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Here is the schedule for today's Great American Brass Band Festival: Centre College Main Stage 9:15 a.m.: Music begins 9:30 a.m.: Community Church Service 11 a.m.: National Capital Salvation Army Band Noon: Great Olympian Traditional Jazz Band 1 p.m.: Chicago Brass with soloist Steven Mead 2 p.m.: Advocate Brass Band 3 p.m.: Athena Brass Band 4 p.m.: DiMartino/Osland Jazz Orchestra with soloist Allen...

The Advocate Brass Band will present its first fall concert Sunday at a different location and time. The concert will be 4:30 p.m. at Pioneer Playhouse on Stanford Road. In case of rain, the concert will be held inside the theatre. The concert will be directed by associate conductor Vince DiMartino. The concert will feature music from "My Fair Lady" and trombone soloist Joseph Hudson. The 15-year-old soloist will perform Arthur Pryor's virtuoso solo "Thoughts of Love.

Dr. William Cooper, pianist, will present a "G-rated concert" at the Singletary Center for the Arts on the University of Kentucky campus at 7:30 p.m Sunday. He will be assisted by Shawn-Allyce White, soprano, and Eric Brown, baritone. The program will include works by Galluppi, Granados, Grieg, Grainer, Gottschalk and Gershwin and is free and open to the public. White has performed leading roles in the UK operas as has Brown, who recently performed the solo in Handel's "Messiah" with the Lexington Philharmonic and other orchestras.

Laura Cook Gabrielson and James Williams Clay IV were united in marriage Saturday, May 29, at 2:30 p.m. The Rev. Lane Alderman officiated at the double ring ceremony in the garden of the Country Club of Roswell in Roswell, Ga. James Mackay Gabrielson Jr. and Ann Walker Gabrielson were their mother’s attendants. James Williams Clay served his son as best man. Music was provided by harpist Julie Albertson and soloist Minnielynn Clay. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ted Harmon Cook of Roswell, Ga. The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. James W. Clay of Winchester.

HARRODSBURG - The 129 members of the Mercer County High School Class of 2004 received their diplomas Friday night at a ceremony held in the school's gymnasium. Members of the class took leading roles in the ceremony. Cala Nicole Alford welcomed those in attendance. "I believe I speak for the class as a whole when I say we are glad you have joined us for this night of remarkable recognition. " Four students made senior addresses during the ceremony. Daniel Caden Cromwell thanked the men and women who have defended this country and those who will in the future, including members of the Class of 2004, who allow the rest of us to carry on our lives in a free country.

The Community Arts Center continues its monthly "Lunch with the Arts" series at noon Wednesday with a performance by renowned musician Vince DiMartino. The performance will be followed by an opportunity for discussion with the artist. DiMartino's accomplished music career has positioned him as one of the nation's most sought-after trumpet performers, educators and jazz artists. He currently serves as distinguished artist in residence and professor of music at Centre College. He was a 2008 recipient of the Governor's Artist Award in Kentucky.

Tammy Norris still is pinching herself, weeks after finding out she would perform at Carnegie Hall. The Salvisa resident and 1981 Lincoln County High School graduate said it is an exciting opportunity for her. It wasn't an easy task to accomplish. "(Producing group) Christian Music Presenters is really getting involved with Southern gospel artists," Norris said. "Basically, they hold auditions and it's a very, very difficult process to go through to get an audition with them.

Ms. Jessica Dawn Goodpaster and Mr. Robert Allen Pedigo exchanged marriage vows at 5:30 p.m. on July 12 at the First Christian Church in Winchester with the Rev. Harold Mason Goodpaster officiating. The bride is the daughter of Jimmy and Connie Goodpaster of Winchester, and the groom is the son of Jane Allen Pedigo of Winchester. Heather Stanfield of Lexington was maid of honor and Amanda Goodpaster, sister-in-law of the bride, was matron of honor. Bridesmaids were Meagan Lawson and Shannon McCord of Winchester and Ashley Harris and Allison Leslie of Lexington.

For this year's Great American Brass Band Festival think four days of nonstop fun. The planning committee for the 17th annual festival, set for June 8-11, is including even more offerings this year. "I'm really excited about Friday," says Mary Quinn Ramer, executive director of the Danville-Boyle County Convention and Visitor's Bureau. "For years it's been a great Saturday-Sunday festival, but now we offer a ton of things to do Friday night. " The lineup for Thursday night is not too shabby either.

Centre College's annual Concerto Concert will feature four soloists Tuesday. These musicians competed in December for the opportunity to perform with the orchestra. Ben Yeiser and Andrew Boylan are among the soloists Tuesday. Boylan said he will perform the first movement of Franz Joseph Haydn's “Trumpet Concerto in E-flat Major.” He said he became a musician, in part, because of its communication value.  “I'm a musician because music is the best medium for expression. Better than a picture, words,or any action, music delivers the raw emotion and pure feeling of what the composer was trying to communicate through the notes on the page as well as anything that the performer wants to add into it,” Boylan explained. “For me, music is at the same time the simplest and the most complex form of communicating emotion, which only makes it more interesting.”   Boylan said next year he will be attending Ohio University in Athens, Ohio, as the Graduate Trumpet Assistant.

One of the most anticipated performers at this year's Great American Brass Band Festival undoubtedly will be the youngest.  12-year-old Natalie Dungey of Issaquah, Wash., is being hailed as a trumpet prodigy after coming to itnernational attention through her performance of the “Arutunian Trumpet Concerto” at the National Trumpet Competition that went through the trumpet world on YouTube when she was 10. Dungey will perform June 11 during...

Laura Cook Gabrielson and James Williams Clay IV were united in marriage Saturday, May 29, at 2:30 p.m. The Rev. Lane Alderman officiated at the double ring ceremony in the garden of the Country Club of Roswell in Roswell, Ga. James Mackay Gabrielson Jr. and Ann Walker Gabrielson were their mother’s attendants. James Williams Clay served his son as best man. Music was provided by harpist Julie Albertson and soloist Minnielynn Clay. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ted Harmon Cook of Roswell, Ga. The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. James W. Clay of Winchester.

The well-known BBC Concert Orchestra, conducted by American Maestro Keith Lockhart, will be at Centre College’s Norton Center on Thursday. The performance begins at 8 p.m. The BBC Concert Orchestra plays for 750,000 listeners every week on their well known radio showcase, Friday Night is Music Night. It is also a central part to Radio 3’s Discovering Music series, and has recorded for television and movie soundtracks. The orchestra tackles many types of music, from big band style to Beethoven.

LEXINGTON ? The Lexington Philharmonic will celebrate the holiday season with its annual performance of Handel's "Messiah" on Dec. 11. Guest conductor Jefferson Johnson will lead the Philharmonic in this holiday classic, joined by the Lexington Singers and guest soloists. The concert begins at 8 p.m. at the Singletary Center for the Arts on the University of Kentucky campus and will be preceded by Inside the Score at a special time ? 7 p.m. ? with Johnson and the Lexington Singers.

The Community Arts Center continues its monthly "Lunch with the Arts" series at noon Wednesday with a performance by renowned musician Vince DiMartino. The performance will be followed by an opportunity for discussion with the artist. DiMartino's accomplished music career has positioned him as one of the nation's most sought-after trumpet performers, educators and jazz artists. He currently serves as distinguished artist in residence and professor of music at Centre College. He was a 2008 recipient of the Governor's Artist Award in Kentucky.

REVIVALS Friendship Baptist Church - 7 p.m. Thursday through Oct. 5. Speakers include Tony Stevens on Thursday, Stacy Wilson on Oct. 3 and Raymond Long on Oct. 4-5. A homecoming service will be held at 10 a.m Oct. 5. Lunch will be served at noon. A bluegrass gospel group will perform at 2 p.m. Oct. 5. The church is at 2028 Butchertown Road in Parksville. For more information, call Stacy Wilson at (606) 346-3687. Community Worship Church of God - 6 p.m. today through Sunday.

Ms. Jessica Dawn Goodpaster and Mr. Robert Allen Pedigo exchanged marriage vows at 5:30 p.m. on July 12 at the First Christian Church in Winchester with the Rev. Harold Mason Goodpaster officiating. The bride is the daughter of Jimmy and Connie Goodpaster of Winchester, and the groom is the son of Jane Allen Pedigo of Winchester. Heather Stanfield of Lexington was maid of honor and Amanda Goodpaster, sister-in-law of the bride, was matron of honor. Bridesmaids were Meagan Lawson and Shannon McCord of Winchester and Ashley Harris and Allison Leslie of Lexington.

The Advocate Brass Band will present its first fall concert Sunday at a different location and time. The concert will be 4:30 p.m. at Pioneer Playhouse on Stanford Road. In case of rain, the concert will be held inside the theatre. The concert will be directed by associate conductor Vince DiMartino. The concert will feature music from "My Fair Lady" and trombone soloist Joseph Hudson. The 15-year-old soloist will perform Arthur Pryor's virtuoso solo "Thoughts of Love.

Dr. William Cooper, pianist, will present a "G-rated concert" at the Singletary Center for the Arts on the University of Kentucky campus at 7:30 p.m Sunday. He will be assisted by Shawn-Allyce White, soprano, and Eric Brown, baritone. The program will include works by Galluppi, Granados, Grieg, Grainer, Gottschalk and Gershwin and is free and open to the public. White has performed leading roles in the UK operas as has Brown, who recently performed the solo in Handel's "Messiah" with the Lexington Philharmonic and other orchestras.