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Mar 2017
40m 59s

An Interview with Donald Weilerstein and...

JOSHUA WEILERSTEIN
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Join conductor Joshua Weilerstein and his parents(!), the esteemed performers and teachers, Donald and Vivian Weilerstein, as they discuss how they met, their first time playing music together, teaching philosophies, parenting philosophies, and much much more!

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