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Paul McCartney receives Gershwin Prize for Popular Song

Published on June 2, 2010 in Beatles, Community, Music, Music History and Performances. 1 Comment Tags: , , , , , , , , .

The DHPAC/FTC community is filled with Beatles fans and Beatles scholars. So, even though many of us have our favorite Beatles, and our favorite projects celebrating certain Beatles, we appreciate them all.  So, of course, we are happy to see Paul McCartney being honored by the Library of Congress for his contributions to popular music.

On June 2nd Paul McCartney will receive the Gershwin Prize for Popular Song.

The way the Library of Congress describes the award also sheds light on the importance of another DHPAC/FTC mission. .. Continue reading ‘Paul McCartney receives Gershwin Prize for Popular Song’

Sunday afternoon at DHPAC: Beatles love songs with Gathering Time

Published on April 24, 2010 in Beatles, John Lennon, Music, Music History and Performances. 0 Comments Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , .

An archival video, and some words beneath about Gathering Time. Gathering Time will perform at DHPAC at Five Towns College on Sunday, April 25, 2010 at 2pm.

Gathering Time is an acoustic vocal trio consisting of Glen Roethel, and Stuart Markus, both veterans of the Long Island folk scene, plus the emerging talent of Hillary Foxsong. The trio combines the spirit of Peter Paul and Mary with the exacting harmonies of Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young at their peak. This time around, they’re targeting the harmonies of Paul McCartney and John Lennon. Beatles Love Songs With Gathering Time is a Long Island event you won’t want to miss, and a great way to spend a Sunday afternoon.

Coming up at DHPAC…something for everyone

Published on March 30, 2010 in Beatles, Cabaret, Comedy, John Lennon, Music, Performances, Rock and Theatre. 0 Comments Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , .


We often try to come up with lists or slogans to try to describe all the kinds of shows that we have at DHPAC/Dix Hills Performing Arts Center at Five Towns College. One phrase says, “FTC Rising Stars…The Best Regional Performers…and World Entertainers!” Our Executive Director, Sandy Hinden, writes, “At the Center you will find …’We Rock!’…’Broadway the Easyway’…’The Jazz Masters are here!’…and more….”  We tried to come up with a good summary when we created our category list on the sidebar. Though, we do so many events it’s hard to describe.

For instance…below are our five upcoming shows, including: theatre, comedy and music. Choose only the categories you like, or take a leap and explore something new.
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This past weekend: DHPAC smiles at Spring, and Spring winks back

Published on March 22, 2010 in Community, Jazz, Music, Performances and Rock. 0 Comments Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , .

What a beautiful weekend on Long Island! It was the beginning of Spring, and the Dix Hills Performing Arts Center was prepared to celebrate. Here are some quick highlights of the three shows we presented this past weekend, including 2 videos, pictures, and FaceBook notes.  (And, check out the photo of the moon “blinking” at us from a beautiful, clear, sky on the day before Spring officially arrived.) Counting down the shows backwards:

Show 1: On Sunday afternoon, DHPAC presented “South Shore Syncopators, featuring Holly Sickinger”. For this show, we have a FaceBook report from some of the band members: Continue reading ‘This past weekend: DHPAC smiles at Spring, and Spring winks back’

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: , , , , , , , , , .

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’

Don’t miss “Beatles Tribute” – Saturday, March 20th

Published on March 4, 2010 in Music, Performances and Rock. 2 Comments Tags: , , , , , , , , .

by Steve Briody

I am very much looking forward to attending DHPAC’s Beatles “Let It Be – 40th Anniversary” Tribute. I was going to do the standard proverbial interview with good friend Paul Barkan of the popular Beatles tribute band Mostly Moptop for their upcoming show at Dix Hills Performing Arts Center on Sat., March 20 at 7:30pm ET. However, when speaking to all the band members, I noticed they had some particularly clever interview material consisting of a “written conversation” between the band members. I think you’ll enjoy their Beatles references…hopefully you’ll do a better job of catching them all than I did!

Below the interview, I have posted footage of Moptop’s rhythm guitarist Anthony Pomes explaining how he plays the slide part from George Harrison’s “For You Blue” on the LET IT BE album with . . . a 9-volt battery? (See video attached to this blog – I was fascinated about this.). It’s a terrific “behind the scenes” segment.

I HOPE TO SEE YOU AT THE SHOW. I say “Hello” . . . and “Good-bye.” Here’s what I was given:

Secret Mostly Moptop Conversation #45… Continue reading ‘Don’t miss “Beatles Tribute” – Saturday, March 20th’

A Feast of Music Videos

Published on February 28, 2010 in Jazz, John Lennon, Music, Performances and Rock. 0 Comments Tags: , , , , , , .

Ki writes: Did you realize we now have two DHPAC/Dix Hills Performing Arts Center Youtubes? I am doing the FansofDHPAC Youtube site, which includes interviews, my quick impressions of shows, and video from my handheld. I am also creating playlists of video from other fans, and from bands that appear on our stage. If you have a video you want up, send it over and I will see if it fits in.

And, over at the studio, Kbudna and the video team are creating awesome, polished versions of the performances that go on at DHPAC. There is just so much good stuff that happens here. So, our main Youtube site — DHPAC On Stage — is an artistic, video library of jazz, rock, choral works, Beatles songs, profound John Lennon homages, and a little theater sprinkled in.

A Feast of Video from DHPAC On Stage at youtube

Empty Garden (Hey, Hey, Johnny)
with Joe Kuhl [piano] and Jim Del [drums] on vocals
This is the song that Elton John wrote to mourn the loss of John Lennon

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Celebrate the Beatles: Mostly Moptop on March 20, 2010

Published on February 26, 2010 in Music, Music History, Performances and Rock. 0 Comments Tags: , , , , , , .

DHPAC/Dix Hills Performing Arts Center and The John Lennon Center for Music & Technology present Long Island’s top, Beatles tribute band…

Mostly Moptop: “Let It Be(fore & After)”

This premiere program marks the 40th Anniversary of Let It Be, as Mostly Moptop performs “Wake-Up” to “Break-Up” to “Make-Up” in buoyant song celebration. In 1970, the Beatles released their final studio album, Let It Be. In 2010, on Saturday, March 20 at 7:30 p.m, you can relive the experience with musicians devoted to the cause, and masterful at recreating the sounds of the Beatles.

The band is comprised of John Tabacco–also, a favorite host on WUSB radio (drums, piano, and vocals); Anthony Pomes (rhythm and lead guitar, bass, piano and vocals); Edward Franz (lead and rhythm guitar, bass, and vocals); Paul Michael Barkan (bass, keyboards, miscellaneous instruments, vocals). Barkan, a Professor of Recording at Five Towns College, wrote his PhD thesis on techniques the Beatles employed on their Magical Mystery Tour album.
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