Any bass players going to be near downtown Buffalo this Friday? Rochester, Erie, Southern Ontario? Stop by to my recital. It's not often we get a chance to hear each other alone! Three of the pieces I will perform are posted on my YouTube site. We can hang out afterwards. Here's the info:
WHAT: Friends of Music Friday Recitals
WHEN: Friday, Oct. 30st 2008 at 12:30-1:00pm
WHERE: St. Paul Cathedral at Church and Pearl Streets
COST: Free
WHO: Paul B. Schmid, Electric Bass
CONTACT: Paul Schmid at schmidpaul@hotmail.com, 877-3406
Paul Schmid is a former member of the Buffalo Philharmonic bass section, a graduate of SUNY Fredonia and Buffalo, and former Classical Music Contributing Reviewer for the Buffalo News. He is the winner of the 1974 Northeastern Collegiate Jazz Competition and the Artvoice “Artist of the Week” in June 2005. His work can be found at:
http://www.youtube.com/user/solowbass
He is playing a 1969 Precision bass with Markley flatwound strings and a GBX amplifier with two 15 in. speakers.
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This recital is dedicated to the Baird family, whose contributions to the Musical life of Buffalo are incalculable
Alphadrone …the constant pounding of the note “A” lurks under this original composition.
Runaway… a young person who is living in a bad environment escapes, only to be captured and returned to more suffering.
Skip to My Lou…Arrangement of a traditional American folk tune.
Alla Turk…Borrowed from Mozart Keyboard A Major Sonata K.331.
Gilligan’s Travels…Theme and variations of an old time TV show theme song.
Howl Lou Ya …
