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Brass Section: Trumpet | Artopia

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Brass Section: Trumpet | Artopia
Meet Randolph Love , a trumpet player in the South Carolina Philharmonic Brass Section. The trumpet has a clear, high sound. It is the smallest of the orchestral brass instruments.
Playwright | Kids Work! Theater Company Manager | Kids Work!

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Theater Company Manager | Kids Work!
What is a Theater Company Manager? The company manager handles the daily business of the production company that includes all of the actors, musicians and production staff. Arranging travel and...
USC Computer Science Professor Discusses His Career | Carolina Money Main Street Latin Festival | Carolina Money

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Main Street Latin Festival | Carolina Money
Just prior to the start of Hispanic Heritage Month, the Main Street Latin Festival is held each year on Main Street in Columbia, S.C. The Festival provides an opportunity to recognize the...
Girls Rock Columbia | Palmetto Scene

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Girls Rock Columbia | Palmetto Scene
Girls Rock Columbia is a non-profit organization created in 2013. Every summer, this organization hosts a one- week long day camp where girls between the ages of 8 to 17 learn how to play an...
UFO Welcome Center | Palmetto Scene Radio Show Host Kate McKinney | Palmetto Scene

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Radio Show Host Kate McKinney | Palmetto Scene
Kate McKinney is the host of the Classical Radio Show broadcasted from the ETV Radio studios in Columbia, S.C. Music is part of everyone’s lives. It has the power to inspire people around the world...
City Roots | ETV Shorts Bill's Music Shop | ETV Shorts

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Bill's Music Shop | ETV Shorts
"Friday At Bill's" is a story about music and it's also a story about a small business in transition. Bill Wells, founder of Bill's Music Shop and Pickin' Parlor, died in November 2011, and his son...
William "Singing Billy" Walker | S.C. Hall of Fame

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William "Singing Billy" Walker | S.C. Hall of Fame
"Amazing Grace: The Story of William "Singing Billy" Walker is about the Spartanburg resident, religious music composer and publisher. Walker became famous in the mid 1800's for changing the way...
Colonial Williamsburg, Part 2 | Project Discovery Revisited Nutcracker | Project Discovery Revisited

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Nutcracker | Project Discovery Revisited
Every December, the Columbia City Ballet performs The Nutcracker ballet. The story was written by E. T. A. Hoffman, with music composed by Tschaikovsky. This ballet masterpiece has become one of the...
Jasper Johns | S.C. Hall of Fame Dizzy Gillespie | S.C. Hall of Fame

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Dizzy Gillespie | S.C. Hall of Fame
"From the Be to the Bop: The Musical Legacy of Dizzy Gillespie." An excerpt from South Carolina ETV's Carolina Stories.
Jasper Johns | S.C. Hall of Fame Carlisle Floyd | S.C. Hall of Fame

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Carlisle Floyd | S.C. Hall of Fame
Carlisle Floyd is one of the foremost composers and librettists of opera in the United States. Born in Latta, South Carolina in 1926, Floyd earned degrees in piano and composition at Syracuse...
Marian McPartland's Piano Jazz Recording | Artopia

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Marian McPartland's Piano Jazz Recording | Artopia
In this Artopia segment, we get the rare opportunity to watch a Piano Jazz recording session. Join Marian McPartland in the studio, talking and playing with the great jazz pianist Joe Sample. Marian...
Marian McPartland, Host of Piano Jazz | Artopia

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Marian McPartland, Host of Piano Jazz | Artopia
Marian McPartland is host of the acclaimed program, Piano Jazz, featured on National Public Radio for more than twenty-five years. She is a well-known jazz pianist and founder of Halcyon Records. She...
Hugh Masekela | Artopia Music: One Minute Art Lesson | Artopia

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Music: One Minute Art Lesson | Artopia
Watch a brief animated history of music. TRANSCRIPT I don't know about you, but I can't live without my music! It is like my main thing - when I am chillin' I gotta be tuned in. So check it out -...
Singing Amazing Grace | Artopia

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Singing Amazing Grace | Artopia
Eboni Ramm sings her jazz reinterpretation of the hymn, Amazing Grace and also includes spoken word.