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Live cannon fire will echo off the mountains surrounding the Deer Valley’s Snow Park Amphitheater during Friday’s performance of Tchaikovsky’s “1812” Overture, as Utah tradition requires. On Saturday, a cover band rocks the music of Queen, with the orchestra adding color and power to tunes such as “Bohemian Rhapsody” and “We Are the Champions.”

The Queen show’s conductor/arranger, Brent Havens, concedes there never will be another voice like departed Queen frontman Freddie Mercury’s, but swears Las Vegas star Brody Dolyniuk’s four-octave set of pipes might fool you if you close your eyes.

Havens said adding strings, brass, woodwinds and plenty of percussion to Queen’s signature sound is a formula audiences seem to love.

“One thing about Queen’s music: It crosses a number of generations,” he said. “We’ve had 80-year-olds down to 5-year-olds at these concerts.”

Friday’s concert is another crowd-pleaser, by definition: The light classics on the program were chosen by audience survey. Grieg’s Incidental Music to “Peer Gynt” Suite is on the program alongside Mozart’s “Eine kleine Nachtmusik” and Mussorgsky’s thrill-filled “Night on Bald Mountain.”

Ukrainian pianist Dmitri Levkovich, bronze medalist of the 2010 Gina Bachauer International Piano Competition, will perform Grieg’s ever-popular Piano Concerto in A Minor; guest conductor David Lockington will be at the podium for the evening of classics under the stars.

Utah Symphony | Utah Opera CEO Melia Tourangeau said this year’s Deer Valley Music Festival has been one of the most successful ever, and generated great momentum on the Wasatch Front and Back.

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“We’re somewhat the talk of the town,” she said. “People are just talking about it, which is what you want — you want to be the buzz.”

Tourangeau attributes the good vibes to her organization’s willingness to listen to its audience and the fact that people are learning where they can find the music they want at the festival, whether that is the pop-flavored outdoor amphitheater shows at Deer Valley or the classical concerts in Park City’s St. Mary’s Church.

Another sign that the festival is hitting its stride: The festival’s benefit salon concerts featuring guest artists, held in some of the Park City area’s beautiful homes, have sold out and had waiting lists, she said.

Tourangeau’s personal favorite amphitheater show of the 2011 DVMF season featured jazz trumpeter Chris Botti with the Utah Symphony.

“That kind of show in that setting is an ideal pop show for us,” she said. “It integrated the orchestra so well, and the musicians in his band were fantastic. To me, that’s the highlight.”

So far. There’s still one more weekend left if you want to picnic on a mountainside while listening to a Utah Symphony concert under the stars.

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Free concert by ‘Almost Queen’ at Oak Ridge Park, Aug. 17

Aug 4, 2011 Freddie Mercury

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CLARK — The Union County Summer Arts Festival concert series continues its 51st season of music on Wednesday, Aug. 17, with an evening of music performed by Almost Queen. The Union County Board of Chosen Freeholders, led by Chairman Deborah P. Scanlon, invites the public to attend this free concert that begins at 7:30 p.m. at Oak Ridge Park in Clark.

Almost Queen blends the vocal layering and precision that is a signature of the band with the energy and spectacle of a live Queen concert. The band can boast an unbroken string of sold out shows from New York to San Diego, while headlining major rock festivals here and abroad. Lead singer Joseph Russo (as Freddie Mercury) is a Broadway stage veteran who has toured throughout the world. He and the other Almost Queen members – Steve Leonard, John Cappadona, and Randy Gregg – flex all of their musical chops in proudly presenting the penultimate live Queen concert.

“Bring the entire family for a spectacular evening of music at Oak Ridge Park in Clark,” said Freeholder Chairman Scanlon. “Pack a picnic basket, bring lawn chairs or blankets to sit on, and enjoy the sounds of summer under the stars.”

The Union County information van will be at the concert site with personnel from the Office of the Union County Clerk along with other knowledgeable Union County staff to answer questions and offer information about interesting programs and recreational activities that are available to Union County residents.

Admission is free of charge. Sponsored by Union Center National Bank and the Union County Board of Chosen Freeholders, the Summer Arts Festival concerts continue through August on Wednesday evenings beginning at 7:30 p.m. The remaining concerts in the series will be held at Oak Ridge Park in Clark and at Echo Lake Park on the Mountainside-Westfield border. Lawn chairs, blankets and picnic baskets are encouraged. Refreshments and snacks will be available from vendors.

The other free concerts in the Union County Summer Arts Festival series include:
Aug. 24 – Parrotbeach (Jimmy Buffett cover band); at Echo Lake Park.
Aug. 31 – The Nerds (high energy party band); at Oak Ridge Park.

For rain information call the Union County Department of Parks and Community Renewal at 908-558-4079 after 3 p.m. on the day of the scheduled concert, or visit the Union County web site: ucnj.org

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Queen To Mark Freddie Mercury Birthday With Classic Albums Release

Aug 1, 2011 Freddie Mercury

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Robbie Williams – Robbie Williams Wants Freddie Mercury Tattoo

Jul 31, 2011 Freddie Mercury

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Robbie Williams wants Freddie Mercury tattoo

Jul 31, 2011 Freddie Mercury

London, Jul 31 (PTI) British singer Robbie Williams is considering adding to his tattoo collection with an inking in memory of his idol Freddie Mercury.

The 37-year-old ”Angels” hitmaker has several pieces of body art, including a ”B” behind his left ear in honour of his late grandma Betty, and the words ”Elvis, Grant Me Serenity” on his right arm as a tribute to Elvis Presley.

And Williams is keen to commemorate his other hero, ”Queen” rocker Mercury, with an inking.

“I wanna get a Freddie Mercury tattoo. I”ve all ready.
I got an Elvis one. They were who they were and they can never let me down because unfortunately they are not here,” Williams wrote on his blog.

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Williams wants Mercury tattoo

Jul 30, 2011 Freddie Mercury

The Angels hitmaker has several pieces of body art, including a ‘B’ behind his left ear in honour of his late grandma Betty, and the words ‘Elvis, Grant Me Serenity’ on his right arm as a tribute to Elvis Presley.

And Williams is keen to commemorate his other hero, Queen rocker Mercury, with an inking.

In a post on his blog, he writes, “I wanna get a Freddie Mercury tattoo… I’ve all ready (sic) got an Elvis one… they were who they were and they can never let me down… ‘cos unfortunately they are not here.”

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Freddie Mercury Fans to Dress Up As Star on Milestone Birthday

Jul 30, 2011 Freddie Mercury

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Fans of late rock legend Freddie Mercury are planning to dress up like the star and wear a fake moustache to mark his 65th birthday later this year (11).

The Queen star would have turned the landmark age on 05 September (11) and his bandmates are marking the special day by re-issuing new versions of the band’s last five studio albums.

And now Mercury’s devotees are planning another special tribute, by turning up to London’s Savoy Hotel alongside his bandmates Brian May and Roger Taylor as part of the Freddie For A Day campaign on the special date.

As part of the event, thousands of fans are expected to dress up in replicas of Mercury’s flamboyant stage outfits and donate money to charity by purchasing a fake moustache from the campaign’s website page.

Money raised will go towards Aids charity the Mercury Phoenix Trust.

Mercury died from Aids-related pneumonia in 1991 at the age of 45.

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HecklerPlay: Pointless Reissues

Jul 29, 2011 Freddie Mercury

Want a sure-fire recipe to guarantee some sort of success in the music industry that’ll give you a life built on fine restaurants, Japanese stalkers and quality drugs? Who the hell doesn’t? Sadly, these days you only seem to sell huge amounts of records when you’re dead.

At least less success means that members of your family can benefit from the royalties! In the case of Amy Winehouse who sadly passed away this week, fans decide that they want to replace their illegal MP3s with legitimate copies of her work whilst the record label wobble over releasing demos of unreleased hits.

Still, nowhere near as bad a Queen who are still milking their fans.

Back in 1991, the world mourned the loss of Freddie Mercury who brought a refreshing and flamboyant approach to pop. With rock normally being known as a genre of chaos and destruction while Queen where there just to have fun. All the while, making videos which, back then, were pretty groundbreaking and shocking for that era. Kinky vacuuming was unheard of, but by a man in a skirt? Lordy!

Would Queen still be performing today and becoming something of a parody act like The Rolling Stones? Who knows, but we’re pretty confident that old Freddie would be pretty upset over fluff haired buffoon Brian May and chums who still find the time out of their schedule to reissue various Queen albums with pointless statistics attached.

On the 5th September, the albums – 1984′s The Works, 1986′s A Kind of Magic, 1989′s The Miracle, 1991′s Innuendo and 1995′s Made in Heaven – will be re-released. These releases aren’t for the average music fan who will have amassed their collection already, but for the Queen obsessive who froths at the mouth when they hear of their favourite bands name.

What is the significance of this re-issue? Well old Freddie would have been 65 years old. Perhaps the remaining band members are jealous that he’d be getting a free bus pass.

“The releases follow the reissues of Queen’s first ten albums earlier this year, as well as the remastered Greatest Hits collections. The albums also mark Queen’s 40th anniversary in the music business. A fourth release in the Queen: Deep Cuts compilations will be released as well.”

Basically, you won’t be able to move without seeing Brian May and his stupid Whitefro. Great.

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