Neil Gladd
Mar-10-2004, 11:33pm
Hi All,
As mentioned earlier, I have a bunch of concerts coming up. As a matter of fact, I have to get up in about FOUR HOURS to catch an early flight. I will be playing with the ABACA String Band. (http://www.abacaproductions.com) The photo on their website shows their first mandolinist, Barry Mitterhof, but he has since gone on to another group. Tamara Volskaya has been their regular mandolinist for months now, but she just left for a two month tour of Russia, where she will be playing Vivaldi and premiering a difficult new Russian Mandolin Concerto.
I got a call months ago from the leader of the group, who had found my website (it's finally paid for itself!). I told him that Barry and Tamara had both heard me, and on their recommendations, I became the first call back-up mandolinist! #I am now filling in for Tamara while she is away. #The immediate concerts:
March 8th-6:30-7:30PM: Clubdate/Concert. NY (private)
March 12: Landler Valley High School Auditorium, Landler, WY
2:30, concert for students, 7:30 public Concert
March 13: Colonial Theater, Idaho Falls, ID, 7:30
March 15: Helena Civic Center, Helena, MT, 7:30
March 19, 6PM: Carnegie Neighborhood Concert
March 23: Met Museum, 6-9PM (private event)
April 4, 2:30PM: Long Island Concert
April 14, 10:30AM: Carnegie Neighborhood Concert
Back in January when I was playing with the National Symphony, I got a call from the Seattle Symphony right after my first rehearsal. Ugo Orlandi was scheduled to play with them that weekend, but due to some stupid visa problem, he was not able to play there (our government in action.) They had gotten my name from somewhere, and asked it I could play 2 concertos on 3 days notice. I already had concerts for those nights, so I referred them to Tamara, who did play the concerts (after getting out of another job in NY). She told me that she was practicing at the airport, trying to learn her part at the last minute, and no one paid any attention to her! #She had a great time though, and thanked me profusely after returning.
I think that when there is SO MUCH classical mandolin work that we have to turn things down and refer them to other soloists, it's a good sign!
Neil
As mentioned earlier, I have a bunch of concerts coming up. As a matter of fact, I have to get up in about FOUR HOURS to catch an early flight. I will be playing with the ABACA String Band. (http://www.abacaproductions.com) The photo on their website shows their first mandolinist, Barry Mitterhof, but he has since gone on to another group. Tamara Volskaya has been their regular mandolinist for months now, but she just left for a two month tour of Russia, where she will be playing Vivaldi and premiering a difficult new Russian Mandolin Concerto.
I got a call months ago from the leader of the group, who had found my website (it's finally paid for itself!). I told him that Barry and Tamara had both heard me, and on their recommendations, I became the first call back-up mandolinist! #I am now filling in for Tamara while she is away. #The immediate concerts:
March 8th-6:30-7:30PM: Clubdate/Concert. NY (private)
March 12: Landler Valley High School Auditorium, Landler, WY
2:30, concert for students, 7:30 public Concert
March 13: Colonial Theater, Idaho Falls, ID, 7:30
March 15: Helena Civic Center, Helena, MT, 7:30
March 19, 6PM: Carnegie Neighborhood Concert
March 23: Met Museum, 6-9PM (private event)
April 4, 2:30PM: Long Island Concert
April 14, 10:30AM: Carnegie Neighborhood Concert
Back in January when I was playing with the National Symphony, I got a call from the Seattle Symphony right after my first rehearsal. Ugo Orlandi was scheduled to play with them that weekend, but due to some stupid visa problem, he was not able to play there (our government in action.) They had gotten my name from somewhere, and asked it I could play 2 concertos on 3 days notice. I already had concerts for those nights, so I referred them to Tamara, who did play the concerts (after getting out of another job in NY). She told me that she was practicing at the airport, trying to learn her part at the last minute, and no one paid any attention to her! #She had a great time though, and thanked me profusely after returning.
I think that when there is SO MUCH classical mandolin work that we have to turn things down and refer them to other soloists, it's a good sign!
Neil