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 [...]
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 [...]
Go! Stage & Screen calendar: May 4-10
Published: 2:00 AM – 05/04/12 “The big bad Wolf Musical” — Fairy tale characters take part in a trial in which the big bad Wolf is a defendant. Cornerstone Playhouse production at the Crescent Theatre, 74 Fountain Square, Sussex, N.J., 8 p.m. May 4 and 11, 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. May 5 and 12, [...]
Inside Derek Jeter’s incredible $18M swinging East Side bachelor pad
<a href="http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/headin_for_home_and_he_scores_7IFHlh36nJXSeI68cn0XaM?utm_medium=rss&utm_content=Localtag:news.google.com,2005:cluster=http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/headin_for_home_and_he_scores_7IFHlh36nJXSeI68cn0XaM?utm_medium=rss”>Inside Derek Jeter’s incredible $18M swinging East Side bachelor pad
Idaho Mountain Express: Friends and family plan – March 28, 2012
Wednesday, March 28, 2012 Friends and family plan Sun Valley Summer Symphony is the perfect annual rendezvous By JENNIFER LIEBRUMExpress Staff Writer One of the summer
A 1927 Chickering grand piano repaired and returned to Gainesville Woman’s Club
A 1927 Chickering grand piano sat in the Gainesville Woman’s Club, chunks of wood missing and plating corroded after years of neglect and misuse. “It’s been there a long time,” said Joan Van Winkle, clubhouse manager at the Woman’s Club. “I just don’t know how long.” The story goes that the University of Florida gave [...]
Young pianist makes grade (From The Oxford Times)
Young pianist makes grade 5:50pm Thursday 8th March 2012 in News by Sam McGregor Pianist Michael Ng a TALENTED schoolboy has wowed a piano teacher by becoming her youngest student to make the top grade. Twelve-year-old Michael Ng has just passed his diploma – a level usually taken by 18-year-olds. Exam body the associated Board [...]
Marlene Lobsiger’s life has been filled with making music
The Kawai grand piano sits silent, its glossy ebony finish reflecting images of passing shoppers. The fall board covering the keys is raised, and the bench is pushed back, an indication that the musician will be returning. Nearby, a man settles into a comfortable chair to while away the time while his companion shops. A [...]
Concert reminds retiree of service
For most people attending the free Glenn Miller concert Dec. 9, it was a fun, music-filled evening for a worthy cause, with more than 2,200 pounds of food collected and provided to the Montgomery Area Food Bank. For H.C. Miracle Jr. of Wetumpka, who served the Air Force Band from 1951 to 1983, the evening [...]
GarageBand Version: 1.1 Review
by Christopher Breen, Macworld.com When reviewing the 1.0 release of GarageBand for iPad, I wrote: “This amazing tool—complete with eight-track recording, easy-does-it interface, customizable and easily played virtual instruments, on-board loops, sampler, guitar amps and effects, drum machine, and tuner—may be the most inspiring musical iOS app I’ve ever used. And at a meager $5, [...]