I am Linda Lombardo Appleby. I received a Bachelors of Arts degree in Music Education from Rosary Hill College, now Daeman College, with a concentration in classical piano performance, and a Masters degree in student Personnel Administration from Buffalo State College. I have also accumulated over 30 hours past my masters, in various courses, offered throughout the city, with a concentration on Special Education, advanced teaching practices and psychology.
My career has spanned teaching at numerous schools, however most of my career involved students at the Frederick Law Olmsted 56 school, City Honors, and presently at South Park High School. Students under my direction have had a wide and varied list of accomplishments ranging from performances at Kleinhan's Music Hall, Rockwell Hall, Shea's theater, a professional broadway show, "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat", the Traf, Mayor Masiello's inauguration, and for the head of state in Albany, including the present mayor of Buffalo, Mayor Byron Brown. Students have also performed with and in conjuction with the 10,000 Maniacs, Mary Ramsey, John Lombardo, the late great DoDO Green and AL Tinney, Joann Lorenzo. Bilahl Abdullah, Douglas Trigger Gaston, Greg Piontek, Kevin Gaughan, Tim Webb, Odell Northington, DeShawn Jackson, Mary and Tom Stahl, Andre Killian, Jerry Livingston, Oscar Brown Junior, Sam Harris, Tom Dudziak, John Bacon, Tony Scazarro, and Rebecca Coups Frank, and also opened for the off Broadway production to Mama Dee's Girls, with Michael Philip Thomas, just to name a few.
When I was a teacher at City Honors school, I formed the City Honors Gospel choir, which won high acclaim throughout the area as well, and became a group in high demand. presently, i am the director of the former FAAB choir, (Foundation of Arts and Athletes in Buffalo), now known as the Buffalo Select Chorus, which involves high school students from the entire city. We were sponsored by Ani DiFranco, and gave our first concert in May at Asbury Hall in "the Church", here in Buffalo. Our first live recording came from this concert, which turned out to be a wonderful success. We are currently in our 3year of operation, and look forward to our 3rd live recording and concert in June.
through the years, I have been actively involved with numerous Curriculum writing committees, from Music education, to infusing African American culture and history in various syllabi, and infusing literacy into musical curriculum as well.
For the past 22 years, I was the minister of music for St. Mary of Sorrows Parish in Buffalo. Throughout this ministry, my choir has reached out and performed with the sister parish, St. Mary's of the Lake in Hamburg, uniting individuals of the inner city with a congregation in the suburubs to better foster a feeling of appreciation for people of all cultures, and has also been involved with prison ministry, at The Alden Detention Facility.
I am the recipient of the Who's Who of American Teachers award for 1994, 1996, 1998, and 2005and 2006. i have also received the Who's Who of American Women for 2006, and Who's Who of American Educators for 2006, the Women Builders of Communities and Dreams Award, 2006, Keep the Dream Alive Award in 2002 from City Honors School , and the Iota Phi Lambda Sorority's Apple Award for outstanding Teacher of 2001."I can do all things through Christ, who strengthens me"Keep the peace out there, and always remember our soldiers who are out there every day, who are distanced from family and loved ones. They need our support, and love, and prayers.I edited my profile at Freeweblayouts.net , check out these Myspace Layouts!
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