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		<title>Bach Magnificat</title>
		<description><![CDATA[[ December 18, 2011; 9:30 am; 11:15 am; ] Last stop on the whirlwind gig weekend are two performances of the Bach Magnificat at First United Methodist Church in Ann Arbor, at their 9:30 and 11:15am services.

Click here for more info.]]></description>
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		<title>FSO Holiday Pops</title>
		<description><![CDATA[[ December 17, 2011; 7:00 pm; December 18, 2011; 3:00 pm; ] Next up on the "Big Gig Weekend" is the annual FSO Holiday Pops! Click the picture for more information. The concerts are already sold out, but you can catch us on TV!]]></description>
		<link>http://www.markflegg.com/2011/12/fso-holiday-pops-3/</link>
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		<title>Wicked</title>
		<description><![CDATA[[ December 14, 2011; 8:00 pm; December 17, 2011; 2:00 pm; December 21, 2011; 1:00 pm; ] It's a big gig weekend here in the Motor City area. First up, I'll be filling in on a few performances of Wicked at the Detroit Opera House.]]></description>
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		<title>Handel&#8217;s Messiah</title>
		<description><![CDATA[[ December 4, 2011; 7:00 pm; ] It wouldn't be Christmas in Metro-Detroit without the annual performance of Handel's  Messiah at First Presbyterian Church, in Northville.

Performing the Messiah and Nutcracker every year marks the start of the holiday performance season for me... something I truly enjoy!

Come on out and hear some great festive music performed live to get yourself in the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>FSO &#8211; Nutcracker</title>
		<description><![CDATA[[ December 3, 2011; 2:00 pm; 7:00 pm; December 4, 2011; 3:00 pm; ] It’ time once again to usher in the holiday season with our annual production of the Nutcracker. This is a great holiday tradition, and the Flint Institute of Music and Harlem Ballet do a wonderful job with this production.

Plenty of information is available at the FSO Website.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.markflegg.com/2011/11/fso-nutcracker-3/</link>
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		<title>Relief for Tired Eyes!</title>
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The last time I had my eyes examined, the doctor said to me &#8220;Your reward for your longevity is that you get to wear these really cool glasses!&#8221; That&#8217;s a good perspective I suppose.
Back in the day I could read not only off my own stand, but also the stands of my neighbors, and even [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.markflegg.com/2011/11/relief-for-tired-eyes/</link>
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		<title>SBSO Season Opener</title>
		<description><![CDATA[[ October 8, 2011; 8:00 pm; ] My second season as Principal Trumpet with the Saginaw Bay Symphony Orchestra begins with an exciting program. From the orchestra's website:
Red Cape Tango, Michael Daugherty
Totentanz, Franz Liszt
Symphonie fantastique, Hector Berlioz
The fantastic dreams of a lovesick artist. A fantastic fight between evil and the quintessential American superhero. A fantastic vision of the afterlife, animated by one [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.markflegg.com/2011/10/sbso-season-opener/</link>
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		<title>FSO Season Opener</title>
		<description><![CDATA[[ September 24, 2011; 8:30 pm; ] Fall is finally upon us, and that means orchestras around the world are gearing up for a new season. The Flint Symphony (my home orchestra) opens it's 2011-2012 season on September 24th at 8:30pm. Here's a blurb from the orchestra's web site:
Wagner, Flying Dutchman Overture
 Barber, Violin Concerto
 Ravel, Alborada del gracioso
 Ravel, Rapsodie Espagnole
 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.markflegg.com/2011/09/fso-season-opener-2/</link>
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		<title>How Much Should You Practice?</title>
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Students and parents often ask me how much time every day should be spent practicing. I usually answer that as a very general rule of thumb, if you take a 30 minute lesson once a week, then you should practice at least 30 minutes every day. But that is a very generic response. It&#8217;s really [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.markflegg.com/2011/06/how-much-should-you-practice/</link>
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		<title>FSO Performs Strauss</title>
		<description><![CDATA[[ March 19, 2011; 8:00 pm; ] The Flint Symphony's 2010-2011 season "From the Eternal City" continues this weekend with a convert featuring Richard Strauss's Aus Italien and Rachmaninoff's Rhapsody on a There of Paganini.
More information is available here.]]></description>
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