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 Marilynn on Mandolin #8 January/February 2005HERE'S THE 8th ISSUE OF MY NEWSLETTER......and it's being sent to you if you've bought a CD from my website, attended AMGuSS, emailed me with a mando-question, signed up on the website, or I thought you might be interested. AND NOW, THE NEWS FROM marilynnmair.com MUSICAL ACTIVITIESJanuary is "break month." I get time off between semesters @ RWU, Enigmatica isn't rehearsing, and after I take down the Christmas tree and bid my kidsgood-bye, I've got a couple of weeks to revisit some of the great ideas that got shelved during the rush of autumn. This week-end, though, I return to the flow – redoing my RWU syllabi, rehearsing with Enigmatica, and sending you the newsletter – in January, as promised. This month I've been arranging new pieces for the Enigmatic 7, figuring out with Paulo Sa the Pan-American program we'll be playing in Rio in March, and taking up my mandolin method project again. Although it's painful to see how much of the method was lost in my November computer crash, it's exciting to review the plan and appreciate its scope and dimensions all over again. AMGuSS – THE 20th YEARThe dates are set --June 20-26, 2005-- and the 2005 Guest Artists are (drum roll, please), Barry Mitterhof (mandolin) and his frequent duo-partner, Joe Selly (guitar). It'll be Barry's 3rd AMGuSS appearance-- he's been here once each decade, so he's a natural to start us out on our 3rd! WeÕll be sending flyers out in early February – be sure that we have your mailing address. Unfortunately our beloved Willow Hall townhouses will be under construction this summer, so we have to move our living space. Figuring out cost and location of this has delayed our flyers a bit. But the online AMGuSS application should be up by the end of the month. While you're waiting, read the wrap-up of AMGuSS 2004 and dream of our 20th summer. WEBSITEI've got new Brazilian articles and music up! Articles on Zequinha Abreu and Pixinguinha; "Carnaval of 1905" by Anacleto de Medeiros (in honor of its centenary); "A Flor Amorosa" by Joaquim Calado; and my mandolin quartet arrangement of the most famous choro of all, "Tico Tico". Enjoy! If you've missed any previous issues of the newsletter, they're all archived on the site as well. NEW COLUMNSThe Pixinguinha article on the website was to have been my "Choro Connection" column in Mandolin Quarterly for January 2005. Unfortunately for mandolinists everywhere, Norman Levine has had to suspend publication of MQ indefinitely due to ill health. We all wish Norman the very best, and hope he'll be out and about again very soon. My Mandolin Magazine column, "A Classical Approach," continues, and much of the material from earlier issues is getting folded into my method. The upcoming issue's column is on "Shifting to Play Up the Neck" to help you negotiate the higher altitudes of your instrument. MARILYNN GETS READY TO GO TO BRAZILMarch approaches, bringing my trip to Rio to perform with the Rio Trio and explore choro in the city of its birth. I'm continuing my Portuguese study, and Paulo has given me a pile of new choro to learn. I've also sent them some music – a quartet and duets by my RWU colleague and composer extraordinaire, Will Ayton, and "Meu Bandolim," written for me by frequent performing partner, Brasilian pianist & composer Luiz Simas. To say I'm excited about this trip and my musical collaboration with the Rio Trio would be a decided understatement. FEEDBACK?I'd love to hear from you. If you know anyone who would like to get this update, have them send me their email. And thanks for reading! The next issue of "MARILYNN ON MANDOLIN" will be out in March 2005. Until then, keep warm, and support your local live mandolinists (yes, that means yourself as well!) -mm |
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