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The Cliburn advances classical piano music throughout the world. Its international competitions, education programs, and concert series embody an enduring commitment to artistic excellence and the discovery of new artists. Established in Fort Worth, Texas, in 1962, the quadrennial Van Cliburn International Piano Competition (sixteenth edition, May 28–June 12, 2021) remains the most visible expression of that mission and is, as always, committed to its original ideals of supporting and launching the careers of emerging artists, ages 18–30. It shares the transformative powers of music with a wide global audience, through fully-produced webcasts and by providing comprehensive career management and concert bookings to its winners. Rounding out its mission, the Cliburn also produces the Cliburn International Junior Piano Competition and Festival for exceptional 13- to 17-year-old pianists (second edition, May 31–June 8, 2019), and the Cliburn International Amateur Piano Competition for outstanding non-professional pianists age 35 and older (eighth edition, May 24–30, 2020). Over a four-year cycle, the Cliburn contributes to North Texas’ cultural landscape with over 170 classical music performances for 150,000 attendees, through competitions, free community concerts, and its signature Cliburn Concerts series at Bass Performance Hall, the Kimbell Art Museum Piano Pavilion, the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, and Scat Jazz Lounge. It presents 1,000 Cliburn in the Classroom in-school, interactive music education programs for more than 200,000 area elementary students. During the same time period, it garners the world’s attention with over eight million visits from 170 nations for live concert and competition webcasts; 300 concerts worldwide booked for competition winners; more than 5,000 news articles about the Cliburn and its winners; and regular national radio broadcasts to 245 public radio stations.

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OUR MISSION The Albany Symphony Orchestra celebrates our living musical heritage. Through brilliant live performances, innovative educational programming, and engaging cultural events, the Albany Symphony enriches a broad & diverse regional community. By creating, recording, and disseminating the music of our time, the Albany Symphony is establishing an enduring artistic legacy that is reshaping the nation's musical future. ABOUT THE ALBANY SYMPHONY Recognized as one of the nation’s most creative orchestras, the Albany Symphony has received a record number of ASCAP Awards, two GRAMMY® nominations, and a 2014 GRAMMY® Award for its recording of John Corigliano’s Conjurer. The Albany Symphony was the only orchestra invited to perform twice at the Carnegie Hall Spring for Music festivals that celebrated adventurous programming and innovative artistic philosophy. In July 2017, the Symphony’s Water Music NY tour drew nearly 25,000 people to new-music events in seven towns along the Erie Canal. For each event, the Symphony commissioned emerging composers to collaborate with local organizations to create orchestral pieces to express each town's unique heritage. The New York Times captured the project in “Hell or High Water, an Orchestra Celebrates the Erie Canal.” In April 2018, the Albany Symphony was featured as one of four orchestras nationwide in the Kennedy Center/WPA SHIFT Festival. Founded in 1930 in New York’s Capital Region and led by David Alan Miller, the Albany Symphony presents: a classical series featuring a world-premiere or recent composition at each concert; its American Music Festival celebrating established and emerging living composers; its cutting-edge new music chamber ensemble, the Dogs of Desire; and family concerts. The Albany Symphony’s education programs serve all ages, from its Tiny Tots concerts to pre-concert Classical Conversations to its flagship Symphony In Our Schools and Literacy-through-Songwriting programs.