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Greetings!
Hope all is well with you. Spring is almost here (technically)!
I hope you have weathered the winter. Welcome to all who have
added your names to my newsletter list this past month. I'll try
to keep you informed as to what's going on (as soon as I figure
it out). One thing I do know is that Brian and I had a hoot (as
did the children) at the Kings Christian School assembly in Feb.
He's (as my friend Bruce Kaminsky would say) "a funny boy". More
about that a few lines down. Since I "kept score" in the last
newsletter, I'll keep it going by telling you that engagements
in Feb. crept up to 30. this will increase a little in March,
and probably continue to inch up in the coming months. Now about
this month:
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This month, Sullivan's Steak House continues on Tuesday
nights (with the exception of 3/15 when I'll be working
a private engagement with the Midiri Brothers), plus a couple
of Wednesdays. I'm scheduled with Bruce Kaminsky on 3/22
and 3/29. In addition to the piano entertainment concerts
(in retirement communities that agree to be listed), I have
begun a new assosiation with vocalist/entertainer Bryan
Clark and will be with Bryan and Alan Dale at the Garden
Cafe at Dover Downs (De) later this month. Of course, feel
free to check with me (I recommend it), at (877) JOE-HOLT,
or with the event host before venturing forth. Click on
the link below for more complete info.
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In Feb., I had a variety of Church sponsored events; the
gospel/jazz concert with Karen Sommerville, the solo piano
concert in Elkton, and the school presentation with Brian
(and all went well). This month, I'm stuck with Brian. The
lone concert this month is a family concert - for all ages
- of "He's Steppin' Out", with comedian Brian Whitaker,
in Chestertown (Md) on Sunday 3/20. If you come, be prepared
to laugh a lot, and enjoy yourself.
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In last month's issue, I commented on my involvement and
staff position (now titled Worship Arts Director) at the
Chestertown (Md) Church of the Nazarene. This month, a brief
postscript. We are initiating a new concert series with
the "He's Steppin' Out" program this month. Beginning (and
continuing) in April on the second Sunday of each month,
the following performers will be featured;
- 4/10 - guitarist, Fred Williams
- 5/8 - pianist, Eric Apland
- 6/12 - The Midiri Brothers
- 7/10 - gospel vocalist, Bryan Clark
- 8/14 - vocalist, Tim Dove
Please keep in touch with the church website for more detailed
information
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Product in focus
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This month's product in focus is my first solo piano CD:
"Hymn and Christian Song Improvisations". Released in 2000,
this recording initiates the documentation that is the purpose
of the "Joe Holt's Notes" recording label. It seemed appropriate
to me to begin with a project of familar "Christian" melodies,
and "broadening" out thereafter. This has not been fully
realized yet, but is coming. Also, in the future, I plan
to "sequel" (perhaps multiple times, as cash flow improves)
this project to provide a large variety of inspirational
favorites for those who enjoy them.
As with any recording (and if you are an artist of any
kind, you will appreciate this), the longer time passes,
the less it represents (my) current growth. Now comes the
part about the documentation (and this is how I console
myself). This recording preserves the context of that time,
and as such it is like a page in a scrapbook: one in which
I invite you to open. To view the product in greater detail,
click on the link below (I'm sorry that the listening links
are not operative yet, hopefully soon):
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