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@Tafelmusik @TanyaTomkins Looking forward to tonight!!!

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Tonight at 7 PM ET, Artistic Director Tanya Tomkins joins @Tafelmusik for a fascinating panel discussion on how historically informed performances bring something new and vital to music by 19th century composers.

Join this Zoom webinar for just $5 --> https://t.co/QjhZDyGlty

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Valley of the Moon Music Festival presents Fermata Fridays, in-depth interviews with festival musicians and lecturers: https://t.co/Hk32gW3rWv

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We are so proud of our TANK Trust Laureate, Rachell Ellen Wong, just named a 2020 Avery Fisher Career Grant recipient!! https://t.co/wD5evtRu13

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A little bird has told us to tune in online tomorrow for big news! Don't miss this year's Avery Fisher Career Grant announcement (2PM PDT): https://t.co/uFNZPPsfAC

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Please read important updates to our summer Apprenticeship Program application process:
https://t.co/y2dhfbEP2v
We remain hopeful that we will see you all this summer for our 6th Annual Festival!

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Very excited to share @vmmfsonoma apprentice laureate, @augusta_lodge is in the first round of Grammy Nominations! We are so proud of your accomplishments, Augusta and please vote if you’re able. #61stgrammys #baroqueviolin

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Have you seen this amazing new mural outside the Sonoma Valley's Republic of Thrift? The project was lead by some of #vmmfsonoma's favorite organizations, Sonoma Valley Museum of Art, @LaLuzCenter, and Art Escape. What an inspiring project! #sonoma #celebratethearts

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Here are a few photos from a fantastic @vmmfsonoma cultivation event from a few weeks ago! Thanks to Kimberly and Simon Blattner for hosting us in their garden. #MusicalMonday #vmmfsonoma

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#WisdomWednesday Continued: The winner of the Exhibition that year? In a blow to the English, was the French manufacturer Erard!
#edwinbeunk #fortepianos #thegreatexhibition #vmmfsonoma

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#WisdomWednesday: “Many a man engaged in commercial and other active pursuits, finds the chief charm of his drawing room in the intellectual enjoyment afforded by the piano." Written by Sigismund Thalberg during his tenure as juror for The Great Exhibition....

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Did you know that not only is Elizabeth Blumenstock one of @vmmfsonoma’s amazing violinists, she is also a beautiful artist?!? #vmmfsonoma #MotivationMonday

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Thank you to @InterMusicSF for helping Bay Area chamber music thrive! @vmmfsonoma #earlymusic #bayarea

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Check out this new recording of #vmmfsonoma’s music director performing The Moonlight Sonata, "Quasi una Fantasia.” Thanks for sharing, Voices of Music. #fortepiano
https://t.co/sllIKxoDpR #Beethoven

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Nic McGegan, director of @PhilharmoniaBar and one of @vmmfsonoma’s esteemed advisory board members announced his retirement today. Thank you for all of the wonderful performances and 35 years of music making, Nic. #vmmfsonoma #pbo

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Go West, maestros -- to the Bay Area! After more than three decades the esteemed conductor Nicholas McGegan plans to step down from Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra (@PhilharmoniaBar), which joins @SFSymphony and @SFOpera looking for music directors:
https://t.co/xiGgVKWMgC

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Tonight is the night! Come hear @vmmfsonoma musicians, Carla Moore, Maria Romero, Tanya Tomkins, and Eric Zivian perform with the Sonoma State University Symphony Orchestra at the beautiful Green Music Center at 7:30pm. Hear works by Haydn, Telemann, Vivaldi, and Beethoven.

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Another great day with @vmmfsonoma Apprentice Laureate Maria Romero coaching the Valley Vibes Orchestra, a Sonoma-based youth orchestra inspired by the El Sistema program. Her education in the original El Sistema in Venezuela made her a very special guest for this local program.

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Great day yesterday with @vmmfsonoma musicians Carla Moore and Maria Romero rehearsing with the Sonoma State University Symphony Orchestra. Thank you, Alexander Kahn, for having us! Concert 9/29 at 7:30pm in the beautiful Weill Hall at @greenmusicctr.

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Apprentice Laureate Maria Romero has joined @vmmfsonoma for a week of collaborations with Sonoma State University Music Department and Valley Vibes Orchestra in Sonoma. Day 1: Lesson with 14-year-old violinist Chili Ekman, playing on gut strings for the very first time!

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Guess who has returned to being a full-time musician again after decades of being the shining light in the world of Executive Directors? Last night we played Beethoven with the great Robert Cole. #vmmfsonoma #clarinet