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Chris Wilkes, Vinyl Music Hall Talent Buyer/Box Office Manager
1. “Revolution, I Think It’s Called Inspiration,” Inquisition.
2. “Pet Sounds,” The Beach Boys.
3. “My Brain Hurts,” Screeching Weasel.
4. “Jazz,” Queen.
5. “The Art of Distraction,” Karmella’s Game.
6. “I Get Wet,” Andrew WK.
7. “Scream, Dracula, Scream!” Rocket From the Crypt.
8. “Disintegration,” The Cure.
9. “Violator,” Depeche Mode.
10. “Appetite for Destruction,” Guns N’ Roses.
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“Guys, it’s going to be loud!”
The insight given by Jonathan Clark to his students isn’t a warning for a science project. The Pensacola teacher and musician is sharing his experience on the power of rock ’n’ roll.
Saturday, Clark and his pupils will perform Pink Floyd’s “The Dark Side of The Moon” as part of the White Tie Rock Ensemble. The group’s debut concert at the Pensacola Little Theatre, 400 S. Jefferson St., honors the classic by uniting veteran musicians with a talented youth orchestra.
The project began with an observation by Clark, who graduated from Washington High School in 1995 and played violin in the Pensacola Symphony Orchestra for 17 years.
“It struck me that the symphony was just a cover band that kept the classics alive,” Clark said. “Without symphonies, Beethoven’s 5th would go by the wayside.”
With a focus on music preservation, Clark’s idea grew: “The Pensacola Symphony keeps all of this fantastic music alive. Why don’t we do the same type thing, but with rock music?”
Starting with guitarist Jerry Dawson, Clark assembled the main players along with area music students.
“I have 100 high school orchestra kids. I’ll put an orchestra together from them,” he said.
Having performed with groups such as WAVE and the family ensemble Clark & Company, Clark continues a family tradition of teaching music throughout the Escambia County School system.
“Four of the seven orchestra teachers in the county are Clarks,” he said. “My father, my wife and my sister all teach.”
Representing several local high schools, the students are prepared to tackle the historic album that was released in 1973 and holds the record for longest charting album with 741 weeks on the Billboard chart.
Why would the ensemble decide on such an ambitious project for its first performance?
“The young kids don’t know who these bands are,” Clark said. “I teach almost 300 kids every week, and I’ll say, ‘Do you guys know who Pink Floyd is?’ and they look at me and go, ‘What? I think my parents used to listen to them.’ Maybe we can keep this art form alive. Just like the symphony.”
The show starts at 7:30 p.m. For tickets, call the Pensacola Little Theatre at 432-2042.
Tonight, The Handleba,r 319 N. Tarragona St., will host the latest Raw Panda show. The event features the return of Damien Louviere and his latest evolution of music, ASHMEN.
“My vision is being seen through with these musicians in Pensacola and Raw Panda.” Louviere said of the project, which includes Scott George, Sean Peterson, Brandon Warren and Aaron Finlay.
The show also features Imaginary Air Show and Joey Allred, and starts at 9 p.m. For more information, visit www.handlebarpensacola.com.
'Guys, it's going to be loud!' The insight given by Jonathan Clark to his students isn't a warning for a science project. The Pensacola teacher and musician is sharing his experience on the power
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