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WATCH | READ: This past season marked the third year of Carnegie Hall's Musical Connections program at Sing Sing Correctional Facility. Throughout the season, participants met with professional musicians in weekly workshops that led to concerts featuring new works by participants performed for the facility. One of our roster artists, Lee Ann Westover of The Lascivious Biddies, shares the story behind a CBS web extra of her performance of an original song written by a participant.
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READ:  In a recent interview, singer and storyteller Charlotte Blake Alston reflected on her 17 years of involvement with Carnegie Hall’s Family Concerts, including her many appearances as performer, narrator, and host.
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READ: Dinah Menger, Director of the Arlington High Chamber Singers based in Arlington, TX, shares insight about the music scene in Arlington, her chorus's pre-concert rituals, and what it means to her choir to perform at Carnegie Hall.
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READ | WATCH: Young musicians ages 16–19 interested in applying for the National Youth Orchestra of the United States of America (NYO-USA) must submit an audition video as part of their application. Clarinetist David Valbuena, who recently prepared a sample audition video as an example for interested applicants, answered a few questions about his process.
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READ: Helen Cha-Pyo, music director of the Empire State Youth Orchestra, shares what she loves about working with a high-caliber youth orchestra, and reflects on the the lasting impact such experiences can have on a young musician's life.
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