Ambridge music museum opens to the public
SCOTT TADY, Beaver County Times
July 3, 2021
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Jaggerz, Granatis, Lou Christie, B.E. Taylor.
The Marcels, Henry Mancini, Norm Nardini, Etta Cox, Donnie Iris . the list goes on.
If those musicians wrote or sang songs that mattered to you, consider a visit to the Performing Arts Legend Museum, which was slated for opening July 2 in Ambridge.
Tucked into a historic, 220-year-old brick house two blocks from Old Economy Village, the Performing Arts Legends Museum (PALM) is a treasure trove of musical artifacts from many of our region’s best known and most influential musical artists.
Ambridge museum highlights western Pennsylvania music greats
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They re turning a 220-year-old Ambridge building into a cool place for local music fans to visit.
April 5 is the targeted opening date for the Performing Arts Legends Museum (PALM), which will display musical artifacts and instruments in themed rooms.
The 1950s room includes items like Elvis Presley s yearbook, Perry Como gold records for Hot Diggity (Dog Ziggity Boom ) and Round and Round, and an authentic 50s diner booth, straight outta TV s Happy Days, with a tabletop jukebox of that era.
In the 1960s room are instruments, outfits and autographed photos from Pittsburgh jazz and blues aces like Walt Harper, Harold Betters, Joe Negri and Chizmo Charles, plus a stage jacket from The Vogues ( 5 O Clock World ).
Courtesy of Saint Vincent College
A concert by a quartet of professional musicians is available for viewing on the Saint Vincent College YouTube channel.
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Saint Vincent Archabbey Basilica is the setting for a special virtual installment of the Saint Vincent College Concert Series, with a quartet of musicians performing sacred classics.
“An Intimate Evening in the Sacred Space of the Saint Vincent Archabbey Basilica” is available for viewing on the college’s YouTube channel.
The concert by organist J. Christopher Pardini, cellist Anne Martindale Williams, violinist Christopher Wu and baritone Thomas Octave includes classics of sacred music, such as Schubert’s “Ave Maria” and hymns like “Be Still My Soul” and “Great Is Thy Faithfulness.”