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["Michelle Pollak" <>]

CORRECTION: Distance Learning Event Features Michael Tilson Thomas

The correct participants in the distance learning events with Michael Tilson 
Thomas are as follows:

On April 1, from 2:30 to 4:30 PM, the New World Symphony (NWS) will connect 
to the Eastman School of Music for an interactive
clarinet master class.  Andrew Marriner, clarinetist and first chair of the 
London Symphony Orchestra will be in Miami at NWS.  He
will be in Miami and with Michael Tilson Thomas,  Founder and Artistic 
Director of NWS, will be coaching two NWS fellows locally:
Kazam Abdullah and Pascal Archer.  He will also be remotely coaching two 
students at Eastman School of Music: Brian Dredla and Nick
Siedentop.  The connection to Eastman will be via Internet2 and both NWS and 
Eastman will be using MPEG2 codecs for this event.

The NWS will also conduct a cello sectional rehearsal on April 1, from 5:00 
PM to 6:00 PM.  NWS will connect to Columbia University
to bring in Carter Brey first cello of the New York Philharmonic, live from 
New York and at the same time NWS will connect to
Cleveland Institute of Music to bring in cellist and professor, Stephen 
Geber.  Michael Tilson Thomas in Miami will conduct the
cello sectional rehearsal of Beethoven 5th Symphony and both Carter Brey and 
Stephen Geber will participate remotely interacting
with Michael Tilson Thomas and with the NWS cello section in Miami.  The 
connections will be DVTS or MPEG2 as appropriate.  

On April 2, from 2:00 to 3:00 PM Michael Tilson Thomas and Neville Marriner 
in Miami will host a conductor round table discussion.
At NWS`s invitation, conducting professors and their conducting students will 
be joining remotely over Internet2 from Cleveland
Institute of Music, Indiana University and University of Michigan.  From a 
technical standpoint NWS is planning to connect to each
location using DVTS technology with the option of MPEG2 if necessary. 

Michael Tilson Thomas will also will perform a conducting master class on 
April 2, from 4:15 to 6:00 PM, and coach one or more
student conductors and an ensemble that will be at the Cleveland Institute of 
Music, connected remotely via Internet2.   This event
is planned to use DVTS with the option of MPEG2.

Any questions regarding these events should be directed to: Tom Snook, Chief 
Technology Officer for the New World Symphony  at (305)
673-3330, Ext.  229 or via E-mail at 
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