Category: Music
Arts on the Horizon: July
By Rodger Skidmore Sounds of summer That’s a good question — what are the sounds of summer? It used to be, up north or in the Midwest, crickets. This year, while many would say cicadas, others might just say millions of sighs of relief. Since individual sighs are kind of short and summer, especially in […]
Community Spotlight: Marguerite Barnett
Still drumming up a Siesta Beach sensation A: It was originally started by David Gittens, a local polymath who organized a full moon drumming ceremony in 1993 by the site of the “grandmother tree” on the south end of Siesta Key. It was attended by nearly a dozen drummers and one dancer and was led […]
Community Spotlight: Linda Vasilaki
Take lots of notes, students! Q: You are the general music and orchestra director at Siesta Key’s Out-of-Door Academy’s lower school, where you’ve spent 38 years. Tell us about your path that landed you there. A: “I started teaching general music in the Grand Rapids, Michigan public schools, where I taught for eight years and […]
Arts on the Horizon: May
The first moving pictures were actually taken with still cameras — a series of them were lined up along a race track. When the horses charged by, the lead horse broke threads attached to the camera’s shutters. The resulting photographs were then printed on individual cards and, when rapidly viewed one after another (flipped), the […]
Community Spotlight: Bobby Schneck
“Songs in the Siesta Key of Life” Q: You have reached some lofty accomplishments in the music business. Share with us some of the most significant. A: “To answer this question is difficult because my involvement in the music industry has been very unique and varied as far as switching between studio work, being a […]