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HUM ALONG FOR HUMANITY Music undergrad Simeon Morrow likes to mix music with humanitarian causes. “Often people think of music as elitist, as coming from an ivory tower, but I see it as a social vehicle.” The major in double bass and conducting has been in music for years, but after reading Martin Luther King,Continue reading “Hum Along for Humanity”

GOING TO EUROPE TO FOLLOW PIERRE BOULEZ WAS A GOAL SIMEON MORROW WAS INTENT ON REALIZING. Acting on his desire, the McGill graduate pocketed the money he saved up conducting a youth orchestra in his hometown of Plattsburg, N.Y. and embarked on his month and a half pilgrimage following Boulez and his Ensemble Intercontemporain acrossContinue reading “In Boulez’s Tracks”

Plattsburg, N.Y. Author: ROBIN CAUDELL, Staff Writer PLATTSBURGH – Simeon Morrow’s intense, dark eyes light with enthusiasm for his new role as conductor of the Adirondack Youth Orchestra. “I am really happy to help out the young people and to give back to the community that has given so much,” said Morrow, a Plattsburgh nativeContinue reading “New AYO conductor aims to inspire young musicians”