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Friday, July 13, 2012

LocaLize It: Trio Takes Acoustic Approach to Arrangements

One lady and two guys team up for a smooth sound, mixing old favorites with enthusiastically received originals.

You've probably heard a local band playing in your neighborhood. Sometimes against your will. But you'll probably want to listen if the band called LocaL comes to your neighborhood. That's right. The second "L" is capitalized, too, because that's the first letter of the first name of two of the original band members. You follow? Well, they're down to only one name starting with "L," but they're still LocaL. And they're local, crossing through Upper St. Clair to meet up with one another: Vocalist Leigh-Anne Yost, the remaining "L," lives in Bridgeville; guitarist Kyle Ingram and percussionist-guitarist Zack DeFelice are Peters Township High School graduates. Got it? Good. OK, let's hear from Leigh-Anne, who's a heck of a writer along with …

Leigh-Anne

12:31 pm on Friday, July 13, 2012

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Thursday, December 23, 2010

High School Music Department is Not 'Stressed Over the Season'

USCHS music department presents holiday music program 'Stressed Over the Season'

Members of the USCHS Orchestra, Symphonic Band, and Wind Ensemble entertained their audience with a collection of seasonal musical selections on Wednesday night in the high school theater. The Orchestra, directed by Mr. Paul Fox, started off the evening with the Roland Leich arrangement of "Es ist ein'Ros'entsprungen."  This was followed by "Fantasia on 'Greensleeves'" and featured several student soloists:  Masashi Iida, Yudi Chen, Akhil Venkatesh, and Arley Schenker.  Also performed were "Two Holiday Canons," the Hebrew hymn "Miammakem," and Pachabel's "Canon in D Major."  The Orchestra was accompanied by several members of the Fort Couch string section. Mr. Don Pickell's Symphonic Band took next to the stage for performances of Frank …

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