Music Review: Robert Paterson and American Modern Ensemble - The Four Seasons
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As one of the most celebrated present-day American composers, Robert Paterson does not fear the shadow of a luminous predecessor like Antonio Vivaldi. Paterson s new album
The Four Seasons is the culmination of a 20-year project comprising four song cycles, one for each of our earthly seasons. The prolific composer set texts by well-known poets - Edna St. Vincent Millay, William Carlos Williams, Rita Dove, Billy Collins and others - all on seasonal themes.
A different voice gives life to each cycle, accompanied by the musicians of the composer s own American Modern Ensemble on flute, clarinet, violin, cello, piano, and percussion. Paterson is a master at composing and arranging for this lineup. Known as a Pierrot ensemble, it gives a composer a wide range of colors in a compact and economical form
By Cherranda Smith
Feb 3, 2021
Black history month gives us the space to recognize figures from around the world who have made an impact on the global Black community.
The contributions of these figures, and so many others, worked to end oppressive systems, break barriers, and bring to light the challenges faced by Black people everywhere.
They’ve protested, led, marched, fought, broke barriers, and should be celebrated for their sacrifice and the impact they made along the way. The legacy some have left behind has guided the paths of many leaders for generations and some are making their mark on history right now.
Peter D. Thompson, 63, passed away Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021 at Hershey Medical Center after a brief illness.
He was born February 24, 1957 in Passaic, N.J., the son of the late James and Evelyn Scott Thompson.
Peter graduated from Central High School and Altoona Vo-Tech in Martinsburg, Pa. in 1976. He then served 10 years in the U. S. Marine Corp. Following his time in the service, he graduated from Pittsburgh School of Aeronautic. He began his career as an airplane mechanic with Atlantic Aviation and then Westinghouse. But for over 30 years he was employed at Northrop Grumman, where he was working until his illness. Peter was a member of the Marine Corp League. He was an avid skier, loved roller coasters, and running in marathons. He also enjoyed riding his bicycle both on and off road. He liked to hunt, travel, garden and loved animals.
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There’s no question that from almost out the gate in March 1977, ABC was going to have a hit on its hands with
Eight is Enough, the comedy-drama based on the true story as chronicled in the book of the same name by Tom Braden. How could it miss, with
Diana Hyland as parents Tom and Joan Bradford, with a cast that included a number of future teen idols? But what was completely unexpected was that Diana would lose a sudden and intense battle with cancer that would claim her life after only four episodes had been shot.
MURRAY â A Calloway County man has entered a guilty plea this afternoon for his alleged role in the death of two Murray women in early 2019.
Shannon Scott entered the plea in front of Special Judge Tim Kaltenbach in Calloway Circuit Court. The plea agreement calls for Scott to serve 40 years in prison for the deaths of Tera Todd, 37, and Evelyn Scott, 77, both of Murray. Their bodies were discovered on the night of Feb. 7, 2019 at a pair of residences on Catalina Drive.
The agreement called for 40-year sentences on charges of murder to run concurrently. Scott a attorney, Doug Moore, did raise the point that the defense is hoping to have the pleas made as guilty but mentally ill to which Kaltenbach asked for Scott to undergo a mental examination. Calloway Commonwealth s Attorney Dennis Foust, though, said he does not expect this to affect the agreement.