Organ experts bringing Mighty Wurlitzer in Logan back to life

Edit Deseret News 11 May 2016
LOGAN — Silent films of the early 20th century could soon become a new novelty. That's the hope behind a project to bring a 1920s organ back to life ... "This is 18 ranks of pipes, and eight instruments, eight percussion instruments, and about 30 traps — meaning snare, drums, cymbal, glockenspiel, a variety of those types of things as well, as well as bells, sirens, whistles, boat sounds ... Contributing. Viviane Vo-Duc. Email....

Morse • Marshall student finds creative outlet through music (Milwaukee Public Schools)

Edit Public Technologies 04 May 2016
(Source. Milwaukee Public Schools). Thursday, May 5, 2016. Music is a big part of Cheng Ying Moua's life and he always makes time for it even if it's just to play a song on his guitar for his younger brothers and sisters ... That gave him the opportunity to learn to play the snare drum, which expanded his musical interests beyond the viola and guitar, instruments he already was skilled at playing ... 'I will never let go of it ... (noodl....

College Town. City Life. (University of Missouri - Kansas City)

Edit Public Technologies 04 May 2016
(Source. University of Missouri - Kansas City). Photo by James Allison. Each week, the University of Missouri-Kansas City offers an array of on-campus activities. It's nothing new. UMKC has a long legacy of hosting countless culturally enriching events ... Featured Event.. What ... Performance pieces include Brahms ... 45 ... This is a performer's certificate recital for Julia Janda, clarinet; with Patricia Higdon, piano and Matthew Anderson, snare drum....

Watch Amazing Drummer Turn Smash Bros. Match into Beautiful Jazz

Edit Gamespot 29 Apr 2016
Posted by YouTuber Caleb Goss, Barhite uses the ride symbol to carry you through the match, while utilizing his crash symbol, snare drum, and tom-toms to signify the landed hits ... The drum arrangement was "composed" by Adam Lindgren and is ......

How the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band Became String-Music Statesmen

Edit Rollingstone 29 Apr 2016
When the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band ambled onto the stage of Nashville's Ryman Auditorium last September, it was a full circle moment for the group of pickers who helped revitalize string music with 1972's seminal Will the Circle Be Unbroken. Taped for the PBS special Nitty Gritty Dirt Band ... John Prine, Jerry Jeff Walker and former Dirt Band member Jackson Browne ... Sidebar ... "They want a sampled snare drum or a lot of screaming Les Pauls ... ... ....

Psalms sung in Hebrew among church choir's challenges in Bernstein's work

Edit The Columbus Dispatch 28 Apr 2016
Leonard Bernstein’s 1965 work “Chichester Psalms” is not heard in First Congregational Church every year. Or every decade. The First Church Choir most recently sang the piece four decades ago — on Nov. 13, 1977, according to minister of music Kevin Jones ... For the Bernstein work, the choir will collaborate with Nicholas Quardokus on organ, Jeanne Norton on harp and Chris Slagle on bongos, crash cymbals, triangle and bass and snare drums....

Kyrie Irving's dagger puts Cavs up 3-0 and Pistons on the brink

Edit Yahoo Daily News 23 Apr 2016
View photo. Kyrie Irving and LeBron James celebrate being one win away from Round 2. (Gregory Shamus/Getty Images) ... [Follow Dunks Don't Lie on Tumblr. The best slams from all of basketball] ... Two problems, though ... like, for example, No. 2. ... ... Irving scored a game-high 26 points on 11-for-20 shooting, despite spending most of the game blanketed by the snare-drum-tight perimeter defense of Pistons stopper Caldwell-Pope ... 1 seed.....

Mumbai’s first one-man band

Edit DNA India 22 Apr 2016
--> ... The history ... Some of the instruments used by him are the bass drum, snare drum, hit-hat cymbals, acoustic guitar, pianica/melodica, harmonica, kazoo, slide whistle, tambourine and ghungroos.When asked whether he preferred one instrument over the other, he says, “The drums and the ukulele have always been my favourite instruments, but I’d never shy away from experimenting with new methods of making music.” ... ....

5 can’t-miss acts new to Merlefest

Edit The Charlotte Observer 21 Apr 2016
MerleFest, which begins next Thursday, has long boasted some of acoustic music’s legendary players and songwriters in its lineup ... Here are a few recommendations. EmiSunshine, 3 p.m. Thursday ... Unapologetically true country, her big Southern voice is down home like a tween Miranda Lambert leading the Carter Family. April Verch, 12.45 and 4 p.m. Friday, 9.30 a.m. and 8.15 p.m ... She even dusts the stage with sand to mimic brushes on a snare drum....

Joey Defrancesco Trio : Ronnie Scotts 13/04/2016

Edit B&S; Online 20 Apr 2016
... on the first solo of the evening but it was only a matter of time before the strident Joey took centre stage as his ferociously fast flurries bedazzled all and sundry backed by drummer Jason Brown,whose lightening fast reactions on his snare drum to the hard swing he helped create, kept the whole gig turbocharged,highly explosive and riveting.......

Two performances this week to preview Allentown JazzFest, which starts April 29

Edit The Morning Call 19 Apr 2016
The final performances in a series of monthly jazz concerts leading up to the Allentown JazzFest will be held Thursday, just eight days before the downtown Allentown festival kicks off its second year. The Bryan Tuk Complex, with three-time national snare drumming champion Rob Robinson as guest,... ....

Jumpstart: Drumming up a fitness boost

Edit The Hindu 16 Apr 2016
After all, it is not every day that a fairly good drummer gets to attend a drumming workshop as a fitness workout ... Deftly wielding the drum sticks, we do quick one-two alternative hits on the rubber pads and slowly build intensity ... I move to the manual kit and sit behind the drums ... Your feet must be placed firmly on the pedals and your hands steady over the rim of the snare drum ... Benefits of Drumming....

Exclusive: New Wings tribute from Fest for Beatles Fans performer Jeff Slate

Edit The Examiner 15 Apr 2016
The core band is me, Earl Slick, Jimmy McElligott, Rick Mullen on bass, Charly Roth on key boards and Steve Holley.” Slick played with John Lennon, while Steve Holley drummed with Paul McCartney and Wings ... It was called 'I'm A Pumpkin,' believe it or not ... Steve was only too happy to play up the Wings vibe, and even used his 'Back To The Egg' snare drum, and some of his percussion from those days, which is pretty distinctive....
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