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Amanda Kosloski, Class of 2004 Amanda Kosloski, who received her Bachelors' Degree in Music Performance on May 11, 2008 from Keene State College in New Hampshire, has been awarded The Douglas Nelson Outstanding Band Member Award, in honor of Professor Nelson who conducted the Keene State Concert Band for thirty five years. Amanda was chosen by members of the KSC Concert Band in recognition of her excellent musicianship, preparation for rehearsals and performances, and her leadership inside and outside the ensemble. Congratulations, Amanda!
From Keene State College - News and Events 02/25/08
"The Keene State College Concert Band will perform Different Voices, a program featuring solos and sounds not typical for a band concert, on Thursday, March 13, at 7:30 p.m. at the Redfern Arts Center ....... Soloists have traditionally been an important part of band concerts since the days of John Philip Sousa and before, but in more contemporary years vocal soloists are rare. This year's program features two soloists, one vocal and one wind, and includes works by classical and contemporary composers......Bassoon soloist Amanda Kosloski, from West Harwich, Mass., is a senior music performance major at KSC and will graduate in December. Since attending KSC, she has participated in The New England Intercollegiate Band and has been a member of the KSC Concert Band, KSC Chamber Orchestra, KSC Concert Choir, and KSC Percussion Ensemble. Kosloski will be featured during a piece written by Burrill Phillips." Read the entire article here. Keene State College News.
Annie Lynch, Class of 2004 From the Cape Cod Times by Candy Hammond Published: February 18, 2008
"It's always fun when I get to give a shout-out to a local person doing something great. Annie Lynch, 21, who grew up on the Cape and went on to Berklee College of Music, has been busy creating acoustic, alternative-folk songs. She just did a tour in Nashville and will perform Wednesday night at the Paradise Lounge in Boston."
Joanna White, 03 attended Berklee School of Music for two years before entering the local music scene in Boston. including shows at the All Asia (Cambridge), and opening for Roots Down Below. Now, back on Cape Cod, she has played gigs at The Black Spot, Unos, Harwich Port Stroll, The Claddagh, and Save Darfur fundraisers in Easton and at Harwich High School. She actively promoted the Open Mic at The Claddagh and the 2007 Brooks Park Summer Jams. Her first professional CD titled "I AM" has been released and is for sale at the Black Spot in Hyannis.
Tim Mason, '06 is a junior attending UMASS Dartmouth majoring in Music Education. Rose Richard predicts "he will be a raging success as a music educator!"
Tim, a bass player, performed in HHS musicals in '05 and '06
as well as shows at the Academy of Performing Arts.
Quincy Dewing, '06
is attending UMASS Amherst majoring in Wildlife and Fishery Conservation. He reports: "I began to feel a longing for singing in vocal ensembles over the past year. Luckily, my sight-reading and vocal techniques weren’t too rusty and I was accepted into The Umass Chorale this semester. To my surprise, I was asked to attend the call-back audition for Chamber Choir. I got into that too! I have already had two performances with Chamber Choir in which we sang the following songs a capella and by memory: “Make Thou In Me, God” by Johannes Bahms; “Singet dem Hern” by Hugo Distler, “Os Justi” by Anton Bruckner; and “Ecce Quomodo Moritur” by Jacob Hand."
Annie Lynch, '04 will soon be releasing an album. Annie Lynch and the Beekeepers is a Boston-based, acoustic alternative folk group comprised of artists from a variety of musical backgrounds. While the songs performed by the quartet originated as Annie’s folk tunes, the music has evolved and expanded with rich arrangements for upright bass, cello, mandolin, banjo, accordion, and the occasional saw solo. Annie Lynch and the Beekeepers perform strong, passionate and, most importantly, honest music with poetic lyrical content and unique layered harmonies. Annie is currently majoring in Professional Music at Berklee School of Music and will graduate in Spring '08.
Listen to Next to Me Annie Lynch and the Beekeepers
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Shannon Clouter, '03 is directing the 2007 Harwich High School Fall play, The Outsiders. She student taught in the Boston Public Schools and is certified to teach Theater Arts Grades K-12 . She graduated magna cum laude from Emerson College in the spring of 2007.
Christopher Page, '03 was the Technical Director for the Harwich High School Spring 2007 production of Grease and is currently working on the 2007 Harwich High School Fall play, The Outsiders. He received an A.A. Degree in Liberal Arts from Cape Cod Community College (‘05) and an A.S. Degree in Show Production and Touring from “Florida Full Sail” (Feb. ‘07) in Winter Park, Florida.
Michael Raneo '06 (Friends of the Arts Scholarship recipient) participated in the 2007 Summer Jam performances at Brooks Park as both a performer and sound technician. In February 2007, he participated in Pilgrims' Young Musicians' Program at Pilgrim Congregational Church, Harwich Port. He was a member of the Harwich High School Band as well as the Jazz Band and is currently at the New England Institute of Art in Boston majoring in audio-media production.
Amanda Kosloski '04 performed with Keene State College's Concert Choir in Disney's Candlelight Processional in December 2006. They performed three concerts with two hundred other students accompanied by a professional orchestra and the Disney Cast Choir along with two celebrity narrators- Kirk Cameron and Neil Patrick Harris. Amanda is at Keene State majoring in music performance with a focus on bassoon. At Harwich High School, she was a member of the band, chorus and pit band for musical productions. She received All State honors in 2004 for flute.
Last Updated
Friday, April 4, 2008
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