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81. Springfield Symphony Orchestra - Peter Serkin Plays Brahms
RimskyKorsakov’s shimmering, magical evocation of the famous Scheherazade taleand pianist lorin hollander’s performance of Khachaturian’s wild Piano
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Peter Serkin Plays Brahms Artist: Peter Serkin, piano Date: Saturday January 08, 2005 Time: 8:00 PM Location: Springfield Symphony Hall Description: The program opens with Mendelssohn's colorful Hebrides Overture, followed by Schoenberg's intense work for string orchestra, Verklarte Nacht Transfigured Night ). Peter Serkin returns to perform Brahms' concerto masterpiece with Maestro Rhodes and the SSO.
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82. Festival At Sandpoint History
the Belair Bandits Roscoe Orman Gordon from Sesame Street The Seldom Scene EmmyLou Harris and the Nash Ramblers lorin hollander, pianist Stefan Kozinski
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Past Festival Artists In August, 2004 The Festival at Sandpoint will celebrate its 22nd season of music in Sandpoint. What began in 1982 as a quest by a few pioneering and visionary classical music lovers to bring symphonic music to their town of 5,000, has expanded to become one of the largest arts organizations in Idaho. As The Festival has grown it has continued to honor its original mission to bring classical music to the area, however, it has expanded its vision to include quality jazz, blues, folk, world, and popular music. The Festival now draws audiences upwards of 20,000 per season throughout the region to its diverse and eclectic summer concert series, presented on the shores of Lake Pend Oreille.
In addition to its summer concert series, The Festival at Sandpoint offered a summer music institute from 1985-1996 under the guidance of Artistic Director Maestro Gunther Schuller. Recipient of a Pulitzer Prize for Music, a MacCarthur Foundation "Genius" Award, two Guggenheim fellowships, the Darius Milhaud Award, the Rodgers and Hammerstein Award, three Grammy Awards and many other honors, Mr. Schuller developed, nurtured and expanded the Schweitzer Institute of Music, offering advanced study to young professional musicians in the areas of composition, chamber, jazz and conducting.

83. Lorin Hollander At Augsburg College
NEWS from the Augsburg College News Service. For Release April 8, 1998. Contact Carley Miller ( 612) 3301279. lorin hollander on the importance of arts at Augsburg. Minneapolis College, and
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Lorin Hollander on the importance of arts at Augsburg
Minneapolis
The Schubert Club, Augsburg College, and Schmitt Music Foundation present Lorin Hollander, concert pianist and noted researcher on mind/body/spirit in relation to artistic expression, on April 23, 1998 in Sateren Auditorium, Music Hall, Augsburg College, 22nd and Riverside Avenues, Minneapolis. A Piano Master Class will take place at 3-4:30pm with free admission. At 7:30pm, Mr. Hollander will hold a lecture, "Art and Creativity as the Center of Human Experience" with a $10 admission at the door. This event is free for students, members of The Schubert Club, and Augsburg faculty and staff. For information call 612-330-1265. Mr. Hollander made his debut in New York in Carnegie Hall at the age of eleven, and has performed with virtually every major orchestra in the world. As a teacher and mentor he is committed to empowering the creativity and lifelong contribution of all people to the global community as artists, scientists, mentors and spiritual seekers and healer. His research at various universities throughout the U.S. is involved in an exploration of the primal, core inner human experience of all people. Hollander states that "Shamanic and indigenous cultures, the spiritual disciplines of east and west, have called us to recognize that this core emptiness, void or hollowness is the arena in which an inner pain is inextricably linked with the creativity imbued in the music and arts of all peoples."

84. Lorin Hollander: The Prodigy As Pioneer Of Human Development
Davidson Institute for Talent Development. www.davidsoninstitute.org. lorin hollander The Prodigy as Pioneer of Human Development. Author Janine Lehane. Source Gifted and Talented International
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Lorin Hollander: The Prodigy as Pioneer of Human Development Author: Janine Lehane Source: Gifted and Talented International, 2001, 16, 69-71. World-class musician, Lorin Hollander is now in the fifth decade of a career that commenced with his professional concert debut at Carnegie Hall at eleven years of age. He has performed with virtually every major symphony orchestra in the world. His more than 2000 performances include recitals and lecture/recitals with orchestra and chamber ensemble as pianist and symphony and choral conductor. For much of this time, Lorin has also led community outreach programs and university residencies that incorporate master classes, work with youth orchestras, counseling of gifted students, and training of mentors for the arts and sciences. Lorin's work with teachers acknowledges the fundamental place of the arts in education. He also leads workshops that involve exploration of interdisciplinary connections, creativity, and spiritual and psychological health. I first met Lorin Hollander in Iowa City in May, 2000, at the Fifth Biennial Henry B. and Jocelyn Wallace National Research Symposium on Talent Development, sponsored by the Belin-Blank International Center for Gifted Education and Talent Development, and our conversation began in earnest. It soon became evident that the talent development process in his life continues to be insistent, dynamic, and self-propelled.

85. The Chautauquan Daily Online | Daily.ciweb.org
pianist hollander to play with CSO. by Kecia Seyb, Staff Writer. Lorinhollander plans to take a journey tonight. But under the direction
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Reservations for the Annual Life Member Tea of the CLSC Alumni Association may be made in person at the desk at Alumni Hall. The Gala Tea is at 3 p.m. Tuesday in Alumni Hall. The event is to welcome new Life Members to the Alumni Association. Stahl to lead discussions on Abraham
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86. Davidson Institute For Talent Development
Both a gifted pianist and composer, the article tells about some of the lorin HollanderThe prodigy as a pioneer of human development by Lehane, J. This full
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87. Special Keyboard Events, School Of Music And Dance
Masterclass and Lecture on the Arts with lorin hollander. hollander, a wellknownpianist and activist for the arts in society is in the fifth decade of a
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The School of Music and Dance
The University of Arizona
Special Events, Spring 2001
Masterclass and Lecture on the Arts with Lorin Hollander
    Hollander, a well-known pianist and activist for the arts in society is in the fifth decade of a continuous professional career that began with a Carnegie Hall debut at the age of 11. A veteran of nearly 2000 performances, he has performed worldwide with virtually every major symphony orchestra. He has collaborated with Bernstein, Mehta, Ozawa, Monteux, Szell, Leinsdorf, Slatkin, Previn, Schwarz, Levine, Kirchner, Haitink, Fleisher, and Ormandy among many others. He had his own national recital series on PBS and performed in the soundtrack of "Sophie's Choice." For more than 30 years, he has led community outreach and university residencies giving masterclasses and conducting youth orchestras.
  • When: Friday, March 23, 2001, Masterclass: 1:30-2:30 p.m.; Lecture: 2:30-30 p.m.
  • Where: Crowder Hall, School of Music and Dance
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Lecture: "Teaching 18th Century Style With 21st Century Technology"
    The MTNA Student Chapter at the University of Arizona is proud to present Prof. Lisa Zdechlik

88. Monica Robinson LTD
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Philadelphia Enquirer Lorin Hollander is in the fifth decade of a continuous professional career that began with a Carnegie Hall debut at the age of eleven. An infant-child prodigy who composed music at age three, he performed The Well-Tempered Clavier of Bach at age five. He has performed with virtually every major symphony orchestra in the world and is a veteran of nearly 2000 performances: with orchestra, in recital, lecture/recital, chamber ensemble as pianist, symphony and choral conductor. He has collaborated with Bernstein, Szell, Mehta, Ozawa, Monteux, Leinsdorf, Slatkin, Previn, Schwarz, Levine, Kirchner, Haitink, Fleisher, and Ormandy among many others. He had his own national recital series on PBS and performed in the soundtrack of Sophie's Choice . Hollander spent two summers at Marlboro, and in 1990 premiered Schuller's

89. State Of The World Forum: Links
lorin hollander/Institutes for Transformation, Healing Education World renown concertpianist, lorin hollander, is founder of a series of institutes devoted
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90. BookFinder.com: The Complete Pianist: Body, Mind, Synthesis
Title The Complete pianist Body, Mind, Synthesis. Author Ruth C. Friedberg withLorin hollander. Publisher Scarecrow Press, Incorporated. Edition Hardcover.
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91. DVD Video Reviews I, FEB03 - AUDIOPHILE AUDITION
Byron Janis/Robert, Gaby and Jean Casadesus, John Browning/lorin hollander/Van Cliburn Chileanpianist Claudio Arrau (19021991) opens with the last movement of
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-Dalia Geffen Great Pianists on The Bell Telephone Hour Claudio Arrau/Byron Janis/Robert, Gaby and Jean Casadesus, John Browning/Lorin Hollander/Van Cliburn/Jorge Bolet/Philippe Entremont/Jose Iturbi/Grant Johannesen Donald Vorhees and Paul Whiteman (in Gershwin) conduct Bell Telephone Hour Orchestra Studio: VAI DVD 4216 Audio: Dolby Digital Mono Extras: None Length: 129 mins. Rating: **** Culled from various TV appearances 1959-1964, this assemblage of Great pianists makes fascinating viewing, a visual and auditory delight that bring back cherished memories of keyboard idols and giants in repertory in which they flourish. They video mixes solo and collaborative performances by the artists. Chilean pianist Claudio Arrau (1902-1991) opens with the last movement of Beethoven's "Emperor" Concerto in solid, Prussian style, befitting Arrau's German pedagogy. Jorge Bolet changes the mood considerably, rending up a suave interpretation of Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue under one of the composer's acolytes, Paul Whiteman. The most beguiling moment comes when actor Burgess Meredith introduces the fifteen-year-old Lorin Hollander (b. 1944) to play Chopin's popular waltz in C-sharp Minor, then the piece that had got the New York critics agog, the last movement from Saint-Saens' "Egyptian" Concerto. More Saint-Saens from Philippe Entremont (b. 1934) in the familiar C Minor Concerto, the finale, with its durable cross between folk tune and church hymn. The last two American pianists, Byron Janis (b. 1928) and Grant Johannesen (b. 1921), each get two concertos: Johannesen has the last movement of the Gershwin Concerto in F and a silky opening movement from the ultimate charmer, the Grieg Concerto in A Minor. Janis plays the last movement of the Rachmaninov Third Concerto, and the most "risky" piece in this conservative environment, the finale from the Prokofiev Third Concerto, Op. 26.

92. The New Yorker: Goings On About Town: Classical Music
the short list as a successor to lorin Maazel, breezes OLGA KERN The young Russianpianist (a gold medalist and Robert Martin, songs on John hollander texts by
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94. Tennessee Arts Academy | About Us - Awards
particular. Named in honor of internationally renowned concert pianistLorin hollander, a special friend of the Academy. The Spirit
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Distinguished Service Award This award is presented to Americans whose work stands as a monument to the importance of the Arts in the lives of all people.
1994 Charles Strouse, Distinguished Broadway Composer
1995 Charles Fowler, Arts Educator, Writer, Advocate
1996 Jerome Lawrence, Playwright
1997 Lorin Hollander, Concert Pianist
2000 Scott Ellis, Broadway Director; Mary Costa, Opera Singer
2001 Sheldon Harnick, Lyricist; Tina Packer, Theatre Director
Other Tennessee Arts Academy Awards The Lifetime Achievement Award
Conferred upon a Tennessee teacher whose life work is widely acknowledged to have influenced positively the role of the arts in education, thereby benefiting the students of Tennessee's schools. The Lorin Hollander Award Given to a Tennessean whose influence has benefited arts education in general and/or the Tennessee Arts Academy in particular. Named in honor of internationally renowned concert pianist Lorin Hollander, a special friend of the Academy. The Spirit of Tennessee Award Conferred upon an individual or group whose work exemplifies the highest standards of artistic endeavor and brings positive recognition to the place of the arts in the lives of Tennesseans.

95. Honolulu Star-Bulletin Features
Easter is this coming Sunday, and the Saturday after that, April 6, pianist LorinHollander will give a free performance in the Great Hall of the Lodge at Koele
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Friday, March 29, 2002
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THE news yesterday was filled with stories about Milton Berle and Dudley Moore , both of whom died on Wednesday. Berle led a good, long and fulfilling life until he was 93, missing by seven years emulating George Burns and living to 100. I don't think Berle ever made it to Hawaii, unlike his contemporaries Jack Benny and Bob Hope, both of whom performed in Hawaii. Moore did, however, do a serious concert along with a soprano at the Hawaii Theatre. There was a lot of displeasure with his performance, as most didn't realize he was probably in the first stage of the rare disease which killed him, Progressive Supranuclear Palsy, when he performed. It was just in February we scattered the ashes at sea off Waikiki of Simon Cardew , the former Sheraton Pacific public relations head who suffered from PSP for 15 years before he eventually succumbed ... I'll never forget the time I took two 6-foot-tall blondes to the late Alfred Goldman's Portlock Estate, where Moore was performing at a party. He had his photo taken with them, looking for all the world like a hungry kid surrounded by cotton candy at eye level ... I'll never forget seeing Moore with

96. Kairy Koshoeva Release
She s really an accomplished pianist. Judges for the D Angelo competition were LorinHollander, Jacob Lateiner, Gyorgy Sandor, Abbey Simon and Susan Starr.
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"Temperament, Technique, and Virtuosity": Winning Traits for Pianist Kairy Koshoeva By Marci Janas '91 "She has everything: temperament, technique, virtuosity and emotion." With this assessment, Professor of Pianoforte Monique Duphil pretty much sums up what led to Kairy Koshoeva winning the third prize at the 25 D'Angelo Young Artists Competition in Piano, held at Mercyhurst College in late April. Koshoeva, an artist diploma student from Kyrgyztan, was one of three finalists in what was her first American competition, performing Chopin's Piano Concerto No. 2 in F Minor with the D'Angelo Competition Orchestra, conducted by Frank Collura. No first prize was awarded. "First of all," she says, "the level of her playing is very high. She's really an accomplished pianist. But there is in her playing something very bright, alive, and sensitive that attracted me, and that reflects her personality. I was not at all surprised to hear that she'd won third prize at the D'Angelo. It was very well-deserved." Judges for the D'Angelo competition were Lorin Hollander, Jacob Lateiner, Gyorgy Sandor, Abbey Simon and Susan Starr.

97. NASAW: Curriculum
In 1999, we had the opportunity to work with concert pianist, LorinHollander, in a convocation event at Wichita State University.
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All string players need weekly private lessons to successfully participate in advanced orchestral music programs.
Summer private lessons for violin, viola, 'cello, and string bass are available to African American students from beginners through high school. Thirty minute lessons are taught at North Heights Christian Church (3030 N. Hillside, Wichita, KS) on Thursday evenings from early June through early August. Exact dates for this summer are listed on our calendar. The tuition for nine weeks of private lessons and activities is $60.00 and scholarships based on need are available.
LARGE GROUP LESSONS AND EVENTS
Large group lessons and events take place throughout the summer. These events are free and often feature local guest teachers. In past summers, we have had such guests as Catherine Consiglio, professor of viola at Wichita State University; Nancy Luttrell, professor of violin at Wichita State University; and Glenn Holmes, professor of string bass at Friends University in Wichita.
In 1998, we had the opportunity to have a class with African American concert pianist, Leon Bates(photo,left). He talked about his life as a pianist and body builder(!), performed several short pieces, answered questions and signed autographs. He was in town to perform weekend concerts with the Wichita Symphony Orchestra.

98. The Beat Report
Regardless, it’s sure to be wellperformed, with guest pianist LorinHollander filling out the Dvorak Piano Quintet in A Major, Op.
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December 6 - 13, 2001

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The PSQ waxes Romantic
By J. Mark Scearce
The Portland String Quartet play at State Street Church, in Portland, Dec. 9. Pre-concert lecture by the PSQ and program annotator Will Hertz at 2 p.m., concert at 3 p.m. Call (207) 761-1522. Tickets are free if you’re under 21. CZECH-ING THE WRONG BOXES: Portland String Quartet get romantic. When The Portland String Quartet present the second in their series of small-m “masterpieces” Sunday afternoon at State Street Church, it will be as close to a Czech-Fest as Portland ever hopes to get — minus the best Czech, Janacek. Highlighting, last time at bat, what they termed “Masterpieces of the Rococo: A Celebration of Music’s Most Joyful Era” — kinda takes the joy right out of it — the PSQ trifled with some incidental Haydn and Mozart before tackling more substantial Boccherini. Future installments in the series promise a true blue Classical endeavor, as well as a most promising early 20th century tribute. This second concert, Sunday, featuring “Masterpieces of the Romantic” era, is not only out of historical sequence, but begs the inclusion of Czechs Smetana and Dvorak, with the lone Wolf Hugo, as standard-bearers of the period.

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