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We are looking for a Public Critic! Do you have what it takes?

Have you always had a secret desire to be a music critic? Want to publish that opinion of yours? How about free tickets to some of Chicago’s best concerts?

 

If you said, “yes!” we want to hear from you! ChicagoClassicalMusic.org is looking for new voices to review some of this season’s most exciting classical music concerts!

 

Here’s how it will work: Submit a brief review (200 words) of a recent concert you have attended and a letter explaining why you should be the Public’s Critic.

 

Deadline is October 25, 2009. Submissions to be mailed to critic@chicagoclassicalmusic.org.

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Music Institute Academy Student Jonas Tarm Win National Composition Competition

MUSIC INSTITUTE ACADEMY STUDENT WINS NATIONAL COMPOSITION COMPETITION

Jonas Tarm

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | February 3, 2012

Contact: Jill Chukerman | 773.525.3974 | jchuk@rcn.com

Highland Park student musician Jonas Tarm, who studies with the Music Institute of Chicago’s prestigious Academy for gifted pre-college musicians, has won first place in a distinguished, 50-state classical music composition competition, the 24,000-member Music Teachers National Association (MTNA) announced this week.

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