There have been many musicians, and individuals in my life that have made enormous contributions to the woman, mother, teacher, and musician that i am today. First and foremost, to God, from whom all blessings flow....and of course my mom, dad, and dearest Gramma Rose. They were the foundation of who i am today, and i think about them so often. I studied with the great Claudio Vasquez from Panama during my college years, who drilled me on the works of Hector Villa Lobos, Scriabin, Debussy, and of course the masters, Bach, Mozart, Beethovan, and Chopin. The Revolutionary Etude remains one of my all time favorites. Through the years, my reportoire with the choirs i direct, has grown to include works from Kirk Franklin, Richard Smallwood, Fred Hammond, and other gospel greats. I love the jazz standards with Sarah Vaughan, Billie Holliday, Ella Fitzgerald, Duke Ellington, Chick Corea, Charlie Parker, Diana Krall, Eva Cassidy, and so many other greats, its mind boggling!. Locally, I've had the pleasure of working with, or learning from musicians such as Dr. Jackie Peoples, Ella Robinson, Doug Trigger Gaston, Sabu Adeola, Harlold Harden, Frank Scinta, Bilahl Abdullah, R. Odell Northington, Joe Parisi, Walter Kemp, Karen Williams, "The Union", and soooooooo many talented students, (Brandon, George, Connor, Yolanda, Liz, Maddy, Kate, Christopher, Cordero, Cassie....and to alllll of my South Park Students, Olmsted Students, and City Honors students. i love you all.................)that I have been blessed to be a part of their lives. And last but not least, my two beautiful daughters, who i love with everything that i am, Venezia, and Zuri......they have been my inspiration, and impetus for so many things. Zuri, with her amazing talents on the bass, and vocals, and an ear to die for.....(watch out all of you bass players out there!.....when she's done with the Marine Band, nobody is going to touch her!)....and Venezia.....the mental wiz at just about everything she comes into contact with, not to mention her shy, but extraordinary abilities on the piano. MUCH LOVE!!!!!!!!!We are all in this together, and the sharing, and collaberative learning and growth is truely a blessing in itself.
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Talented high school students, who love to sing, and express themselves through the language of music. Our reportoire is varied, as is the melting pot of all of who we are in this world. We sing everything from madrigals, to jazz, classical, and gospel.
I am Linda Lombardo Appleby. I received a Bachelors of Arts degree in Music Education from Rosary Hill College, now Daeman College, with a concentration in classical piano performance, and a Masters degree in student Personnel Administration from Buffalo State College. I have also accumulated over 30 hours past my masters, in various courses, offered throughout the city, with a concentration on Special Education, advanced teaching practices and psychology.
My career has spanned teaching at numerous schools, however most of my career involved students at the Frederick Law Olmsted 56 school, City Honors, and presently at South Park High School. Students under my direction have had a wide and varied list of accomplishments ranging from performances at Kleinhan's Music Hall, Rockwell Hall, Shea's theater, a professional broadway show, "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat", the Traf, Mayor Masiello's inauguration, and for the head of state in Albany, including the present mayor of Buffalo, Mayor Byron Brown. Students have also performed with and in conjuction with the 10,000 Maniacs, Mary Ramsey, John Lombardo, the late great DoDO Green and AL Tinney, Joann Lorenzo. Bilahl Abdullah, Douglas Trigger Gaston, Greg Piontek, Kevin Gaughan, Tim Webb, Odell Northington, DeShawn Jackson, Mary and Tom Stahl, Andre Killian, Jerry Livingston, Oscar Brown Junior, Sam Harris, Tom Dudziak, John Bacon, Tony Scazarro, and Rebecca Coups Frank, and also opened for the off Broadway production to Mama Dee's Girls, with Michael Philip Thomas, just to name a few.
When I was a teacher at City Honors school, I formed the City Honors Gospel choir, which won high acclaim throughout the area as well, and became a group in high demand. presently, i am the director of the former FAAB choir, (Foundation of Arts and Athletes in Buffalo), now known as the Buffalo Select Chorus, which involves high school students from the entire city. We were sponsored by Ani DiFranco, and gave our first concert in May at Asbury Hall in "the Church", here in Buffalo. Our first live recording came from this concert, which turned out to be a wonderful success. We are currently in our 3year of operation, and look forward to our 3rd live recording and concert in June.
through the years, I have been actively involved with numerous Curriculum writing committees, from Music education, to infusing African American culture and history in various syllabi, and infusing literacy into musical curriculum as well.
For the past 22 years, I was the minister of music for St. Mary of Sorrows Parish in Buffalo. Throughout this ministry, my choir has reached out and performed with the sister parish, St. Mary's of the Lake in Hamburg, uniting individuals of the inner city with a congregation in the suburubs to better foster a feeling of appreciation for people of all cultures, and has also been involved with prison ministry, at The Alden Detention Facility.
I am the recipient of the Who's Who of American Teachers award for 1994, 1996, 1998, and 2005and 2006. i have also received the Who's Who of American Women for 2006, and Who's Who of American Educators for 2006, the Women Builders of Communities and Dreams Award, 2006, Keep the Dream Alive Award in 2002 from City Honors School , and the Iota Phi Lambda Sorority's Apple Award for outstanding Teacher of 2001.
"I can do all things through Christ, who strengthens me"
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i know,we miss yu alot too lol yes,i remember what yu taught me last yr nd i use it ill be shure to use it next yr too lol schools very weird without jackie the new chorus is great i just wish it was yu (: i hope yu come back to school soon <3nat
i will continue chorus. i LOVE singing. the songs the teacher has chosen for us to sing,are pretty cool. jazz cantante nd lean on me are my favoritee. shes gonna have select sing a breath of heaven well,something lyke that lol. i sang it on friday,i lyke it alot. much love,see yu soon!! <3nat
Hello, Linda, How are you? I just wonted to stop by and Share some music on your space. have a fabulous seccessful week, much Luv. Recording Artist: "Tony Gauff"
Hey Thanks for the friendship, I truly appreciate it! I’m getting ready to play as much as possible in the US. Feel free to check out my band profile (see below), download free MP3s from my brandnew debut album or even become a fan! :)) Blessings, Vlada http://www.facebook.com/pages/VLADA/13506957663 PS: You can download the album on iTunes or order the Limited Second Edition CD here: www.vladamusic.com.
hi mrs appleby when i met yu last year,i knew yu were gonna be someone i could trust. there arent enough words to tell yu how much yu mean to me nd how to put what yu have done. i miss yu soo much. yu have done alot for our chorus and there are NO words to put how much yu mean to me and everyone. yu truly are an amazing person. thankyu soo very much for everything. I LOVE ND MISS YU SOO MUCH!! love,natalie (:
Im so sorry i havent got a hold of you ive been jumping from place to place hoping everything will be okay and im tryin to find a way to come to school and let you know whats been goin on and hopefully it will be sometime this week and i love ya and i miss ya and tell everyone i miss them too.
Since you went away My love lies bleeding Your loss cuts through me Like a wounded warrior caught In a war that nobody needed Nobody wanted and where nothing was achieved.
I believed your love would last forever My hope danced in the wind like a pure white feather I never waivered or faltered and stayed resolute A prayer at the alter was left for you A song from my heart was sang for you A flower from my garden I now give to you I will try to start again Through my pain and anguish Hope springs eternal for those apart Heal me like nature Who knows what it takes To bloom, to mend, a bleeding heart.
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