{"id":2046045,"date":"2025-09-24T10:27:14","date_gmt":"2025-09-24T10:27:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2046045"},"modified":"2025-09-24T10:27:14","modified_gmt":"2025-09-24T10:27:14","slug":"noon-recital-series-to-open-with-americana-featuring-alex-price","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/noon-recital-series-to-open-with-americana-featuring-alex-price\/","title":{"rendered":"Noon Recital Series to open with Americana, featuring Alex Price"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.alexpricemusician.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Alex Price;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Alex Price<\/a> Trio will perform fiddle tunes from 18th and 19th Century America Oct. 7 when the Tuesday Noon Recital Series resumes at First Lutheran Church, 415 Vine St., Johnstown.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cThe recital series presents some of the area\u2019s best musicians,\u201d Chairman George Fattman said in a statement. \u201cAlex Price, for example, is the busiest and most versatile musician I know, but he\u2019s always ready to put together a program that will appeal to our audience.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Price is a multi-instrumentalist, a composer\/arranger and an audio engineer. He has fronted a jazz-fusion group, The Inner Urge, and has covered auxiliary strings with songwriter Jason Gamble. He frequently works as a fretted-instrument specialist with orchestras including the Pittsburgh Symphony, Erie Philharmonic, Wheeling Symphony, Cleveland Orchestra and Cincinnati Symphony. His music has been licensed for use in films such as \u201cSustaining Grace\u201d and Ana Lily Amirpour\u2019s thriller \u201cMona Lisa and the Blood Moon.\u201d He has been all over the world performing on cruise ships, including the Queen Mary II.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Irish Pretenders<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The other two members of the trio are Carl Rahkonen and Aaron Work. Rahkonen is a retired music librarian and professor at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. His research interests include European-American fiddling traditions, polka bands in Pennsylvania, Estonian kannel players in Baltimore and Scandinavian and Finnish-American musicians of the Upper Midwest. He plays classical, popular and folk music in a variety of ensembles.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Work is a luthier and folk musician who handmakes violins and mandolins in his workshop in Indiana. He has performed throughout the Pittsburgh region as a solo artist and as part of Lone Pine String Band and The Unknown String Band.Recitals are followed by lunch, all at no charge thanks to support from the 1889 Foundation, Pennsylvania Rural Arts Alliance, Thrivent Financial and other contributors.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The Oct. 7 recital will be played in memory of a longtime patron of the series, the late Dr. Violette Eash of Windber.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Bob Bretz and Rich Kingera\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"1168\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/NiZAJ4j0qU1Rx0r4V.Jxmg--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTExNjg7Y2Y9d2VicA--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/the-daily-american\/b6cec196e05b93c089b52956ed2da94b\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Bob Bretz and Rich Kingera<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\">Other upcoming recitals<\/h2>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>Oct. 14: <\/strong>Irish Pretenders, a popular Celtic band that performs \u201cpub music\u201d throughout the region.\u201cThe band was formed to bring a St. Patrick\u2019s Day spirit to their performances wherever they go,\u201d said John Skelley, singer and guitarist.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>Oct. 21<\/strong>. D\u00e9j\u00e0 vu, easy-listening music by Bob Bretz, guitar, and Rich Kingera, keyboard. Bretz has been playing solo guitar and teaching in the Johnstown region for more than 50 years. Kingera has performed with Bretz for nine years. He also is the keyboard player for Candle in the Wind and Doc\u2019s Boys.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>Oct. 28:<\/strong> Gospel music by Darlene Herndon Seals, accompanied by Devon Haselrig. She has a wide-ranging repertoire: gospel, inspirational, patriotic, hymns, rhythm and blues, soft rock and jazz. She has performed hundreds of times throughout the region, including several noon recitals at First Lutheran.Haselrig is in music ministry at several churches and has performed gospel improvisation extensively. He also has produced religious dramas.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>This article originally appeared on The Daily American: <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyamerican.com\/story\/entertainment\/music\/2025\/09\/24\/noon-recital-series-alex-price-trio\/86279028007\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Noon Recital Series kicks off Oct. 7 with Alex Price Trio;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Noon Recital Series kicks off Oct. 7 with Alex Price Trio<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Alex Price Trio will perform fiddle tunes from 18th and 19th Century America Oct. 7 when the Tuesday Noon Recital Series resumes at First Lutheran Church, 415 Vine St., Johnstown. \u201cThe recital series presents some of the area\u2019s best musicians,\u201d Chairman George Fattman said in a statement. \u201cAlex Price, for example, is the busiest [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2046046,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25172],"tags":[379257,379252,379253,379255,364639,379258,379256,379254],"class_list":["post-2046045","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment","tag-19th-century-america","tag-alex-price","tag-chairman-george-fattman","tag-erie-philharmonic","tag-gospel-music","tag-indiana-university-of-pennsylvania","tag-pittsburgh-symphony","tag-recital-series"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Noon-Recital-Series-to-open-with-Americana-featuring-Alex-Price.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2046045","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2046045"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2046045\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2046046"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2046045"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2046045"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2046045"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}