April 6, 2014
Theme: "The Chase - In Pursuit Of..."
Spring has sprung, and the city is full of energy! Part of that energy comes from the warmer weather, but part of it comes from The Salon winning its 5th MAC Award in a row! (Yippee!) We were honored with the award for Best Recurring Series. Mark and Tanya thanked all of the Salon patrons and volunteers for their dedication and support, which has made The Salon what it is. Thank you all!
What better way to entertain the energy brewing from spring fever than by our theme - “The Chase - In The Pursuit Of...”? Our Co-Host was Bistro & Margaret Whiting Award Winner Eric Yves Garcia! Eric will be at The Laurie Beechman Theater – 407 West 42nd St, NYC 10036 – with ONE NIGHT STANDARDS April 5th at 8pm, He is also at Chez Josephine – 414 West 42nd St, NYC 10036 – every Tuesday & Wednesday night 5:30-11:30pm. For more information; www.ericyvesgarcia.com
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| Co-Host Eric Yves Garcia! |
Our Salon Spotlight was the effervescent Carly Ozard! Carly will be at The Duplex – 61 Christopher St, NYC 10014 – with MIDLER ON THE ROOF May 25th at 4:30pm. For more information: www.carlyozard.com
Sneak Peek: Classical Corner
Mark started by thanking Matthew Martin Ward who pitched the idea for this week’s Classical Corner: Hunting Songs! (Get it? The Chase? In The Pursuit Of?) :)
For Mark, the theme brought up 3 distinct pieces - two by Mendelssohn and one by Chopin. One of Mendelssohn’s pieces, evoking thoughts of a fox hunt, is aptly nicknamed “The Hunting Song”. Mark quipped the words of Dorothy Parker: “A fox hunt is the unspeakable in pursuit of the inedible.”
Mark explained the physical makeup of english horns (and how they create the “hunting 5ths”) which make them sound so much like hunting horns. With that, he played “The Hunting Song”, which is from “Songs Without Words.”
Next, he talked about a Mendelssohn piece that was used (in part) toward the end of “The Wizard of Oz” when Toto is running from the castle. The musical style is known as a “scherzo”, which actually means “joke.” What makes a joke, Mark queried? Laugher is what you do when you are taken by surprise. He demonstrated the surprises that can come in music, with Mendelssohn “Schertzo in E Minor.”
Finally, Mark told us about a Chopin piece nicknamed “The Butterfly Etude,” where the right hand plays a broken octave, and then 2 solid octaves, making the right hand looks like a butterfly. He then told a story about a well-known musician that had once mimicked chasing a butterfly while Mark played the song. And to OUR Scherzo (surprise!), while Mark demonstrated the song for us, Adam Shapiro came trouncing in dressed up as a butterfly! I wish I had gotten photos - it was really hilarious. :)
Roster of singers for the evening (in order of appearance):
(click link to visit the singer’s website, when available.)
Frank Torren
Elliot Zwiebach
Janice Hall
Celia Berk
David Ballard
Charles Baran
Courtney Wilkins
Michael Salat
Nick Miller
Matthew Martin Ward
Special thanks to tonight’s pianists and musicians: Mark Janas, Eric Yves Garcia, Matthew Martin Ward.
And thank you to Gil Alexandre on lights and sound!
Upcoming shows:
Monday, April 7, 2014 (7pm) - Adam Shapiro will be appearing in Joseph Macchia’s “Diva-Palooza” at The Metropolitan Room, 34 W 22nd St, NYC.
Sunday, April 13, 2014 (4pm) - Bobbie Horowitz’s show “Shows To Go Ya” can be seen (with multiple guest stars) at The Triad/Stage 72, 158 W 72nd St, NYC.
Sunday, April 27, 2014 - Sally Darling is bringing her show (music directed by Matthew Martin Ward!) back to Don’t Tell Mama, 343 W 46th St, NYC.
Monday, April 28, 2014 (9:15pm) - Jaye Maynard in “Bird Amongst The Blossom: A Tribute to the Blossom Dearie Songbook” at Don’t Tell Mama, 343 W 46th St, NYC.
Friday, May 2, 2014 (7pm) - Sally Darling is bringing her show (music directed by Matthew Martin Ward!) back to Don’t Tell Mama, 343 W 46th St, NYC.
Saturday, May 3, 2014 (7pm) - Mary Reilly in “Playing For Keeps” at the Metropolitan Room, 34 W 22nd St, NYC.
Saturday, May 3, 2014 (8pm) - Tanya Moberly brings back her show “I Love NY Songwriters” to he Unity Center, Main Street, 2nd Floor, Norwalk, CT 06851
Sunday, May 4, 2014 (4pm) - Frank Torren in “Moment to Moment” at Don’t Tell Mama, 343 W 46th St, NYC.
Wednesday, May 7, 2014 (7pm) - Frank Torren in “Moment to Moment” at Don’t Tell Mama, 343 W 46th St, NYC.
Saturday, May 10, 2014 (9pm) - Sally Darling is bringing her show (music directed by Matthew Martin Ward!) back to Don’t Tell Mama, 343 W 46th St, NYC.
Saturday, May 10 2014 (4:30pm) - Jim Speake is doing “I’m a Brass Band - Jim Speake sings Cy Coleman” with musical director Steven Ray Watkins, at The Duplex, 61 Christopher Street, NYC.
Tuesday, May 13, 2014 (7pm) - Jim Speake is doing “I’m a Brass Band - Jim Speake sings Cy Coleman” with musical director Steven Ray Watkins, at The Duplex, 61 Christopher Street, NYC.
Wednesday, May 14, 2014 (7pm) - Frank Torren in “Moment to Moment” at Don’t Tell Mama, 343 W 46th St, NYC.
Saturday, May 17, 2014 (2pm) - Bobbie Horowitz is back with her concert “Happy Birthday, NY” at the Unity Church.
Sunday, May 18, 2014 (4:30pm) - Jim Speake is doing “I’m a Brass Band - Jim Speake sings Cy Coleman” with musical director Steven Ray Watkins, at The Duplex, 61 Christopher Street, NYC.
Sunday, May 25, 2014 - Carly Ozard can be seen in “Midler on the Roof”, music directed by Steven Ray Watkins at The Duplex, 61 Christopher St, NYC.
June 2014 - Charles Baran will be premiering a new show, “Rockaway Beach Revue.”
Sunday, June 1, 2014 - Carly Ozard can be seen in “Midler on the Roof”, music directed by Steven Ray Watkins at The Duplex, 61 Christopher St, NYC.
Thursday, June 5, 2014 (7:30pm) - Natasha Castillo in “They’d Only Just Begun- A Carpenters Tale” at Don’t Tell Mama, 343 W 46th St, NYC.
Sunday, June 8, 2014 - Carly Ozard can be seen in “Midler on the Roof”, music directed by Steven Ray Watkins at The Duplex, 61 Christopher St, NYC.
June 13-29, 2014 (Wed-Sat 8pm, Sat-Sun 2pm) - Erin Cronican is co-directing and performing in THE LARAMIE PROJECT with The Seeing Place Theater, 314 W 54th St, 4th Floor.
Saturday, June 21, 2014 - Susan Hodgdon is bringing a bran new Judy Garland show to Don’t Tell Mama, 343 W 46th St, NYC.
Saturday, June 28, 2014 (8pm) - Natasha Castillo in “They’d Only Just Begun- A Carpenters Tale” at Don’t Tell Mama, 343 W 46th St, NYC.
Next Week’s Salon
Next week our optional theme is ”Birds of a Feather - Songbirds and Spring.” Our co-host will be Celia Berk. Our Salon Spotlight will be Carly Ozard. We’ll see you then!
Erin Cronican
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