News Archives 2004
Below is a listing of news articles from the 2004 concert season of Music
at McClellan.
Anniston Star, June
13, 2004
Final Music at McClellan concert ends with thundering cannons,
high attendance
The final Music at McClellan concert of the summer went out with a bang.
Ten Civil War-replica cannons provided thundering authenticity
to the Alabama Symphony Orchestra’s final performance of the evening,
Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture.
Although lightning and heavy rain wreaked havoc with the first concert
of the series, attendance shot up for the last three concerts, including
more than 1,000 who attended Saturday night’s Classical Spectacular.
To read the full Anniston Star article of June 3, 2004 >>
www.annistonstar.com/news/2004/as-anniston-0613-ctubbs-4f12x1555.htm
Anniston
Star, June 3, 2004
Singing his way
Steve Lippia doesn’t want to give the wrong impression.
When he takes the stage Saturday night to perform “Simply Sinatra” —
a tribute to legendary singer Frank Sinatra — Lippia wants to make one
thing very clear.
“I take what I do very seriously,” Lippia says from his Las Vegas office.
“I’m a singer and this is a respectful tribute to a great musician. Sinatra
was one of the greatest performers in American pop music history and this
is done with the greatest reverence to his music and his legacy.
To read the full Anniston Star article of June 3, 2004 >>
www.annistonstar.com/entertainment/2004/
as-music-0603-bbuckner-4f02q0500.htm
Anniston
Star, May 30, 2004
Joy at McClellan
Lyle Shroyer pulled the small, red wagon loaded with blankets, coolers,
and lawn chairs across the grass of the ceremonial parade ground as his
wife, parents and three small children followed.
“Why are we here?” asked 4-year-old Sam.
To have a picnic, said Lorie Shroyer, Sam’s mother.
Like the Shroyers, many Calhoun County residents, armed with lawn
chairs, blankets, picnic baskets and umbrellas, came to hear the Alabama
Symphony Orchestra and Three Dog Night perform. The event was part of
this year’s outdoor Music at McClellan concert series. The concert began
at
8 p.m.
To read the full Anniston Star article of May 30, 2004 >>
www.annistonstar.com/news/2004/as-anniston-0530-0-4e29w2442.htm
Anniston Star, May 23,
2004
Music at McClellan gets soaked: Festivities moved inside; 450 enjoy
concert while many others are turned away
Saturday night’s storm over Anniston forced an impromptu decision by
organizers of Music at McClellan. They moved the first part of the four-part
outdoor music series
indoors.
An estimated 450 music lovers packed a gymnasium, under renovation as
the future Buckner Arts and Exhibit Center, to enjoy the music of the
Alabama Symphony Orchestra and the 21st Century Platters.
To read the full Anniston Star article of May 23, 2004 >>
www.annistonstar.com/news/2004/as-anniston-0523-btubbs-4e23a4159.htm
Anniston Star, April
14, 2004
A passion for the arts: ‘Music at McClellan, the Mountain Longleaf
Series’ will open with concert on May 22
Anniston’s old military base will host a different crowd this spring,
and the sounds of the season will mix with those of the Alabama Symphony
Orchestra.
The orchestra will join forces with popular artists in a month-long “cultural
extravaganza,” said Pete Conroy of the Calhoun County Chamber of Commerce
at a press conference Tuesday morning.
To read the full Anniston Star article of April 14, 2004 >>
www.dailyhome.com/entertainment/2004/as-music-0414-cmalakasis-4d14b0023.htm
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