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from the top
State of the Arts goes behind the scenes at a taping of From the Top, the hit public radio program that NBC's Today calls "classy reality programming" at the State Theatre in New Brunswick. Hosted by internationally renowned pianist Christopher O'Riley, From the Top features young musicians ranging in age from 9 to 18 and is heard by more than 600,000 listeners weekly, on nearly 250 radio stations coast-to-coast including WWFM-FM in Trenton, Sundays at 4 PM; WRTQ-FM 94.9 in Ocean City, Saturdays at 12:00 pm; WRTI-FM in Philadelphia, Saturdays at 12:30 PM; and WNYC in New York on Saturdays at 5 AM.
Appearing on the State Theatre stage are: 15-year old Princeton, NJ pianist Daniel Suo who will play Listz's Rigoletto Concert Paraphrase; flutist Megan Emigh (15) from Haddonfield, NJ playing Borne's Carmen Fantasy; baritone Kevin Roy, (17) from Cornwall, NY and Trevor Ochieng, a 14 year-old violinist from Wyandanch, NY. The New Jersey taping is made possible with support from the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation.
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young at heart
Arts patron and philanthropist Dorothy Young of Ocean Grove, NJ has had a remarkably creative and varied life. In 1926, at the age of 17, the daughter of a Methodist minister auditioned for Harry Houdini and was chosen to be his on-stage assistant. She went on to several Broadway stints, wrote two novels--one of which, Dancing on a Dime, was adapted into a Hollywood movie--toured the world as a Latin dancer with her husband Gilbert Kiamie, and became a prolific and highly acclaimed landscape and still life painter.
At 94, Mrs. Young says her proudest accomplishment is the endowment she provided for the construction of the Dorothy Young Center for the Arts at New Jersey's Drew University.
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 golden
age of violins, part 2
An
interview with Dr. Herbet Axelrod about
his collection of rare 17th and 18th century
violins, violas and cellos reveals how he
turned the purchase of one Stradavari violin
back in the 1970's into a collection valued
at more than $100 million, and why he decided
to give a large portion of his extraordinary
collection to the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra.
Dr. Alxerod grew up in Bayonne, NJ, the
son of Russian immigrants. His father was
a violinist. He studied violin from a very
early age, considered a professional career,
but instead pursued a successful career
in science and publishing.
 where
to see
golden moments: a bach festival
the first public concerts of the NJSO's
golden age collection of rare string instruments
June 1-8, 2003
njsymphony.org
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noborigama
kiln
 In
Elmer, New Jersey you can find a remarkable
3-chambered, wood-fired, Japanese-style "Noborigama" kiln, jointly designed
and built by the Perkins Center for the
Arts and Appel Farm Arts and Music Center.
Originally built in 2001, the kiln is now
fired 12 to 14 times a year - and each time,
it's a community project as the stacking
and firing take days. Prominent ceramic
artists use the kiln (such as James Jansma,
interviewed in the story) as well as novice
potters. In the summer of 2004, the campers
at Appel Farm's summer arts camp will fire
the Noborigama kiln twice. Last year, State
of the Arts followed the process of preparing,
loading and firing the kiln over three weekends
- an edited version can be seen this month.
 also
visit
for a complete schedule of wood firing
workshops and classes
perkins center for the arts
www.perkinscenter.org
for summer arts camp
appel farm arts and music center
www.appelfarm.org
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