Yamaha, Disneyland® Resort Unveil Magic Music Podcasts
BUENA PARK, Calif. August 1, 2007 marks the debut of a new Yamaha Band & Orchestral podcast highlighting the Disneyland® Magic Music Days program. The podcast features interviews with directors, students and staff who share their own special experiences about the program.
This unique program gives students from across the country an opportunity to record Disney tracks in a studio environment with the assistance of a professional clinician. Students receive a DVD recording of their session, perform with their school ensemble at the Disneyland® Resort and enjoy a day of attractions and entertainment. Whether first-time guests or repeat participants, the Magic Music Days program provides young musicians with inspirational musical tools, educational activities and everlasting memories.
A second podcast will launch on August 15, and profile the musicians performing daily at the Disneyland® Resort. This episode includes extensive interviews with Disneyland® cast members, who perform and depend on Yamaha equipment every day, sharing their musical journeys and stories of making music in the parks. Artists include Steve Sable, Technical Director at the state-of-the-art Hyperion Theatre inside Disney's California Adventure® Park; Michael Pollack, a Main Street, U.S.A. ragtime pianist; Dr. Ron McCurdy, Director, Disney's All-American College Band presented by Yamaha; and members of the famous Disneyland® Band and Disneyland® Resort All-American College Band presented by Yamaha.
As official supplier of musical instruments to the Disneyland® Resort, Yamaha is beginning a Magical Music Sweepstakes in conjunction with the podcast launch. Register between August 1, 2007 and September 30, 2007 and one lucky winner will have their Disney dream come true during the Year of a Million Dreams celebration; the Grand Prize Package includes a two-night stay at a Disneyland® Resort hotel, air and ground transportation, four three-day Park Hopper® tickets, a Yamaha instrument ($2,000 retail value), a four picture (5 X 7) Disney PhotoPass, a meet and greet session with a Disneyland® musician and a VIP tour guide for four hours at the Disneyland® Resort.
Visit www.yamaha.com/podcasts to view and subscribe to Yamaha podcasts, and for Sweepstakes registration information and complete rules and restrictions.
Yamaha is proud to be the instrument provider for the prestigious Disney All-American College Band. Comprised of twenty one of the country's finest university-level music students, each musician earned his or her position after a thorough and extensive audition process. In addition to rigorous daily rehearsal and performance schedules, band members are offered educational seminars in the music industry, learning valuable skills such as Web site and resume building to help further achieve their career aspirations.
For more information, write Yamaha Corporation of America, Band & Orchestral Division, P.O. Box 6600, Buena Park, CA 90622; telephone (714) 522-9011; e-mail infostation@yamaha.com; or visit www.yamaha.com/band.
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A second podcast will launch on August 15, and profile the musicians performing daily at the Disneyland® Resort. This episode includes extensive interviews with Disneyland® cast members, who perform and depend on Yamaha equipment every day, sharing their musical journeys and stories of making music in the parks. Artists include Steve Sable, Technical Director at the state-of-the-art Hyperion Theatre inside Disney's California Adventure® Park; Michael Pollack, a Main Street, U.S.A. ragtime pianist; Dr. Ron McCurdy, Director, Disney's All-American College Band presented by Yamaha; and members of the famous Disneyland® Band and Disneyland® Resort All-American College Band presented by Yamaha.
As official supplier of musical instruments to the Disneyland® Resort, Yamaha is beginning a Magical Music Sweepstakes in conjunction with the podcast launch. Register between August 1, 2007 and September 30, 2007 and one lucky winner will have their Disney dream come true during the Year of a Million Dreams celebration; the Grand Prize Package includes a two-night stay at a Disneyland® Resort hotel, air and ground transportation, four three-day Park Hopper® tickets, a Yamaha instrument ($2,000 retail value), a four picture (5 X 7) Disney PhotoPass, a meet and greet session with a Disneyland® musician and a VIP tour guide for four hours at the Disneyland® Resort.
Visit www.yamaha.com/podcasts to view and subscribe to Yamaha podcasts, and for Sweepstakes registration information and complete rules and restrictions.
Yamaha is proud to be the instrument provider for the prestigious Disney All-American College Band. Comprised of twenty one of the country's finest university-level music students, each musician earned his or her position after a thorough and extensive audition process. In addition to rigorous daily rehearsal and performance schedules, band members are offered educational seminars in the music industry, learning valuable skills such as Web site and resume building to help further achieve their career aspirations.
For more information, write Yamaha Corporation of America, Band & Orchestral Division, P.O. Box 6600, Buena Park, CA 90622; telephone (714) 522-9011; e-mail infostation@yamaha.com; or visit www.yamaha.com/band.