My neighbor, who is also my classmate, gave me some antique sheet music a few weeks ago. His great-great grandfather composed it in 1900! I was finally able to look through it yesterday. There were three pieces. Two of them were published and printed – “Rose Waltz”, and “The Colored Regiment”. The third was a […]
Certainly everyone is familiar with Star Wars, Indiana Jones, Jaws, and Harry Potter. What makes those movies so memorable? What do they all have in common? Can you recall the music that is so prominent and captivating that most of us can instantly start humming the themes? I have always been fascinated with movie scores […]
Saint Matthew Church, Virginia Beach, Virginia November 4th, 2012 This was the second performance of the Tidewater Intergenerational Orchestra’s (TIO) fall program. The concert featured performances by the TIO Tykes and Tweens – a youth group of beginning students directed by Dr. Alice Lindsay, the combined choirs of Saint Bede and Saint Matthew Churches performing […]
This is a personal memoir essay I wrote for a Parent Teachers Association Reflections Contest. I also submitted it for the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards competition. I hope you enjoy it. The mail has arrived. The thick envelope is finally here. Eagerly but carefully I open it and examine its contents. Sixty five pages in all. The […]
Saint Bede Church, Williamsburg, VA October 27, 2012 William was the featured piano soloist during a performance of Johann Sebastian Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto No. 5, with the Tidewater Intergenerational Orchestra (TIO) of Williamsburg, Virginia. The famous concerto also featured solo performances by professional musicians Tom Lindsay on the violin and Erich Graf on the flute. Tom spent a professional career with […]
Contact: Robin Allen LaPlante 617-437-0707 x103, rlaplante@fromthetop.org 16-YEAR-OLD YORKTOWN PIANIST TO APPEAR ON NPR’s FROM THE TOP Episode airs nationally and on WHRO Classical the week of October 1 16-year-old pianist William Hume will appear on an upcoming episode of From the Top, the hit NPR radio program featuring America’s best young classical musicians […]
Washington, DC August 4, 2012 I spent this past week in the nation’s capitol, July 29 – August 4, where I attended the Washington International Piano Festival. It proved to be a great event and learning experience, held at the Catholic University of America, as well as at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. I […]
Arcidosso, Tuscany, Italy July 14, 2012 Ciao! What a great experience! I just returned from Italy where I participated in the InterHarmony International Music Festival, July 3-14 2012, in Arcidosso, Province of Grossetto, Tuscany, Italy. We even did some sightseeing in Tuscany, Florence, Siena, and Rome in addition to the rigorous festival. InterHarmony provided a great opportunity […]
Grapevine, Texas June 27, 2012 William was a featured solo performer this week during the live show and taping of NPR’s nationally acclaimed radio show “From the Top.” The show was taped in front of a sold-out audience at the historic Palace Theater in Grapevine, Texas on June 27, 2012. The audience included a large […]