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Monday, June 15, 2020

Insert "Out of Tune" or "Tuna" Joke Here

The town of Altoona, PA had a big 150-year celebration in 1999, and here it is.  Yes, some of it IS out of tune.  Some of it is very good.  Much of it is diminished by either poor miking or poor post-production.  And somebody should have had the Abe Lincoln recreator stop emoting.  He tried to milk every possible imploration from words that are all the more profound when merely said, not overdramatically declaimed.

Still, here are the contents, along with a fat program book and an art mural.

Altoona America: The Journey Continues, Disc 1
01. On the River - Paul Winter with  Symphony (4:13)
02. New Beginnings - Mike Reid with Symphony (1:52)
03. Kittanning Trail - Consort (2:37)
04. Native American Chants - Mother of Nations (4:24)
05. Allegheny Furnace - Paul Winter (3:41)
06. Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair - Mike Reid (3:19)
07. Danny Boy - Consort (5:08)
08. Lincoln's 1st Inaugural Speech excerpt - Fritz Klein (0:48)
09. Tenting Tonight on the Old Campground - Chorus (6:37)
10. Lincoln's 2nd Inaugural Speech excerpt - Fritz Klein (0:43)
11. Battle Hymn of the Republic - Symphony, Chorus, Logan Guard, Consort (5:01)
12. Sound Over All Waters - Paula Glunt with Consort (5:11)
13. Train Pass-By - Allan Botto, Semaphore Records (2:08)
14. We Gather Together to Sing the Lord's Blessing - Eugene Friesen (0:46)
15. Abide with Me / Hymn to the Sun - Consort (3:20)
16. The Band Played On - Chorus with Audience (1:24)
17. Daisy Bell - Chorus with Audience (0:46)
18. in the Good Old Summertime - Chorus with Audience (0:47)
19. Take Me Out to the Ballgame - Chorus with Audience (0:42)
20. I've Been Workin' on the Railroad - Chorus with Audience (0:34)
21. The Stars and Stripes Forever - Band, Symphony, Chorus, Consort, Logan Guard (2:51)
22. Sounds of the Railroad - Allan Botto, Semaphore Records (2:34)
23. Rachmaninoff Sonata for Cello and Piano, Andante - Eugene Friesen, Diane Winter (6:03)


Altoona America: The Journey Continues, Disc 2
01. Over There - Band, Chorus (2:37)
02. Ravel Bolero - Symphony (7:29)
03. A Pretty Girl Is Like a Melody - The Silver Liners (1:56)
04. Easter Parade - The Silver Liners (1:05)
05. I'll Be Seeing You - The Silver Liners (1:28)
06. In the Mood - The Silver Liners (4:13)
07. Armed Forces Salute - Band (5:35)
08. Bach Siciliano - Paul Winter, Eugene Friesen, Jordan Rudess (4:18)
09. Barnum & Bailey March - Band (4:40)
10. K4: Going Away and Coming Home - Consort (11:13)
11. I Can't Make You Love Me - Mike Reid, Paul Winter (4:49)
12. In This Life - Mike Reid, Eliot Wadopian, Paul Winter (3:52)
13. New Beginnings - Mike Reid with Chorus (3:48)
14. Abraham Lincoln's Tribute to Altoona - Fritz Klein (1:47)
15. Alma Mater / America the Beautiful - Cast (10:29)
16. On Altoona - Cast (1:07)

Can you Toona fish?

Tell me what you think of this earnest mishmash!
 

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