‘The Piano Man’ Brings Hope to Fellow Transplant Patients at Tampa General
Three days a week, he takes out the Casio and sets it on a cart. He pushes the cart slowly, cradling the keyboard with one arm, through the long hallways of Tampa General Hospital. His name is William C. Ismer. everyone calls him bill or “The Piano Man.” He is 65, a Navy veteran, a [...]
He knows the score: Jazz pianist talks films
‘Mays at the Movies’ in Milford Published: 2:00 AM – 05/11/12 Sometimes it’s barely noticeable, swerving in and out of the film unwittingly. But sometimes it’s altogether too noticeable, bombastic and booming. a film score can sometimes make or break a picture. it can heighten the action, and it can stand on its own, or [...]
PLASA Focus Breaks All Records
Not even the rain could dampen the enthusiasm at the Royal Armouries this week as PLASA Focus: Leeds 2012 opened its doors for two days of unparalleled access to the newest and most innovative products on the market for the live entertainment industry. Visitor numbers reached a record-breaking 2122 – an increase of 8.5% on [...]
Ex-shipyards personnel excel at SR Technics
SR Technics, the aviation maintenance company, has just promoted 12 of 18 assistant technicians recruited two years ago to technicians. Six technicians are in Zurich on secondment The assistant technicians, some in their 50s, included men previously employed with Malta Shipyards. SR Technics’ facility, which was established in 2010, sits within the €17 million Safi [...]
Digital billboards proposed for Kaleidoscope center
MISSION VIEJO – Owners of the Kaleidoscope center want to cover the retail site’s exterior with eight giant electronic billboards – some bigger than school buses – and create a district that would allow similar signs in the city’s commercial centers along I-5. The proposal will be presented Monday night to the planning and Transportation [...]
Idaho Mountain Express: Sun Valley tradition hits end – May 9, 2012
Wednesday, may 9, 2012 Sun Valley tradition hits end Leana Leach and Sun Valley Sunday Brunch synonymous no more By JENNIFER LIEBRUMExpress Staff Writer Leana Leach at her Elkhorn home giving a supportive shoulder to Tiger, who often sits beside students while they learn the piano. Courtesy photo Most every Sunday for the last 14 [...]
Niurka Gonzalez, A Cuban Flute Virtuoso – Havana Times.org
Helson Hernandez Niurka Gonzalez with the National Symphony Orchestra. HAVANA TIMES, May 5 — Niurka Gonzalez is one of the greatest concert performers of merit today on the island. As she commented, “We’ve been able to play almost all of the most important works in the repertoire for flute and piano.” HT: what has Flauta [...]
Songwriters Bacharach, David win Gershwin Prize
WASHINGTON—President Barack Obama honored Burt Bacharach and Hal David on Wednesday night as “two kings of songwriting,” presenting them the nation’s highest prize for popular music at the White House. The songwriting duo received the Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for popular Song during a tribute concert in the East Room, featuring Stevie wonder, Sheryl [...]
Pastor Bakhe embarks on motivational tour
JOINED FORCES: Pastor Bakhe Dlamini, Viwe Nikita and the rest of the delegation pose with Swazi Observer staffer Queen Magagula with a copy of one of the albums that will be promoted during the tour Pastor Bakhe Dlamini wants to impact positively in the lives of the young generation in the kingdom. To achieve this [...]
Feelin’ the blues every Thursday night at the Grand Dell Saloon in Campbell
Now in his sixth decade, McKenna has realized his dream. since taking ownership of Campbell’s Grand Dell Saloon in 1999, McKenna has transformed the unassuming restaurant and bar in an industrial area into a mecca for blues purists–and their idols. Patrons pack “the Dell” nightly. but it is the Thursday evening jam sessions that have [...]