Category Archives: Music

Guy Lombardo’s Final New Year’s Eve Show in 1976

Posted on December 30, 2016 by EngAGE

Listening to Guy Lombardo and the Royal Canadians on radio, and later, watching them on TV, was a ritual in many homes across the country on New Year’s Eve. Lombardo’s orchestra played at the Roosevelt Grill in the Roosevelt Hotel in … Continue reading →

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Worth Repeating for the Holidays: Radio City Music Hall Opens in 1932

Posted on December 26, 2016 by EngAGE

“Worth Repeating for the Holidays” brings you holiday posts that we think are still timely, interesting, or just plain fun! From 12/27/12: The Radio City Music Hall opened in Manhattan on December 27, 1932, as a venue for concerts, movies … Continue reading →

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Worth Repeating for the Holidays: Arturo Toscanini and the NBC Symphony Orchestra – 1937

Posted on December 24, 2016 by EngAGE

“Worth Repeating for the Holidays” brings you holiday posts that we think are still timely, interesting, or just plain fun! From 12/25/12: Tom Lewis, in the Organization of American Historians Magazine of History, described NBC’s plan for cultural programming and … Continue reading →

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News from LBSAC and PacArts: Piano Men

Posted on December 11, 2016 by EngAGE

These piano men may have an age difference of 50 years, but across the bridge, from Long Beach to San Pedro, Carl and Joe shared a song. These musicians have never met, yet they were both immersed in playing the … Continue reading →

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2016 NEA National Heritage Fellowships Concert on 9/30

Posted on September 26, 2016 by EngAGE

The NEA National Heritage Fellowship is our nation’s highest honor in the folk and traditional arts. Each year the National Endowment for the Arts honors a select number of artists for their artistic accomplishments and efforts to share their knowledge … Continue reading →

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EngAGE Seniors and Mindful Music Moments Residency

Posted on June 1, 2016 by EngAGE

EngAGE Vice President Nancy Goodhart reports: Mindful Music Moments is a program combining mindfulness techniques with classical music and opera for daily delivery in schools over the morning announcements. Mindful Music Moments is licensed by each participating school. In return, … Continue reading →

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“Sing It” – LBSAC Inter-generational Chorus

Posted on May 24, 2016 by EngAGE

Making joyful noise through music has always been at the forefront at the Long Beach Senior Arts Colony.  With a grant made possible through the Eisner Foundation, EngAGE sponsored a 12 -week inter-generational music program that began in mid-February and … Continue reading →

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