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	CLOWN PRINCES AND PHIL ENTERTAIN AT ERIE'S LEGENDARY MOVIE PALACE
	IT'S YOUR LAST CHANCE
	MARK YOUR CALENDAR
	KUDOS TO THE BATONS

2006-07
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CLOWN PRINCES AND PHIL ENTERTAIN AT ERIE'S LEGENDARY MOVIE PALACE

At the Erie Philharmonic’s upcoming Pops concert you’ll have the rare opportunity to experience some of the funniest films by the best of the silent cinema comedians accompanied by the authentic orchestral music that went with them performed by the Phil.

A Night of Silent Film, Featuring Chaplin, Keaton, Lloyd and the Phil is Saturday, March 31 at 8 p.m. at the Warner Theatre, Erie’s oldest movie palace.

Three short films, Cops, Never Weaken and The Adventurer, feature Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton and Harold Lloyd and the trademark styles that made each of them world famous.

Guest conductor Rick Benjamin, called “a musician of wit and sensibility” (The Philadelphia Inquirer), has built a singular career upon the discovery and performance of American music from the 19th and early 20th Centuries. A pioneering researcher of music for silent films, Benjamin has conducted for more than five hundred screenings, making him the world’s leading performer in this medium. In addition to his full-time duties as Director of the Paragon Ragtime Orchestra, Mr. Benjamin leads a multifaceted career as a scholar and historian.

A Night of Silent Film is a Hanes Erie Pops Series concert. The concert is also sponsored by Classy 100, Fox 66 TV, Edinboro University and Printing Concepts, Inc.

Ticket prices for the performance only range from $15 - $46 with discounts for students, groups, and seniors. Rush tickets will be available 15 minutes before show time for $10. Doors open at 7 PM and the concert starts at 8 PM. Call 455-1375, ext 4 for advance tickets and information or visit eriephil.org

Four E-Notes readers correctly identified the answer to last edition's question:   

Q:  What was the first motion picture to actually tell a story? Hint: It was produced in 1903 by Thomas Edison's company.
A:  The Great Train Robbery

All were given two tickets to A Night of Silent Film!

IT'S YOUR LAST CHANCE

The last, but certainly not least, Music Director Candidate will be featured in the April 21 symphonic series concert Young Guns!  John Jeter, from the Fort Smith Symphony in Arkansas, will conduct with guest artists Augustin Hadelich, violin, and Ying Di Sun, piano.  Hadelich is the gold winner of the 2006 International Violin Competition of Indianapolis, and  Sun is the Utrecht Piano Competition winner.*  It's your last chance to see one of the five very talented conductor candidates take the podium on stage at the Warner.  It's also your last chance to:

• Attend a private reception hosted by Christie and Bob Ferrier to meet John Jeter on Thursday, April 19 (Above photo:  Recent reception held at Tom & Cheryl Vicary's home for candidate Daniel Meyer.  From left, Christie Ferrier, Erie Phil Board President, Ken Johnston, Concertmaster, Cheryl  & Tom Vicary, and Meyer).
• Attend Wally Faas' live interview with Jeter at the studios of WQLN on Wednesday, April 18 at 11:00 a.m.
• Attend the concert and Wally Faas' pre-concert talk at 7:15 p.m. on April 21 and "join the search" by providing your comments following the concert.

* They will also perform at Walker Recital Hall on the campus of Mercyhurst College on Sunday, April 22 at 2 p.m.  Call 824-3000 for more information.

MARK YOUR CALENDAR

Every successful search has a conclusion.  The Erie Phil's "search for excellence" will come to its climatic conlusion on June 2.  That's when the new Music Director will be introduced to Erie. 

An event is being planned by an ambitious committee and it promises to be the highlight of the summer.  Committee members include:  Christie Ferrier & Cheryl Vicary, co-chairs, Mili Chiang-Hanes, Karen Black, Barb Shapira, Kelly Schultz, Lisa Pett, Colby Tucker, Susan Furr, Tom New, and Tracy Ferrier. 

Also. . . look out ladies, it's Girls' Night Out at the Phil!  That's right, Saturday, May 12, a Celtic Celebration, Featuring Cherish the Ladies, one of the most popular Irish music groups in the world, is a special night for the ladies.  On this Mother's Day weekend, we'll cherish all the ladies who attend with a special pre-concert event just for them.  Stay tuned for details.

KUDOS TO THE BATONS

The award-winning Erie Phil has received another recognition, this time in the area of marketing and promotions. 

The Erie Advertising Club's annual Addy Awards were presented March 23 and the Erie Phil won a Gold Addy (top award) for their Five Batons, One Podium: The Search for Excellence poster.  The Erie Advertising Club ADDY Awards Compeition is the first of a three-tiered national competition conducted annually by the American Advertising Federation (AAF).  The ADDY Awards Competition is the industry's largest and most representative competition for creative excellence. 

Congratulations to the Erie Art Museum for winning a Gold Addy, also, for their 2006 Jazz Festival poster!

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