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New New York Sheet Music Societsy lette VOLUME 36, NUMBER 2 SINCwwwE.NY S1MS.o9rg 80 NOVEMBER, 2014 r DEDICATED TO THE PRESERVATION OF CLASSIC POPULAR MUSIC Bela Bartok lived within compositions, is performed spitting distance of Carnegie From Bartok to Car Talk & frequently in cabaret venues, Hall, a rather useful location and has been recorded more for the Hungarian born Everything In Between than once. A delicious classical composer. Tom and rendition of “The Other Side of Ray Magliozzi, the co-hosts of The Songs and Stories of the Moon” represented Julie’s National Public Radio’s Car second solo. A cute number by Talk, on the other hand, are Dennis Livingston Christina, “We’re Just Better based in Boston and they By Jerry Osterberg Off Apart,” was her response sound like it. Although to Tommy’s equally funny decades and worlds apart “Why Haven’t I Heard from culturally, Bartok and Car Talk You?” Christina also performed reside together peacefully lovingly in “Every Time I Look within one phrase of “It’s Time at You, I Fall in Love Again,” for Roses.” while Tommy got to brag a bit Dennis Livingston, who in “My Lucky Day.” Kenneth wrote both the words and music and Christina blended their to “It’s Time for Roses,” writes voices perfectly in “The Path to songs that are “character My Kingdom,” the tune with driven.” His tunes encompass a the Shaker text. It’s an broad array of genres, the inspirational song which has the common denominator being sensibility of a lovely lullaby. that they all tell a self-contained The most successfully story. Indeed, the talented climbed peaks for this reporter composer views each as a far left: Kenneth Gartman; top row: Dennis Livingston, Scott Coulter, Tommy were those achieved by the “vignette,” the lyrics suggesting McDermott; bottom row: Julie Reyburn, Christina Connors, Matt Scharfglass entire company. As a long time that they’re lifted from a choral performer, I could never musical, but in reality, every The room was filled to ensemble had much great resist a good harmony. The song is in itself “a little capacity, and the energy and material and forms to work more than spectacularly blended musical.” enthusiasm were palpable. with. This included solo melodies were most evident in Having performed his Including the Director, the ballads, clever duets, trios, as “An Ordinary Day” and “Puttin’ inspired revue The Stories in my multi-award winning Scott well as a lively gospel tune sung On Some Feathers,” a gospel Mind at the Metropolitan Room Coulter, and the Musical by the entire company. Love style tune that had the audience in 2011, and after releasing a Director Kenneth Gartman, was the order of the day, as were practically shouting live recording of the well- there were five singers who poignancy and humor. Scott “Hallelujah!” Said Christiana, received show, Dennis performed a total of fourteen performed solo in “I’ll Be “The harmonies we create graciously agreed to bring the songs, two with lyrics by Bob Seeing My Children for together send chills up my program, fully intact, to the Levy, and one of them Christmas,” joined Julie in spine!” Although credit for such New York Sheet Music Society consisting of the words of a “When You Smile at Me,” and arrangements must go to on October 11th. With the Shaker text. Dennis created the contributed his voice to a stellar Kenneth and Scott, it’s not exception of one cast member, music and words to the rest. threesome which included accidental that a part of Dennis’ Alex Goley, who was Other members of the Company Kenneth and Tommy in catalog lends itself so well to unavailable that day, all of the were Christina Connors, Julie “Springtime in Boston.” choral. The company had earlier original performers turned out, Reyburn, Tommy McDowell, Julie, a seasoned veteran of performed the title song “The and every one of them was and Matt Scharfglass on bass. other NYSMS programs, sang Stories in My Mind” and “Too superb. And, what a wonderful Reflecting Dennis’ “It’s Time for Roses,” a song Many Books,” exploring an start to the 2014-2015 season! diversity, the incredible that, like a number of Dennis’ Continued on page 4 PAGE 2 NEW YORK SHEET MUSIC SOCIETY NOVEMBER, 2014 President’s Message... New York Linda Amiel Burns, President Sheet Music Society We certainly opened the 2014-2015 Season with a bang! Many thanks to OFFICERS Dennis Livingston and the marvelous cast of “The Stories In My Mind” for a President: great afternoon of song, with topnotch performers, harmonies and material. Linda Amiel Burns You can read all about this terrific program in the lead story written by our Editor Jerry 1st Vice Presidents: Lynn DiMenna & Osterberg in this issue. Sandi Durell 2nd Vice Presidents: Very excited about our November show called “Three For A Song” with Alex Hassan, Doug Joan Adams & Bowles, and Kari Paludan who are coming up from Washington to perform for us “Great Songs Sandy Marrone Treasurer: That You’ve Never Heard Of.” They will also be at The Metropolitan Room on Thursday, Nov. 6th Glen Charlow doing a 9:30PM show prior to bringing this terrific program to us at Local 802. Membership: Glen Charlow & Trudi Mann We are thrilled to welcome Debbi Whiting to our Board and know that she will be a great Recording Secretary: Edie Stokes addition. We have a wonderful and dedicated Board of Directors who want to keep this Programs & Special Events: organization going. In another issue, we hope to give you brief bios and introduce you to this Elliott Ames & Sandi Durell hardworking group. Marketing & Public Relations: Barbara Thaler Website: There are some changes in the air and we will let you know soon about what is happening Glen Charlow and keep you up to date. Also, we are thinking of having a NYSMS Holiday Party in December Editor Emeritus: at another venue and as soon as that is firmed up, we will send the info to you and hope that Jerry Laird Newsletter Editors: we can all get together in a social setting and celebrate the end of the year. Jerry Osterberg [email protected] Right now one of our main goals is for our current members to rejoin, and in order to grow Joan Adams the Society, we need new members– so spread the word, bring guests to the meetings and talk [email protected] Graphic Designer: up the NYSMS. You can take some of our brochures at the next meeting and hand them to Glen Charlow friends you think would be interested. [email protected] NYSMS Official Photographer: Looking forward to see you all at the next meeting on Saturday, November 8th! Rose Billings Membership Mailing Address: Best Wishes New York Sheet Music Society Linda P.O. Box 5856 Pikesville, MD 21282 All Photos by Rose Billings [email protected] Julie Reyburn Tommy McDermott & Julie Reyburn & Scott Coulter Kenneth Gartman & Lynn DiMenna Christina Connors MEETING LOCATION – Local 802 – Musicians’ Hall at 322 West 48th Street. Program: 1:45 – 3:30PM. NOVEMBER, 2014 NEW YORK SHEET MUSIC SOCIETY PAGE 3 Paul Chamlin and his wife Rochelle Breyer Chamlin, bring Gems by Jule, Selections from the Jule Styne Songbook to Don’t Tell Mama on Thursday, November 13 @ Member 7:30 PM, 343 West 46 Street, between Eight & Ninth Avenues. $15 cover & 2 drink minimum, cash only. Order tickets online at www.donttellmamanyc.com or Call 212- News... 757-0788. Karen Oberlin & Sean Harkness will be performing at Cafe Noctambulo at Pangea, If you have any member news, or other items you would like to have considered for this newsletter, please send it by e-mail to the co- 178 Second Ave, btw East 11 & 12 Sts, on November 7, 8, 14 & 15 @ 8:00 PM & editor, Jerry Osterbergg : [email protected]. It will be subject to 10:00 PM. 212-995-0900 or www.pangeanyc.com/reserve. editing, depending on size and content, and please remember that Alexis Cole, who was singled out for her “exquisite” showing at the recent Cabaret we try to go to press two weeks before each monthly meeting. We Convention, will be performing on Saturday, November 1 @ Knickerbocker; and often get very good items that get to us after the newsletter has been Thursday, November 13 @ Smoke Jazz Club. [email protected] . printed and mailed. The Mabel Mercer Foundation presents Cabaret at Sea with Eric Yves Garcia, Kim Grogg will be appearing in Go Where the Love Is at Don’t Tell Mama, 343 West Marilyn Maye, Billy Stritch, KT Sullivan, May 4-14, Silversea Silver Shadow, 46 th Street, on November 14, 18 & December 5, 7 @ 7:00 PM except 5:30 PM on luxurious cruise along the majestic Inside Passage to Alaska. Begins in San December 7. Directed by Lennie Watts with Musical Director, Steven Ray Watkins. Francisco and ends in Vancouver, B.C. $20 cover + 2 drink minimum. Call 212-757-0788 for reservations after 4:00 PM. Richard Skipper Celebrates, RichardSkipper.com, CallonDolly.com, New York City, MEMBERS: SELL YOUR CDS AT MEETINGS! You’ve seen Kitty Skrobela at a 845-365-0720, Fax: 845-893-6559. table full of CDS against the wall. Those represent the recordings of members of the NYSMS. Bring two of yours to any meeting and receive $15 for each one sold. Linda Amiel Burns, NYSMS President, is celebrating the 37 th year of The Singing You can leave one with Kitty for the next time or bring more if both are sold. People Experience.