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Jason Victor Serinus is now friends with Dave Santucci, Hylton The Whistler Brown, and Stephen SbanottoOct 31

WhistlingTom Bryant left a comment for Stephen Sbanotto Aug 3

Stephen Sbanotto added 3 songs.Jun 25

Stephen Sbanotto — 01 Whistling - Star Spangled Banner 1

Stephen Sbanotto — 02 Whistling - America the Beautif 1

Stephen Sbanotto — 04 Whistling - Oh Come, Oh Come Em 1

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Stephen Sbanotto added a song:Dec. 6, 2007

Stephen Sbanotto - solo whistler; Nancy Seauve - composer — Je Puis Tout

Stephen Sbanotto added the blog post 'Je Puis Tout - French children's song'Dec. 6, 2007

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My Hometown:: Siloam Springs, AR

How do I relate to Whistling?: I would like to be a Pro Whislter, I whistle for fun

My Accolades / Awards:: John Brown University Talent Show Winner - whistling; International Whistling Festival (Puckerama) attendee and performer; I have whistled for a few churches in town; have recorded in DownPatcrick Cathedral, Northern Ireland; performed luncheon entertainments for the University; member of Orawhistle International online whistling forum.

A bit about my Whistling Style: I'm a "pucker" whistler. I tend towards more lugato in my sound, with added vibrato in places for effect. I enjoy a good flip and trill as i whistle most pieces. I currently have a reliable and mostly musical 3 1/2 octaves range. I can, at times, get beyond that but it's either too low to resonate musically, or too high and therefore shrill. I enjoy whistling anything from pop music to classical oboe concertos. Movie themes are also a favorite. As for intonation, i'm not perfect, but i'm a perfectionist. I work quite hard at keeping my whistle in tune, which many times means sitting with a recently tuned piano or organ and punching out notes, scales, and arpeggios.

My Website:: http://www.whistlersnet.com/profile/sbanotto

What am I looking for:: I'm looking for other whistlers of all ages, nationalities, etc. I'm certainly curious to find those closer to my age just because we seem to be few and far between.

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Je Puis Tout - French children's song

Download Je puis tout.wma

I was honored to whistle for a new Children's worship album in France. They wanted a light and bouncy whistling style sounding much like a man whistling while walking down the street. i hope i got close to what they were looking for. The CD is now selling in France (title: Plus que Vainqueurs; translations: More than Victories). I'm pleased with the overall soun…

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Posted on December 6, 2007 at 8:11am —

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Download 06 Sweet was the Song JBU Cathedral Choir Down Cathedral.wma

This is a beautiful piece I recorded with my Cathedral Choir, again in N. Ireland. I only have a small whistling solo at the front end and then I join the choir for the remainder. However, I do hope you enjoy not only the solo, but the piece in its entirety. The lyrics speak of Mary singing a lullaby to her new born son, Jesus.

Posted on May 24, 2007 at 9:30am —

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Download 08 Vocalise JBU Cathedral Choir Down Cathedral.wma

This one I'm always hesitant to share because the intonation was so difficult to maintain. As we recorded this piece in the DownPatrick Cathedral, N. Ireland, I couldn't actually hear or feel myself sliding sharp until i heard the recording back in the states as they paired it with a choral men's group. Unfortunately I couldn't rerecord anythi…

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Posted on May 24, 2007 at 9:09am —

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At 7:41pm on August 2, 2008, WhistlingTom Bryant said…: Hey Stephen, Just saw your comment for the first time today,in fact this is the first time I've been to this site since I hooked into it. Nice tracs Amigo. I'm sorry to admit I had quite forgotten about the Whistlers net. All I can say is that my life is very full and I don't spend much time on the net except to check my site for CD orders now and then. Hope all goes well for you in life and that you receive all the very Best of Blessings. If I don't meet you in the future I'm certain I will meet you in the pasture. W. T.

At 9:16am on May 18, 2008, David Grandstaff said…: hey man nice sound clips, just seein how whistling has been goin for ya....

At 2:44pm on November 11, 2007, Geert Chatrou said…: Sweet was the song, beautiful song, beautiful whistling too, fits perfect with sacred sound of the choir.

Geert

At 4:57pm on September 1, 2007, David Grandstaff said…: thx man for the translations on those terms, cause now thats exactly what i shall be doin.....iunno i dont come from a musical family or nuthin...i jjust love to whistle..haha probably more than i should but non the less, thx for the help:), and the longer the message the more knowledge i gain...well im off to work again...later

At 9:08am on September 1, 2007, David Grandstaff said…: yeah man thx that helps a lot:), now im not to familliar with all those terms accept vabrato, but thats fine, ill just go look them up, i used to only be into hip hop, i used to get on tracks and stuff
www.myspace.com/staffo420 ....thats the site just to check it out if ur into that kinda stuff....i dont really do that no more tho...lol....i just whistle now..hhaa it took over my life in the best of ways...i try to be constantly whistling throughout the day...i dont really stop...lol once i got to a certain point it just sounded good enough to me to where i could listen to my own whistling all day hahah...well ill catch ya around my friend, off to work

Many whistles
The Staff,

btw, the Vocalise is my fav. one out of the two

At 9:22pm on August 30, 2007, David Grandstaff said…: i actually dont have any of my whistling up anywhere accept my phone hahah dont have anything to record with...how long have u been whistling for? how much of ur time did you spend whistling or still do? im very interested in the way people go about practicing and how much time daily they actually spend....iunno i just kinda want to know where i stand amoung the greats....

At 1:40pm on August 30, 2007, David Grandstaff said…: Very nice Whistling my friend....Are u goin to be At the next IWC....i know i will, wether to whistle or just to socialize with my favorite type of people...lol whistlers!

At 8:34am on May 24, 2007, Frank Bonifazi said…: Hi Stephen!

Another new whistler!

Check out my clips on my other web-sites.

Ciao!

Francesco

www.thejazzwhistler.com
www.CDBaby.com/bonifazi
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z7ty6TKdONY
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