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...
by Music Celebrations | Oct 1, 2012 | News, Washington, DC
by Dr. Vincent PattersonGlorious autumn day here in DC. The weekend cooperated; on Saturday trekked across town to PRESIDENT LINCOLN’S COTTAGE (on the campus of Armed Forces Retirement Home) for Open House. It celebrated 150 years of Lincoln’s presence there with...
by Music Celebrations | Sep 26, 2012 | News, Washington, DC
“Thank you so much MCI for the fantastic opportunity to sing in Washington, D.C. as Nebraska’s representative in the 2006 National Festival of the States. I was thrilled with your attention to detail, professionalism and positive correspondence during the...
by Music Celebrations | Sep 26, 2012 | News, Washington, DC
“I just wanted to let you know our trip went off without a hitch!!! Having an east coast representative really helped things roll smoothly at performance venues….of course we did have the greatest tour guide in all of Washington D.C.! St. Patrick’s is a...