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        <title>John Philip Sousa</title>
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			<title><![CDATA[Bill Tapia dies at 103; virtuoso ukulele player]]></title>
			
			

			
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			<pubDate>2011-12-06 00:00:00</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Bill Tapia, a virtuoso ukulele player from Hawaii who learned to strum the instrument at age 7, performed for U.S. troops during World War I and was still touring and teaching well after hitting the century mark, has died. He was 103.

Tapia died in his...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Musical moments with U.S. presidents]]></title>
			
			

			
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			<pubDate>2012-02-22 16:36:23</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Bill Tapia, a virtuoso ukulele player from Hawaii who learned to strum the instrument at age 7, performed for U.S. troops during World War I and was still touring and teaching well after hitting the century mark, has died. He was 103.

Tapia died in his...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA['30 Rock' recap: Forced hiatus]]></title>
			
			

			
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			<pubDate>2011-03-25 16:36:04</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Bill Tapia, a virtuoso ukulele player from Hawaii who learned to strum the instrument at age 7, performed for U.S. troops during World War I and was still touring and teaching well after hitting the century mark, has died. He was 103.

Tapia died in his...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Library of Congress and Sony Music team for 'National Jukebox' free streaming of vintage recordings]]></title>
			
			

			
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			<pubDate>2011-05-10 16:35:46</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Bill Tapia, a virtuoso ukulele player from Hawaii who learned to strum the instrument at age 7, performed for U.S. troops during World War I and was still touring and teaching well after hitting the century mark, has died. He was 103.

Tapia died in his...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Musicians unite to form Phoenix Winds]]></title>
			
			

			
			<link>http://www.latimes.com/topic/sns-mct-musicians-unite-to-form-phoenix-winds-20130512,0,5870666.story?track=rss-topicgallery</link>
				
			
			<pubDate>2013-05-12 09:04:02</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Seasoned musicians and college students get a chance to not only learn from one another, but tackle challenging music through a class now being offered at Elon University. 

Company Shops Band merged with the Elon University band class earlier this year...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[News briefs for May 1]]></title>
			
			

			
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			<pubDate>2013-05-01 06:42:00</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[ Musician Scott Kirby returns to festival 

The Great American Brass Band Festival is pleased to welcome back musician Scott Kirby for the 2013 festival, which will be June 7-9 in Danville. An accomplished musician, composer and visual artist, Kirby has...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Lehigh Valley Arts News]]></title>
			
			

			
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			<pubDate>2013-04-27 15:05:00</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Wittry to receive USC Alumnus Award 

The University of Southern California Thornton School of Music will present Allentown Symphony Orchestra Conductor Diane Wittry with the Outstanding Alumnus Award on May 16 for her work as a music director, guest...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Lehigh University Choral Arts to perform Verdi, Wagner]]></title>
			
			

			
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			<pubDate>2013-04-25 06:46:41</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[The operatic world had a banner year in 1813 with the birth of two giants, Verdi and Wagner, both of whom transformed the experience of opera.

Lehigh University Choral Arts, under the direction of Steven Sametz and with the assistance of a new member...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA['Oklahoma!': Gemze de Lappe here to bring out true colors]]></title>
			
			

			
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			<pubDate>2013-04-18 10:56:00</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[&ldquo;It's not &lsquo;rah, rah, rah,'&rdquo; Gemze de Lappe says in explaining how you sing &ldquo;Oklahoma!&rdquo; 

The 91-year-old de Lappe hops up from her chair and stoops, bowing low and dusting the air with her hands as if foraging through...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Classically Trained: Navy band blows into town]]></title>
			
			

			
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			<pubDate>2013-02-12 11:24:00</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[In the eighth grade, my classmates and I got to hear the United States Marine Band, a.k.a. the President's Own, in rehearsal at their barracks in Washington, D.C. 

We were told this would be the opportunity of a lifetime, a rare chance to hear one of the...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Five for your planner: Tuesday, Feb. 12]]></title>
			
			

			
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			<pubDate>2013-02-11 13:04:00</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[1. A 'Sweetheart' of an evening

Sweetheart Casino Big Band Evening will be from 6 to 10 p.m. Friday, Feb. 15, at Hager Hall Conference and Event Center, 901 Dual Highway, Hagerstown. Casino with card games, wheel games, dice games and more. Heavy hors d'...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Hugh Jackman charms at Academy of Music anniversary concert]]></title>
			
			

			
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			<pubDate>2013-01-27 21:23:53</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[1. A 'Sweetheart' of an evening

Sweetheart Casino Big Band Evening will be from 6 to 10 p.m. Friday, Feb. 15, at Hager Hall Conference and Event Center, 901 Dual Highway, Hagerstown. Casino with card games, wheel games, dice games and more. Heavy hors d'...]]></description>
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