The Salon 2014 Opener
January 5, 2014
Theme: “Reaching Goals – From Resolution To Reality”
Our Co-Host was Multiple Award Winner Richard Skipper! Accompanying Richard on the piano for the evening was Christine Talbott-Sutin (plus a special introduction by Bryon Sommers.)
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| Co-Host Richard Skipper (left!) |
Sneak Peek: Classical Corner
Mark kicked off tonight’s Classical Corner “with a little something” on the piano. When he asked the audience what the piece was, no one could guess. And that’s because Mark improvised it! Mark’s resolution is to compose more, and he said that much of composing includes a little bit of improvisation. (Have you ever wondered where Schubert’s “Impromptu”s came from?)
So, how do you organize improvisation for the piano? Mark gave us a couple of ideas: Theme. Pattern. Chord structure. Meter. And Pianist “ornaments” - the things you know you have in your repertoire as an artist that you can pull out and know will be successful.
With that Mark, invited all of the composers in the room to come to the piano to improvise to the theme, “Auld Lang Syne.” And one by one, the pianists improvised and then handed off the keys without skipping a beat. First was Mark, then Matthew Martin Ward, then Christian Talbott-Sutin, then Bryon Sommers. The song culminated in a 4-person/8-handed finale, which received a huge standing ovation from the crowd. HAPPY NEW YEAR to our Salon family!
Roster of singers for the evening (in order of appearance):
(click link to visit the singer’s website, when available.)
Bryon Sommers
Charles Baran
Bob Diamond
Edie Stokes
Richard Eisenberg
David Ballard
Margie Morris
Matthew Martin Ward
Special thanks to tonight’s pianists: Mark Janas, Christine Talbott-Sutin, Bryon Sommers, and Matthew Martin Ward.
Upcoming shows:
On behalf of The Salon, I want to send a special ‘Hiatus Goodbye’ to our very own Sierra Rein, who is sailing for 8 months as a performer on a Disney “Fantasy” Cruiseline! We’re going to miss you so, so much - please post some updates on our Salon Facebook page along the way...(In the meantime, you can keep up with Sierra here: www.sierrarein.com)
Friday, January 10, 2014 (7pm) - Adam Shapiro in “Dana Lorge - Variety Show” at Metropolitan Room, 34 W 22nd St, NYC
Saturday, January 18, 2014 (1:30pm) - Richard Skipper in “Celebrating The 50th Anniversary of HELLO DOLLY!” at The Sheet Music Society - 322 West 48th Street, NYC.
Wednesday, January 29, 2014 (9:30pm) - Tanya Moberly in “I Love NY Songwriters” 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.
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.
Friday, February 21 - Sunday, March 9, 2014 (Wed-Sat 7pm, Sat-Sun 2pm) - Erin Cronican in “Dying City” - a play 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.
Thursday, March 6 - Saturday, March 22, 2014 in Daniel Sutin, Wozzeck, Metropolitan Opera, NYC
Friday, March 7, 2014 (7pm) - David Ballard in “Having It All” at Don’t Tell Mama, 343 W 46th 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.
Thursday, March 15, 2014 - Bobbie Horowitz hosts Unity Cabaret
Friday, March 21, 2014 (7pm) - Natasha Castillo in “They’d Only Just Begun- A Carpenters Tale” at The Duplex, 61 Christopher St, NYC.
Upcoming Shows - Dates Coming Soon
- Edie Stokes is bringing a show to the Metropolitan Room (34 W 22nd St, NYC)
- Maureen Taylor is bringing back “Cosmic Cabaret”, NYC
- Matthew Martin Ward (with Sally Darling) is bringing back “The Way We Are.”
- Barb Malley is bringing back “Out of Order”, NYC
Next Week's Salon
Next week our optional theme is "Juggling Career and Family." Our co-host will be Carolann Sanita, who is celebrating her very first CD release, "Life Happens..." 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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