On February
6-9, 2014, Penn
State University in Altoona, PA along with Dr. Kenneth Womack,
will host, "It was
50 Years Ago Today - An International Beatles
Celebration." The conference will offer four days of
presentations, opportunities to listen to and interact
with leading Beatles experts and an option to attend
Beatles-themed meals featuring keynote speakers. The event will also
include: book signings, exhibitors, art exhibits, and
conclude with a rebroadcast showing of the first
appearance of the Beatles on The Ed Sullivan Show in a
movie theater style auditorium.
Among the
50+ speakers scheduled to appear are:
Mark Lewisohn –
regarded as one of the world’s leading Beatles
authorities, Mark is the author of the NY Times bestseller
Tune In: The
Beatles: All These Years, Volume 1.
Andy Babiuk –
the foremost authority on the equipment used to create the
Beatles’ music and the author of Beatles Gear: All the
Fab Four’s Instruments from Stage to Studio. Andy is also a staff
consultant to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in
Cleveland, OH.
Richard Langham
- the Second Engineer at EMI (Parlophone Studios) in Abbey
Road when The Beatles recorded the Please Please Me LP in
February 1963, "From Me to You" on 5 March 1963, and the
With the Beatles LP in the summer and fall of 1963.
Walter Everett -
the author of the Beatles
As Musicians book series, Mr. Everett is also a
member of the School of Music faculty at the University of
Michigan and the author of The Foundations of Rock.
Jude Southerland
Kessler – a Beatles expert, author and host of her
own radio show, Ms. Kessler is the author of the John Lennon Series. She has spent nearly
30 years researching John Lennon and the Beatles for her 9
book series, making her a leading expert on the topic of
the Fab Four.
Dr. Kit O’Toole
– For over 19 years, Dr. O’Toole has written music,
concert, and book reviews, interviews, popular culture
essays, and technology “how to” articles. Her work has appeared
at: Blogcritics.org, Something Else Reviews, Blinded by
Sound, Cinema Sentries, Seattle PI and Beatlefan magazine.
This
conference is designed to accommodate individual travel
schedules and interests, allowing registrants to sign up
for as many or as few days as they wish to attend. Attendees will also
be invited to register and prepay for meals during the
four day event.
Registration
is available online, by mail, fax or at the door.
For more
information It Was
50 Years Ago Today: An International Beatles Celebration,
along with a schedule of events, keynote speakers,
presenters, and registration forms, check out their
website: http://www.altoona.psu.edu/beatles. For any questions
concerning this event, email or call: altoonace@psu.edu or
814-949-5722.
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