March Musical & April Aviation

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Madison AkridgeA lot has happened in the past two months, and I thought I might fill everyone in. At the beginning of March, Seda Voca, one of the choirs I am a part of, went to Jazz Contest and received a gold rating. Our set consisted of Till There Was You by Meredith Wilson (Arranged by Kirby Shaw), Chili Con Carne by The Real Group (Music and Lyrics by Anders Edenroth), and Sing, Sing, Sing by Louis Prima (Arranged by Anita Cracauer). I was also awarded the Outstanding Solo Award for my solo in Sing, Sing, Sing. Next, I took my final bow in my last high school musical theater… Read More

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Thermo Birdlike

THERMO Releases Album

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(editors note – Mike Manny is the FMA’s ambassador in Canada.) THERMO has released their debut album, Birdlike. Release celebrations were held in Toronto and Ottawa as a full quartet, the co-leaders of this new group also performed two soft-release shows as a duo on 7 & 8 October 2022 at The Barrington Steakhouse & Oyster Bar in Halifax, N.S. THERMO is a new & exciting jazz project co-led by jazz piano player, Mike Manny and jazz guitarist, Nathan Hiltz. The group was formed during the pandemic thanks to the low latency internet platform Syncspace. This allowed the group to develop, rehearse, and perform music by Freddie Hubbard, Art Blakey,… Read More

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Parker Losure - Solo

First Solo

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Parker LosureToday I flew N950JA a C172 G1000 for my first solo. I am used to flying in hot weather and with my instructor in the seat. When I went up solo today I was very impressed with the climbing performance especially since it was needed to avoid wake turbulence from the Citation traffic ahead of me. – Parker Losure Parker ‘s CFI, John Hooper, instructs at Lunken Flight Training Center at KLUK – Cincinnati Municipal Airport/Lunken Field.  Editor’s note:  Parker Losure is a student member, finalist in the 2022 FMA Solo program, plays music , and hails from Kentucky.  Parker now attends the University Of Cincinnati studying Marketing and… Read More

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