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In my recent EarRelevant essay, “What Remains When Summer Ends”, I wrote about what orchestra education programs carry from one season to the next. This is a personal reflection on a concert that brings that question closer to home.Our principal trombonist started playing the K-pop song “Golden,” and around a thousand fifth graders erupted.She had added it spontaneously during the instrument demonstrations. The children applauded, laughed and sang along. Their teachers were smiling. I remember h
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