I love music. It’s a challenge. It’s a reward. I study it so I can perform it. It amuses me.
I hate music. It always wants more of me. I’ll never master it. I perform it, but it frustrates me.
The best part of music is sharing that musical conversation with musical (and non-musical) friends. That’s why you should meet Maddy Ross.
When: March 19th, 6 to 8 pm
Where: NASO wine bar. 1744 SE Hawthorne
Who:
Maddy Ross (vocals)
Kathy James (keyboard)
Stu Fessant (Saxophone)
Mark Niemann-Ross (bass)
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Maddy is a soprano, performing in operas, recitals, and concerts all across the United States and abroad. She is the founder and Executive Director of Renegade Opera (501c3), an unconventional opera company.
So why is that cool?
Maddy spends a lot of time thinking about how to present music. Remember the last time a song really touched you? That experience requires the right time, the right place, the right performer, and the right song. It’s not enough to just sing; she thinks about how the song and the listener will connect. The performance is a vehicle for that connection.
On March 19th at NASO, Maddy will share some of that music. She’s chosen songs appropriate to the place and her backup band (Kathy, Stu, and myself).
March 19th at NASO will be a chance for you to experience how that connection feels.
Song Trivia…
I’ve done research on the songs Maddy chose. Here are some interesting trivia bits:
Joseph Kosma originally wrote Autumn Leaves in French and sold over two million copies. Blue Moon is in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame’s 500 songs that shaped Rock and Roll. Amy Winehouse’s final recording was of Body and Soul; proceeds from the song go to benefit The Amy Winehouse Foundation for young adults struggling with addiction. Girl from Ipanema is (probably) the second-most recorded pop song in history (Yesterday by the Beatles is #1). How High the Moon shares chord changes with Ornithology and Solar. It’s Only a Paper Moon was written for an unsuccessful 1932 Broadway play called The Great Magoo. Jerry Lewis sang Stella By Starlight to Stella Stevens in the 1963 film, “The Nutty Professor.” There Will Never Be Another You” was written for the musical Iceland–one of the first musicals made following U.S. entry into the war.
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