Carnegie Hall

Another Local Headline: March 22, 2007

March 22, 2007

S.J. band headed to Carnegie Hall Ian HillRecord Staff Writer STOCKTON — A local concert band featuring 110 teen and adult musicians is preparing to play New York City’s Carnegie Hall. The Delta Winds is one of two showcase bands performing Wednesday at the hall as part of the New York Wind Band Festival. Local […]

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Local Headline: March 21, 2007

March 21, 2007

Whitney Ramirez/News-Sentinel) Lodi Community Band prepped for N.Y. gig at renowned Carnegie Hall By Lauren Nelson News-Sentinel Staff Writer Wednesday, March 21, 2007 Members of the Lodi Community Band will travel to New York City for a rare opportunity to perform at the prestigious Carnegie Hall next week. Dubbed the “Delta Winds,” the band is a 110-piece […]

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“So what’s the deal with the flute, anyway?”">“So what’s the deal with the flute, anyway?”

March 3, 2007

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Accompanying me on my upcoming trip to New York City to play at Carnegie Hall will be a very dear friend, my college roommate. We will celebrate the thirtieth anniversary of our friendship this year and I had a milestone birthday a couple of months back, while she will mark that same milestone later this year. We decided that this would be a great opportunity to take a trip together and have some fun.

Some months ago, as we were cementing our plans, she asked me, “O.k., so what’s the deal with the flute, anyway?” I’ve gotten the same question from a good number of other folks.

To sum it up succinctly: Playing the flute is the achievement of a lifelong dream.

When it was time to start band in the fourth grade, I wanted to play the flute. Well, that’s not quite right. I longed to play the flute. Yearned. Dreamed. I begged my mother to let me take up the flute.

The answer? “No.”

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NOT Going to Make This New Year’s">Thirteen Resolutions I am NOT Going to Make This New Year’s

December 28, 2006

I am NOT going to resolve to: 1. Gain back the 22 pounds I have lost since October. 2. Stop going to water aerobics classes as many times per week as I can. 3. Eat all the chocolate and other goodies that are in this house right now! 4. Never finish writing about the experience and aftermath […]

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Can you tell me how to get to Carnegie Hall?

December 19, 2006

“Sure,” comes the reply in the very old, corny joke. “Practice! Practice! Practice!” I couldn’t resist. But we have our first rehearsal for Carnegie Hall tonight and I am really excited about that. We will receive our music and play through all of the selections, hopefully. Then we will be on our own to practice […]

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