From hip-hop to jazz to classical, composer deVon Russell Gray has forged a singular voice Whether working in classical, jazz or hip-hop, the composer seeks beauty and connection.
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Having landed at the prestigious New England Conservatory of Music, deVon Russell Gray found himself chafing at its unyielding requirements fo
London's Antepavilion charity has launched its annual pavilion competition without the Architectural Foundation, which has withdrawn due to legal battles.
STERLING - Russell Gray, the long-serving first selectman of Sterling, died today, town officials said.
Gray, a former dairy farmer-turned-local politician, died this afternoon at approximately 2 p.m. at The William W. Backus Hospital in Norwich after a brief illness, Selectman Lincoln Cooper said. He was 76.
“He was stubborn and loyal – he loved this town,” Cooper said. “He was a self-made man whose stubbornness led him to make good decisions for Sterling. If he liked you, you knew it, just like if he didn’t like you, you knew that, too.”
Gray was in his fourth four-year term as first selectman, a job he loved, but was more than ready to leave behind.
2020 Winner: Philip Harper
A clear winner in the Conductor of the Year category and one that is fast becoming the hegemony of Philip of Cory Band. This is his fifth win in eight years.
Only Covid-19 perhaps stopped him adding even more success to his already weighty contesting CV, but it was his ability to turn his hand to other skills away from the conducting rostrum this year that also maintained his musical profile.
He has been the driving force behind Cory s impressive on-line presence since the lockdown banding period began from the first of the social media performances to their online championships with more to come
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