Hamblen In Harmony The Hamblen Music Department’s PowerPoint Newsletter Vol. 6, No. 1 – September 11, 2015
Good Morning Hamblen! Today is Friday, September 11, 2015 School is in – let’s get this party started!
September’s Musician of the Month is… Donald Lawrence, Stellar Award-winning gospel singer/songwriter gospel singer/songwriter
Music Quiz!!! What popular action movie series has this theme?
“ James Bond 007 ” Theme composed by Monty Norman
Music Quote of the Month ‘What music expresses is eternal, infinite and ideal.” Richard Wagner, German composer/conductor( )
September Musicians’ Birthdays Orchestral Conductor Seiji Ozawa - September 1, 1935 Rock ‘n Roll legend Buddy Holly – September 7, 1936 Country legend Patsy Cline – September 8, 1932 Folk singer/guitarist Jose Feliciano – September 10, 1945 Jazz crooner Mel Torme – September 13, 1925 Blues legend B. B. King – September 16, 1925 Jazz saxophonist John Coltrane – September 23, 1926 R&B legend Ray Charles – September 23, 1930 Latin crooner Julio Iglesias – September 23, 1943 Rock icon Bruce Springsteen – September 23, 1949 American composer George Gershwin – September 26, 1898
September’s Music Top 10 List “From the home office in No Mirage, California…” The 10 Greatest Female Pop Vocalists of All Time 1. Mariah Carey 2. Whitney Houston 3. Barbra Streisand 4. Dusty Springfield 5. Karen Carpenter 6. Brenda Lee 7. Celine Dion 8. Roberta Flack 9. Donna Summer 10. Dionne Warwick For more music lists, go to
Attention! Attention! Auditions for the Hamblen Elementary School Melodymakers Choir are underway! Any 4 th or 5 th grade student interested in trying out should see Mr. B. for an audition form. Auditions will continue through Wednesday, September 16. Results will be announced on Friday, September 18. Rehearsals begin Tuesday, September 22. Good luck to all our candidates!!!
That’s all for this month! “And now you know……the rest of the story.”