Benefit Concerts

02011-05-16 | Uncategorized | 5 comments

I know, last year I said I would do no more benefits… but what can I do?

It looks like Jon and I, with special guest Robby Rothschild on percussion, will perform at the Kimo theater in Albuquerue next week, on Friday, May 27th.

It’s a benefit for the former New Mexico Symphony orchestra musicians, who are hoping to create a new orchestra from the ashes of the old one, and we will perform three songs with a 8 piece string section – four violins, two violas and two celli – double the 2005 string quartet. Perhaps we will perform “La Luna”, “Morning Arrival in Goa” and “Snakecharmer”, since we have those charts.

Then I will do another benefit on June 2nd, a solo performance for the restauration of the San Miguel chapel, the “oldest church in the USA”, on Old Santa Fe Trail. This will happen in the chapel and I don’t have much more info on it. It’s a very small space and the organizers want to allow their mailing list to have the first opportunity to buy the 130 tickets.

It looks like my month off will be filled with performances – I am also playing a private party somewhere in Georgia on the 16th of June, and at the Mind & Life conference in New York state on the 17th.

Soon after I get back from Mind & LIfe we will get started with rehearsals for the Summer tour. Since we won’t have to fly, we can bring more instruments!! I want to add my electric guitar, Jon will bring the fretted bass guitar in addition to his fretless one, and Houman will add udu and tonbak, a traditional Persian drum, to his arsenal.

5 Comments

  1. Brenda

    …but what can I do? Why not change your mind.. It is a good thing to be open to change.. Good for you and all that will share in the priceless benefits of a good person’s heart named Ottmar. So nice!

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  2. Panj

    Two exquisite causes!…perchance they will record the Albuquerue Benifit? I could see even bigger profits for them…:-)
    May the Phoenix rise! God Speed!

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  3. Panj

    ps…would LOVE to be a fly on the wall at the San Miguel Chapel…:-)

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  4. LindaW

    WOW, I am looking forward to the shows, San Miguel Chapel would be especially nice!

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  5. Steve(brokerbiker)

    Re: Benefit Concerts- Ottmar- hopefully, these will turn out to be better organized & promoted than the one last year that prompted you to want ‘swear off’ all in the future. You should be commended for two very worthwhile causes and I only wish I could be back in NM for these. I did buy tickets to your San Antonio show today, but because I was in NM for the last 10 days, I did not realize they were on sale yet, so the best I could do was 13th row. Oh well, I take this as at least I am there and this will allow others to see you ‘up close’. I also have very good seats for one of the Houston shows.

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