July 31, 2013

A Uniquie View of Schroon Lake

July 31, 2013/ anthony batson

Thousands descend on Schroon Lake for our July 4th Parade from all over the US. And hundreds of parade participants from near and far delight that giddy crowd on what potentially is Schroon's best day of the year.

This year's parade featured a first: the Philippine Heritage Band, a marching band based in Vaughan, just north of Toronto. You might imagine that the band just showed up for the day and went home -- but you'd be wrong! We've got a fascinating insiders look at how this band came to Schroon and what their experience was like. Check out our My Story Section.

July 31, 2013

Seagle Alumni Continues to Soar

July 31, 2013/ anthony batson

Forte, Top 60 performs ~ AGT 2013 by HumanSlinky

The journey continues for 2002 Seagle Music Colony Alum Sean Panikkar, on NBC’s “America’s Got Talent".

The group Sean sings with -- Forte – an operatic tenor trio that was formed through the internet, did an out of the park rendition of "Somewhere, Someday" from West Side Story Tuesday night at Radio City Music Hall.

The audience were on their feet at the end of the song, and judge Howard Stern was literally gushing.

“I gotta say guys: quality, quality – talent. What an excellent choice of song. I remember my parents playing that on the record player.”

“Man, did you hit it out of the park. Good job.”

Howie Mandell chimed in: I think there’s a place for you in the top 10.

Forte combines voices from different cultures into one incredible sound. Solo artists in their own right, Sean, Josh Page and Fernando Varela bring their individual talents to the group to create one powerful vocal force.

The group was created and debuted for the first time ever on "America's Got Talent" and had never met until only days before their first audition. How far will Forte go? The show continues tonight.