Category Archives: Music
News from Burbank Senior Artists Colony
Burbank Senior Artists Colony residents thoroughly enjoyed an excellent concert by composer and classical pianist Marcelo Cesena. To learn more about Mr. Cesena, click here to visit his website. (Remember to click on the pictures to enlarge them!) Contributed by Eugene Schklair
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First Commercial Recording Discovered
CNN reports that the first commercial recording may be “a 12-second recording of “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star,” captured on a ring-shaped cylinder phonograph, [that] was produced for Thomas Edison’s failed talking-doll business venture in 1888.” Historians are excited by … Continue reading
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Experience Talks – Photos from the Live Show!
If you missed the live radio show at Barnsdall Gallery Theater in Hollywood last month that featured television producer Shawn Ryan and muscial guests David Garfield & The Cats, you can hear it on our “Listen Page” on the Experience Talks website. … Continue reading
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Do You Listen to Records?
We’re a bit late for the party, but Record Store Day was celebrated on April 16th. Yes, even though the world seems to have gone digital, some folks still like to listen to their music on vinyl records played … Continue reading
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Composer and Conductor Sofia Gubaidulina
Two of the five concerts CalArts presented last week at REDCAT were conducted by and featured the work of Russian/Tartar composer Sofia Gubaidulina. Then she moved on to the Los Angeles Philharmonic, which included her 2008 concerto, “Glorious Percussion,” as part … Continue reading
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News from Burbank Senior Artists Colony
Clarence Johnston, BSAC resident and well-known jazz drummer with over fifty years of professional experience, was interviewed recently by Laura Swett, a volunteer with the National Center for Creative Aging. One observation: “Age is not in my mind at all. I’m … Continue reading
Focus on Senior Volunteers: BSAC Mentors Play Guitar
Burbank Senior Artists Colony residents enjoy mentoring students at the neighboring Burbank Community Day School. Learning how to play and practicing the guitar are favorite activities for everyone — and they fit right in with yesterday’s post about the value of … Continue reading
