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Community MusicWorks Founder To Be Honored

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Brown University will confer eight honorary doctorates as part of the upcoming commencement exercises and one will go to musician and founder of Community MusicWorks Sebastian Ruth. He’s in pretty heady company here including Viola Davis who will probably love this guy. Ruth made the news last year upon becoming a MacArthur Fellow (the so-called …

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Congratulations New Rhode Island MacArthur Fellows

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“Hello, you are a genius and here’s a pot of money.” This is huge. Sebastian Ruth, founder of Community MusicWorks, is one of two Rhode Islanders to get the nod in 2010. Each will receive a $500,000 grant to be paid over a period of five years. (You can’t apply for these awards. Grantees are …

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