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<FONT face=Arial size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">For those of you that are not familiar with Mr. Zander's work, I encourage you to research him a bit. He is the only conductor I know of that encourages feedback and SUGGESTIONS from the musicians of the orchestra. I would encourage everybody to attend his talk. Read on:</SPAN></FONT><BR>
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<BR>The Akron Symphony invites students and educators to experience the music and wisdom of one of <BR>the most engaging conductors and teachers of our time – renowned Mahler expert Maestro Benjamin Zander.<BR><BR>Tickets for the March 20 & 21 performances are currently available for students <BR>at <B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">half price</SPAN></B>, from $10 to $25 ea.<BR><BR>Student rush tickets will also be available at the door one hour prior to the start of each concert for <B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">$5 ea</SPAN></B>.<BR><BR>EVEN BETTER...<BR><BR>Maestro Zander will present a talk, “Experiencing The Art of Possibility,” on Thursday, March 18 at the Cleveland Institute of Music’s Kulas Hall at 4:15 PM. Zander, co-author of the best-selling book <I><SPAN style="FONT-STYLE: italic">The Art of Possibility<FONT color=navy><SPAN style="COLOR: navy">,</SPAN></FONT></SPAN></I> is known throughout the world as a speaker (including The World Economic Forum at Davos and the famed TED conference) with his exuberant message of music as a transformational tool and a metaphor for leadership. The talk is free and open to the public. <BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><BR></SPAN></B></SPAN></FONT><B><FONT face=Arial size=4><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 13pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">All students attending the CIM talk will receive a voucher for a FREE ticket to <BR>the March 21 performance at Severance Hall. Seating is limited and </SPAN></FONT></B><BR>
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<P class=ecxMsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><B><FONT face=Arial size=4><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 13pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">available on a first-come, first-served basis.<BR></SPAN></FONT></B><FONT face=Arial><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><BR>To RSVP for the March 18 CIM talk, send an e-mail to Renee Anthony Dee, </SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=ecxMsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><FONT face=Arial size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Director of Artistic Planning at the Akron Symphony (<A href="mailto:rdee@akronsymphony.org"><FONT color=black><SPAN style="COLOR: windowtext">rdee@akronsymphony.org</SPAN></FONT></A>)<BR><BR>To pre-order tickets for March 20, call (330) 535-8131<BR><BR>To pre-order tickets for March 21, call (800) 686-1141<BR><BR><BR></SPAN></FONT></P>
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