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	<title>Backstage with Denis</title>
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	<pubDate>Thu, 14 Aug 2008 14:38:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>September Series, Shelley Oliver</title>
		<link>http://www.rcbb.com/blog/2008/08/14/september-series-shelley-oliver/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Aug 2008 14:38:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It’s been awhile since my last blog entry, but the start of a brand new River City Brass Band season makes it a good time to dust off the ol’ computer keyboard and pass along some backstage thoughts and information. 
SHALL WE DANCE? is the title of our September 2008 series, and, as the name [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Twenty-Six Years of Service</title>
		<link>http://www.rcbb.com/blog/2008/05/07/twenty-six-years-of-service/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2008 16:10:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Denis</dc:creator>
		
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After the “FABULOUS FIFTIES” series there will be only three original members of the RCBB left in the RCBB. Jim Stillwagon has announced his retirement from the band effective at the end of the series.
Jim (known as ‘Squirrel’ to his friends) studied tuba with Matty Shiner at Duquesne University, earning a Bachelor of Science degree [...]]]></description>
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		<title>April Mystery Tune, world premieres</title>
		<link>http://www.rcbb.com/blog/2008/04/15/april-mystery-tune-world-premieres/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Apr 2008 13:49:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Denis</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[The RCBB’s mystery tune for April was Bluesette by Toots Thielemans. Toots real name is Jean-Baptiste Frédéric Isidor, Baron Thielemans, and he was born in Brussels in 1922 (he’s still going strong at 89 years of age). Thielemans is known for his great guitar and harmonica playing, but also for his highly accomplished whistling! Remember [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ryan Spacht&#8217;s Big News</title>
		<link>http://www.rcbb.com/blog/2008/03/12/ryan-spachts-big-news/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Mar 2008 20:28:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Denis</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[You may recall that in December former assistant principal cornet Ryan Spacht left the River City Brass Band to join the US Army Band (“Pershing’s Own”) in Washington, DC. This amid news that his wife, Danielle, was expecting their first child.
Here’s an excerpt of an email I received from Ryan just the other day:
“I graduated [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Changing Face of What&#8217;s Familiar</title>
		<link>http://www.rcbb.com/blog/2008/03/03/the-changing-face-of-whats-familiar/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Mar 2008 17:53:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Denis</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Frequent RCBB concert-goers know that our programs have a high proportion of tunes that are familiar and beloved. It turns out that what’s familiar is a moving target, and it’s moving faster than I thought.
The March subscription series, ON A WORLD TOUR, includes a singalong, “Jerusalem”, that I felt certain would be familiar and joyfully [...]]]></description>
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		<title>March series, and baby photos</title>
		<link>http://www.rcbb.com/blog/2008/01/29/march-series-and-baby-photos/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jan 2008 15:14:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Denis</dc:creator>
		
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The RCBB March series is just around the corner, and I’m looking forward to showing off a bunch of terrific soloists from the Band. One of them will be our new principal tuba, Carson McTeer.
Carson has a very impressive resume, having performed with the Colorado Philharmonic, the New Mexico Symphony, the Houston Symphony, and the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Good News on New Music</title>
		<link>http://www.rcbb.com/blog/2008/01/08/good-news-on-new-music/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jan 2008 16:34:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Denis</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[I believe that commissioning and performing new music is an important obligation for us at the River City Brass Band. Encouraging the creation of new music adds to our American musical legacy, which will then be enjoyed by generations to come (remember, even Gershwin was new once!). But it can be expensive to commission a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What 300 students look like, and Gordon Langford</title>
		<link>http://www.rcbb.com/blog/2007/12/10/what-300-students-look-like-and-gordon-langford/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Dec 2007 20:06:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Denis</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[If you attended the RCBB Heinz Hall concert on November 29, you already know the stage overflowed with 300 student choristers raising a joyful noise. Here’s a photograph taken from the hall - a beautiful sight!

One of the pieces on the holiday series is Gordon Langford’s “Christmas Fantasy”. It’s a safe bet that Gordon Langford [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bragging rights, Festival Fanfares, Bernie’s stand-partner</title>
		<link>http://www.rcbb.com/blog/2007/11/27/bragging-rights-festival-fanfares-bernie%e2%80%99s-stand-partner/</link>
		<comments>http://www.rcbb.com/blog/2007/11/27/bragging-rights-festival-fanfares-bernie%e2%80%99s-stand-partner/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Nov 2007 15:35:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[With all precincts reporting and the voting certified, it’s now official - I have bragging rights where Bob Karlovits and the November mystery tune are concerned. The final tally was 52 correct identifications of “Comedian’s Galop” by Dmitri Kabalevsky, a bit under the 80 Bob needed to win. Sorry, Bob.
Wait ‘til you get a load [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Voices of Angels and some Devilment</title>
		<link>http://www.rcbb.com/blog/2007/11/14/voices-of-angels-and-some-devilment/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Nov 2007 17:18:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Denis</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[The holiday season is already upon us and so is our December series, CHRISTMAS CLASSICS (first performance: November 29th at Heinz Hall). This will mark the third year that we’ll collaborate with some of the best high school choirs in Western Pennsylvania at holiday time. I am always impressed by the energy, enthusiasm and professionalism [...]]]></description>
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