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From left to right, Wynton Marsalis performs with student saxophonists Drew Coles and Taylor Clay, and with Crane Professor of Music Bret Zvacek on trombone.

12.17.10

More than 6,000 people joined SUNY Potsdam’s Crane School of Music in honoring jazz legend Wynton Marsalis with an honorary degree last week by livestreaming the ceremony online. For the small college at the edge of the Adirondack Park in Northern New York, that is quite a feat.

With only 80 people in attendance at the intimate invitation-only ceremony at the Yamaha Piano Salon on Fifth Avenue in New York City, it is a testament to the respect that the composer and bandleader garners that 75 times as many people tuned in to watch the event as those who were able to attend in person.

“This is actually my Christmas present. It’s not to receive an honorary degree, it’s the fact that you all would come down here for me—to confer a degree on me, and it’s difficult in words to express the depth of that honor,” Marsalis said.

State University of New York Chancellor Nancy L. Zimpher, who oversees all 64 campuses in the nation’s largest comprehensive system of public higher education, joined SUNY Board of Trustees Chairman Carl T. Hayden in conferring Marsalis with the honorary Doctor of Music degree on Friday, Dec. 10.

SUNY Potsdam President Dr. John F. Schwaller and Crane School of Music Dean Michael Sitton also joined in recognizing the internationally acclaimed jazz musician.

“We are deeply honored by Mr. Marsalis’s acceptance of this honor—or perhaps I should say, Dr. Marsalis’s acceptance—since it gives us the opportunity to share Crane’s historic commitment to music education and excellence in performance with his personal commitment in both those areas. His brilliant success as an artist and his deeply felt advocacy for the arts and education in society have made his position clear and inspiring for students and all of us in the musical profession,” Dean Sitton said.

Five students from Crane’s Jazz Studies Program played before and during the ceremony. The students included Drew Coles and Taylor Clay on saxophone, Max Howard on piano, Joseph Goehle on bass and Kevin Urvalek on percussion.

They were joined for several tunes by Marsalis himself on trumpet, who led an impromptu masterclass and invited members of the audience to join in the jazz performance.

“We can all play together—anybody who can play, because that’s what our music is about. We get together and we exchange our ideas, and it’s truly a thing that John Coltrane called ‘a love supreme.’ So I’m deeply appreciative of this honor and I will not forget the effort that you all have taken to deliver it to me. It’s one of the greatest honors in my life. Thank you very much,” Marsalis said.

More than 6,000 people watched the video of the ceremony on their computers or mobile devices, including full-house audiences watching live from two locations at Crane—in Sara M. Snell Music Theatre and Ralph Wakefield Recital Hall.

Executives from Yamaha and Jazz at Lincoln Center attended the gathering in New York City, along with SUNY Potsdam alumni and friends. In addition, U.S. Senators Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand and Rep. Bill Owens sent letters of congratulations for Marsalis.

In 2011, The Crane School of Music will celebrate 125 years of fostering excellence in music education and performance. The 125th anniversary celebration will focus on Crane’s long tradition of innovation, which began with founded Julia Crane in 1886.

“Crane combines this commitment to music education with an unwavering commitment to high achievement in creativity in performance. The presence of our fine student musicians here today combines all those traditions from our institution,” Dean Sitton said.

Marsalis’s ongoing impact is felt around the world. He is an internationally acclaimed musician, composer, bandleader, educator and a leading advocate of American culture. He is the world’s first jazz artist to perform and compose across the full jazz spectrum from its New Orleans roots to bebop to modern jazz. By creating and performing an expansive range of brilliant new music for quartets to big bands, chamber music ensembles to symphony orchestras, tap dance to ballet, Marsalis has expanded the vocabulary for jazz and created a vital body of work that places him among the world’s finest musicians and composers. He is the co-founder and artist director of Jazz at Lincoln Center. Read more about the amazing career of this extraordinary individual at www.wyntonmarsalis.org.

SUNY Potsdam is grateful to the generous sponsors for this event, including The Yamaha Corporation of America, and Michael and Barbara Maresca.

Learn more about the Crane School of Music at www.potsdam.edu/crane.

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Founded in 1886, SUNY Potsdam’s Crane School of Music has a long legacy of excellence in music education and performance. Life at Crane includes an incredible array of more than 300 recitals, lectures and concerts presented by faculty, students and guests each year. The Crane School of Music is the State University of New York’s only All-Steinway institution.

-www.potsdam.edu/crane-

About K2 GLOBAL COMMUNICATIONS LLC PARTNER GREGORY KELLY:

Gregory M. Kelly is a combat veteran having served in the United States Army with the rank of Sergeant in the Elite U.S. Paratrooper unit of the 82nd Airborne Division (Grenada) and the 2nd Infantry Division (Korea).

His professional experience includes specializing in public relations, international relations, public/government affairs, corporate communications, and relationship building from the local-to-international level. He has worked as a U.S. Congress Assistant. He is also the former Manager of Public Relations, Marketing and Advertising for the Korea National Tourism Organization where his duties included speech writing for senior Korean government officials and establishing and maintaining working relationships with various foreign and domestic companies, government agencies and media outlets.

Currently, he holds the position of Director/Founder American Veterans Aid Fund American Veterans Aid Fund (AVAF) and its music industry division –VETUNES®, a nonprofit, 501(c)(3) organization, to assist veterans and their families in obtaining and maintaining the respect, dignity, and honor earned through their service and sacrifice.

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Mr. Kelly graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from State University of New York at Potsdam ’89 where he majored in political science and minored in communications.

Mr. Kelly resides in the Hudson Valley, married with one daughter.

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……and now for something completely different………
PIPAPELLI plays Rockin’ Blues with a Celtic-Knotted Twist! Many of the tunes are driven by the Great Highland Bagpipes run thru a wah peddle, creating the Original “Western Carolina Wah-Pyps”. From Robert Johnson to the Blues Brothers to The Scotsman to Led Zeppelin with many eclectic journeys in-between. Other instruments utilized are Native American Love Flutes, Electric & Acoustic Guitars, Bass and Drums/Percussion.

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AMERICAS GUARD OF HONOR 82ND AIRBORNE DIVISION, FT BRAGG, NC GOING WHERE ANGELS FEAR TO TREAD

Americas Guard of Honor CSM William J. McBride, 82nd Airborne Division

CSM William J. McBride was one of a select few to serve as CSM of the 82nd ABN. He tirelessly dedicated himself to the training, readiness and support of our Paratroopers and their families. His 6 assignments in Division covered more than 26 of his 34 plus years in the Army. While leading the Div. during Operations Just Cause and Desert Storm, he exemplified the 82nd’s commitment to fight the nation’s wars and win.

His funeral is today at 1000Hrs.

    Following the Normandy invasion, the 82nd became part of the newly organized XVIII Airborne Corps, which consisted of the U.S. 17th, 82nd, and 101st Airborne Divisions.

     In April 1965, the “All-Americans” were alerted for action in response to the civil war raging in the Dominican Republic. Spearheaded by the 3rd Brigade, the 82nd deployed to the Caribbean in Operation POWER PACK. Peace and stability was restored by June 17, when the rebel guns were silenced.

     During the 1970s, Division units deployed to the Republic of Korea, Turkey and Greece for exercises in potential future battlegrounds.

    The Division was also alerted three times. War in the Middle East in the fall of 1973 brought the 82nd to full alert. Then in May 1978, the Division was alerted for a possible drop into Zaire, and again in November 1979, the Division was alerted for a possible operation to rescue the American hostages in Iran.

     On October 25, 1983 elements of the 82nd were called back to the Caribbean to the tiny island of Grenada. The first 82nd unit to deploy in Operation URGENT FURY was a task force of the 2nd Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment.

     On October 26 and 27, the 1st Battalion, 505th Infantry and the 1st Battalion, 508th Infantry, with support units deployed to Grenada. Military operations in Grenada ended in early November.

     On December 20, 1989, the “All-Americans,” as part of Operation JUST CAUSE, conducted their first combat jump since World War II onto Torrijos International Airport, Panama. The paratroopers’ goal was to oust a ruthless dictator and restore the duly-elected government to power in Panama. The 1st Brigade task force made up of the 1st and 2nd Battalions, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, parachuted into combat for the first time since World War II. In Panama, the paratroopers were joined on the ground by 3rd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment which was already in Panama. After the night combat jump and seizure of the airport, the 82nd conducted follow-on combat air assault missions in Panama City and the surrounding areas.

     The victorious paratroopers returned to Fort Bragg on January 12, 1990.

     But seven months later the paratroopers were again called to war. Six days after the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait on August 2, 1990, the 82nd became the vanguard of the largest deployment of American troops since Vietnam.

     The first unit to deploy to Saudi Arabia was a task force comprising the Division’s 2nd Brigade. Soon after, the rest of the Division followed. There, intensive training began in anticipation of fighting in the desert with the heavily armored Iraqi Army.

     The adage, or battle cry picked up by the paratroopers was, “The road home…is through Baghdad.”

     When America was attacked on Sept. 11, 2001, President George W. Bush called upon the American military to fight global terrorism.  82d soldiers deployed to Afghanistan and the Central Command Area of Responsibility to support combat operations. 

In 2007, 1^st Brigade Combat Team deployed to Iraq to provide theater security throughout the country. The 2^nd Brigade Combat Team deployed to OIF as the lead brigade of GEN Petraeus’s Surge Strategy to reclaim Baghdad from insurgents. That same year, the 82^nd Airborne Division Headquarters and 3 battalions of 82^nd Combat Aviation Brigade deployed in support of OEF.

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“This pro-life advert was previously banned by the Irish government who said it was too ‘political’ for the airwaves. Now Project Truth, first produced by Youth Defence in 1996, has been set to some amazing footage of the unborn child in the womb. It’s challenging, thought-provoking, beautiful and sad. Show it to your friends. Spread the message.” -Youth Defence (Ireland)

About Youth Defence (Ireland):

“We’re young people who believe that life is worth protecting.

Whether we’re students, office-slaves, brickies or teachers, we’ve one thing in common: we know that abortion is wrong. That’s why we work to protect mothers and babies from being killed and exploited by the abortion industry.

Youth Defence is Ireland’s most active pro-life group – which means our campaigns reach people on many levels; where they shop, on campus, on the web, in local areas and on the high street. We aim to provide real information about abortion, and to find new ways of getting that information to the public. We’re honest and open about what we do, which means we’re not afraid to challenge politicians or upset the consensus.

Most of all we believe that Ireland can be kept abortion-free. One person can make a difference and that person may be you.” -Youth Defence (Ireland)

To learn More:
Young people working to keep Ireland abortion-free!

Website:
www.youthdefence.ie

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http://thedivinemercy.org

First let us assume the following to be true:

1. There is a battle raging as never before on this earth between The Light and The Darkness, Good and Evil.
2. “The World” is filled with broken and hurting people with no hope, crying out for Mercy…Divine Mercy.

“With all the messages coming from Hollywood, advertising, media and the internet who will deliver the message of Divine Mercy?  Your I Phone (App)!” Greg Kelly, partner K2 Global Communications LLC said.  “The accelerated pace of information and technology releases in today’s metro-tech world boggles the mind.   We are thankful for The Marians of The Immaculate Conception and The National Shrine of The Divine Mercy in Stockbridge, MA for not allowing the Divine Mercy message to get lost in all the hustle, bustle of the world today.”

Divine Mercy App

The Marian Fathers of the Immaculate Conception, who have promoted the authentic message of Divine Mercy since 1941, are pleased to release the OFFICIAL Divine Mercy App.

This FREE app offers the complete Divine Mercy message and devotion in an easy to navigate format. The app has three main chapters with many features.

“The timing of the new app is perfect. It was only two months ago that the Holy Father spoke of the Church’s need to find creative ways to communicate the Gospel and evangelize in the “digital age.”

Maybe this is Divine Providence at work. Or maybe the Marians are just totally on the ball. Either way, that’s pretty cool. And can you imagine the disciples in Jesus’ time having iPhones or iPads at their disposal to spread the Gospel? They sure would have saved a lot of wear and tear on their sandals. The truth is, while there are many aspects of the digital age that can be harmful and that can jeopardize our pursuit of truth, beauty, and goodness, the digital age is here, and we can’t deny it. We have an obligation to “contribute to maturation in humanity,” as the Holy Father says. Certainly, people use the Internet for impure purposes or as a distraction or a means of escape. That puts the burden on believers to double our efforts to reach them, to communicate and form a dialogue with them, and to inspire them with the greatest message the world has ever known. That’s what Christ calls upon us to do.

You mention the disciples, but can you imagine how happy St. Faustina must be. She must be in heaven smiling upon this new Divine Mercy app?

I was thinking about that throughout this project. Saint Faustina received Christ’s message of Divine Mercy and was told by Him to spread it throughout the world. Following her death in 1938, my Congregation, the Marian Fathers of the Immaculate Conception, became official promoters of the message, and it’s amazing to think of the tools now at our disposal that help us fulfill this mission. In the early 1940s we began our Divine Mercy apostolate by printing prayercards, pamphlets, books, and magazines. First we used a makeshift mimeograph machine and printed literature from our basement here on Eden Hill, in Stockbridge. But we’ve moved with the times. We bought increasingly bigger and more sophisticated printing presses as technology changed and have printed literally millions of pieces of literature. Six years ago, we launched thedivinemercy.org, which has become daily reading for thousands of people around the world. And now this app. This is incredibly exciting for us all. I know St. Faustina has no need for an iPhone, but I sort of wish I could personally show her our Divine Mercy app.”  

-Excerpt from:  Hey, What’s Divine Mercy Doing on That Thing? By Felix Carroll (Jan 1, 2011)

K2 Global Communications LLC encourages people to learn more about St. Maria Faustina Kowalska and The Divine Mercy message in addition to supporting their work of getting the message to a wounded and hurting world.

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SEAN CHAMBERS ROCKIN' GUITAR IS BACK @ MUSIC RANCH!

 MUSIC RANCH PRESENTS:  

SEAN CHAMBERS
Saturday February 5, 2011 

BENEFIT FOR MICHAEL BUFFALO SMITH
Saturday January 8, 2011
Music Featuring SOUTHERN ROCKS FINEST and Special Guests, Auction and more…START:  4pm

LARRY REINHARDT
Saturday January 15,2011

For updated information on upcoming events contact Phil at:

Tel: 863-815 2293
Email: Phil@MusicRanch.org

Keep up to date with Music Ranch events; email: MusicRanch@hotmail.com and receive our MUSIC RANCH NOTES email newsletter .

The MUSIC RANCH is located at 1920 Banana Road

(North of Interstate 4 just off of US Highway 98. Go about a mile on Banana Road and look for the sign on the left)

Lakeland FL 33810-2997

About Music Ranch:

Nestled in the midst of a relaxing six acres in Lakeland, Florida, the MUSIC RANCH is the perfect setting for your next social gathering. Whether it is for an anniversary, birthday, wedding reception or other special occassion, your host, Phil Stevens will work with you to plan your special event according to your needs and desires.

With over 4,500 square feet inside, the MUSIC RANCH facility will exceed your expectations with plenty of tables and chairs, a stunning fireplace, and a large, covered front porch.

All rights reserved Music Ranch and Southern Rock Society. 

Reposted as K2 Global Communications LLC  Public Service Announcement (PSA) in recognition of Southern Rock Community’s Support of our Veterans.

www.RockForLife.org

In less than three weeks hundreds of thousands of pro-lifers will descend on Washington, DC to show their opposition to abortion on demand and their support for LIFE!  This event, called the March for Life takes place on January 24th. 

Rock for Life has taken part in this historical event since we first formed, in the fall of 1993 – and this year will be no different!

This year we will be bringing in young adults from all over the country, to not only participate in the March for Life, but to also impact our Nation’s capitol for LIFE!  Rock for Life will be offering opportunities for prayer and street outreach events, educational training via workshops and to fellowship and meet other young pro-lifers from all over the country.  These events start early Saturday morning, January 22nd and will end with the National Pro-Life Youth Rally Monday, January 24th at 2pm.

But in order to make this happen our Activism Team will need your help.  One of our biggest expenditures will be housing these young pro-life activists.  On faith, I just put 5 rooms for 2 nights on my credit card.  I personally cannot pay for this so I am hoping and praying that you can stand with me in offering a young person a place to rest so they can learn, be inspired and help assist in our efforts to spread the human rights for all – born and preborn message through music, education and action.

 I’m going to break it down six different ways you can help.

1. $20.87 will house one young person one night
2. $41.74 will house one young person both nights
3. $83.48 will house four young persons one night
4. $166.96 will house four young persons both nights
5. $417.40 will house the whole Rock for Life crew one night
6. $834.80 will house the whole Rock for Life crew both nights

I need to raise the full $834.80 by January 22nd and I am believing that you will partner with Rock for Life and our Activism Team to make it happen!

These young people make a sacrifice to come to DC to be a voice for LIFE and I want to provide them with a place to crash that is close to Washington, DC and with within walking distance to the Metro.  Believe me, the rates I found are a deal and it’s going to be cramped, four to a room – but we are used to this.  Our Activism Team isn’t looking for anything fancy or out of the ordinary – just a place to rest after a long and sometimes cold day of outreach.

 So please prayerfully consider sponsoring a young person for a night, both nights, a whole room of young people or the whole Rock for Life crew!  Whatever you can do we will definitely appreciate it!

You can also send a check or money order to PO Box 333, Locust Grove, VA 22508

or visit us on the web at: www.RockForLife.org  

Let me know if you are someone who would like to attend the March for Life and be apart of the whole Rock for Life experience that weekend. 

Thanks! 

Erik Whittington

Executive Director, Rock For Life 

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