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Out of This World!
Marlene's Musings September 1, 2015 On October 11, the WSO will be performing Orbit: A...
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2015-16 Season Preview: Climbing Higher
Marlene's Musings July 5, 2015 The WSO has so much in store for the 2015...
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Why do family concerts?
Marlene’s Musings April, 2015 The Russian composer, Rimsky-Korsakov, had never heard an orchestra until his...
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Verdi Requiem – Opera in Disguise
Marlene's Musings January, 2015 This is my fifth season as Music Director of the wonderful...
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Never Say Never
Marlene's Musings November, 2014 Never say Never When I was interviewed for this job, I...
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Osmo Vänskä Joins the WSO!
Marlene's Musings September, 2014 I'm SO excited to be starting my 5th season conducting the...
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World Premieres by Daniel Kallman
Marlene's Musings April, 2014 Studying scores is a blast for me. But, studying a score...
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Inspiring Voices
Marlene's Musings January, 2014 Inspiring Voices – singer, Bruce Henry and composer, Florence Price Back...
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Mozart and Brahms
Marlene's Musings November, 2013 At the age of 13, Mozart became concertmaster of the Salzburg...
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A Concert You Don’t Want to Miss
Marlene's Musings September, 2013 It has been a fabulous summer! I have been to a...
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