January 19, 2014
Theme: “As Time Goes By”
Our Co-Host was be MAC Award Nominee Bob Diamond (with Tracy Stark on piano.) Bob will be at Don’t Tell Mama – 343 West 46th St, NYC 10036 – with AS TIME GOES BY – MY MEMORIES OF THE MOVIES February 16th & February 23rd at 5:00pm and February 28th & March 7th at 7:00pm. For more information: www.donttellmamanyc.com
Our Salon Spotlight feature Multiple Award Winner Gretchen Reinhagen (with Andrew David Sotomayor on piano.) Gretchen will be at The Duplex – 61 Christopher St, NYC 10014 – with LISTEN TO THE MUSIC: THE MUSIC OF MY 70’S March 13th, March 15th & March 18th at 7pm and March 23rd at 4:30pm. For more information: www.gretchenreinhagen.com
Sneak Peek: Classical Corner
For this week’s Classical Corner Mark Janas talked about the importance of time in music. Obviously, when learning to play music you’ve learn that pitch goes up and down, and time goes left and right. (He also mentioned something about learning what those pesky little markings are on the page... notes?) :)
Mark said that music moves through time in a way that we can’t hold onto. You can’t freeze a moment of it, it’s always moving even when being sustained. In the earliest days humans were aware of rhythm (it’s in our nature, after all - think about the ancient drum circles) but the idea of pitch came later. When conductors lead their orchestras, there can be drastic differences in tempo depending on the person with the baton. And their preferences for tempos can change over the years - Mark recounted how Leonard Bernstein’s tempo got slower as he got older, not because he was getting tired (or bored) but because he was savoring it (maybe youths are more excitable and thus have faster tempos?) Mark also said that musical pieces have changed and moved through time, depending on the era that they’re played in.
Mark demonstrated how to pick out a rhythm by playing a piece of music from Beethoven’s 7th Symphony and than having the audience repeat the rhythm & tempo by clapping what they heard. He then demonstrated that there’s not only a melodic rhythm but also a harmonic rhythm.
In keeping with his New Year’s resolution to compose more often (and noting that composing includes improvisation_)Mark decided to do an improvised “variation” on an old traditional sarabande (of spanish origin) called La Folia de Espana (The Folly of Spain.) Mark says that sarabande’s have a distinctive chord, harmonic, rhythmic progression that makes it good for traditional Spanish dancing. Mark invited Matthew Martin Ward to the piano to jump in at anytime to take over the variation, and the improvisation ensued! Their song featured a middle section with a brilliant 2-person, 4-handed improvisation, and the rest of the time they traded off solos without missing a beat. Classical Corner truly is one of the most unique and exciting programs in the city (I swear, I am not biased!)
Roster of singers for the evening (in order of appearance):
(click link to visit the singer’s website, when available.)
Bob Diamond
Donna Elliott
Jennylind Parris
Lisa Yaeger
Lily Doinel
Charles Baran
Juliet Varnedoe
Lynda Rodolitz
David Ballard
Richard Eisenberg
Lawrence Florek
Andrew David Sotomayor
Teresa Fischer
Matthew Martin Ward
Bill Zeffiro
Janice Hall
Gabi Epstein
Irenka Jakubak
Jamie Salzano
Special thanks to tonight’s pianists and musicians: Mark Janas, Tracy Stark, Andrew David Sotomayor, Bill Zeffiro, and Matthew Martin Ward.
Upcoming shows:
Monday, January 20, 2014 (9pm) - Annemarie Rosano with The Manhattan Dolls in a benefit at The Triad.
Thursday, January 23, 2014 (11:30pm) - Matthew Martin Ward plays for Christine Pedi and gang in “Comedy Cocktail 2” at 54 Below in NYC.
Sunday, January 26, 2014 (afternoon) - Matthew Martin Ward plays for Janice Hall at Music at the Mansion in New Jersey.
Wednesday, January 29, 2014 (9:30pm) - Tanya Moberly in “I Love NY Songwriters” at Don’t Tell Mama, 343 W 46th St, NYC.
Wednesday, January 29, 2014 (7:30pm) - Elaine St George in “Elaine St George sings Steve Goodman” at Don’t Tell Mama, 343 W 46th St, NYC.
Friday, January 31, 2014 - Matthew Martin Ward will be performing with Broadway Concerts Direct in Teaneck NJ.
Sunday, February 2, 2014 (2pm) - Bill Zeffiro’s musical, “Houdini Among The Spirits”, is being performed at Drew University in New Jersey.
Monday, February 3 (7:30pm) - Gabby Epstein in “Gabby Epstein’s Cracky Ray???” at Don’t Tell Mama, 343 W 46th St, NYC
Wednesday, February 5, 2014 (7pm) - Jamie Salzano in “Stardust...and Other Sparkly Things” at Don’t Tell Mama, 343 W 46th St, NYC.
Wednesday, February 12, 2014 (7pm) - Jennylind Parris in a tribute to Carol Burnett “Women of Character” at Don’t Tell Mama, 343 W 46th St, NYC.
Thursday, February 13, 2014 - Bobbie Horowitz hosts “Great Song Writers Up Close” at the Metropolitan Room, 34 W 22nd St, NYC
Friday, February 14, 2014 (9:30pm) - Charles Baran in “Saint Valentine’s Day Massacred!” at The Cafe on Broadway, 318 W 53rd St, NYC.
Saturday, February 15, 2014 (5:30pm) - Jamie Salzano in “Stardust...and Other Sparkly Things” at Don’t Tell Mama, 343 W 46th St, NYC.
Sunday, February 16, 2014 (5pm) - Bob Diamond in “As Time Goes By - My Memories of the Movies” at Don’t Tell Mama, 343 W 46th St, NYC.
Thursday, February 20, 2014 (7:30pm) - Barb Malley in “Out Of Order” at Don’t Tell Mama, 343 W 46th St, NYC.
Friday, February 21 - Sunday, March 9, 2014 (Wed-Sat 7pm, Sat-Sun 2pm) - Erin Cronican in “Dying City” - the 1st NY revival of Pulitzer Prize Finalist for Drama, with The Seeing Place Theater - 314 W 54th St, 4th Floor.
Sunday, February 23, 2014 (5pm) - Bob Diamond in “As Time Goes By - My Memories of the Movies” at Don’t Tell Mama, 343 W 46th St, NYC.
Tuesday, February 25, 2014 (7pm) - Tanya Moberly in “I Love NY Songwriters” at Don’t Tell Mama, 343 W 46th St, NYC.
Friday, February 28, 2014 (7pm) - David Ballard in “Having It All” at Don’t Tell Mama, 343 W 46th St, NYC.
Friday, February 28, 2014 (7pm) - Bob Diamond in “As Time Goes By - My Memories of the Movies” at Don’t Tell Mama, 343 W 46th St, NYC.
Saturday, March 1, 2014 (7pm) - Natasha Castillo in “They’d Only Just Begun- A Carpenters Tale” at The Duplex, 61 Christopher St, NYC.
Monday, March 3, 2014 (7pm) - Juliet Varnedoe at The Duplex, 61 Christopher St, NYC.
Monday, March 3, 2014 - Lily Doinel at The Duplex, 61 Christopher St, NYC.
Tuesday March 4, 2014 (7pm) - Juliet Varnedoe at The Duplex, 61 Christopher St, NYC.
Tuesday, March 4, 2014 (7:30pm) - Elaine St George in “Elaine St George sings Steve Goodman” at Don’t Tell Mama, 343 W 46th St, NYC.
Tuesday March 4, 2014 - Lily Doinel at The Duplex, 61 Christopher St, NYC.
Friday, March 7, 2014 (7pm) - Bob Diamond in “As Time Goes By - My Memories of the Movies” at Don’t Tell Mama, 343 W 46th St, NYC.
Friday, March 7, 2014 (9:30pm) - David Ballard in “Having It All” at Don’t Tell Mama, 343 W 46th St, NYC.
Sunday March 9, 2014 (4:30pm) - Lynda Rodolitz in “Mature Love Songs” at The Duplex, 61 Christopher St, NYC.
Thursday, March 13, 2014 (7pm) - Gretchen Reinhagen in “Listen to the Music: The Songs of My 70s” at The Duplex, 61 Christopher St, NYC.
Saturday, March 15, 2014 (7pm) - Gretchen Reinhagen in “Listen to the Music: The Songs of My 70s” at The Duplex, 61 Christopher St, NYC.
Thursday, March 15, 2014 - Bobbie Horowitz hosts Unity Cabaret
Tuesday, March 18, 2014 (7pm) - Gretchen Reinhagen in “Listen to the Music: The Songs of My 70s” at The Duplex, 61 Christopher St, NYC.
Thursday, March 20, 2014 (7pm) - Lynda Rodolitz in “Mature Love Songs” at The Duplex, 61 Christopher St, NYC.
Friday, March 21, 2014 (7pm) - Natasha Castillo in “They’d Only Just Begun- A Carpenters Tale” at The Duplex, 61 Christopher St, NYC.
Sunday, March 23, 2014 (4:30pm) - Gretchen Reinhagen in “Listen to the Music: The Songs of My 70s” at The Duplex, 61 Christopher St, NYC.
Wednesday, March 26, 2014 (7:30pm) - Elaine St George in “Elaine St George sings Steve Goodman” at Don’t Tell Mama, 343 W 46th St, NYC.
Wednesday, April 30, 2014 (7:30pm) - Elaine St George in “Elaine St George sings Steve Goodman” at Don’t Tell Mama, 343 W 46th St, NYC.
Next Week’s Salon
Next week our optional theme is “Make ‘Em Laugh – Parody, Satire & Humor” (but songs under any theme are welcome at The Salon!) Our co-host will be Nathan Chang. Our Salon Spotlight will be Laurie Krauz. We’ll see you then!
Erin Cronican
Blogette for The Salon
(Updates? Changes? Email me.)
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A few things you may find different from The Salon Blog in 2014. Here is an update regarding a few structural changes which will take place on the blog starting in 2014.
From now on, the blog will take a more streamlined approach to encapsulate what each Salon night entailed. It will now simply state what the Theme was, who Co-Hosted, who was the Salon Spotlight, what Classical Corner was about and then will list the performing members that were in attendance that night. Below that will be a list of the upcoming shows of ONLY the people who attended that evening. The Blogette of each evening will still be at the door to collect monies but will take minimal notes - so make sure he or she has all song and show information written on the signup cards when you fill it out. Thank you!
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