Culture of Boston

True Tickets Launches Secure, Contactless Ticketing for Boston Symphony Orchestra with Its First Event of the 2021 Tanglewood Season —The Boston Pops July 4th Spectacular

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Thursday, July 8, 2021
Entertainment, Technology, Music, Mobile, Wireless, Events, Concerts, Software, Internet, Culture of Boston, Massachusetts counties, Massachusetts culture, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, Tanglewood, Boston Pops Orchestra, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Lenox, Massachusetts

The Boston Pops July 4th Spectacular Concert returned to Tanglewood with new health and safety protocols in place, including contactless digital ticketing.

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  • The Boston Pops July 4th Spectacular Concert returned to Tanglewood with new health and safety protocols in place, including contactless digital ticketing.
  • Tanglewood one of the countrys preeminent summer music festivals is also the summer home of the Boston Symphony Orchestra.
  • True Tickets is a secure contactless digital ticketing service that can be tailored to a venues specific needs.
  • Further information about Tanglewood can be found at www.tanglewood.org ; further details about the Tanglewood Learning Institute can be found at www.tli.org .

App Store Debuts a Colorful, New Path to Playing Music

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Thursday, May 6, 2021
Back Bay, Boston, Berklee College of Music, Culture of Boston, Guitar chord, Matrix, Harmony, Array, Boston, Massachusetts culture, American culture

One prominent Berklee College of Music professor called it "absolutely brilliant.

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  • One prominent Berklee College of Music professor called it "absolutely brilliant.
  • "\nMajor Harmony LLC is an innovative, diversified and technologically savvy multi-media company developing an exciting array of high-quality products.
  • It\'s by following this animated fellow through some simple "play the colors" lessons that the new ChordLand app can be explored.
  • Geared for intermediate and advanced players, it applies the same Harmony Matrix method and color-coded approach to the guitar\'s fretboard.

Gilberto Gil to Receive Honorary Doctorate at Berklee's Campus in Valencia, Spain

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Tuesday, March 30, 2021
Musicians, Guitarists, Lead guitarists, Back Bay, Boston, Berklee College of Music, Culture of Boston, Roger H. Brown, Valencia, Gilberto, Al Di Meola, John McLaughlin, Lila Downs

VALENCIA, Spain, March 30, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Berklee President Roger H. Brown will present Brazilian multi-instrumentalist, singer, and songwriter Gilberto Gil with an honorary doctorate at Berklee Valencia's commencement ceremony on Monday, July 5, 2021.

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  • VALENCIA, Spain, March 30, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Berklee President Roger H. Brown will present Brazilian multi-instrumentalist, singer, and songwriter Gilberto Gil with an honorary doctorate at Berklee Valencia's commencement ceremony on Monday, July 5, 2021.
  • The Valencia campus previously awarded honorary doctorates to Eddie Gmez (2013), John McLaughlin (2017), Al Di Meola (2018), Imogen Heap (2019), and Lila Downs (2020).
  • Gilberto Gil is one of the leading names in Brazilian music, with a career that has spanned more than six decades.
  • About Berklee's Campus in Valencia, Spain
    Berklee Valencia is the college's first international campus and its first outside of Boston.

Gilberto Gil to Receive Honorary Doctorate at Berklee's Campus in Valencia, Spain

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Tuesday, March 30, 2021
Musicians, Guitarists, Lead guitarists, Back Bay, Boston, Berklee College of Music, Culture of Boston, Roger H. Brown, Valencia, Gilberto, Al Di Meola, John McLaughlin, Lila Downs

VALENCIA, Spain, March 30, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Berklee President Roger H. Brown will present Brazilian multi-instrumentalist, singer, and songwriter Gilberto Gil with an honorary doctorate at Berklee Valencia's commencement ceremony on Monday, July 5, 2021.

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  • VALENCIA, Spain, March 30, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Berklee President Roger H. Brown will present Brazilian multi-instrumentalist, singer, and songwriter Gilberto Gil with an honorary doctorate at Berklee Valencia's commencement ceremony on Monday, July 5, 2021.
  • The Valencia campus previously awarded honorary doctorates to Eddie Gmez (2013), John McLaughlin (2017), Al Di Meola (2018), Imogen Heap (2019), and Lila Downs (2020).
  • Gilberto Gil is one of the leading names in Brazilian music, with a career that has spanned more than six decades.
  • About Berklee's Campus in Valencia, Spain
    Berklee Valencia is the college's first international campus and its first outside of Boston.

Recording Academy® Partners With Berklee College of Music and Arizona State University to Conduct Study on Women's Representation Across the Music Industry

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Friday, March 5, 2021
Entertainment, Education, Consumer, Women, Music, University, Back Bay, Boston, Berklee College of Music, Culture of Boston, Boston, Arizona State University, Massachusetts culture, American culture

The Recording Academy, Berklee College of Music and Arizona State University announced today that they have partnered to conduct a study focused on women's representation spanning all sectors of the music industry.

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  • The Recording Academy, Berklee College of Music and Arizona State University announced today that they have partnered to conduct a study focused on women's representation spanning all sectors of the music industry.
  • The forthcoming study with Berklee and ASU is not the first initiative put in place by the Recording Academy addressing women's representation in music.
  • In order to accelerate our goals, we are excited to partner with the Berklee College of Music and Arizona State University on this study.
  • We look forward to working with the Recording Academy to develop strong methodology for this study and to authentically address the lack of women representation in the music industry."

Clover Health to Host Clover Assistant Product and Technology Showcase on March 2, 2021

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Monday, February 22, 2021
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NASHVILLE, Tenn., Feb. 22, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Clover Health (Nasdaq: CLOV), an innovative technology company improving health outcomes for America's seniors, today announced that Clover Healths President & CTO, Andrew Toy, will be joined by its clinician team for the first edition of Clover Assistant Online, Clovers product and technology showcase of its platform, at 10:00 a.m. Pacific Time on Tuesday, March 2, 2021.

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  • NASHVILLE, Tenn., Feb. 22, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Clover Health (Nasdaq: CLOV), an innovative technology company improving health outcomes for America's seniors, today announced that Clover Healths President & CTO, Andrew Toy, will be joined by its clinician team for the first edition of Clover Assistant Online, Clovers product and technology showcase of its platform, at 10:00 a.m. Pacific Time on Tuesday, March 2, 2021.
  • At that time, Andrew Toy and the clinician team will host an educational session highlighting key features, physician feedback, and upcoming features of the Clover Assistant platform.
  • Clover Health (Nasdaq: CLOV) is a healthcare technology company with a deeply rooted mission of improving every life.
  • Clover uses its proprietary technology platform to collect, structure, and analyze health and behavioral data to improve medical outcomes and lower costs for patients.

TSG Announces Restaurant Smart Terminal Provider of the Year

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Wednesday, December 9, 2020
Corporate finance, Companies, Clover Food Lab, Culture of Boston, Economy of Boston, Clover, Cision, Fiserv, Service companies

OMAHA, Neb., Dec. 9, 2020 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The Strawhecker Group (TSG) is proud to announce that Clover from Fiserv, has won the inaugural Restaurant Smart Terminal Provider of the Year award.

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  • OMAHA, Neb., Dec. 9, 2020 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The Strawhecker Group (TSG) is proud to announce that Clover from Fiserv, has won the inaugural Restaurant Smart Terminal Provider of the Year award.
  • The versatility of the Clover POS platform, facilitated by its Clover App Market, was unmatched by other competitors that TSG judged.
  • "We are excited to honor Clover and talech in TSG's first ever Restaurant Smart Terminal Provider of the Year award."
  • Entries were judged by a panel of TSG payments experts who focus on the smart terminal market.

Museum of African American History Launches New Social Justice Program Initiative with $1M Liberty Mutual Foundation Grant

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Thursday, July 16, 2020
Beacon Hill, Boston, Boston, Abolitionism in the United States, African Meeting House, Culture of Boston, Massachusetts

"With this new grant from our long-time supporter Liberty Mutual, the African Meeting House can once again be a hub of dialogue and activism through which real change is made at the local and national level."

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  • "With this new grant from our long-time supporter Liberty Mutual, the African Meeting House can once again be a hub of dialogue and activism through which real change is made at the local and national level."
  • "Today, the Museum of African American History invokes this important historyin the very place it happenedto open new conversations around racial equity.
  • This investment will enable MAAH to expand its narrative of Black and other social justice activists.
  • "The African Meeting House has born witness to many of this country's seminal moments and the walls at the Museum of African American History reverberate with stories from across our nation's founding history," said Wilson.

Brightcove Powers Boston Symphony Orchestra’s First-Ever Tanglewood 2020 Online Festival

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Monday, June 29, 2020
Software, Networks, Online, Entertainment, Events, Concerts, Data management, Technology, General Entertainment, Other Entertainment, Music, Audio, Video, Telecommunications, Massachusetts culture, Massachusetts counties, Massachusetts, Culture of Boston, Tanglewood, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Brightcove, Lenox, Massachusetts, Tanglewood Music Festival, Tanglewood Music Center

Brightcove Inc. (NASDAQ: BCOV), the worlds leading video technology platform, today announced its video technology will be powering the Tanglewood 2020 Online Festival .

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  • Brightcove Inc. (NASDAQ: BCOV), the worlds leading video technology platform, today announced its video technology will be powering the Tanglewood 2020 Online Festival .
  • Tanglewood, located in the scenic Berkshire Hills of western Massachusetts, has been the summer home of the Boston Symphony Orchestra (BSO) since 1937, offering live classical music performances to its audiences every summer.
  • This year, due to the impact of COVID-19, the BSO will offer Tanglewood performances, both new and retrospective, as online events only.
  • Below are a few of the artists that Tanglewood audiences can expect to see online throughout July and August.

PBS Responds to Coronavirus Pandemic With Programming and Online Content to Keep Americans Informed and Support Families and Educators

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Monday, March 16, 2020
Infectious diseases, Children, Entertainment, Online, Other Entertainment, Family, TV and Radio, General Health, Consumer, Health, Television in the United States, Television, Public Broadcasting Service, Corporation for Public Broadcasting, PBS, Culture of Boston

Additional online resources are available from PBS.org , PBS KIDS and PBS LearningMedia to help adults and children understand the virus and ways to prevent infection.

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  • Additional online resources are available from PBS.org , PBS KIDS and PBS LearningMedia to help adults and children understand the virus and ways to prevent infection.
  • PBS local stations will continue to serve as resources for viewers to understand what is happening in their local communities and support families and teachers.
  • PBS NEWSHOURs regular daily programming and clips are also available to stream on the PBS Video App and PBS Passport.
  • PBS station members will also be able to view all episodes via Passport (contact your local PBS station for details).