Sounds like a great presentation! Wish I could be there. Maybe I could
call into someone's phone? Will the presentation be recorded?
joe salerno
On 11/5/2011 12:12 PM, Dennis Rooney wrote:
> *ARSC New York Chapter*
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> *NOVEMBER 2011 Meeting***
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> *7 P. M. Thursday, 11/17/11*
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> *at the CUNY Sonic Arts Center*
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> *West 140th Street& Convent Avenue, New York*
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> *or enter at 138th Street off Convent Avenue*
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> *Shepard Hall (the Gothic building) – Recital Hall (Room 95, Basement
> level)*
> *An elevator is located in the center of the building***
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> *WARD MARSTON*
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> will talk about the Julius H. Block Cylinders as well as some unpublished
> Edison recordings
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> A pioneer in the field of audio restoration, *Ward Marston* has won a
> Grammy, the Gramophone Magazine Award for Historical Vocal Record of the
> Year (1996) and several ICRC Awards for Historical Record of the Year in
> various categories. In 2009, he was presented ARSC’s Distinguished Service
> to Historical Recordings award.
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> Born blind in 1952, Marston began playing the piano at the age of four. Formal
> musical training began at the Overbrook School for the Blind and continued
> in public school, when, at the age of 12 he became the first blind student
> to do so in Chester County Pennsylvania. Having done radio while a student
> at Williams College, Marston began to develop skills as a recording
> engineer, which led to his first professional engagements for Columbia
> Records in 1976, the Franklin Mint, and Bell Telephone Laboratories, where
> in 1979, he restored the earliest-known stereo recording.
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> Since then, Marston has remastered historic recordings for such labels as
> BMG, EMI, Teldec, and Naxos. Today he brings his distinctive sonic vision
> to bear on works released by his eponymous label, which debuted in October
> 1997. The 90 sets released so far have been met with both critical and
> marketplace success. This year, he celebrates his 35th year working in the
> field of historic recordings.
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> Tonight, he will speak informally about the highlights of his career. He
> will play early cylinders from the 1890s and discuss the problem of
> listening beyond the surface noise and sonic limitations of old recordings.
> He will also discuss Thomas Edison and his contribution to recording
> technology, as well as the work done by the Bell Telephone Laboratories
> during the 1920s and 30s.
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> Marston is also a successful jazz pianist, and dance-band leader, He formed
> his first jazz group in 1967. As a pianist, he filled in for Bobby Short
> at the Café Carlyle and played for four years at the Spoleto Festival. As
> a band leader, he has performed at the White House and played for private
> parties from Hawaii to Turkey. Living outside of Philadelphia with his
> partner, Scott Kessler, and nearly 35,000 old records, he continues to
> perform at the piano, particularly for private events throughout the United
> States.
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> OUR NEXT PROGRAM WILL BE ON DECEMBER 22, 2011
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> “Memories of Music Masters and Willi Lerner”
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> with Joel Carr
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>> From the 1960s through the 1980s, Joel Carr worked part time in the
> legendary record shop, located in the same building as *The New Yorker*. He
> will offer an insider's view of a store beloved of many collectors, with
> many true and hilarious tales, supplemented by memories of our members à la
> a “Collectors’ Roundtable”.
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> DIRECTIONS TO THE SONIC ARTS CENTER
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> **Subway: *Take the 1 train to 137th Street City College and walk north to
> 140th St.& Broadway,
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> then go east to 140th St.& Convent Avenue. Take the A, B, C, or D trains
> to 145th St, go south on St. Nicholas to 141st St, (one long block), then
> west one block to Convent Avenue.
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> and south one more block to 140th& Convent Avenue.
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> *Bus:* M4 and M5 on Broadway; M 100, 101 on Amsterdam Ave (one block West
> of Convent Avenue.)
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> The* Sonic Arts Center *at *CCNY *offers 4-year Bachelor of Fine Arts
> degrees in Music with a concentration in Music and Audio Technology. Their
> program provides an in-depth curriculum emphasizing real-world skills with
> a project-based approach. Students enjoy a well-rounded program, with
> emphasis on audio technology, music theory, orchestration, and history to
> help them compete in a field that today demands an ever-growing and highly
> diverse skill set.
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> All ARSC NY Chapter meetings are free and open to the public.
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> *voluntary contributions to help defray our expenses are welcome!*
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> To join ARSC, visit http://www.arsc-audio.org
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Joe Salerno
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