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What do you like about Pink Floyd?

Published on June 1, 2010 in Guitar, Music, Music History, Performances and Rock. 0 Comments Tags: 1960's, 1960's music, 60's music, DHPAC, Dix Hills, Five Towns College, Long Island bands, Long Island events, Long Island music, Pink Floyd fans, Project Floyd, Psychedelic Rock, Things to do on Long Island.

Project Floyd: A page from the DHPAC program

Ki writes: Of course, I mostly ask, because I wanted to tell you what I like about Pink Floyd!

I am so excited that while the original Pink Floyd is not touring now, I am able to catch a Pink Floyd tribute here at DHPAC/Dix Hills Performing Arts Center, with Long Island band, Project Floyd. And, I hear that the show is going to do justice to the way Pink Floyd performed, by having a spectacle of a light show. Tickets are $25, and available at dhpac.org.

Hope you will share what you like about Pink Floyd in the comments.

What I like about Pink Floyd is: Love a band that had a psychedelic stage. Gotta give credit to a band that put stuff out in the 1960′s, 1970′, 1980′s, and 1990′s. Whenever I get stuck somewhere un-creative, can’t help humming “Another Brick in the Wall” to myself. (That’s why I prefer working inside this wonderful, arts and music community at DHPAC/Five Towns College).

Hope you enjoy the music of Pink Floyd enough to leave a comment and/or come see the Project Floyd show on Saturday, June 19th!

Video: Guitar Extravaganza 2010

Published on May 10, 2010 in Guitar, Jazz, Music and Music History. 0 Comments Tags: Christine Patti, Dix Hills, Five Towns College, Guitar, Jacqueline Duryea, jazz guitar, John Kelly, Long Island events, Long Island guitar, Long Island music, Long Island Universities, Peter Rogine, Steve Briody, Tierney, Tony Mottola.

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Some photos and thoughts from Guitar Extravaganza

Published on April 30, 2010 in Community, Guitar, Music History and Performances. 3 Comments Tags: Bob Emry, DHPAC, Dix Hills Performing Arts Center, Five Towns College, Guitar Extravaganza, Kelly Fallon, Long Island music, Peter Rogine, Scott Ballin, Steve Briody, Tony Mottola.

Ki writes: Wow! I was able to see the second half of the Guitar Extravaganza/Salute to Tony Mottola show, and it was awesome! I will have a few video clips up on our fan video in the next week or so. For now, here are some photos:

Guitar Extravaganza 2010: Professor Peter Rogine (right)

Christine Patti, Tierney Ryan, Jacqueline Duryea, John Kelly

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Chronicles tribute to Eric Clapton: Friday, 4/30/2010 at DHPAC

Published on April 28, 2010 in Guitar, Music, Music History, Performances and Rock. 0 Comments Tags: Bluesbusters, Bobby Simmons, Chronicles, Cream, Dix Hills, Donny Waller, Eric Clapton, Five Towns College, George Clinton, Long Island, Long Island blues, Long Island events, Long Island music, Ricky Panzica, Steve Stewart, Suffolk Events, The Band Chronicles, Things to do on Long Island, Yardbirds.

DHPAC/Dix Hills Performing Arts Center presents
A Tribute to Eric Clapton with Chronicles
Friday, April 30 at 7:30 p.m.

Five-man veteran band recreates ‘Slow Hand’ hits from Clapton’s early discovery by Jon Mayall through his brilliant solo career— and everything in between

The Dix Hills Performing Arts center will present Chronicles in an authentic tribute to the career of blues/rock guitar legend Eric Clapton on Friday, April 30, 2010 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $25.

Chronicles is a band intent on re-creating the music of Eric Clapton – from his early days with John Mayall and the Bluesbusters, the Yardbirds, and Cream to later stints with Blind Faith, Derek & the Dominos, up through his Grammy-winning solo and acoustic careers.

Aptly named for EC’s 1999 “Clapton Chronicles” anthology album, the band features veteran Long Island musicians George Clinton, Donny Waller, Bobby Simons, Ricky Panzica and Steve Stewart. Continue reading ‘Chronicles tribute to Eric Clapton: Friday, 4/30/2010 at DHPAC’

3 Outstanding Student Shows!

Published on April 28, 2010 in Classical, Guitar and Performances. 0 Comments Tags: American Songbook, Five Towns College, Gene Santini, Jeffrey Lipton, Long Island events, Long Island music, Nassau County, Pete Rogine, Peter Rogine, Scott Ballin, Songbook, Steve Briody, Suffolk County, Things to do on Long Island.

by Steve Briody

The next few evenings at Five Towns College will feature some very special shows featuring many types of music….something for everyone:

WEDNESDAY 4/28: An evening of Classical music ensembles featuring orchestra, chamber orchestra, choral, and classical guitar ensembles. These groups are TOP-NOTCH and will include both classical and popular repertoire! -7:30pm

THURSDAY 4/29: “Guitar Extravaganza“, featuring some of the amazingly talented guitarists and vocalists from Five Towns College. Hosted by well-known guitarist/educator Peter Rogine with assistance from John Kelly and Steve Briody. -7:30pm

SATURDAY EVE (7:30) & SUNDAY AFT (2pm) 5/1 and 5/2: “The Great American Songbook”. These will be 2 memorable shows featuring talented FTC singers performing some of the all-time best vocal standards. Last year’s show was a huge success. Directed by piano virtuoso Scott Ballin with help from first-class educator Jeffrey Lipton. Also appearing will be one of NY’s top “standards” vocalists, Gene Santini. We hope to see you there!

Please join us in presenting some top professionals as well as the next generation of excellent musicians. – Best, SB

“Guitar Extravaganza” – Thurs., April 29th

Published on April 23, 2010 in Guitar, Jazz, Music, Music History and Performances. 0 Comments Tags: DHPAC, Dix Hills, Five Towns College, Guitar, John Kelly, Long Island events, Long Island jazz, Long Island music, Peter Rogine, Steve Briody, Things to do on Long Island, Tony Mottola.

by Steve Briody

Be sure not to miss the “Guitar Extravaganza”, which is a salute to guitar legend Tony Mottola. Peter Rogine, John Kelly, and myself will be joining the guitar students of Five Towns for this special night. It was an honor for me to transcribe and arrange some of of Tony Mottola’s greatest recordings for the students. Please come by to see all the outstanding work the students have done with them! I know you will enjoy the exceptional guitar work of Prof. John Kelly and his ensemble as well. The concert will also feature some outstanding vocalists. The evening will be hosted by well-known guitarist (and head of the FTC guitar department) Peter Rogine. We’re looking forward to seeing you there. -Best, SB

THURSDAY EVENING, April 29th….show time is 7:30pm.
To RSVP via Facebook, and/or spread the word to your Facebook friends, click: here.

Let It Be: Come celebrate the 40th Anniversary at DHPAC

Published on March 10, 2010 in Guitar, John Lennon, Music, Music History, Performances and Rock. 0 Comments Tags: Beatles, Beatles fans, DHPAC, Dix Hills, Five Towns College, John Lennon, Let It Be, Long Island music, Paul Barkan, tickets.

The Beatles in 1964. Library of Congress collection

If you are a Long Island Beatles fan, where can you go to celebrate the 40th Anniversary of the release of “Let It Be”? Answer: Right here at DHPAC/Dix Hills Performing Arts Center at Five Towns College in Dix Hills.

On Saturday, March 20, 2010 at 7:30pm, the band Mostly Moptop will perform “Let It Be(fore& After): A Fab Four Song celebration“ During the second set, the band will perform the entire “Let It Be” album. The show will be both a lively, and a studious, tribute to the album “Let It Be”. One of the performers is Five Towns College Professor Paul Michael Barkan, who did his PhD thesis on Beatles’ techniques. And, the show is co-presented with The John Lennon Center for Music & Technology.

Wikipedia has an entire entry on the “Let It Be” album. Here are some of the music history facts from Wikipedia: “Let It Be” is the twelfth and final studio album released by The Beatles. “Let It Be” was released on 8 May 1970, by the Apple Records label shortly after the group’s announced breakup. It acts as a soundtrack album for “Let It Be”, the motion picture, also released in 1970.

Here is a list of the songs on the “Let It Be” album, to be performed by Mostly Moptop: Continue reading ‘Let It Be: Come celebrate the 40th Anniversary at DHPAC’

Video: Experimental bass, from the DHPAC video vault

Published on March 3, 2010 in Guitar and Performances. 0 Comments Tags: bass, DHPAC, Dix Hills, electric bass, experimental music, improvisation, Long Island events, Long Island music, Mike Manring, Windham Hill.

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Video of Bucky Pizzarelli: In The Zone

Published on February 20, 2010 in Community, Guitar, Jazz, Music and Performances. 0 Comments Tags: Bucky Pizzarelli, definitions, Guitar, improv, improvization, Jazz, Long Island, Peter Rogine.

“The Zone” was pierced, right here in Dix Hills, Long Island, New York. Quick interview with jazz guitarist Bucky Pizzarelli and host, Five Towns College Professor Peter Rogine. Learn Bucky Pizzarelli’s definition and theories about “The Zone” in improv. From a performance on February 12, 2010 at DHPAC/Dix Hills Performing Arts Center at Five Towns College, Long Island, New York.

Photos and thoughts: Bucky Pizzarelli at DHPAC

Published on February 13, 2010 in Guitar, Jazz, Music and Performances. 0 Comments Tags: Bucky Pizzarelli, DHPAC, Dix Hills, Five Towns College, jazz guitar, Kelly Fallon, Rockin' The Paradise, Steve Briody, Styx, Tierney Ryan.

Ki writes:

Some photos. Some words. Some more photos.

Bucky Pizzarelli, Alex, Professor Pete Rogine

The Bucky Pizzarelli show at DHPAC/Dix Hills Performing Arts Center last night was awesome. I wanted to go partly because I have the winter doldrums, and I felt like I need to see something new and exciting in the world. I was not disappointed. Continue reading ‘Photos and thoughts: Bucky Pizzarelli at DHPAC’