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In this BloNo Beats live music column, read about two conductors and their passion for teaching music to teens and other youths before their free fall concert Tuesday, Nov 21.
"Nearly everyone is influenced in some way by those adults around them as they grow up. For many people, a primary influencer may be a teacher," Tim Hornseth writes.
The Illinois Symphony's popular "Holiday Pops in the Heartland" comes to Illinois State University's Concert Hall Saturday with a combined orchestra, joining players from Bloomington-Normal Youth Symphony, Springfield Choral Society and more.