But the symphony fellowships don't just stop at musical training.

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But O'Connor doesn't want listeners to think of his new symphony as simply some kind of PBS soundtrack to a chapter of American history.

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Mr. HENRY FOGEL (President, American Symphony Orchestra League): I don't think there's ever been an appointment of any music director where you could say the orchestra unanimously agreed with that appointment.

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To experts tracking a decline in amphibians with growing alarm, it's like a symphony in which some of the players haven't been showing up.

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Mr. DAVID HANDEL (Music Director, National Symphony Orchestra of Bolivia): Des Moines, Iowa, isn't the center of symphonic activity on an international scale.

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According to press reports, there were some members of the Baltimore Symphony who wanted the search to go on, indicating they weren't altogether pleased that the search had settled on you.

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Maybe not as a fashion statement that I'd proudly wear out to a symphony or even, say, the VD clinic, but I simply couldn't be more comfortable than I was in a T-shirt and tights.

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Mr. Boutros said the airline hasn't experienced a backlash from its sponsorships of sports teams or civic entities, such as the San Francisco Symphony.

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This can't be accomplished by overseeing thousands of doctors in thousands of offices and medical complexes, each conducting its own symphony.

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