COMMUNITY NEWS STUDENT VIOLIST TO MEET IDOL AS PART OF AWARD.Tess Scott-Suhrstedt, a junior at Marlborough school Marlborough School can refer to:
Hancock Park is a park in Miracle Mile, Los Angeles, California which is the location of the La Brea Tar Pits, the George C. Page Museum of La Brea Discoveries, and LACMA. , will meet Cynthia Phelps, principal violist with the New York Philharmonic The New York Philharmonic is the oldest active symphony orchestra in the United States, organized during 1842. Based in New York City, the Philharmonic performs most of its concerts at Avery Fisher Hall and has long been considered one of the best orchestras in the world. , as part of a school award. Scott-Suhrstedt won the school's Guerin Prize, which allows winning students to visit living Americans they most most admire. ``Having the chance to sit down with Cynthia Phelps and discuss all types of music would mean the world to me,'' she wrote on her Guerin Prize essay. ``I have so many questions to ask her about her journey as a violist.'' Last summer, the Studio City resident, who has played viola for the past nine years, studied music and performed in the Young Artists Orchestra at Boston University's Tanglewood Institute. Past winners have visited notable figures including former President Bill Clinton, linguist Noam Chomsky Noun 1. Noam Chomsky - United States linguist whose theory of generative grammar redefined the field of linguistics (born 1928) A. Noam Chomsky, Chomsky and Avon Inc. CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. Andrea Jung. THOUSAND OAKS - Carole Mundwiller and her son Chris attended a White House holiday reception hosted by first lady Laura Bush in honor of decorative painters whose ornaments adorn the White House Christmas tree Christmas tree Evergreen tree, usually decorated with lights and ornaments, to celebrate the Christmas season. The use of evergreen trees, wreaths, and garlands as symbols of eternal life was common among the ancient Egyptians, Chinese, and Hebrews. . The 350 hand-painted ornaments that hang on the Blue Room tree this year were selected following a contest for members of the Society of Decorative Painters, of which Mundwiller is part. ``I felt like Cinderella going to the ball,'' Mundwiller said. ``Meeting the first lady was awesome. She greeted us like we were old friends. And to my surprise, I even found my ornament on the White House Christmas tree.'' Mundwiller started painting 30 years ago when a friend asked her to take a decorative painting class. ``Who would have ever thought that something I learned 30 years ago would bring me to the White House where I would be honored by the first lady of our nation?'' NORTHRIDGE - A $25,000 donation to start an endowment fund has been made by Bonita Bonita (Spanish and Portuguese for "beautiful") is the name of:
The fund will go toward supporting students and graduate assistants and help cover program-related expenses, such as guest lecturer fees. Campbell also plans to supplement the fund with deductions from her paycheck. ``I know that everyone in this department thinks what we do is important. I do, too. So I thought I'd put my money where my mouth is.'' AGOURA HILLS - The Little Big Band, an independent group of Agoura High students, recently donated $1,000 to the Agoura High School Agoura High School is a four-year high school, freshman-senior, in Agoura Hills, California, United States. It is the largest high school in the Las Virgenes Unified School District, with an enrollment of approximately 2,400 students. Music Boosters. The group of teens plays standards from music legends and donates a significant portion of its earnings back to the school to fund youth activities and inspire other teens to give back to their communities. The group's Dec. 4 concert was one of two annual fund-raisers held by the group to benefit the school. The Little Big Band plays regularly from 7 to 10 p.m. every Saturday at Paul's Restaurant in Westlake Village. |
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