by Music Celebrations | Mar 12, 2013 | Chicago, Festivals, News
I want to thank Music Celebrations for putting on such a wonderful festival. My chaperones and students had a wonderful time, and were impressed with the professionalism, and the high class that was put into everything. The choice of hotel, airline, restaurants, and... by Music Celebrations | Nov 19, 2012 | News, Washington, DC
On this day in 1863, President Abraham Lincoln delivered his carefully concise yet striking speech for the dedication of a military cemetery at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Gettysburg 150 Concerts – Commemorating the 149th Anniversary of Abraham Lincoln’s...
by Music Celebrations | Oct 29, 2012 | News, Washington, DC
by Dr. Vincent PattersonYep, it’s THICK out there, heavy rain, winds whipping it around, bordering on ice with a Canadian LOW coming down the jet stream, plowing full force into Hurricane Sandy. Between this confluence, high tide coming up Chesapeake Bay and a full...
by Music Celebrations | Oct 22, 2012 | News, Washington, DC
by Dr. Vincent PattersonGlorious autumnal colors, air and sky here – for sure the Best time of the year in the DC area! Aaahhh! Musician-writer Marc Myers has a book coming out in Dec., “Why Jazz Happened.” So he was tapped by the Wall St. Journal recently to write...
by Music Celebrations | Oct 1, 2012 | News, Parades, Washington, DC
“Performing at the WWII Memorial was really special, as was the wreath-laying at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. Both were events that my students will never forget. The parade was good – other than the extreme heat. The thing that made the whole tour work was...