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From the Top in December 2020 has the 2nd Blanket Fort Show and an update on where they are now

John Brancy as Fastastic Mr. Fox
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John Brancy as Fastastic Mr. Fox

In the Dec 27th "Where Are They Now" broadcast, we'll hear from baritone John Brancy, winner of a 2020 Grammy Award for Best Opera Recording for his performance in the title role of the Opera “The Fantastic Mr. Fox.”

12/6 This week’s episode with Host Peter Dugan features a lyrical performance of Mark Summer’s Julie-O and a teenage piano trio performing Beethoven’s Ghost movement.
12/13 From the Top’s second “Blanket Fort Show” with Host Peter Dugan, was recorded in the homes of young performers during the COVID-19 pandemic. We’ll hear Eunice Lee, 16, violin, from Irvine, California, Emilia Diaz Delgado, 11, guitar from Santa Clara, California, Jacob Peery, 17, saxophone, from Elizabethtown, Kentucky, and William Jae, 18, composer, Los Angeles, California, presenting an original composition Excerpt from Alabaster Wool as performed by the Lyris Quartet.
12/20 Host Peter Dugan introduces some talented teens from Boston and beyond who perform Stravinsky’s Firebird, Beethoven, and Strauss.
12/27 Where are They Now?  Host Peter Dugan catches up with some of our illustrious alumni to learn about their lives today. We’ll hear from John Brancy, baritone, winner of a 2020 Grammy Award for Best Opera Recording for his performance in the title role of the Opera “The Fantastic Mr. Fox” and Social Impact Investor Yi Wei, percussion, performing Sonata No.1 by Johann Sebastian Bach performed on marimba.