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Oundjian masters a frisky Curtis orchestra

The paradox of the Curtis Institute of Music orchestra is the dependability of its personality from year to year despite perpetual graduation and matriculation. This ensemble is reliably the city's greatest generator of puppy-dog energy. Full Article at Philly.com

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  2. I was usually too nervous to eat the banana following the blessing so I'd just hold onto it and place it beside my case when I played. I would get some pretty weird looks!
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  3. It was so cool. The bridges were packed when we went under them. People really appreciate the arts in Italy.
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  5. I'd never signed anything before and my hand was shaking
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  6. Before I went onstage for a recital or audition my teacher would recite a 'magical' blessing over a banana which was supposed to bring me good luck
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  7. Dealing with the people at IMG, being among some of the top artists of today, is the greatest honor I could have.
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  8. Since I was the only female willing to subject myself to the cold water, I threw it the farthest and won the women's division!
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  9. We were a poverty-stricken family and my parents believed that music was the only way out of the Depression and the Dust Bowl ... My older brother John had every Duke Ellington record, and that was my introduction to jazz.
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  10. From 1946 through 1960 my playing time as a trumpeter became more and more sporadic as I was concentrating on composing ... I haven't seriously touched the trumpet since 1960 and don't even own one, having given my last one to an orphanage years ago. But I miss it. I would like to become a born again tr...
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