Date: Fri, 14 May 1999 11:48:50 -0700 (Pacific Daylight Time)
From: Ted Hartwell
Reply-To: Ted Hartwell
To: acmp-list@ISI.EDU
Subject: Chamber Music Play-In in Tehachapi, CA
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This one is coming up fast, but it's a lot of fun and I would encourage
anyone interested to participate. Over Memorial Day weekend (May 28-31)
there will be a chamber music play-in at Tehachapi, California. This is
in a beautiful mountain valley setting and is the perfect getaway from
civilization and play til you drop opportunity. For only 80 dollars, they
will put you up in someone's home for 3 nights and feed you all you can
eat, Friday through Monday. Saturday evening, a concert is performed for
the local community (everyone that wants to just works up a movement of a
piece they like), and there is a community BBQ on Sunday, which usually
includes folk music jamming.
I've done this the past 2 years and had a blast. There are usually
players with all levels of ability. In the past it has been mostly
strings, but several wind players have attended each year, and there are
usually 2-4 pianists that show up, so there are all sorts of wonderful
cobinations possible. The play-in is organized by Debbie Hand, who owns
Mountain Music in Tehachapi. She has an extensive library, but everyone
is encouraged to bring their favorite repertoire or stuff they'd like to
try out.
If you can't make it for the full weekend but would like to come for just
one or two of the days, it's just 25 dollars a day.
I spoke with Debbie recently, and she said they have fewer string players
signed up this year than in the past, so I've been charged with recruiting
more! But whatever your instrument, if you live in the southwestern US
(or anywhere else!)
and can get to Tehachapi for Memorial Day weekend...try it, you'll like
it!!
Email me directly at tedh@dri.edu if you are interested, or you can call
me at (702) 895-0419 or 434-2519 for more info. Hope to hear from you
soon!
Ted Hartwell, cellist
Las Vegas, Nevada