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Dallas Symphony Orchestra Announces Education Center In Cooperation with MIT Media Lab

by | Jul 19, 2023

The Dallas Symphony Orchestra has announced plans for the Jeanne R. Johnson Education Center in the Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center that will serve students from first grade through high school.

The center is scheduled to open in fall 2024.

“The Johnson Education Center represents a bold vision for the next era of music education in Dallas and delivers on our ongoing commitment to make meaningful impact on children across Dallas in music education,” Cece Smith, chair of the DSO board of governors, said in a statement....

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