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Next ‘Music Monday’ tune to be out of this world, says CBC

TORONTO – CBC Music is planning to take its annual celebration of music education to new heights thanks to some help from Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield. Hadfield, who is also an accomplished musician and songwriter, will team up with Ed Robertson of Barenaked Ladies fame to write and premiere a brand new song in time for Music Monday 2013.  Music Monday is celebrated on the first Monday of May each year as students and teachers take their music programs outdoors and into their communities, performing the same song at the exact same time. Over the coming months, Hadfield and Robertson...