Gospel Meets Symphony Makes TV Debut
April 7, 2009
This year’s Gospel Meets Symphony concert had its television debut Monday evening on Western Reserve PBS (formerly Channel 45/49).
The program captures Maestro Wilkins leading the combined orchestra and the 200-voice volunteer choir from over 50 area churches. It also features Charles J. Myricks, a local composer and minister at Arlington Church of God, who conducts several of his own works. Other works featured include “Verdi Va Pensiero,” “This Morning When I Rose” and “Ride On, King Jesus.” Gospel Meets Symphony: Let Freedom Ring! will be made available for broadcast to the nation’s 355 other public television stations in May 2009.
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If you missed Monday’s premiere, it will repeat on Sunday, April 12 at 7 p.m. and Monday, April 13 at 1 a.m. From February’s documentary (Celebrating 16 Years) to a phenomenal live show and now the concert broadcast, it has truly been a banner year for spreading the Gospel!
Fanfare Countdown #3: Ah, The Good Old Days…
April 7, 2009
Only SIX weeks to go until Fanfare 2009: Simply Sinatra. This week we get a little nostalgic with a look back to the good old days.
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“Ah, The Good Old Days”
Join the Pipitones for a trip down memory lane! On a mutually agreeable Friday night, enjoy a 1950s themed party for six guests. Travel back to a time when calls of “Honey, I’m home” would score you a martini or Tom Collins. The atomic age will come alive again with vintage 1950s recipes (including Renee’s house specialty), records on the hi-fi, and “I Love Lucy” on the TV. But be prepared to grab an apron and help with the dishes…just like home!
The 1950s was a prolific time in Frank Sinatra’s recording career. It is considered by many to be his artistic “Golden Years.” No longer the soft voiced balladeer from the Big Band era, what emerged in the 1950s and his recordings for Capitol Records was a more mature and confident singer. Among the many albums he recorded during the 50s, 1955′s In The Wee Small Hours showed a different side of Sinatra–the loner. Along with the title track, In The Wee Small Hours also included “I Get Along Without You Very Well,” “I’ll Be Around,” and “When Your Lover Has Gone.” These songs of love lost were autobiographical for Sinatra and he poured his own heartache over the loss of his marriage to Ava Gardner into this must-have album.
Invitations for Fanfare 2009: Simply Sinatra are going out this week. But if you’d like, you can RSVP online today! Or, make sure you receive an invite by requesting one here.
Until next time…
Painted Violin Auction March 29
March 16, 2009
Student artists from the greater Akron area are participating in a silent auction of hand painted and decorated violins to benefit the Akron Youth Orchestras. More than a dozen violins are expected to go “on the block” at the ASO’s final Odyssey concert for 2008-2009, Fiddle Madness. Students from Buchtel High School, David Hill Elementary, Goodrich Middle School, Jennings CLC, Miller South, and The University of Akron have all submitted creations. A gallery of the most current offerings are available below and on Flickr.com.
The silent auction will begin an hour before the concert at 2 p.m. Winners will be announced before the concert ends. Pre-concert activities for the kids are also planned during that time.
Fiddle Madness will feature noted Klezmer violinist Steven Greenman, the “World’s Best Young Violinist” Chad Hoopes, and members of Marlene Moses’ Western Reserve Suzuki School on Sunday, March 29 at The University of Akron’s E.J. Thomas Hall at 3 p.m. Tickets on sale now: $15 for adults; $10 for children under 12. Call (330)535-8131 or purchase at Ticketmaster.com.
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Akron—The Akron Symphony began its annual free, summer Picnic Pops series on Monday with a performance at Hardesty Park in Akron. Despite the gloom and the occasional rain drops, the orchestra managed to get in sixty minutes of music for the dedicated crowd who shielded themselves from the elements with umbrellas and soggy blankets.
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Star Wars: Music & Myth
June 18, 2008
Sunday
October 26, 2008 – 3 p.m.
E.J. Thomas Hall, The University of Akron
Odyssey Series
Star Wars: Music & Myth
Christopher James Lees, conductor
This intergalactic musical voyage will travel at light speed spanning all six episodes of the Epic Saga while illuminating the diverse mythology behind the cinematic characters, and provide a look at how these monumental films have inspired fans for three generations. Connecting this vast universe is the music of Academy Award-winning composer John Williams and an appearance by none other than Darth Vader himself!
Costume Contest and pre-concert activities begin at 2 p.m.
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The Welty Family Foundation
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May 30, 2008
Akron—The Akron Symphony Orchestra will present six free concerts throughout the greater Akron area, including stops in Green and Wadsworth, as part of its annual Picnic Pops series this summer. The outdoor concerts will run June 23rd through July 11th and sample some of the very best in American popular music, from the epic film scores of Star Wars and Indiana Jones to a tribute to the music of composer Irving Berlin. Read more
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