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| Links |
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| National
Association of Pastoral Musicians |
| The Web Site for Musicians and Clergy |
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| International
Association of Jazz Educators |
The Web Page for Jazz Educators, Musicians
and Jazz Lovers. The mission of the International Association
of Jazz Educators is to assure the continued worldwide growth
and development of jazz and jazz education. As a part of that
mission, the Association initiates programs which nurture and
promote the understanding and appreciation of jazz and its heritage,
provide leadership to educators regarding curricula and performance,
assist teachers and practitioners with information and resources,
and take an active part in organizing clinics, festivals and
symposia at local, regional, national and international levels.
Founded in the United States in 1968 as the National Association
of Jazz Educators (NAJE), the organization formally changed
its name to the International Association of Jazz Educators
(IAJE) in 1989 to more accurately reflect its membership base
and global commitment to jazz education. Presently, active memberships
total upwards of 7,000 teachers, musicians, students, music
industry representatives, and enthusiasts in 35 countries. |
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| Grand
Rapids Symphony |
| Visit this Web Site for the latest on our
city's symphony orchestra. Innovative programming and artistic
excellence have brought both the orchestra and the community
widespread recognition. In 1987 the American Society of Composers
and Publishers (ASCAP) awarded the Grand Rapids Symphony its
top prize for commitment to adventuresome programming, and that
same year the Symphony was the first orchestra chosen to receive
the Michigan Governor’s Arts Award. |
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| Battle Creek Symphony Orchestra |
| Music center of South Central Michigan. This ochestra performs in the newly renovated WK Kellogg Auditorium in Battle Creek |
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| Opera
Grand Rapids |
| Opera Grand Rapids is the oldest professional
opera company in Michigan and serves as West MIchigan and Mid-Michigan's
only professional opera production company. |
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| National
Association for Music Education |
| A Great Organization to join! Music allows
us to celebrate and preserve our cultural heritages, and also
to explore the realms of expression, imagination, and creation
resulting in new knowledge. Therefore, every individual should
be guaranteed the opportunity to learn music and to share in
musical experiences. The mission of MENC: The National Association
for Music Education is to advance music education by encouraging
the study and making of music by all. |
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| Chamber
Choir of Grand Rapids |
| Meet all the talented people at CCGR. For
twenty seasons, we have presented the very best of choral literature,
and developing performance venues as varied as the Van Andel
Museum Center, Royce Auditorium of the St. Cecilia Music Society,
The Basilica of St. Adalbert, and many other churches in the
metropolitan area. Welcome to this season. We know you will
enjoy the choral experience we have in store for you. |
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| The
National Association of Teachers of Singing, Inc. |
| The
Michigan Chapter of the National Association of Teachers of
Singing |
| Review their publications, journals, and
other guides. Welcome to NATS Online, the official web site
of the National Association of Teachers of Singing. NATS is
a nonprofit organization dedicated to encouraging the highest
standards of singing through excellence in teaching and the
promotion of vocal education and research. Our goals include
the professional advancement of the talented and the enrichment
of the general public. With over 5,000 members in the United
States, Canada, and more than 25 other countries, we are the
largest association of teachers of singing in the world. |
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| The
American Choral Directors Association |
| "Promoting and presenting Choral Music
to the world." Founded in 1959, the American Choral Directors
Association (ACDA) is a nonprofit music-education organization
whose central purpose is to promote excellence in choral music
through performance, composition, publication, research, and
teaching. In addition, ACDA strives through arts advocacy to
elevate choral music's position in American society. |
