Dear Friends,
This month’s newsletter will be brief, as I’ve been spending most of my time writing without much in the way of other news to report. The commission for Belgian clarinet choir Claribel is proceeding nicely, and I’m very excited about it. I’m also working on a short Christmas cantata for a local church, have started sketching the piece for Albuquerque Civic Chorus celebrating the 100th anniversary of New Mexico statehood, and am playing with ideas for the inter-generational musical The Mystery of the Cold Wet Nose.
You may remember I mentioned having seen both Spirit Family Reunion and singer-songwriters Eric Brace and Peter Cooper in Nashville last March and how impressed I was by these fine musicians. I’m thrilled to let my friends in the ‘burque area know that Eric Brace (redbeetrecords.com/eric-brace), and two singer-songwriter friends, Phil Lee and Tom Mason, will be making two local stops in August during their current tour.
Monday, August 8th, Eric and friends will be at The Range (505.867.1700) in Bernalillo at 8pm. The Range is the most popular restaurant in Bernalillo, so you’re guaranteed a great meal as well as amazing music! The following night, Tuesday, August 9th, there will be a special all-acoustic performance from the East Nashville Rambling Revue at Apple Mountain Music in Albuquerque (505.237.2048). This will be Eric’s first time in Albuquerque, so I hope you’ll come out and make these brilliant musicians feel welcome!
I’ve received some nice comments about my review of Tim Fatchen’s CD Dark Sparkles that was posted in my blog, and I want to let you know that I’ve also reviewed the new album by Victoria Woodworth, Bread and Flowers. I’ll be writing more about music as the year goes on, so be sure to stop by and let me know you were there. You can find my blog by visiting my website, janeellen.com or go directly via janeellenmusic.wordpress.com.
Thanks to the kindness of my friend Chris Dale, I’m finally getting some of my works uploaded to YouTube. You can find links to my YouTube channel, my Twitter feed, Facebook, and all my networks on the front page of this website. I’m always happy to hear from friends old and new!
See you next month!
Follow your heart,
Jane
