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With his new album, Modern Sounds in Classical Music, Eric Heilner fully embodies the concept of “coming full circle.” His deep family legacy of classical music, including his father who was a member of Aaron Copland’s
Young Composers Group and his sister who led the group
Animal Logic, ensured Eric’s musical proclivities were always going to appear, and reappear, throughout his life.
As a child, Eric excelled at piano, and after college he toured with and opened for acts like The Byrds and a pre-iconic Bruce Springsteen. Soon, once age 30 arrived and “adulting” was expected, Eric moved away from music and settled into working in development for a software company. It wasn’t until 30 years later that Eric rediscovered a taste for performing when he stepped up to fill in for a missing piano player while at a
Danny Dignum set for an education
Danny Dignum is coming up against an awkward customer in Sirotkin, writes Matt Bozeat
THE winner of Demetrius Andrade vs Liam Williams might one day face the victor of the top-of-the-bill fight on MTK’s show at the Bolton Whites Hotel this Saturday (April 17). There, Essex middleweight Danny Dignum, rated No. 5 by the WBO, meets Russia’s tricky Andrey Sirotkin over 10 rounds, live on iFL TV.
The 29-year-old southpaw from Bowers Gifford is ranked following stoppages of Conrad Cummings (17-3-1) and Alfredo Meli (17-0-1), and said: “I’ve seen what Luke Keeler has done and it’s not silly for me to think I could fight the winner of Andrade-Williams.”
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“It was an honour to introduce Carl Frampton three times in the ring,” he tweeted.
“Speaking for so many fans, thanks for a career of thrills and excitement - enjoy spending more time now with your lovely Christine and the weans Carla and Rossa and a life of well earned joy.”
Replying to Buffer, Frampton’s wife, Christine, wrote: “Thank you MB. I have been starstruck twice in my life.
“The first time meeting Mike Tyson and the second time meeting Michael Buffer. So thankful for the journey we have been on.”
Northern Ireland’s former striker Gerry Armstrong told the fighter to “stand tall” and “be proud”, while First Minister Arlene Foster retweeted a tribute to Frampton.