Byline: JOSEPH DALTON - Special to the Times Union

Musicians are taught how to play, alone and together, and through that process they learn repertoire. But programming - how to select and sequence pieces on a concert bill - is a special art that's usually learned from trial and error long after conservatory training is finished.

Local violinist Ann-Marie Barker Schwartz has become adept at programming over the years, first as a founder of the now-defunct Saint Cecilia Orchestra and more recently as leader of the trio Musicians of Ma'alwyck. But she wears ...

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