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 won her second Newbery Medal this morning. DiCamillo won the medal for her book "

Library of Congress National Ambassador for Young People's Literature

, won her first Newbery Medal in 2004 for "

The orchestra, with Osmo Vanska conducting, won for its recording of Symphonies Nos. 1 & 4 by Sibelius.

"I want to congratulate the Orchestra and Osmo on this outstanding honor," said Michael Henson, the Orchestra's President and CEO in a statement. "This institution has an illustrious recording history that dates to the 1920s, and today's award is a brilliant achievement in that long legacy."

Vanska released this statement upon hearing the news:

The Minnesota Orchestra said it will perform concerts at Orchestra Hall in Minneapolis March 27 to 29 in celebration of the Grammy win. Vanska will conduct the orchestra's performance of the Sibelius symphonies honored by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences.

 is connected to four Grammy wins for the Dawn Upshaw/Maria Schneider album 

 One of the pieces on the album is 'Carlos Drummond de Andrade Stories,' which was commissioned by The SPCO, on which they perform.

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Feeling a little cold this morning? Here’s some good news to warm you up: Minnesota author Kate DiCamillo won her second Newbery Medal this morning. DiCamillo won the medal for her book “Flora & Ulysses.” DiCamillo, who was recently named the Library of Congress National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature, won her first Newbery Medal 

Feeling a little cold this morning? Here’s some good news to warm you up: Minnesota author Kate DiCamillo won her second Newbery Medal this morning. DiCamillo won the medal for her book “Flora & Ulysses.” DiCamillo, who was recently named the Library of Congress National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature, won her first Newbery Medal Read more →


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