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TAFTO 2012 Contribution: George Daugherty

Mon, Apr 4, 2012
by George Daugherty
TAFTO 2012 Contribution George Daugherty
For the past 23 years, I have conducted these crazy concerts called Bugs Bunny on Broadway and Bugs Bunny at the Symphony, where we pair the greatest symphony orchestras in the world with an evening full of Looney Tunes projected on a big screen above the orchestra, and do all the great classical music/classic animation send-ups like What’s Opera, Doc?, The Rabbit of Seville, Rhapsody Rabbit, et al, with their incomparable Carl Stalling rollercoaster-ride, heart-pounding original scores played live.
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April Is Take A Friend To The Orchestra Month!

Tue, Apr 4, 2012
by Drew McManus
TAFTO 2012 Get Empowered!
The 2012 Take A Friend To The Orchestra (TAFTO) program is just around the corner; although it is set to begin on Monday, 4/16/2012 the exact publication schedule is still being determined as we try to balance the need for TAFTO space next to the need for reviewing labor dispute related current events (let’s hope the latter
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TAFTO 2011 Contribution: Proper Discord

Mon, Apr 4, 2011
by Drew McManus
Wrapping up the 2011 program is a contribution from none other than the nameless and faceless entity that captains the culture blog vessel known as Proper Discord (twitter). Known for a singular wit and an obsessive compulsion to point out that the Emperor isn’t wearing any clothes and in fact, should really get that thing
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TAFTO 2011 Contribution: Gerard Schwarz

Fri, Apr 4, 2011
by Drew McManus
You never know what a TAFTO effort might produce. In some cases, it can spawn the birth of a new concertgoer and in others, it might plant the seeds of ongoing large gift support. In today’s contribution, Seattle Symphony music director, Gerard Schwarz, offers up a personal experience that demonstrates the latter. If you’ve ever
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TAFTO 2011 Contribution: Mark Clague

Thu, Apr 4, 2011
by Mark Clague
Today’s contribution is fitting in light of the success following of the motion picture The Social Network as University of Michigan professor, Mark Clague, takes the “friend” from Take A Friend To The Orchestra to new places. Mark explores this territory with real and virtual friends alike and I’d be surprised if, by the end,
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