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July 16, 2008
The St, Joseph Music Foundation proudly presents Nick Charles in concert Saturday, September 20, 2008, 8:00 pm.
Tickets are $ 10.00 advance, $ 12.00 at the door.
Also appearing will be Marcus Words & Colby Walter and BJ Talley.
Benton Club Ballroom
402 N 7th
St. Joseph, MO.
816-232-6719
Tickets go on sale August 8, 2008 and will be available at Record Wearhouse or direct from the Foundation website by clicking here.
On Friday, September 19, 2008, Nick will be holding a Workshop at Cafe Acoustic. The Workshop is open to the public and admission is free. Donations will be accepted.
 
Nick Charles has been a performing and touring acoustic musician for over 25 years on the Australian and international acoustic music scene.
Averaging over 200 shows a year from Perth to Sydney and LA to Kansas City - including many major guitar, folk, blues and jazz festivals - the eclectic nature of Nick’s music continues to delight and captivate his audiences.
With five critically acclaimed albums to his credit and numerous awards, Nick is an artist who is in high demand for concert appearances and workshops. His musical influences are many and varied and include the seminal blues of Big Bill Broonzy and Blind Blake, the countrified picking of Doc Watson and Merle Travis and the infectious swing and melody of Django.
The prestigious Melbourne newspaper, “The Age”, has declared him “Australia’s virtuoso of acoustic roots guitar” and Artstreams Magazine states emphatically he is “ the best picker on the scene”.
Australian born guitarist Nick Charles is invited to perform and present workshops at the Walnut Valley Festival in Winfield, Kansas every year.
 
Listen to The St. Jude Rag - Down at the Emma Chase - In The Light
For more sound clips, click here.
June 23, 2008
Thank you to everyone! The SJMF Garage Sale held Sunday, June 22, 2008 was a great success.
May 27, 2008
Sad news this week. Earle Hagen, composer and musican, has passed away.
Click here for the complete story.
May 14, 2008
The St. Joseph Music Foundation will be having a Garage Sale on Sunday, June 22, 2008 at the FOP Hall at
3005 Pear in St Joseph.
The sale will run Sunday only, 7:00am to 4:00pm.
Clothes, appliances, furniture, household items of all types.
Proceeds will be used to help support our Musical Minds program.
There will be refreshments and live acoustic music throughout the day.
Check the Events Page for more information.
May 10, 2008
We have news of a couple exciting events coming up.
July 12, Saturday, 12:00 to 4:00pm - Michael Angelo Batio - Lanham Music
2401 N Belt Highway
St. Joseph, Mo. 64506
Phone: (816) 233-5142
Toll Free: (800) 896-5142
Open to the public and free!
Check out the link.. http://www.lanhammusic.com/bboard.php
October 3, Friday, 7:30pm - Tommy Emmanuel - Highland College
Culbertson Auditorium
Highland Community College
600 West Main Street
Highland, Kansas
TICKETS GO ON SALE September 1, 2008
Certainly one of the finest guitarists alive today.
Dates are subject to change, of course, and we will post more information as we get it.
May 9, 2008
The Foundation has been chosen as the third place winner in the "Joe Gives A Buck" fundraiser campaign! Thank you all for your votes!
May 8, 2008
This
evening, the St. Joseph Music Foundation received an award from the SJSD
Special Olympians for our support of the Special Olympian program.
May 1, 2008
The May issue of Mel Bay's Guitar Sessions is online now. The St. Joseph Music Foundation is the subject of the cover story.
(Here is the link to the home page of the Mel Bay site.)
April 10, 2008
St. Joseph man, Ed Pamir, stranded in Canada. Read the story here.
And here.
There is a new Music Site in town. Click here.
April 2, 2008
The International Guitar Festival, held annually in St. Joseph, has been cancelled this year.
Dear Friends,
As founder and director of the St. Joseph International Guitar Festival & Competition I’m very sorry to announce that the festival will not
take place this year as planned for May, 2008.
There have been logistic issues in the time line for presenting the
2008 festival that have made it impossible to produce the festival this
year at the level of professionalism that we have in the past.
Rather than risk having the festival not live up to the tremendous
reputation that we have developed internationally, it is necessary to
cancel this year in hopes that the event can be relaunched in the
future.
I look forward to keep you apprised of further developments and I
remain,
With Best Regards,
Anthony Glise,
Director,
St. Joseph International
Guitar Festival & Competition
Correspondence may be addressed to:
Aevia Group, Ltd.
attn: Anthony Glise, Festival
PO Box 7242
St. Joseph, MO 64507
That sad news follows the announcement that St. Joseph was awarded the Missouri Arts Award for 2008. The Statewide Council Chairman Michael Vangel pointed to the International Guitar Festival at Missouri Western State University as an example of how art can define and unite a community.
The Foundation is committed to doing everything within its power to ensure the Festival will return next year. Click here for the story.
March 13, 2008 - April 30, 2008
On Thursday, March 13, Jay Kerner from the Regular Joe newspaper
attended a regular meeting of the St. Joseph Music Foundation and
announced that the Foundation has been chosen as one of the three finalists in their "Joe Gives A Buck" fundraiser campaign. Voting begins March 20
and runs through April.
Details are printed in the March 20 edition of "The Regular Joe".
Donations are being taken at any Commerce Bank. Simply drive up or walk
in (you can also mail it in) and tell them you wish to donate to the "Joe Gives
A Buck" Campaign.
Your donation will be deposited directly to a special account and you will
receive a sticker for your donation. At the end of the campaign, the
collection will be divided among the 3 finalists. The organization having the
most votes will receive 70% of the donations, second place gets 20% and third place will get 10% of the donations.
You can read about it here.
Please vote for the Foundation by clicking here.
Voting ended on April 30.
April 17, 2008
The St. Joseph Guitar Ensemble, the St. Joseph Guitar Quartet, soloists from the Missouri Western Guitar Program and the Missouri Western Rock
Ensemble will be performing Wednesday, April 30, 2008, 7:00pm at
Potter Hall on the Missouri Western University campus. Admission is free.
The fun will continue after the concert at Café Acoustic.
April 10, 2008
St. Joseph man, Ed Pamir, stranded in Canada. Read the story here.
And here.
There is a new Music Site in town. Click here.
April 2, 2008
The April issue of The Compass is out and the featured musician is our friend Anthony Glise.
In another story....
Dear Friends,
As founder and director of the St. Joseph International Guitar Festival & Competition I’m very sorry to announce that the festival will not
take place this year as planned for May, 2008.
There have been logistic issues in the time line for presenting the
2008 festival that have made it impossible to produce the festival this
year at the level of professionalism that we have in the past.
Rather than risk having the festival not live up to the tremendous
reputation that we have developed internationally, it is necessary to
cancel this year in hopes that the event can be relaunched in the
future.
I look forward to keep you apprised of further developments and I
remain,
With Best Regards,
Anthony Glise,
Director,
St. Joseph International
Guitar Festival & Competition
Correspondence may be addressed to:
Aevia Group, Ltd.
attn: Anthony Glise, Festival
PO Box 7242
St. Joseph, MO 64507
That sad news follows the announcement that St. Joseph was awarded the Missouri Arts Award for 2008. The Statewide Council Chairman Michael Vangel pointed to the International Guitar Festival at Missouri Western State University as an example of how art can define and unite a community.
The Foundation is committed to doing everything within its power to ensure the Festival will return next year. Click here for the story.
March 28, 2008
GUITAR MASTERCLASS
AT CAFE ACOUSTIC (ST. JOSEPH, MO)
FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC!
Re: Free Guitar Masterclass
Café Acoustic (2605 Frederick Ave., St. Joseph, MO)
Date: Wednesday, April 9, 2008
Time: 6:30 PM
Professors: Anthony Glise (Missouri Western Guitar Faculty)
Performers: Missouri Western Guitar Majors
Free coaching also open to local guitarists (bring your own guitar)
Sponsor: Café Acoustic
Contact: Café Acoustic: (816) 671-1141
Missouri Western Music Department: (816) 271-4420
The public is invited to a free Guitar Masterclass at Café Acoustic, 2605 Frederick Ave., Wednesday, April 9, beginning at 6:30 PM, featuring guitar majors from the music department at Missouri Western State University.
Local guitarists are also invited to bring their guitars and receive a free coaching. All ages and musical styles are welcome. The Masterclass will be taught by Anthony Glise, who was the 2006 recipient of the Missouri Arts Council's award as "Individual Artist of the Year," presented at the State Capital by Governor Matt Blunt.
A Masterclass is an open music lesson where students perform for an audience and are then coached in front of the
audience by a professor on various musical subjects including technique, stage presence, anatomy, historical performance
practice and musicianship as well as discussions on career development, management, recording and publishing contracts,
etc.
March 15, 2008
THE NOVA PROJECT has just been contracted as
headliners for the international music festival,
Nuits de Hautcombe
August 9-10, held at the Abbey Hautcombe, on Lake Bourget near Lyon,
France. The Abbey was founded in the 11th-Century and is the burial site of the last King of Savoy.
The festival is sponsored by the Communauté de Chemin Neuf. [SEE: attached photo of the abbey]. Additional European Tour dates include
Northern France, Belgium and Western Germany.
The Nova Project is an avant-garde “classical prog” ensemble featuring
Anthony Glise, Jason Riley [guitars] James Kew [6-string electric ‘
cello] and Nick Baker [percussion].
See also: http://www.myspace.com/thenovaproject1
March 2, 2008
Guitarist and bandleader Jeff Healey dies in Toronto hospital
Following a lengthy struggle with cancer, Healey passes away on the eve of the release of a new blues rock album (His First Blues Album in 8 Years)
Jeff Healey, arguably one of the most distinctive guitar players of our time, died today (Sunday March 2) in St. Joseph’s Hospital, Toronto. He was 41, and leaves his wife, Cristie, daughter Rachel (13) and son Derek (three), as well as his father
and step-mother, Bud and Rose Healey, and sisters Laura and Linda.
Funeral and memorial arrangements are pending.
Robbed of his sight as a baby due to a rare form of cancer, retino blastoma, and he started to play guitar when he was
three, holding the instrument unconventionally across his lap. He formed his first band at 17, but soon formed a trio which
was named the Jeff Healey Band.
After his appearance in the movie Road House, he was signed to Arista records, and in 1988 released the Grammy-
nominated album See the Light, which included a major hit single, Angel Eyes. He earned a Juno Award in 1990 as
Entertainer of the Year.
Two more albums emerged on Arista, with lessening success as the ’90s passed. Various “best-of” and live packages were
released, and he recorded two more rock albums, before turning to his real love, classic American jazz from the ’20s, ’30s
and ’40s.
By then, however, Healey was an internationally-known star who had played with dozens of musicians, including B.B. King
and Stevie Ray Vaughan, and recorded with George Harrison. Mark Knopfler and the late blues legend, Jimmy Rogers.
A family man with a three-year-old son and a 13-year-old daughter he preferred to stay close to home. “I’ve traveled
widely before — been there and done that,” he told friends, determined to avoid the lengthy, exhausting tours that marked
his life in his twenties and early thirties.
A long-running CBC Radio series saw him in the role of disc jockey — My Kinda Jazz was a staple for a while, but in
recent years he had hosted a programme with a similar name on Jazz-FM in Toronto. A highlight of his broadcasts was
always the use of rare — and rarely heard — music from his 30,000-plus collection of 78-rpm records.
As his rock career wound down as the millennium came, he recorded a series of three album of early jazz, playing trumpet
as well as acoustic guitar in a band he called Jeff Healey’s Jazz Wizards. The most recent was It’s Tight Like That, recorded
live at Hugh’s Room in Toronto in 2005, with British jazz legend Chris Barber as guest star.
At the time of his death he was about to see the release of his first rock/blues album in eight years, Mess of Blues, which is
being released in Europe on March 20, and in Canada and the U.S. on April 22. The album was the result of a joint
agreement between the German label, Ruf Records, and Stony Plain, the independent Edmonton-based label that has
released his three jazz CDs.
Mess of Blues was recorded in studios in Toronto, with two cuts recorded at the Jeff Healey’s Roadhouse in Toronto and
two at a concert in London England. The backup group on the upcoming CD — the Healey’s House Band — played with
him regularly at the downtown Roadhouse, and at a previous club bearing his name in the Queen-Bathurst area.
Early last year, Healey underwent surgery to remove cancerous tissue from his legs, and later from both lungs; aggressive
radiation treatments and chemotherapy, however, failed to halt the spread of the disease.
Despite his battle with cancer, he undertook frequent tours across Canada with both his blues-based band and his jazz
group; he was set for a major tour in Germany and the U.K. and was to be a guest on the BBC’s famed Jools Holland
Show in April.
Remembered by his musicians — and his audiences — for his wry sense of humour as well as his musical playfulness,
Healey was a unique musician who bridged different genres with ease and assurance.
February 28, 2008
A message from Kathleen Holeman....
A huge success - Thank you!
The Ray Alburn Memorial Scholarship Fundraising Concert and Dance generated over $4800 so far!!! Ray Alburn passed on June 1, 2007 . As a tribute to Ray, we have started a scholarship fund in his name.
If you still wish to contribute, please write your check to: Performing Arts Assoc. of St Joseph, and put "Ray Alburn fund" in the memo field. Mail it to: PAA, 719 Edmond, St Joseph MO 64501.
Thanks for coming and helping a great cause!
February 16, 2008
The Nova Project will be performing at 9:00 PM on Thursday, February 28, 2008 at Cafe Acoustic, 2605 Frederick, St. Joseph, MO,
phone 816-671-1141.
The Nova Project will perform contemporary music for classical,
electric and improvising guitars with 6-string electric 'cello and
percussion from their CDs from AME Recordings (Lyon, France).
Musicians for this concert are
• Anthony Glise — classical guitarist / composer,
• Jason Riley — electric / acoustic rock and jazz guitarist,
• James Kew — 6-string electric 'cello,
• Nick Baker — percussion.
February 15, 2008
There is a new magazine in town called The Compass. It is dedicated to the artist and musician.
You can read it online here.
February 12, 2008
The Foundation received a nice "Thank You" letter this week from the Ray Alburn Memorial
Scholarship Fund and the Performing Arts Association.
February 9, 2008
February 7, 2008
Mel Galley battles cancer
Mel Galley, the former Whitesnake/Trapeze guitarist, has been diagnosed with oesophagal cancer. As a result Galley's live shows at the Tackeroo in Hednesford, Birmingham on March 28 and 29 have been cancelled.
Galley recently issued the following statement:
"It is with regret that I have to announce the postponement of my two shows scheduled for the end of March. This is due to me having to undergo surgery to remove a tumour that has been found in my oesophagus. At this stage I have no other details I can give as I am awaiting further tests.
"I thought it best to be upfront and clear rather than just say 'personal circumstances' or something similar. All tickets already purchased will remain valid for the rescheduled shows. I cannot say when they will be but I can assure you I intend to play them.
"I know there are several fans who have already booked flights and hotels and I hope you are able to obtain refunds, etc. If there is any further news I will keep you informed. In the meantime my MySpace page and the Trapeze page will be looked after by my webmaster so please continue to visit.
"Messages and comments will be passed on to me. Thank you all for your support over the last 12 months."
January 29, 2008
The Nova Project will be performing at 8:00 PM on Thursday, February 7, 2008 at Cafe Acoustic, 2605 Frederick, St. Joseph, MO,
phone 816-671-1141.
The Nova Project will perform contemporary music for classical,
electric and improvising guitars with 6-string electric 'cello and
percussion from their CDs from AME Recordings (Lyon, France).
Musicians for this concert are
• Anthony Glise — classical guitarist / composer,
• Jason Riley — electric / acoustic rock and jazz guitarist,
• James Kew — 6-string electric 'cello,
• Nick Baker — percussion.
The Nova Project will also be appearing in concert on Saturday, February 9, 2008,
8:00 PM at Westport Coffee House, 4010 Pensylvania (Westport, Kansas City, MO).
January 28, 2008
Airing on PBS.
Encore! with James Conlon
Maestro James Conlon explores the relationship between the concert pianist's internal world and the composer's score - with the finalists of the Twelfth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition as his examples - and examines what makes one interpretation so different from another.
The programs reveal the different sources of inspiration by contrasting concepts such as tradition or innovation; technique or spirit; Apollo or Dionysus; Plato or Aristotle; "play it" or "be it"; and beauty or truth. Focusing primarily on one finalist for each of the six episodes, Maestro Conlon talks of how the concept of beauty changed through the centuries; of the need for virtuosity but also of its limitations; of the importance of identifying with the music; of exuberance vs. classical restraint; and of a perfect concept vs. down-to-earth pragmatism.
You'll see the competition's finalists in solo performances, as well as chamber performances with the Grammy Award-winning Takács Quartet. Eminent pianist and competition juror Menahem Pressler also appears as guest commentator in several episodes.
One of the pre-eminent conductors of his generation, James Conlon has conducted in virtually every musical capital in the United States, Europe and Japan. In August 1996 Mr Conlon became Principal Conductor of the Paris Opera. He is also concurrently the General Music Director of the city of
Cologne, Germany as well as that city's Chief Conductor of its opera, since 1989, the first person
in 45 years to assume artistic responsibility for both the symphonic and operatic life in that city.
Since 1979, Mr Conlon has also been Music Director of the Cincinnati May Festival, the oldest choral music festival in the United States. Mr Conlon was formerly Music Director of the Rotterdam
Philharmonic from 1983 through 1991.
January 21, 2008
The Recording Industry Presentation by Tom Ransom was held Sunday, January 20, 2008 at 2:00 pm. Missouri Western State University provided the "smart" multimedia room in the Potter Hall, Fine Art Building, for the afternoon. The seminar lasted 2 hours and touched a wealth of information. This was a very special event for the Foundation and we were very lucky to have Tom offer his presentation.
Thanks to all who came out to Missouri Western State University
for The Recording Industry / Recording Guitar Seminar
by Tom Ransom on Sunday, January 20, 2008.
January 14, 2008
The Foundation sponsored the St. Joseph Special Olympians.
Here are some "Thank You" emails we received.
Starting today on Missouri Western Television, Channel 39,
Perspectives in Music |
MUS101-40 |
| Music materials, forms, historical-social development of composers and compositions. Various themes may be pursued; however, this course may not be repeated for credit. |
Course Fee:
$160 per credit hour plus any additional fees |
Materials:
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Special Notes:
- Course broadcast on Missouri Western Television – Channel 39 on St. Joseph Cablevision and Channel 97 on Allegiance Communications in Atchison, Kansas.
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Credit Hours:
3 |
| Sessions: 1/14/2008 - 5/6/2008 |
Days: MWF |
Instructor:
Gilmour |
| CRN Number: 20130 |
Location: Telecourse |
Time:
Airs: 10:00 – 10:50 AM
Re-airs: 7:30 – 8:20 PM |
For more infornationm click here:
http://www.missouriwestern.edu/IMC/DE/Televised/coursedesc.asp?id=4285
January 10, 2008
In memory of our good friend and mentor, Mr. Ray Alburn, and his passion for music, Kathleen
Holeman and the Performing Arts Association have come together to create the Ray Alburn Memorial
Scholarship Fund. Fundraising is going on now and will ideally result in our first scholarship to a
Spring 2008 graduate.
A kick-off party for the fund wll be held Sunday, February 3, 2008 at the United Ballroom featuring
the Ray Alburn Big Band, under the direction of Kathleen Holeman. Additional performances and jam
session are expected. Remembrances by friends and colleagues will be welcomed. Admission is free
though donations are encouraged. A cash bar and food station will be available. The event will likely
become an annual fundraiser for the Scholarship Fund.
All donations are tax-detuctable and should be made payable to Performing Arts Association. Please
note in the memo line that the payment is for the Alburn Fund.
Please mail or drop off your donations to:
Performing Arts Association
719 Edmond St.
St. Joseph, MO 64501
816-279-1225
December 23, 2007
Ebb and Flow Recording is offering a special "Punch In Program". Click here for the details.
Because of the interest SJMF members have shown, Missouri Western State University has
re-scheduled the "Guitar / Music History" course for next semester to every Wednesday at 4:00 pm.
Please, seriously consider taking this class. It is a phenomenal course that relates world events to
musical events of the time - something that is just not seen in standard college courses.
If you would like more information, contact the University or one of the SJMF officers.
December 9, 2007
Twin Spires is hosting “Christmas at the Spires” from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 9, at 501 S. 10th St.
The program will include a variety of Christmas music with performances by Kathleen Holeman,
Anthony Glise with the Missouri Western University Guitar Ensemble, Central High School’s Dickens
Singers and the St. Francis Baptist Temple Gospel Choir.
Admission is free, and complimentary refreshments will be served afterwards.
The Ward-Stock Benefit on December 8, 2007 was a huge success!
Thanks to all who played, all those who helped and especially to all that came out! Even though it was a cold and icy night, attendance was all we hoped for, the auction was incredible and the support for all the bands was wonderful.
Here is a link to the News-Press story that appeared in the OffHours.
The Foundation is growing!
This month, we welcome several new members including Amanda and Luis in St. Joseph, Kirt from Maryville, George from Kansas City, Michael in Omaha and Victor in Portland, Oregon!
December 2, 2007
We have great news this week! 99.7 KY, 98.9 The Rock and 96.5 The Buzz in Kansas City have given the Foundation 50 spots of 30 seconds each, on EACH station to run December 1 through
Decmeber 8. We cannot express enough our thanks to Dave Ledden, the stations and Lin Buck for helping bring all this together!
Click here for an article in the News-Press.
November 18, 2007
St. Joseph has been awarded the Missouri Arts Council 2008 Creative Community Arts Award.
Mayor Ken Shearin will recognize the community for this acheivement at the City Council meeting on
Monday, November 19, 2007, 7:00 pm, 3rd floor in City Hall.
The award will be presented officially in a ceremony on February 13, 2008, 2:00 pm at the Capitol
Rotunda in Jefferson City. Click here for the News-Press article.
The St. Joseph Music Foundation now has presence on FaceBook.
Levi volunteered to set this up for us so, to Levi we say 'Thank You!'. Click here for the link...
Click here for the link to MySpace...
November 11, 2007
The St. Joseph Music Foundation presentation of Career Development on November 14th was a success! Thanks to all for coming. Thanks to Anthony for job very well done.
As you know, we ran out of time so several topics, such as performance contracts and legal matters, were not discussed.
Part 2 of the presentation is already in the planning and will be held after the holidays, sometime in February. The second installment will include a question and answer session with an attorney who practices intellectual propery law in Kansas City. Details soon.
Because of the interest SJMF members have shown, Missouri Western State University has
re-scheduled the "Guitar / Music History" course for next semester to every Wednesday at 4:00 pm.
Please, seriously consider taking this class. It is a phenomenal course that relates world events to
musical events of the time - something that is just not seen in standard college courses.
As of November, 2007, the semester catalog has not yet been published so specific information about this course is not available from the University. If you would like more information, contact one of the SJMF officers.
The Resources Page now has a list of important contact numbers for musicians. The list includes
numbers and addresses for tow services, mechanics, visitor information, churches, etc.
If you notice something missing, please let us know.
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or webmaster@stjosephmusicfoundation.org or call Michael at (816) 261-5917
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