Partnership is forged with Cherry Lane and From the Top education materials appear in Cherry Lane Magazines reaching 300,000 kids and 15,000 teachers.From the Top becomes a member of the National Consortium for Music-in-Education.Second interdisciplinary curriculum (math, music, and technology) is developed and piloted in Boston Public Schools.From the Top carried on 200 stations with the fastest growth of any music program in history.Francis Hunnewell joins staff as CEO to expand funding base.First interdisciplinary curriculum is developed and piloted in two Boston public schools.Program eliminates controversial “Audience Choice” competition after first taping season.Joanne Robinson cast as Announcer, Hayley Goldbach re-cast as Roving Reporter.Weekly radio broadcast of From the Top launches on 100 stations PRI reports carriage at 132 stations within the first month.Show #1 is recorded at Tanglewood Music Center in Lenox, MA.Cole Porter’s “You’re the Top” is first performed as theme by Christopher O’Riley. Hayley Goldbach is cast as Co-Announcer.Three more pilot programs are produced, with two recorded at Jordan Hall featuring special guests Richard Stoltzman and Mark O’Connor.Department of Education provides $3 million in start-up funding over the next four years From the Top, NEC, and the Education Development Center (EDC) join forces to pilot an education program at the Lincoln-Eliot School in Newton, MA.New program title “From the Top” is introduced at the PRPD National Conference.Second Young Performance pilot plays for a focus group at Public Radio Program Directors (PRPD) National Conference.First pilot Young Performance taped at New England Conservatory (NEC)’s Jordan Hall in Boston with Christopher O’Riley as host.Relationships form with Public Radio International (PRI) and WGBH in Boston.Jennifer Hurley-Wales and Gerald Slavet invite concert pianist Christopher O’Riley to serve as host.(CPI) creates a demo radio program entitled Child’s Play hosted by Gerald Slavet as Executive Producer with musician George Russell, Jr., and Producers Wesley Horner & Jennifer Hurley-Wales Jennifer Hurley-Wales and Gerald Slavet conceive of an old-time radio program featuring young musicians to be taped at the newly-restored New England Conservatory’s (NEC) Jordan Hall.
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