Echoes of Harry Kalas abound for Phils at Series Nov 2, 2009
He was known for his baritone delivery, soothing sound and youthful enthusiasm for the game. Most of all, fans everywhere recognize Kalas for his signature "Outta here!" home run calls. (Muscatine Journal, IO)
Frankie Valli and the boys enjoy renewed success Nov 1, 2009
I started to do this and I thought everybody could do it, Valli says of his dynamic baritone to falsetto range. I had no true musical education on a formal level. (Boston Globe)
Dalai Lama's giggle wins over Liverpool Oct 31, 2009
The chuckle emerged as a deep baritone gurgle, floated up into the far balconies of Liverpool Cathedral's 331ft-high tower and then spread out to the 2,000 people in the nave - and perhaps to the thousand others who had failed to secure tickets. They had come to hear one of the world's great spiritual leaders speak, but the giggle changed their reverence to laughter. (Yahoo News -- Tibet)
Curtain Time: Thorny Theatre opens season (27) Oct 30, 2009
The Tallest Robert Drake Broadway baritone Robert Drake puts on his high heels and presents his Confession of The Tallest White Woman in Captivity at Confession Night Club, Wed. Oct. 28. (Desert Entertainer, CA)
Murder, music and a flower shop Oct 30, 2009
"She is the best director I have had at GW, and I've told her that," said David Cutting, a senior who provides the baritone voice of the carnivorous plant. Greg Magee, who plays the flower shop's old Jewish owner, Mr. Mushnik, agreed. (GW Hatchet, Washington DC)
Skip to Mihaylo Oct 29, 2009
While he is drawn to the piccolo out of curiosity, he s happy to just move to tenor or baritone sax for now. And the change isn t just for sound. (Big Bear Grizzly, CA)
Memorial concert for Margery Tede Oct 29, 2009
They join soprano Leah Crocetto, tenor David Lomel and baritone Austin Kness, who return as second-year Adlers. Conservatory, ACT students collaborate. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
MIDEM Classical Awards 2010: Four Artists and a Label Already Confirmed Oct 29, 2009
The winners are Italian soprano Mirella Freni, Canadian pianist Angela Hewitt, Latvian mezzo-soprano Elina Garanca, German baritone Christian Gerhaher and the label Nave ... For the category Singer of the Year, the MIDEM Classical Awards Jury decided to honour two artists: the mezzo-soprano Elina Garanca and the baritone Christian Gerhaher ... Considered one of the most talented interpreters of our time, the German baritone Christian Gerhaher also caught the Jurys attention. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
A wide-ranging program at Longy Oct 28, 2009
CAMBRIDGE - Baritone Thomas Meglioranza s Saturday recital was a kind of calling card to Boston ... THOMAS MEGLIORANZA, baritone. (Boston Globe)
Soprano's energy translates easily onstage Oct 28, 2009
If you're soprano Barbara Bonney or baritone Thomas Hampson, you'll have to be pried off the golf course. And what about Diana Damrau. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Carlisle, Mechanicsburg bands take top honors Oct 28, 2009
Mitchell Stowman plays a solo on his baritone during Mechanicsburg Area High School's marching band performance. Matthew O'Haren/Special to The Sentinel. (Carlisle Sentinel, PA)
Montemezzi Opera L'Amore dei Tre Re Oct 27, 2009
Manfredo, his son (Baritone). Fiora, his wife (Soprano). (Suite101.com)
Tosca did not deserve to be booed Oct 27, 2009
The Georgian baritone George Gagnidze had the right vocal depth for Scarpia, but bore ominous physical resemblance to Tony Soprano (could this have been the ulterior motive for the choreographed prostitution. James Levine, who conducted the first performances, had withdrawn because of illness. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
CHS band students win 130 medals at state solo contest (9) Oct 24, 2009
They are Patrick Broadwell, alto saxophone; Grace Choe, flute; Max Ginnell, percussion; Shawn Izadi, baritone saxophone; Shaan Patel, trombone; and Paul Blazek, bass clarinet. Other students earning a first division gold medal at the contest are. (McKinney Courier-Gazette, TX)
Spinelli Opera A Basso Porto Oct 23, 2009
At the Lower Harbor Italian Opera by Niccola Spinelli. Guide to the plot and characters of Niccola Spinelli's opera A Basso Porto (At the Lower Harbor, 1894). (Suite101.com)
Family finds musical connection in community band Oct 23, 2009
Becky Wise, baritone player, also participates in the ensemble ... Mike and Joey make up half of the band's percussion section and Becky plays baritone ... Becky Wise warms up on baritone while her husband, Maj. (Leavenworth Lamp, KS)
Random Sampling: You won't throw this away Oct 22, 2009
And this is even before lead singer/songwriter Will Sprott graces the number with his easy, breezy vocal that fondly recalls Leon Redbone's delivery, minus the trademark gravelly baritone. "Battlefield Postcards" (10) - While there is a Sunday sunset vibe that permeates this album in general, none of the songs exude it as effectively as "Battlefield Postcards." It's a lazily drifting-in-a-skiff-in-the-Jamaican-Bay, listening-to-Jimmy-Cliff type number, especially when the "oohs," "ahs" and... (Athens Banner-Herald)
Music: the week ahead Oct 22, 2009
THOMAS MEGLIORANZA This eloquent young baritone has signed on as a visiting artist in voice at the Longy School of Music. His first recital, with pianist Reiko Uchida, is devoted to works written around the time of World War I, including music by Weill, Poulenc, Debussy, Ives, and George M. Cohan. (Boston Globe)
Coastal roads drive music history Oct 21, 2009
The song, a story of a young man driving miles of lonely roads to visit his beloved, is rhythmic, has a catchy hook --- I gotta get to you cause you sure been gettin to me --- and is sung in a rich baritone. And Coastsiders would swear those wooded roads, ocean backdrop, and rolling hills look awfully familiar. (Half Moon Bay Review, CA)
Men's A cappella group coming to the RaglandStraight No Chaser to perform Friday Oct 19, 2009
This is one big glorified college reunion, Ponce, who sings from tenor to baritone, says of the tour. For me it will be the first time visiting the Pacific Northwest and Oregon. (Klamath Falls Herald & News, OR)
Best from Sunday Oct 19, 2009
The vinyl albums reminded her of time spent at the University of Georgia and the blind singer whose stirring baritone voice she helped bring to the college stage. I don't spend much time contemplating what others think about me, but there are occasions when I can't help but wonder. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Get your boots on Oct 19, 2009
His rendition of the Hall and Oates hit, Sara Smile, the first single from his upcoming album, balanced his rich baritone against a beautiful falsetto. Its a song he says he really loves and that comes across in the performance. (The Palm Beach Post)
'New Moon' Soundtrack: A Track-By-Track Breakdown Oct 18, 2009
" The Black Rebel Motorcycle Club do their dark and windswept best with "Done All Wrong," Grizzly Bear's "Slow Life" is hazy, dreamy atmospheric pop and the Editors' "No Sound But the Wind" is a piano-laden ballad buoyed by frontman Tom Smith's brooding baritone. Of course, there are a few moments of light scattered throughout the darkness. "Twilight" faves Muse contribute a remixed version of "I Belong To You" (the original can be found on their just-released album The Resistance) and it's very... (VHI.com -- Music News)
Rossiter: Duo attempts to get preacher in hall of fame Oct 18, 2009
The vinyl albums reminded her of time spent at the University of Georgia and the blind singer whose stirring baritone voice she helped bring to the college stage ... The vinyl albums reminded her of time spent at the University of Georgia and the blind singer whose stirring baritone voice she helped bring to the college stage. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Longtime voice, piano teacher Joan Nahigian moves to Marshfield Oct 18, 2009
He s the baritone that sings in the choir at church, she said. To inquire about voice or piano lessons, Nahigian said students of all ages, abilities and interests (or their parents) are welcome to contact her at. (Marshfield Mariner, MA)
Gilbert & Sullivan Opera The Pirate... Oct 17, 2009
Major-General Stanley (Baritone). Richard, the Pirate King (Bass-baritone) ... Samuel, his Lieutenant (Baritone). (Suite101.com)
How Neil Patrick Harris Meets Cartoon's Batman Oct 17, 2009
Guess who sings (using a Bat Auto Tuning Amplifier to bring his normal baritone to a higher pitch). While the music isn;t really memorable and at times the lyrics strain, it;s undeniable that NPH is hot. (Multichannel News)
Soul-filled folk Oct 16, 2009
Thursday, October 15, 2009. Contributed photo Richie Havens, who opened the Woodstock music festival with a three-hour set 40 years ago, will perform Saturday at the Acorn Theater. (St. Joseph Herald-Pallidium, MI)
Play it again Oct 16, 2009
Seventy students and instruments work together in the Campbell County High School marching band to complete the sound including: Trumpets, flutes, baritone saxophones, tenor saxophones, alto saxophones, clarinets, trombones, sousaphones and percussion. Article Rating. (Gillette News-Record, WY)
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Sherry Overholt, soprano, and Lee Velta, baritone, wowed the audience and later told ICCA president Phyllis Cutrera it was the best piano they have ever been associated with, even overseas. Pianist Rudolf Budginas, who is scheduled to be here Nov. 23, delights audiences by illustrating how his classical music has influenced contemporary artists such as Billy Joel. (New Iberia, LA)
Al Martino; crooner had string of hits, movie role Oct 15, 2009
NEW YORK - Singer Al Martino, a baritone renowned for a string of hits, including the sentimental ballads Spanish Eyes, Volare, and Speak Softly Love and for his role as the wedding singer in The Godfather, died Tuesday at his home in Springfield. He was 82. (Boston Globe)
Entertainers to honor publicist Oct 13, 2009
Guy Merola, baritone noted for his community theater, opera and the "Merry Christmas With Friends and Nabors" show. Rex Nockengust, former New York and Hawai'i entertainer, rendering "What I Did for Love.". (Honolulu Advertiser)
Hugh Wiberg, 76; nurtured a love of birds, gardening Oct 13, 2009
Mr. Wiberg, who also was known for his annual 42-mile Patriots Day hike from his home in Wilmington to his summer cottage in Greenland, N.H., and for playing second baritone horn in the New England Brass Band, died Oct. 2 at Wingate Nursing Home in Reading of diabetes and Lyme disease, which his family believes led to dementia. He was 76 and had lived in Wilmington since 1961. (Boston Globe)
Luis Aguile, prolific singer, songwriter from Argentina Oct 12, 2009
Best known for the worldwide hit Cuando Sali de Cuba ( When I Left Cuba ), the baritone had stomach cancer. He was being treated at Sanchinarro Hospital in a northern suburb of Madrid, where he died, said manager Victor Saboya. (Boston Globe)
Toms Bretn Opera La Dolores Oct 12, 2009
Melchior, a barber (Baritone). Patrizio, a rich man (Bass). (Suite101.com)
Keeping courthouse safe Oct 11, 2009
News Story - Idaho State Journal. POCATELLO -- Court sessions no longer open hereabouts with the disharmonious "OYEZ, OYEZ" intonations of yore. (Pocatello Idaho State Journal, ID)
Spartan Spectacular about practice, performance Oct 11, 2009
Morgan, 16, who plays a baritone horn in the New Hartford Senior High School band, said he thought they d done well in their time on the football field. He said he d tried to play my soul out to the judges. (Utica NY Obserer, NY)
Obituaries in the news Oct 11, 2009
Best known for worldwide hit song "Cuando Sali de Cuba" ("When I Left Cuba"), the baritone had been suffering from stomach cancer. He was being treated at Sanchinarro Hospital in a northern suburb of Madrid, where he died, said manager Victor Saboya. (Anchorage Daily News)
E. Reed Wilbur, family man and project developer; at 50 Oct 10, 2009
Mr. Wilbur s baritone voice crooned among the Nassoons, an a cappella group at Princeton. He also sang with his wife of 26 years, Sara Sally (Strong), a music teacher. (Boston Globe)
Harwich town band needs you Oct 10, 2009
The Harwich Town Band is seeking musicians for almost all sections including clarinet, oboe, trumpet, trombone, French horn, baritone horn and tuba. Interested players are invited to attend the first fall rehearsal on Tuesday, Oct. 13, 7 p.m. at the Harwich Community Center, 100 Oak St. The atmosphere is friendly, fun and relaxed with no auditions required. (Harwich Oracle, MA)
Mozart comedy opens Arizona Opera season Oct 9, 2009
Richard Strauss s Salome is the scheduled Nov. 14-15 production with baritone Greer Grimsley as Jochanaan on the 15th, a role he has sung at the Metropolitan, San Francisco, Vancouver and Berlin operas ... Baritone Marian Pop has performed Figaro world-wide including Stuttgart, Santiago, Munich and Holland as well as with a number of companies in this country. (Green Valley News & Sun, AZ)
* EVENTS & ENTERTAINMENT Oct 9, 2009
Vocal Works by Tzyysheng Lee (T` X lnqi) features a program by contemporary composer Tzyysheng Lee (ln) that includes the world premieres of New Works for Voice and Piano and The Third Poem of the Nations Demise for Baritone and Four Instruments, as well as Two Poems of the Nations Demise for Soprano and Four Instruments from 1991, and Five Chinese Art Songs. Today at 7:30pm. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Alice in Chains returns Oct 7, 2009
With his scruffy blond goatee and pain-laced baritone, Staley may have been the face and voice of Alice in Chains, but in many ways, guitarist Jerry Cantrell has been the unsung heart of it, writing much of the band's catalogue and singing half of the droning harmonies that would become group's trademark. These days, when Cantrell shares the mic with new vocalist William DuVall, the blend is uncannily familiar. (CNN)
Friends cozy up with fans on return Oct 6, 2009
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Yuma High Class of 1959 prepare for reunion Oct 6, 2009
"I was in the band for four years and I played trombone and the baritone. We did travel sometimes out of town to attend festivals," Lobeck said. "We always got out of class to go to ensemble practice, which was really cool. Our marching band was one of the best in the state at that time.". (Yuma Daily Sun, AZ)
Hawaii's Sen. Inouye defends earmarks for his home state Oct 5, 2009
"This is the legislative branch doing its job," the taciturn eight-term senator said in his characteristic baritone. "If this spending is not necessary, then it shouldn't be appropriated.". (Honolulu Advertiser)
Group finds a place for every voice Oct 4, 2009
But instead of just four singers, more than 45 women combine for melody, tenor, baritone and bass to create the classic barbershop sound. Traditionally associated with male singers, Barrett said the Song of the Coast gives the sound a distinctly female touch by singing one octave higher than the men. (Daytona Beach News Journal -- Local)
Entertainment Corner: Cadott youths 'Bumping off the Boss' - again Oct 3, 2009
Primarily an instrumentalist, on occasion he impresses audiences with his unconventional baritone voice that he has famously described as geese farts on a muggy day. This Georgia native moved to St. Cloud to attend St. Cloud State University, but like most artists Kottke s free spirit lead him to hitchhike around the country eventually finding his way back to Minnesota where he settled in the Twin Cities. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
From the Top at Jordan Hall Oct 3, 2009
Host and pianist Christopher O Riley also welcomes baritone Sean Plumb, 17, pianist Adria Ye, 11, timpanist Ted Babcock, 17, and cellist James Kim, 16. The episode can be heard on WGBH-FM (89. (Boston Globe)
Sciambi leaving Braves Oct 3, 2009
Sciambi, the spikey-haired redhead with the baritone voice, has called Braves games for the past three years, making his mark for the rapport he developed and sense of humor he shares with longtime Braves broadcaster Joe Simpson. Sciambi will be calling both Major League Baseball and college basketball games on TV and radio for ESPN, with whom he has worked part-time since 2005. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Boston Singers’ Relief Fund concert Oct 2, 2009
s, and baritone Donald Wilkinson. Oct. 3 at 8 p.m. $15-$35. (Boston Globe)
What's new at GSU? Panthers' fight song! Oct 1, 2009
Before he started down the path that took him to two Super Bowls and coaching jobs at Georgia Tech, Alabama and Kentucky, Bill Curry was a baritone horn player ... " You're a much better baritone player than you are playing linebacker.'" ... Wherever Curry is at that point, the old baritone player will likely be listening. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
No saltarellos! Oct 1, 2009
It's adapted from "I Am Adolpho," which appears in the comic musical "The Drowsy Chaperone." Later in the show Zandbergen engages the audience with "Who's That Woman" from Sondheim's "Follies." Featured twice in Act II, Trisha Yates's Fortuna has fun with Connor O'Brien's Dudley in "Seasonings of Love," a play on the words of a song from "Rent." Yates brings her dependably big and beautiful voice to the more tender "Once Upon a Time" from "Brooklyn." O'Brien, a hit as the male lead in the Erie... (Erie Times-News, PA)
Mark Savage has been the spokesman for the Palisades nuclear power plant in Covert Township for many years. He also plays tuba in the Casco Band and is the radio play-by-play announcer for South Haven High School football. Andrew Lersten / H-P staff Sep 30, 2009
Many people also probably don't realize you're a gifted baritone singer and musician. Music has been a major part of my life. (The Herald-Palladium)
Symphony series' cameras jolt the live vibe Sep 30, 2009
Each night's lineup is slightly different, and Thursday's was even more so than usual, since baritone Thomas Hampson called in sick at the last minute. After some shuffling of the lineup, Thomas and the orchestra talked and played through parts of the First, Third, Seventh and Ninth Symphonies. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Musical revival: Fixing a dent here, making a repair there brings instruments back to life Sep 26, 2009
Alto, soprano, baritone. it doesnt matter. (Gillette News-Record, WY)
THEATER REVIEW Sep 25, 2009
Rod Gilfry enfolds some of Richard Rodgers' most passionate melodies in a baritone as rich and warm as a bearskin. Director Bartlett Sher reinvigorates the central love stories by underscoring the racism and World War II realities that imperil them. (San Francisco Chronicle)
'Tosca' as torture Sep 23, 2009
Baritone George Gagnidze, who took over the role of the psychopathic Scarpia only a week before opening night, oozed a disquieting creepy quality, and his metallic voice achieved an effective snarl ... Baritone George Gagnidze, who took over the role of the psychopathic Scarpia only a week before opening night, oozed a disquieting creepy quality, and his metallic voice achieved an effective snarl. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Met's Gala Opening Evokes Chorus of Boos Sep 23, 2009
That was a shame, because there was more cheering to be done for the three principals - soprano Karita Mattila, tenor Marcelo Alvarez and baritone George Gagnidze ... Stepping in with just a week's notice after Finnish baritone Juha Uusitalo canceled, Gagnidze did more than hold his own ... The baritone from the Republic of Georgia had a little trouble being heard above chorus and orchestra in the closing Te Deum section of Act 1. (CBS News)
Met Opera Opens to Boos With Muddled New 'Tosca' Sep 23, 2009
That was a shame, because there was more cheering to be done for the featured soprano, tenor and baritone in this staging of "Tosca," a Roman tale about a singer, her lover and the chief of the secret police, who all die before the final curtain. 2009 Associated Press. (Newsmax)
Band celebrates milestone with concert at Centene Center (354) Sep 21, 2009
Other current members of the band are Steve Albritton on bass guitar; Alan Freeman, baritone singer; Greg Freeman, lead singer; and Ray Reese, tenor singer. The Freemans are brothers and Kent s first cousins. (Park Hills Daily Journal, MO)
Entertainment Spotlight on Grant Griffin (2) Sep 20, 2009
A lyric baritone, he became the star performer for Casino de Paris at the Dunes Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas during the 70s and, most recently, Griffin was a guest on the Discovery Channel s episode of Inside Las Vegas ... I was influenced by Earle Wrightson, Howard Keel, Leonard Warren, Robert Merrill and one of the great baritones of all time, a guy by the name of Lawrence Winters, who I ended up doing Show-boat with in 1960. (Desert Entertainer, CA)
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His baritone is easy and affable (hell return in a few months as Figaro in The Barber of Seville). Last-minute substitute baritone Giorgio Caoduro made for an equally likeable con man in Doctor Dulcamara, a young scamp not entirely certain of his criminal prowess. (Los Angeles Downtown News, CA)
Cosi Fan Tutte conceived in a burst of confetti Sep 16, 2009
The much-admired baritone Jose Carbo plays the world-weary manipulator Don Alfonso, who sets the masquerades in motion. He is relaxed and eager to make a start. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Music review: Opera in the Park a splish-splash Sep 16, 2009
She was joined by tenor Marco Berti and baritone Quinn Kelsey for the fiery trio from the end of that act. Contralto Ewa Podles heightened the air of anticipation surrounding her overdue company debut in Tuesday's production of Puccini's "Il Trittico" with a fierce, majestic account of "Cruda sorte" from Rossini's "Italian Girl in Algiers," and there were strong solo turns by Berti, bass Andrea Silvestrelli and tenor Brandon Jovanovich. (San Francisco Chronicle)
