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VC LIVE | Cooper International Piano Competition at Oberlin
The Violin Channel
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July 18, 2025
We're coming to you LIVE from Oberlin, Ohio, for the 2025 Thomas and Evon Cooper International Competition for Pianists. Open to young pianists aged between 13 and 18, a total of $40,000 is available in prize money, with the First Prize carrying a...
Quality Christian Music 2025: 15 Artists to Watch
The Gospel Coalition
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July 19, 2025
Every summer for the last seven years, I’ve released a list of quality Christian artists who I think should be on your radar (and playlists), if they aren’t already (see my lists from 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024). I aim to select...
Beethoven at 100km/h? Fujairah’s ‘Musical Road’ plays ‘Ode to Joy’ as you drive
Malay Mail
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July 19, 2025
FUJAIRAH (United Arab Emirates), July 19 — No radio? No problem. The emirate of Fujairah has installed rumble strips along a 750m stretch of highway that play the Ode to Joy melody from Ludwig van Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony as cars roll over —...
Over 200 kids get hands-on with instruments from Country Music Hall of Fame at Downtown Commons
Clarksville Now - Tennessee
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July 18, 2025
CLARKSVILLE, TN (CLARKSVILLE NOW) – More than 200 people, most of them children, gathered Friday for the Country Music Hall of Fame Instrument Petting Zoo at the Downtown Commons. Guests from the Country Music Hall of Fame in Nashville stopped by...
Some top Ghanaian musicians who ditched secular music for ministry
GhanaWeb
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July 18, 2025
Music plays an important role in the lives of people as it serves as a source of entertainment as well as spiritual upliftment. However, some musicians in Ghana who were once popular for making secular music on notable themes like sexuality, life,...
Montana State University's Sarah Stoneback named VP of International Trumpet Guild
Yellowstone Times - Montana
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July 18, 2025
Sarah Stoneback, an associate professor of trumpet at Montana State University (MSU), has been elected as the vice president and president-elect of the International Trumpet Guild. Stoneback, who will begin her two-year term on October 1,...
Coast Festival’s ‘World-Class’ Concerts Prompt Irvine Bowl Sound Test
Laguna Beach Independent - California
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To prepare for a high-profile concert planned by the Coast Film and Music Festival this fall, the city of Laguna Beach will temporarily lift its sound limits at the Irvine Bowl to study whether the outdoor amphitheater can support concert noise...
Ghanaian music inspires Jullian Ellison to compose Afro-pop tracks
Joy FM
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July 18, 2025
Ghanaian music is evolving at a fast pace, generating interest from music lovers and industry players around the world. From the traditional highlife genre to ‘borga’ highlife, to hip-hop, and down to Afro-pop, music of Ghanaian origin is gaining...
Lions Celebrate A Successful Year Of Service At The 107Th Lions International Convention
MENAFN
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July 18, 2025
(MENAFN- Newsfile Corp) Oak Brook, Illinois--(Newsfile Corp. - July 18, 2025) - Lions International marked several key milestones at the 107th Lions International Convention held in Orlando, Florida, USA. Nearly 9,500 Lions from just under 150...
Connie Francis, Pop Music Legend, Dies at 87
KSU Sentinel
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July 18, 2025
Connie Francis, one of the biggest pop stars of the 1950s and 60s, has died at the age of 87. She passed away on July 16, 2025, at a hospital in Florida. Her friend and manager, Ron Roberts, confirmed the sad news the next morning. Connie was best...
Fire guts main stage but Belgium’s Tomorrowland electronic music festival opens as planned
Malay Mail
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July 19, 2025
ANTWERP, July 19 — Belgium’s Tomorrowland, one of the world’s largest electronic music festivals, opened its doors as planned yesterday, after the event was thrown into doubt by a fire that destroyed its main stage. Organisers said an “alternative...
The Music Industry Lives Here: Mali Wilson Writes for Legends and Leads With the Heart
Digital Music News
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July 18, 2025
The following recaps an interview with Mali Wilson as part of Downtown Music’s series, The Music Industry Lives Here. Downtown Music is a company DMN is proud to be partnering with. Mali Wilson’s grandparents, aunts, uncles, and father played...
Country Music Festival Issues Full Refunds After Failing to Launch—Latest In a Spate of Country Festivals Getting Nixed
Digital Music News
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July 18, 2025
Photo Credit: Country Roads Music Festival After Faster Horses Music Festival announced its cancellation in January, event organizers aimed to fill the void with the Country Roads Music Festival at the same venue, the Michigan International...
Music Venue Trust appoints four new trustees
MusicWeek
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Music Venue Trust has announced the addition of four new members to its Board Of Trustees: Adrian Norman, founder and CEO of Ocean Music who joined MVT as treasurer in 2024; CEO and and founder of Deviate Digital Sammy Andrews; Helen McGee, head...
Musician, secretary, veteran Army sharpshooter among 9 killed in fire at Fall River’s Gabriel House
Boston 25 News - Massachusetts
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July 16, 2025
Eight of the nine people who perished in a fire that tore through an assisted-living facility in Fall River on Sunday night have now been identified by investigators. In an update on Wednesday afternoon, Bristol County District Attorney Thomas M....
World-renowned conductor Leonard Slatkin returns to Nashville Symphony
WZTV - Tennessee
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WZTV) — Leonard Slatkin is making a comeback at the Nashville Symphony where he will act as music advisor the next three years. Slatkin, a world-famous conductor, composer, author and educator, will take on the role after Music...
Bangkok’s epic name: The longest city name in the world
The Nation Thailand
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July 19, 2025
The city of angels: shortening the name While the full name is grand, Thais don’t typically use it in everyday conversation. Instead, they refer to the city simply as Krung Thep Mahanakhon (translated as the City of Angels) or just Krung Thep,...
Is the international community finally speaking up about Israel?
Yahoo News
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International public opinion continues to turn against Israel for its war on Gaza, with more governments slowly beginning to reflect those voices and increase their own condemnation of the country. In the last few weeks, Israeli government...
World Euronews Wellcome Photography Prize 2025: When photography meets science, health and the human experience
Yahoo News
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The Wellcome Photography Prize, which offers image-makers a platform to showcase the impact of science and health on lives around the world, has unveiled this year's winners. 2025’s laureates are UK-based artist Sujata Setia; Bangladeshi...
The art and science behind Symrise’s expert fragrance ‘noses’
The New Zealand Herald
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July 23, 2025
“It’s just like tuning a musical instrument before you play,” said Alicia De Benito Cassado, a 32-year-old former professional pianist from Spain. Her career switch into scent development was a natural step: she made her own perfumes as a teenager...