Write Now: Playing Mistakes Are Part Of A Musician’s Process Of Learning An Instrument

March 12, 2020

I was surfing the Internet the other day and I happened to see a video about Simon Phillips. Now there are probably at least 100 videos, if not more, of Simon Phillips, on YouTube, but this certain one caught my attention. Phillips is what one would call a drummer’s drummer. He can play anything, and has been playing for a very long time. One could say he has performed with everybody — not really, but the list of artists and bands keeps growing. I remember first seeing him on MTV. Remember MTV when it showed videos? I sure did, and I could get enough. When I was a junior and ...

Randolph To Perform ‘Sister Act’

March 12, 2020

RANDOLPH — Put on your disco attire and take a step back into 1970s Philadelphia, where lounge singer Deloris Van Cartier witnesses a murder and must be put in protective custody in the one place she won’t be found—a convent. Disguised as a nun, Deloris finds herself at odds with both ...

Several Move On In Talent Contest

March 12, 2020

Chautauqua’s Got Talent, completed the second night of the five- night competition, Monday. The 11th season of Chautauqua’s Got Talent at The Spire Theater began March 2 at 7 p.m. with 25 qualifying contestants with a diverse group of singers, instrumentalists, dancers, percussionists, ...

Page To Stage

March 5, 2020

Sometimes all it takes is an idea. And for Jennifer Davis’ idea, it will be realized Friday and Saturday as an original musical “Cast Party” will premiere At Chautauqua Lake Central School. Davis, the musical’s director said the idea came to her in March of 2019 when she was ...

‘Fiddler’ To Be Performed At Falconer

March 5, 2020

FALCONER — The students of Falconer High School take to the stage to perform “Fiddler on the Roof” Friday, Saturday and Sunday in the Falconer High School auditorium. The musical is based on the life of a philosophical Jewish milkman, Tevye, who explains the customs of the Jewish ...

Southwestern Set To Stage Performance Of ‘All Shook Up’

March 5, 2020

Southwestern High School’s production of the musical “All Shook Up” will be performed Thursday, March 12 to Saturday, March 14, 2020, at 7 p.m. March is Music in Our Schools Month and the public is welcome to enjoy one Elvis Presley song after another as the Trojans weave together ...