Photo: Jeff Derose
Along the way, we have made some good music and some good friends. On the very first day of 2009 we lost a very good friend in Fred Knittle. Our thoughts are with his family as we remember and honor him.
Please send a personal message to the knittle family at knittlesknest@gmail.com or sign the guest book.
From July 2008 to July 2009 the Young@Heart will be learning music for a new theater piece staged by No Theater. This will be the third "road" show in our collaboration with No Theater. Previous pieces have included "Road to Heaven" and "Road to Nowhere." Join our email list for news and events.
Y@H on Screen
The Walker George film "Young@Heart", distributed by Fox Searchlight Pictures in the US and Canada, is finishing a successful run. It has been nominated for a Critic's Choice Award in the Documentary Category. The awards air live on VH1, Thursday, January 8, 2009 9/8c. The film cannot be nominated for an Academy Award because it was originally made for British TV.
Young @ Heart was released internationally in Cinemas in the UK Switzerland, and in Australia, France, Algeria, Monaco, Morocco, Tunisia and Germany New Zealand and Fiji. and Japan Other countries where the film will release are Spain, Israel, Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg, South Korea, Greece, Iceland and Italy.
The YOUNG@HEART SOUNDTRACK from Rhino (digital only, from itunes and amazon) contains 16 songs highlighted by the Young@Heart Chorus’ renditions of the Ramone’s “I Wanna Be Sedated,” Bruce Springsteen’s “Dancin’ In The Dark,” David Bowie’s “Golden Years,” Sonic Youth’s “Schizophrenia,” James Brown’s “I Got You (I Feel Good)” and Talking Head’s “Road To Nowhere.”
Fox Home Entertainment released the YOUNG@HEART DVD and you can order it online at foxstore.com. In North America, the DVD is available at Best Buy, Wal-Mart, Target, Circuit City, Amazon.com, etc. A European DVD of the film will be distributed in 2009, but we do not have distribution details.
Y@H on CD
The Rhino release of our CD is called "Mostly Live" because it includes 3 songs recorded in the studio and many more live recordings.You can download it from amazon and itunes and or ask for it at your local music store.
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What's New?
The Young @ Heart Chorus is based in Western Massachusetts. Bob Cilman, the director, auditions new voices at our weekly rehearsals. The minimum age is 73 and we rehearse in Florence, Massachusetts and you must live within 40-mile radius year round. To audition for the Y @ H, please contact Diane at 413 587 1300 or email. Thanks.
