Introducing Michelle Tang, FSO’s Young Artist Showcase Winner 2018

Michelle Tang, 16, of Potomac, Maryland, is the 2018 Frederick Symphony Orchestra Young Artist Showcase winner. She’ll be performing with the Symphony in Eloquent Elgar on May 5, 2018 at Jack B. Kussmaul Theater at Frederick Community College. 

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The Top 10 Classical Compositions For Piano Beginners

Classical music is known to decrease blood pressure, fight depression and stress, boost memory, and relieve physical pain. It’s also helpful in sparking creativity, inducing sleep, and improving overall productivity.

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How Are Classical Music Compositions Named?

If you’re not familiar with how classical compositions are titled, Russian composer Pyotr Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 2 in C Minor, Little Russian is more satisfying to listen to than to read.

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A Complete List of Beethoven’s 32 Piano Sonatas

It took Beethoven more than 25 years to complete his collection of piano sonatas, and the Frederick Symphony Orchestra gives you the breakdown to each one:

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