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TORINO ROCK ALL'AMATRICIANA #torinorockallamatriciana

TORINO ROCK ALL'AMATRICIANA

#torinorockallamatriciana

On Sunday, September 4th, 2016 a significant and meaningful event was held at the Cortile del Maglio in Turin, Italy: Torino Rock Amatriciana.

A music marathon to raise money for victims of the earthquake that struck the citizens of Amatrice and a few surrounding towns in central Italy.

The event, as you might be aware, was organized by Gigi Morello and Giulia Cardia of the Cultural Association GM Drum School with the sponsorship of the City of Turin and the ITALIAN RED CROSS.

Besides all the obvious legitimacy of it, due to the involvement of such important and official organizations, and full support given by given by multiple sponsors, one thing that should be emphasized is that NO ONE, and I stress that again, including the artists, and all the others that made themselves available to ensure a successful event, received a single penny. NOBODY.

There were a few things that caught my attention and I would like to share with you:

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TORINO ROCK ALL’AMATRICIANA #torinorockallamatriciana

TORINO ROCK ALL’AMATRICIANA #torinorockallamatriciana

A music event to help those affected by the earthquake in Amatrice (central Italy) and the surrounding areas.
Torino, Cortile del Maglio, Via Andreis 18, Sunday September 4th, 2016 from 5 pm to Midnight.
Sponsored: Comune di Torino, Croce Rossa Italiana
Special thanks to all of the artists who kindly donated their time and talents and will perform on this very special event. The entire profits will be devoted to those affected since every artist, tech, backline companies and general help will donate their time and without receiving any form of compensation.

Artists:

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VIC FIRTH

Everett Joseph "Vic" Firth, drumstick manufacturer and percussionist, dies at the age of 85 in Boston, Ma.

A Winchester native who grew up in Maine, Mr. Firth early on became dissatisfied with the quality of the available drumsticks and began manufacturing his own. The enterprise turned into an enormously successful family business.

In 2002, the Globe described Vic Firth Inc. as “the leading percussion-equipment company in the world.” At that time, it was producing 100,000 pairs of drumsticks each week out of a factory based in Maine.

On December 20, 2010, it was announced that Avedis Zildjian Company had merged with Vic Firth, Inc. According to the announcement, both companies will continue to run autonomously.

"Mr. Firth, spent more than 40 years as the principal tympanist of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, playing under a roster of distinguished conductors including Leonard Bernstein, Serge Koussevitzky, Erich Leinsdorf and Seiji Ozawa.

He never planned to become a Stradivari of sticks. But by the early 1960s, after having played with the orchestra for a dozen years, he had grown frustrated with the drumsticks on the market, which, he realized, could not meet the demands of the full symphonic repertoire.

Working in his garage, he whittled a prototype that had the lightness, versatility and equilibrium he desired, and engaged a wood turner to fabricate the sticks. Mr. Firth intended them solely for his own use, but his students clamored for them. Soon other drummers did too, and in 1963 Vic Firth Inc., as the company was originally known, was born.

Today the company, which has headquarters in Boston and a factory in Newport, Me., turns out some 12 million drumsticks and mallets annually. Its wares have been used by renowned classical, jazz and rock drummers, among them Charlie Watts of the Rolling Stones and Anton Fig of David Letterman’s house band". Write Margalit Fox on The New York Times.

He enhanced with absolute legitimacy the meaning of Made in The USA.

Gabriella Ruggieri & partners sends their condolences to the friends and family of the truly legendary Everett "Vic" Firth.

(Gabriella Ruggieri and Sergio Bellotti for 1blog4u)

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