From the Top Announces 2012-2013 National Radio Taping Tour, Hosted By Christopher O'Riley
By: Alyssa Holcomb Jul. 23, 2012
From the Top with host Christopher O'Riley, the preeminent showcase for young musicians, announces its 2012-2013 National Tour dates for recording its popular NPR radio program. The tour includes concert events at From the Top's home base at New England Conservatory's Jordan Hall and cities from Beijing, China to Athens, Georgia to Davis, California. Guest artists for the season will include cellist Matt Haimovitz, as well as two professional orchestras – the Dallas Symphony Orchestra and the Colorado Symphony Orchestra.
Broadcast on nearly 250 stations nationwide to an audience of more than 700,000 listeners each week, From the Top celebrates the amazing performances and captivating stories of America's best pre-college classical musicians. Considered one of the most popular weekly classical music programs on public radio, the show has been described by the Boston Globe as, "an entertaining, accessible, and inspirational mix of outstanding musical performances, informal interviews, skits and games; the show is a celebration of extraordinary musicians who happen to be teenagers leading fairly normal lives."
This season, From the Top will also award more than $200,000 in scholarships to select performers on the radio show through its Jack Kent Cooke Young Artist Award. Since 2005, this program has awarded more than $1.6 million to pre-collegiate musicians with financial need to support their musical development.
Beyond the radio show, From the Top's Center for the Development of Arts Leaders helps young musicians take their music beyond the concert hall to diverse audiences in school and community settings across the country.
2012-2013 From the Top National Radio Taping Tour*
Friday, July 20, 2012: Chautauqua, New York
Presented by Chautauqua Music Festival
Chautauqua Amphitheater
Saturday, July 28, 2012: Beijing, China
Presented by Great Wall International Academy
Recital Hall, Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing
Saturday, July 28, 2012: Beijing, China
Presented by Great Wall International Academy
Recital Hall, Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing
Friday, October 5, 2012: Troy, New York
Presented by Troy Savings Bank Music Hall
Troy Savings Bank Music Hall
Sunday, October 14, 2012: Boston, Massachusetts
Jordan Hall, New England Conservatory
Sunday, October 21, 2012: Greensburg, Pennsylvania
Presented by Westmoreland Cultural Trust and Seton Hill University
The Palace Theatre
Thursday, October 25, 2012: Davis, California
Presented by the Robert and Margrit Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts, UC Davis
Jackson Hall
Tuesday, December 12, 2012: Sarasota, Florida
Presented by Artists Series Concerts of Sarasota
Sarasota Opera House
Friday, January 4, 2013: Dallas, Texas
Presented by Dallas Symphony Orchestra
Meyerson Symphony Hall
Saturday, January 12, 2013: Denver, Colorado
Presented by Colorado Symphony Association
The Boettcher Concert Hall in the Denver Performing Arts Complex
Saturday, February 9, 2013: Boston, Massachusetts
Jordan Hall, New England Conservatory
Sunday, February 17, 2013: Tucson, Arizona
Presented by UA Presents
Centennial Hall at the University of Arizona
Tuesday, February 17, 2013: Mesa, Arizona
Presented by Mesa Arts Center
The Piper Theater
Sunday, March 3, 2013: Athens, Georgia
Presented by the University of Georgia Performing Arts Center
Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall at the University of Georgia
Friday, March 8, 2013: New Albany, Ohio
Presented by Jeanne B. McCoy Community Center for the Arts
Jeanne B. McCoy Community Center for the Arts
Saturday, June 1, 2013: El Paso, Texas
Presented by the El Paso Community Foundation for the benefit of the El Paso Summer Music Festival Plaza Theatre
*Schedule is subject to change. Additional dates to be announced. Check www.fromthetop.org for updated information.
From the Top's radio program is made possible through grants from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation. It is also supported through the generous contributions of individuals and institutions as well as public radio stations.
From the Top is an independent non-profit organization headquartered in Boston.
From the Top's founding partners are New England Conservatory and WGBH.
Broadcast on nearly 250 stations nationwide to an audience of more than 700,000 listeners each week, From the Top celebrates the amazing performances and captivating stories of America's best pre-college classical musicians. Considered one of the most popular weekly classical music programs on public radio, the show has been described by the Boston Globe as, "an entertaining, accessible, and inspirational mix of outstanding musical performances, informal interviews, skits and games; the show is a celebration of extraordinary musicians who happen to be teenagers leading fairly normal lives."
This season, From the Top will also award more than $200,000 in scholarships to select performers on the radio show through its Jack Kent Cooke Young Artist Award. Since 2005, this program has awarded more than $1.6 million to pre-collegiate musicians with financial need to support their musical development.
Beyond the radio show, From the Top's Center for the Development of Arts Leaders helps young musicians take their music beyond the concert hall to diverse audiences in school and community settings across the country.
2012-2013 From the Top National Radio Taping Tour*
Friday, July 20, 2012: Chautauqua, New York
Presented by Chautauqua Music Festival
Chautauqua Amphitheater
Saturday, July 28, 2012: Beijing, China
Presented by Great Wall International Academy
Recital Hall, Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing
Saturday, July 28, 2012: Beijing, China
Presented by Great Wall International Academy
Recital Hall, Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing
Friday, October 5, 2012: Troy, New York
Presented by Troy Savings Bank Music Hall
Troy Savings Bank Music Hall
Sunday, October 14, 2012: Boston, Massachusetts
Jordan Hall, New England Conservatory
Sunday, October 21, 2012: Greensburg, Pennsylvania
Presented by Westmoreland Cultural Trust and Seton Hill University
The Palace Theatre
Thursday, October 25, 2012: Davis, California
Presented by the Robert and Margrit Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts, UC Davis
Jackson Hall
Tuesday, December 12, 2012: Sarasota, Florida
Presented by Artists Series Concerts of Sarasota
Sarasota Opera House
Friday, January 4, 2013: Dallas, Texas
Presented by Dallas Symphony Orchestra
Meyerson Symphony Hall
Saturday, January 12, 2013: Denver, Colorado
Presented by Colorado Symphony Association
The Boettcher Concert Hall in the Denver Performing Arts Complex
Saturday, February 9, 2013: Boston, Massachusetts
Jordan Hall, New England Conservatory
Sunday, February 17, 2013: Tucson, Arizona
Presented by UA Presents
Centennial Hall at the University of Arizona
Tuesday, February 17, 2013: Mesa, Arizona
Presented by Mesa Arts Center
The Piper Theater
Sunday, March 3, 2013: Athens, Georgia
Presented by the University of Georgia Performing Arts Center
Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall at the University of Georgia
Friday, March 8, 2013: New Albany, Ohio
Presented by Jeanne B. McCoy Community Center for the Arts
Jeanne B. McCoy Community Center for the Arts
Saturday, June 1, 2013: El Paso, Texas
Presented by the El Paso Community Foundation for the benefit of the El Paso Summer Music Festival
Plaza Theatre
*Schedule is subject to change. Additional dates to be announced. Check www.fromthetop.org for updated information.
From the Top's radio program is made possible through grants from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation. It is also supported through the generous contributions of individuals and institutions as well as public radio stations.
From the Top is an independent non-profit organization headquartered in Boston.
From the Top's founding partners are New England Conservatory and WGBH.
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