Big doings with the @[100064825684990:2048:Rotary Club of Trenton, New Jersey] today, as I’ll be delivering a lunchtime talk about Trenton’s own George Antheil. Antheil was the avant-garde composer and super-pianist who put Paris on its ear in the 1920s. He then devoted himself to symphonies, ballets for Balanchine, and even Hollywood film scores. But he also did a lot of other things, including laying the groundwork, with actress Hedy Lamarr, for the kind frequency-hopping spread-spectrum technology that decades later would be employed for wireless phones, GPS, and Wi-Fi. Always fun to talk about Antheil, as he was such an eccentric and versatile character. I didn’t realize there would be a shout-out on the Rotary Club’s Facebook page, but here it is!
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Kate Mulligan Leads Capital Philharmonic
Kate Mulligan is the new executive director of the Capital Philharmonic of New Jersey. In fact, she’s its first executive director.
Interestingly, her other passion is horses. She’s an award-winning equestrian jumper, a champion with a drive for excellence.
She’ll be introduced to the public at this weekend’s “New Year’s Eve Redux” concert on April 1 (no fooling), to be presented by CPNJ at Trenton’s Patriots Theater at the War Memorial.
Read all about it in my cover story for this week’s U.S. 1.
The cover:
The story:
New Jersey Capital Philharmonic Orchestra
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Happy Birthday George Washington Trenton’s Tribute
Happy birthday, George Washington! First in war, first in peace, and first in the hearts of his countrymen.
Here’s an overture, “McKonkey’s Ferry,” subtitled “Washington in Trenton” by Trenton’s own George Antheil. Curious that a local boy would spell McConkey with two “K”s!
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Antheil’s Valentine Waltzes & St Valentine’s Skull
February 14th. Trenton’s own George Antheil contemplates the skull of St. Valentine.
Three-quarter will get you 75 cents with Antheil’s “Valentine Waltzes.”
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Washington’s Trenton Crossing Antheil’s Ferry
Some pre-presidential derring-do on the part of General George Washington: “McKonkey’s Ferry (Washington at Trenton)” by Trenton native George Antheil:
A quick primer on Antheil here – worth 5 ½ minutes of your time – including a little background on this stirring concert overture.
https://www.pbs.org/video/state-arts-njso-plays-mcconkeys-ferry-george-antheil/
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