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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.

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’

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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