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Cleveland Arts Prize Emerging Artist Award winner mixes genres with ease

Thursday, July 10, 2008

A young composer honored recently in Cleveland is singing the city's praises. Dan Visconti , the Cleveland Arts Prize's new "Emerging Artist," says the city's arts scene helped him find his voice and forge his career path. It leads to serious classical music with side trips to jazz, blues and rock.

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