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Black History Month on WQXR: 'I, Too, Sing America: Music in the Life of Langston Hughes' Explores Harlem Poet as Composer
Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics: Figure Skater Charlie White Wins Gold with Ice Dancer Meryl Davis, Plays Vivaldi's 'Violin Concerto' on NBC Today Show
A man of many talents, U.S. figure skater/ice dancer Charlie White fulfilled a long-standing promise he made to the Today show to play the violin on-air if he won gold at the Sochi Olympics. White showed up on Today earlier this week, fiddle in hand. He played the opening bars of Vivaldi's Violin Concerto in A minor, ably, to enthusiastic applause from Al Roker, the crew and his beloved skating partner, Meryl Davis. #OrchestraYou: Hilary Hahn, New Jersey Symphony Orchestra Team Up for Music Education Concert and Gala...in Spite of Gov. Chris Christie
In spite of the fat man upstairs, the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra trods on--undeterred by the political rhetoric and presidential forecasts coming out of Trenton. Case in point: On Saturday, March 15, #OrchestraYou will celebrate music educators, music students and their families with a special concert at from Jersey's best band (sorry, Bruce) at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center.
