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	<description>Season XVII:  3-16 June 2012</description>
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		<title>SEASON XVII: &#8220;The Spice of Life&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 14:35:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Todd Cranson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The 17th season puts the “HOT” in Hot Springs Music Festival with a variety of musical styles befitting this year’s theme, “The Spice of Life.” Slated for June 3-16, the Festival will feature both classic and contemporary repertoire in an effort to appeal to a broad-based audience. “We will continue to present the time-tested masters [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Harmonic Progression &#8211; Festival director to bring music to new audiences</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 16:35:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Todd Cranson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Click this link to read a great article by Leslie Fisher about the Hot Springs Music Festival&#8217;s upcoming concerts and 2012 Season! Concerts scheduled for Saturday 4 February 2012 will bring HSMF Mentors and Henderson State University music faculty to the neighboring communities of Hot Springs Village and Gurdon for a day of great music. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Winter Fantasie &#8211; 4 February 2012</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 21:51:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Saturday, 4 February 2012 the Hot Sprigs Music Festival will combine forces with music faculty from Henderson State University and present two exciting concerts of piano and brass music. The first concert begins at noon in Hot Springs Village&#8217;s Kirk in the Pines Presbyterian Church. At 7:00 pm the concert will be repeated at the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Carlos Espinosa named Assistant Conductor</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Jan 2012 22:08:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Todd Cranson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Hot Springs Music Festival is proud to announce the appointment of Carlos Espinosa as Assistant Conductor for the 2012 Season.  His second consecutive year at the Hot Springs Music Festival, he will continue work with the Festival&#8217;s Music Advisor and Conductor Peter Bay.  Congratulations Carlos! Biographical Information: Carlos Espinosa is a Doctoral student in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rick Robinson, Mr. CutTime</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 02:28:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Todd Cranson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rick Robinson, Mr. CutTime, will be a Special Mentor at the 2012 Hot Springs Music Festival. Rick Robinson plays and writes personally expressive music driven by 22 years of experience as a bassist for the Detroit Symphony Orchestra (DSO). In 2012 he leaves that orchestra to fulfill his artistic potential while drawing new audiences to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Michiko Oshima, viola</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 22:21:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A native of Japan, Ms. Oshima has performed world-wide with the Cassatt and is an active member of the Cantus Quartet and Virtuoso Yokohama. She created ABChamberMusic which has organized twenty chamber music workshops for amateur string players in Japan. As a dedicated music writer, she has written articles for “Sarasate” and “Strings” magazines in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Nicole Johnson, cello</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 22:18:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nicole Johnson, cellist with the Cassatt String Quartet, has performed as a recitalist and chamber musician throughout the U.S. and Germany. She has appeared in performances with the Vermeer Quartet on their series in Chicago, on the Composers&#8217; Guild concerts in New York City and at the Spoleto Festival in Charleston, South Carolina. Most recently, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Jennifer Leshnower, violin</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 22:13:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Jennifer Leshnower, violinist with the Cassatt String Quartet, coaches chamber music worldwide with recent masterclasses in Ireland at Trinity College and the Royal Irish Academy of Music. In 2006 at the Library of Congress, she had the opportunity to perform on the Library&#8217;s &#8220;Ward&#8221; Stradivari (1700). Ms. Leshnower has concertized with members of the Cleveland, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Muneko Otani, violin</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 22:07:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Muneko Otani, violinist with the Cassatt String Quartet, is currently on the faculty of Columbia University, The Mannes College of Music and the Mozarteum Summer Festival in Salzburg. She has performed as a soloist with the Tokyo Chamber Orchestra as well as the Norfolk Festival Orchestra. Ms. Otani has held fellowships at both the Banff [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cassatt String Quartet</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 21:56:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Muneko Otani, violin Jennifer Leshnower, violin Michiko Oshima, viola Nicole Johnson, cello The Cassatt String Quartet is Mentor Ensemble in Residence for the 2012 Hot Springs Music Festival. Acclaimed as one of America&#8217;s outstanding ensembles, the Manhattan based Cassatt String Quartet has performed throughout North America, Europe, and the Far East, with appearances at New [...]]]></description>
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