Cellist to perform Bach suites at Preucil School of Music Sep 22, 2008
Mahave-Veglia will play all suites with a Baroque cello and Suite No. 6 with a violoncello piccolo, a five-string instrument invented by Bach. Cellists play traditional Baroque repertoire on different equipment. (Daily Iowan, IA)
New Seinfeld/Gates ad surfaces, campaign costs ~$300m Sep 12, 2008
Violins, piccolo, flute, clarinet, concert harp, Steinway piano, celesta, xylophone, glockenspiel, cymbals, watergong, diatonic steeldrum, friction drums and Jew's harps are just a few of the many available options. ( | | | ). (Electronista)
Talk of the Town: The trials and tribulations of awkward situations Sep 10, 2008
Finkelstein plays the trumpet, flugelhorn, cornet, and now the piccolo trumpet, an instrument heard in the Beatles hit song, Penny Lane. The modern piccolo trumpet enables players to play the difficult trumpet parts of Baroque music, such as Bach s second Brandenburg Concerto and B-minor Mass. (Green Valley News & Sun, AZ)
Art Walk set tonight Sep 5, 2008
Piccolo Gallery, 501 N. Main St., longtime resident Gale Sherman will show watercolors, colored pencil and pen and ink originals and prints. Pocatello Art Center, 444 N. Main St., unveiling of Chief Pocatello painting by Tal Sampson. (Pocatello Idaho State Journal, ID)
Science Fiction Movie: Rollerball (... Sep 1, 2008
James Caan plays Jonathan E. Caan had been cast in the starring role after Norman Jewison had spied him as doomed Chicago Bears running back Brian Piccolo in Brian's Song (1971). Other cast members include John Houseman (Mr. (Suite101.com)
Drama queen (1) Aug 25, 2008
Lisa Kunkel photographer - Linda Piccolo talks about the many trips she s taken with her Jefferson High School students while in her home last week. BOULDER Jefferson High School drama teacher Linda Piccolo got to star in her own drama this summer ... Piccolo jokes that she was arrested twice in the same day, once in Russia and once in France. (Helena Independent Record, MT)
Open Court: Setting the tone Aug 24, 2008
Brian Piccolo was a friend of mine. I loved Brian Piccolo (starts to break down), and I hope you loved him, too. (Green Valley News & Sun, AZ)
Business briefs Aug 6, 2008
Replacing Mr. Sain at Savannah River Site will be Stephen F. Piccolo, who will manage the balance of WSRC's liquid waste management contract at the site ... Since April 2006, Mr. Piccolo has served as the Senior Vice President for Closure Sites and Operations for the URS Washington Division Energy and Environment Business Unit. (The Augusta Chronicle)
A crafty coupleChristopher and Melissa Brown will be showing at the Sun Valley Center Arts and Crafts Fest Aug 6, 2008
In addition to the art, children will get a chance to see California's Piccolo Puppet Players, which offer zany slapstick Punch and Judy shows, and get a chance to make puppets with the Piccolo Puppets. They'll also get a chance to make kites and sun hats, as well. (Wood River Journal, ID)
Instrument Repair Shop Closes Mysteriously Jul 23, 2008
Margaret Schryver has known North for years,seeing her at national conventions, in national flute publications, and trusted her with her 1905 hand-crafted piccolo worth more than $5,200. "She has a really good reputation," said Schryver. (WKRC.com, OH)
Ames Municipal Band tunes up for RAGBRAI concert July 22 Jul 22, 2008
Keith Huhn will appear as vocal soloist, performing "Highlights from the Music Man" and "Somewhere Over the Rainbow." Clark Wolf, will appear as euphonium soloist, performing "The Debutante" by Herbert L. Clarke, and "I'll Take You Home Again, Kathleen." Heather Imhoff and Mary Peterson will appear as piccolo soloists, and the ISU Flute Choir will also be featured. The ISU Flute Choir will provide pre-show entertainment beginning at 7:15 pm. (Ames Daily Tribune, IA)
Italy's creative microbrew movement gets noticed Jul 19, 2008
For example, the Piccolo Birrificio Seson uses chinotto, a small citrus fruit; Birrificio del Ducato's Nuova Mattina includes bitterroot, chamomile and green pepper. Invoking Mediterranean rather than strictly Italian ingredients, Baladin uses unmalted kamut, an ancient relative of durum wheat, as well as myrrh in its beer Nora, which it describes as an Egyptian spiced ale. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Pops concert will have a variety show theme Jul 17, 2008
Vocalist Jill McCormick will highlight the concert, along with saxophonist Roger Ackert and a piccolo trio including Lynn Cook, Aaron Butler and Jeannie Brooks. The city of DeKalb and the DeKalb Park District, who sponsor these free concerts, invite all to attend this evening of music in the park. (DeKalb Daily Chronicle, IL)
Tony Snow Funeral Scheduled Jul 15, 2008
Snow played six instruments saxophone, trombone, flute, piccolo, accordion and guitar and was in a D.C. cover band called Beats Workin. He also was a film buff 00004000. (Fox News)
Tony Snow Dies at 53 Jul 13, 2008
Snow played six instruments saxophone, trombone, flute, piccolo, accordion and guitar and was in a D.C. cover band called Beats Workin. He also was a film buf 00004000 f.. (Fox News)
Fireworks team has one goal: color the sky Jul 7, 2008
Patriot wrote on Jul 5, 2008 2:00 PM:" WOW! What a wonderful display for all of us to see! I grew up in Phoenix & Tucson and have seen many in Arizona -- this one was awesome! It's too bad that some of our citizens complaign about something that is free of charge that everyone can enjoy. Keep it up! The 36th Army band were great -- the PICCOLO PLAYER was incredible! ". Why not anticipate questions wrote on Jul 5, 2008 1:37 PM:" Knowing that people will question spending money on the fireworks... (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)
Municipal Band to offer patriotic concert Jul 4, 2008
The Stars and Stripes Forever will be performed by piccolo soloist Leanne Hempen. The Keepers of the Light relay team of First United Methodist Church, Pontiac, will serve barbecue, chips, homemade cookies, iced tea, and lemonade for 5 from 5 to 7 p.m.. (Pontiac Daily Leader, IL)
Charles City Municipal Band to present its patriotic concert Jul 4, 2008
by John Philip Sousa, featuring Paarmann on the piccolo. Comments. (Charles City Press, IO)
STAYcations: Starkville, MSU boast one of largest music collections in United States Jun 30, 2008
He played the oboe in the Starkville High School band and went on to play the piccolo and oboe in MSU's Famous Maroon Band. He graduated from MSU in 1949. (Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal)
Nonprofits look to fill their coffers this week Jun 30, 2008
"There's got to be some Piccolo Petes in here," he said, poking at the variety pack ... (Piccolo Petes can be easily modified to explode. (Modesto Bee, CA)
Strike up the band; Community concerts every Wednesday, 8 p.m. under the Pavilion Jun 28, 2008
With concerts held under the Pavilion on Court every Wednesday at 8 p.m. through Aug. 13, a roster of 57 area musicians, from piccolo to percussion and trumpets to trombones, offer an array of music during the free concert series. According to Schweigert the band started in 1976. (Gaylord Herald Times, MI)
Old UGA fight song on the 'March' again Jun 27, 2008
" But it will sound a lot different when the band plays it. The orchestrator will write parts not just for the 10 band instruments - piccolo, flute, clarinet, saxophone, trumpet, French horn, trombone, euphonium, tuba and percussion - but multiple parts within each instrument section, Lynch said. "It's really pretty good," said UGA music historian Stephen Valdez as he listened to Thomas' piano version this week. "It's not the real refined John Philip Sousa march, but what is. " Others who've... (Athens Banner-Herald)
SCRIPPS HOWARD NEWS SERVICE CONSOLIDATED BUDGET Jun 27, 2008
No less a patriot than the governor himself is asking Californians to forgo home fireworks this July 4 -- though he expects the charities that sell them will scream like a Piccolo Pete. 700. (Scripps Howard News Wire)
Brookline architect, 62, died doing what he loved Jun 26, 2008
Gustafson remembers watching him on TV as he played piccolo in the inauguration parade for President John F. Kennedy. I noticed, to my horror, he was marching out of formation, but he was doing it on purpose, she recalled. (Brookline TAB, MA)
Blues Brothers: Greg Piccolo opens Blues on the Beach series Jun 21, 2008
By Johnette Rodriguez Greg Piccolo kicks off the annual Blues on the Beach on July 2 ... Greg Piccolo, Al Copley and Sugar Ray Norcia are all former members of Roomful ... Kicking off this festival on July 2 is horn player Greg Piccolo, who was barely a teenager (13) when he was the vocalist for a six-piece rock n roll cover band called The Rejects. (Westerly Sun, RI)
Reviving Yiddish Theater Jun 14, 2008
In the "Bar Mitzvah March" from "Dos pintele yid" (1909), a comic duet for piccolo and bass sets the stage for an infectious celebration of new life that sweeps you along. It's like "The Music Man" 50 years before its time, on an Ashkenazi slant. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Holmes Going Full Speed Ahead In Summer With Fighting Irish Jun 14, 2008
The reason is to see Brian Piccolo not succumb to his illness and also to see the love that was shared between two teammates who were vying for the same position. And with one being a black man and the other being a white man, it was great to see the enormous amount of love and respect that they had for each other. (Dublin Courier Herald, GA)
SPOLETO 2008 A HIT: From amazing to ordinary, hip-hop, opera, bluegrass and comedy round out two-week festival Jun 8, 2008
As part of Piccolo Spoleto, I saw K. Brian Neel from Washington state. Neel was the writer, composer and performer of "Vaud Rats," a ukulele operetta. (Orangeburg Times and Democrat, SC)
Reflections on the Rusty Skippers Jun 6, 2008
I wish I was articulate enough to express how it feels when we play a Benny Goodman swing tune and Eric Oddleifson is Benny Goodman, or how the two piccolo players do that part in Stars and Stripes Forever, so familiar to us from the Boston Pops. I look around the room and see the most wonderful collection of people, playing because they love music. (Cohasset Mariner, MA)
Playlist: The Duke Spirit's Liela Moss Jun 4, 2008
This song is ruled by his wonderful, cracked voice, lilting guitars and piccolo. I call it broken soul music and it reminds me of driving through the smoky mountains of Tennessee. (Guardian Unlimited -- Arts)
SCENES FROM SPOLETO: 2008 festival offers impressive array of entertainment Jun 1, 2008
At Piccolo Spoleto, I saw "Piaf: Love Conquers All." Naomi Emmerson is the producer, writer and star in this one-woman show about the turbulent life of the late French singer Edith Piaf, who was dubbed "the little sparrow." Emmerson's portrayal is believable and has the voice as she recreates 14 of Piaf's songs ... If you just have time for one or two Piccolo Spoleto offerings, I wouldn't pick this. (Orangeburg Times and Democrat, SC)
Movies that make a man cry May 31, 2008
Brian s Song (1971) When Billy Dee Williams as Gayle Sayers utters the immortal words I loved Brian Piccolo. 3. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Video linkHow relatives of Afghan prisoners get to see their loved ones May 25, 2008
"There's nothing that can replace the intensity and emotion of face-to-face visits," said Graziella Leite Piccolo, a spokeswoman for the organisation. "We continue reminding the American authorities of the relevance and importance of these visits.". (BBC News -- South Asia)
Suite 212 Flute Choir show May 23, 2008
The choir performs compositions that use all the flute family: piccolo, C flutes, Alto and Bass flutes. The program on May 27 will begin with several members playing solos, duets, and trios. (Pocatello Idaho State Journal, ID)
Decatur Presbyterian Church Chancel Choir Selected to Perform at Piccolo Spoleto for Third Consecutive Year May 20, 2008
ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Decatur Presbyterian Church today announced that for the third consecutive year the Chancel Choir under the direction of Choirmaster and Organist Matthew McMahan, has been selected to perform at Piccolo Spoleto. The choir will be performing various sacred selections for an afternoon of Divine Harmony on May 31, 2008 at 12:00 Noon at St. Matthews Lutheran Church located at 405 King Street in Charleston, SC, as part of the Piccolo Spoleto Festival ... Piccolo... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Buena graduate brings recording project to high school May 17, 2008
Angie Flores-Poole, a flute and piccolo player, said she doesn t think the reality of what she s doing has hit her. She thinks it won t be until she hears the song played on the radio with the band s arrangement that reality will sink in. (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)
Grandmother gives new meaning to day May 10, 2008
Ronnie, a Sonora High student, plays saxophone in the Golden Regiment band but can also perform on the piano, piccolo, flute or drums. No matter the instrument, "he just picks it up and goes for it. It's amazing," Trix said. (The Union Democrat)
Mother, daughter make career of nursing May 8, 2008
She played the flute and piccolo in the high school band. She is the mother of a son, Ryan, who is four years old. (Brewton Standard, AL)
Annual arts gala will again crown a rising star May 2, 2008
Piccolo player Chrissy Wallace is a former drum major of Wilde Lake High School and graduated from the University of Maryland, College Park with dual degrees in music and psychology (plus a minor in voice). She currently works as a freelance flutist and a private instructor. (Columbia Flier, MD)
Around the Town (1) Apr 19, 2008
The Helena Education Foundation along with the Conn-Selmer Corporation, Piccolo s Music, Galusha Higgins Galusha, Mountain West Bank and Provider Support Services has provided funding for a jazz residency in Helena on Jan. 11-12. This unique two-day program will bring in nationally recognized jazz artists/educators Paul McKee and Dr. Kirby Shaw to work with students from the Capital High School music department. (Helena Independent Record, MT)
Piccolo riffs on how Westerly got the blues Apr 18, 2008
By Nancy Burns-Fusaro - The Sun Staff Bluesman Greg Piccolo says The Knickerbocker club could re-open as early as mid-June. WESTERLY The Knick is coming back, bluesman Greg Piccolo told an enthusiastic crowd Wednesday evening at the Westerly Public Library ... When Piccolo added the news that he is the official band booker for the storied club where Roomful of Blues was born in the 1970s, he inspired a hearty round of applause from the 70-plus people gathered in the library. (Westerly Sun, RI)
'ENCORE!': Three dancers hold onto years of memories as they perform with OCB one last time Apr 17, 2008
The dancing trio have shared laughter and tears along the way, and each said she will treasure the memories of their first pointe shoes, their first trip to Piccolo Spoleto in Charleston, the excitement of getting a special part in a show, the applause and cheers from a delighted audience and this weekend, the bittersweet joy of their last performance with the Orangeburg Civic Ballet. See these young women and the rest of the Orangeburg Civic Ballet celebrate the joy of dance at "Encore and... (Orangeburg Times and Democrat, SC)
More of this story Apr 16, 2008
Westerly native and former Roomful of Blues vocalist and sax man Greg Piccolo returns to speak at the Westerly Library ... Westerly native and former Roomful of Blues vocalist and sax man Greg Piccolo returns to speak at the Westerly Library ... Greg Piccolo, Westerly native and former Roomful of Blues vocalist and sax man, will discuss "How Westerly Got the Blues" on Wednesday, April 16, at 7 p.m. at the Westerly Library, 44 Broad St., Westerly. (Westerly Sun, RI)
Spoleto gearing up for artful performances Apr 13, 2008
Piccolo Spoleto is the sister organization that will be ongoing at the same time ... For more information on Piccolo Spoleto, visit. (Orangeburg Times and Democrat, SC)
Put on some boots and hear the hoots Apr 12, 2008
Sonja Brue plays the piccolo while practicing with the Powder River Symphony Thursday evening for its final concert of the season. This is Brue's first year playing in the symphony because she recently moved to Gillette from California. (Gillette News-Record, WY)
Bands strike patriotic chord in music marathon in Pawcatuck Apr 11, 2008
Five favorite bands Sour Grapes, Sandy "Sandman" Allen and Friends, Greg Piccolo and Heavy Juice, the Cartells, and Johnny and the East Coast Rockers will rock and swing Sunday, April 13, from 3 p.m. into the evening hours at the VFW on Route 1 in Pawcatuck ... The band schedule: Sour Grapes at 3 p.m., Sandy "Sandman" Allen and friends at 4 p.m., Greg Piccolo and Heavy Juice at 5 p.m., The Cartells at 6 p.m., and Johnny McLeod & the East Coast Rockers at 7 p.m. Admission is 15 or a musical... (Westerly Sun, RI)
Music Students In Region Event Apr 10, 2008
Receiving superior plus ratings: Carmen and Natalie Allcock (vocal duet), Amy Wietgrefe (clarinet); superior ratings: Kalli Dinger, Autumn Nelson, Sami Kronbach (trumpet trio), Ashley Hastings (vocal), Kirsten Hastings (vocal), Hayley Welch (vocal) Amy Wietgrefe (vocal), Hayley Welch (piccolo and flute), Carmen Allcock (vocal and sax), Michael Blegen (vocal); superior minus ratings: Katie Weigleitner (vocal and sax); excellent rating: Ashley Hastings (flute). Music instructors are Jenna Jensen... (Marshall County Journal, SD)
FHS Bands To Contest Apr 10, 2008
Soloists featured in Clowns are Jerry Ward on trombone, Jordan Aleman on trumpet, Adam Giese on bassoon and Haley Pohler on piccolo. Vesuvius soloists include Craig Hoerster on oboe, James Smith on saxophone, Jacie Keith on clarinet and Giese on bassoon. (Fredericksburg Standard Radio Post, TX)
10 football movies worth watching Apr 2, 2008
Brians Song (1971)Before James Caan was gunned down at the toll booth as Sonny Corleone in The Godfather, he made an impression on a wide audience with this television weeper about the relationship between Chicago Bears teammates Brian Piccolo (Caan) and Gale Sayers (Billy Dee Williams). Piccolo was white, Sayers black, and they were competing for playing time ... Still, they became close, and the friendship grew deeper when Piccolo was diagnosed with cancer. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Boards sticks by band decision (3) Mar 31, 2008
"We need to think more proactively. We are comprising our quality. A trombone teacher cannot teach a student how to play the piccolo at a highly certified education. This is not our goal. We need to cut costs where there is no direct impact to the students.". The idea was suggested for the Booster Club to come up with private funding for the new band director. (Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise, OK)
Band of Musketeers gets ready to make some Sweet 16 music Mar 24, 2008
Juliane Schmidt, piccolo, is third-generation Xavier. She snaps a picture of the Musketeers huddle with 3:25 left, her 167th digital photo of the trip. (USA Today -- Sports)
Body of missing hiker found on Mount Rainier Mar 20, 2008
Ossman also played the piccolo, saxophone and penny whistle, and his musical interests ranged from Baroque and classical to folk and jazz, Hudson said. "He was very quiet and reserved, just a sensitive soul," Hudson said. (Longview Daily News, WA)
PHS students named to all-state band Mar 15, 2008
Andrada ranked as first bass clarinet chair; Coufal as third bassoon chair; Fears as fourth bass trombone chair; Koinis as sixth piccolo chair; Kumar as fourth trombone chair; and Martinez as ninth trumpet chair. Houston Community Newspapers Online 2008. (Pearland Journal, TX)
Arizona Renaissance Festival: State's great winter revel celebrates its 20th anniversary Mar 9, 2008
Families will enjoy the king and his court (where kids can be knighted by royalty), Mother and Father Goose brought to life with their costumed flock, rides on the people-powered Da Vinci s Flying Machine, Christopher Columbus Voyage to the New World, the Slider Joust and the Piccolo Pony (a rocking horse bigger than an elephant). The food is as spectacular as the entertainment. (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)
* Fear grips Sicilian town with the return of mafia boss' son Mar 4, 2008
Corleone has been transformed since Giuseppe's arrest in 2002, reflecting the weakening of the mafia in the wake of the arrests of fugitive godfathers Bernardo Provenzano in 2006 and Salvatore Lo Piccolo last year. Riina the elder, now 77, is serving 12 life sentences for murder after his arrest in 1993. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Obituary: Giuseppe di Stefano Mar 4, 2008
Indeed, he did not do so until he sang Nemorino at the Edinburgh Festival with the Piccolo Scala in 1957, and his first Covent Garden appearance came even later, as Cavaradossi, in Tosca, in 1961, when his voice was already beginning to show signs of decline. He sang only once more in the house, as Rodolfo in a revival of La Bohme in 1963, to be replaced - significantly - by the then little-known Luciano Pavarotti. (Guardian Unlimited)
At landmark concert in North Korea, 'my heart is booming' Feb 27, 2008
The piccolo sang a long, plaintive melody. Cymbals crashed, harp runs flew up, the violins soared. (International Herald Tribune)
Taking a leap from stage to screen Feb 20, 2008
And the slightly surreal impression we get from watching characters play a scene, then lift up a tuba or a piccolo, both underscores the surreality of Furth's book and lets us accept it more easily. We quickly move on from noticing that "Company" is taking place in some weird plane between New York City and Bobby's head, and we're free just to focus on appreciating its deeper truths. (Boston Globe)
Black History Month: Jerome Richardson Feb 20, 2008
He also learned to play the clarinet and piccolo, and, as historian Gitler put it, "a convincing baritone sax.". Jack Maher, the former publisher of Down Beat magazine, wrote of Richardson, "Jerome is one of the ablest multi-instrument men in the business. He's a prime choice for record dates, pit bands, and big band work.". (San Francisco Chronicle)
Dragonball Movie Rundown Feb 16, 2008
While story details are being kept under wraps, The Hollywood Reporter's synopsis says Dragonball "centers on an adult humanoid alien named Goku (Chatwin) who, after discovering he was sent to Earth to destroy the population, tries to fulfill the wish of his dying grandfather and collect all seven of the world's mystical Dragon Balls to keep them out of the hands of the evil aliens." Variety added that Bulma's "father's Dragon Ball is stolen by Piccolo.". THE CAST. (IGN FilmForce)
Ghana: 'Gentle Giant' Kufuor Preaches Last Sermon Feb 16, 2008
Whether it was a flute, a piccolo, or whatever little wind instrument it was, it seemed more an intruder than a part of the ensemble and the national anthem failed to inspire. A Ghana Air Force contingent (guard of honour) had earlier, outside the House given a more competent rendition. (allAfrica.com)
Weekend Calendar Feb 14, 2008
MUSIC Arts Share Community Concert, "Iowa Percussion Idol," Dan Moore, director, 3 p.m., Clapp Recital Hall An Evening with Martin Sexton, 7 p.m., Picador Symphony Band, Myron Welch, conductor, with Nicole Esposito, piccolo, 8 p.m., Hancher Auditorium Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad and Euforquestra, 9 p.m., Yacht Club Miles Neilson with Emily Louise, 9 p.m., Mill. THEATER *, 7:30 p.m., Riverside Theatre City Circle Shorts, 8 p.m., Iowa Children's Museum, Coral Ridge... (Daily Iowan, IA)
Concerto-Aria Feb 14, 2008
Four instrumentalists will perform, including Brandon Crnovick, a piccolo player and trumpeter and junior musical arts major from Tecumseh. Kade Goforth, a trumpeter and freshman music education major from Tulsa; David Giaco, a trombonist and sophomore musical arts major from St. Charles, Mo. (County-Wide News, Inc., OK)
Is that a cello on your shoulder? Feb 13, 2008
Before that, instruments from the diverse bass viol family - not the cello -- played bass lines in baroque music; the viola da spalla was used for solo cello parts, such as the violoncello piccolo solos in Bach's cantatas. So how does Kuijken account for surviving cellos by Stradivarius and other great makers of the 17th and early 18th centuries. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
Illinois Symphony to teach area youth through music Feb 11, 2008
In the classrooms, Haglund plays simple tunes on a piccolo, flute, bassoon, oboe and clarinet. Then the percussionist really shows off on snare drums and timpani. (The Pantagraph newspaper)
