Hockey, Clubs and Associations, Hospitals and Clinics, Death and Dying, Christianity
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Therapist for musicians in pain
When longtime Baltimore Symphony Orchestra violinist Ivan Stefanovic lost the sensation in the index finger of his left hand, he asked colleagues where he could get help. The answer for Stefanovic, as it has been for a number of the orchestra's musicians:...Tags: Arms, Symptoms, Colleges and Universities, Game Playing, Music Industry
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'Wittenberg' production blends history, cheekiness
Baltimore Sun reporterHistory, literature, fantasy and cheekiness collide in "Wittenberg," a play by David Davalos that has received a highly caffeinated production by Rep Stage to launch the Howard County company's 17th season. Davalos hit upon a promising concept for this...Tags: Labor Day, Colleges and Universities, Doris Day, Classical Music (genre), Academic Progress
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'Chops' superb at showing what America does best
Anyone who wonders why jazz and the movies are often called the quintessential American arts should check out Bruce Broder's exhilarating documentary about high school jazz bands, "Chops," at the Charles Theatre this weekend. It's a swinging, exuberant...Tags: Music Industry, Barack Obama, Teaching and Learning, Duke Ellington, Health and Safety at School
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