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| photo by Alexandria Crahan Art & Photography |
This week present the singer/songwriter music of Dana T with accompanying trumpet, plus some classical work with violinst Timothy Hsu, and finally choral pieces with Combined Efforts Men's Chorus.
"It’s only hearsay, but Dana T is the bandleader for a late-night talk show that films in an alternate universe Studio 54. Carl Sagan is a guest every night. Catering is mostly dragonfruit. It’s all very casual, yet very intense.
"The other rumors are true: Dana T makes delightfully odd music that 'draws you in, even as it baffles you.' (Little Village Magazine, Nov. 2015). The sonic trademarks are horns and strings fighting alongside melodic, Motown bass-lines. The drumming is frenetic and the guitar parts are shape-shifting monsters, fuzzed-to-heck riffs one moment and a clean spank the next.
"It’s an arrangement style that isn’t too far from early Scott Walker or the Beach Boys, but the sound itself is a lush funk, a series of ethereally pretty vocals slinging it all together on the griddle. There’s a chaotic sort of satisfaction and kismet to it all, as if questions and answers have been written on separate scraps of paper, hurled in the air, and correctly landed on top of one another.
"His birthday is October 13, 1990. On his 12th birthday, Nelly had the #1 song in America—and, yet, Dana T still felt the need to make music. So he did. He even got a degree in it from the University of Iowa. With his day-job at Flat Black Studios in Iowa City and the generosity of his talent and personality, it’s safe to say he’s been able to cherry-pick from the region’s best musicians in building his wall of groove.
"Since 2012, he’s been traveling the USA performing solo and with counterculture weirdo saxophonist Curt Oren by his side. His debut record, tiny mind MASSIVE soul, was released in early 2016. The follow-up, Harsh Forever, is another album of ever-evolving, darkly cosmic disco coming out in the spring 2018."
- from Dana T's Facebook page
Dana T's home page:
http://www.danatelsrow.com/
Dana T on Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/danapalant/
"An Oklahoma native, Timothy Hsu has had the opportunity to perform and teach in various cities throughout the country and South America, including Baltimore, Dallas, Aspen, Iowa City, Nashville, Oklahoma City, and Washington, D.C.
"Mr. Hsu has always had a passion for teaching and community engagement programs throughout his career. During his time at Peabody, Timothy was actively involved in several outreach organizations for students in underserved communities, including the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra’s OrchKids and the Greater Baltimore Youth Symphony’s Bridges after school programs as a lead violin teacher. He was also on the TWIGS violin faculty at the Baltimore School for the Arts. In the summer of 2012, Timothy traveled to Acarigua Venezuela to teach and perform in one of their country’s El Sistema education sites. He was also one of two violinists from the United States asked to teach a special masterclass in Guanare, Venezula during that same summer. While in Iowa, Timothy has performed concerts at the University of Iowa Hospital and Clinics, the VA Hospital, and an educational concert for the pre-school division of the Preucil School of Music.
"Always on the lookout for new opportunities, Timothy has been involved in numerous original projects. In an effort to enrich the ties between Johns Hopkins and Peabody, he facilitated a chamber music reading event between the students of Homewood campus at the Johns Hopkins University and Peabody music students. He was also a co-founding member of the Occasional Symphony whose purpose is to celebrate diverse holidays in distinctive venues with original and classic compositions.
"Timothy has been the recipient of the Peabody Career Development Grant in 2010 and the University of Iowa School of Music Travel Funds Grant in 2014. In 2006, Mr. Hsu won the MTNA Young Artist’s Competition State Division. He received full scholarships while attending the University of Central Oklahoma for his undergraduate studies. He has also participated in several music festivals including the National Kennedy/Center Summer Music Institute and the Aspen Music Festival where he studied with Won-Bim Yim. He has performed in masterclasses with former New York Philharmonic concertmaster, Glenn Dicterow, and violinist Chee-Yun. As a chamber musician, he has received coachings from numerous quartets including the Brentano String Quartet, Jupiter String Quartet, Cavani String Quartet, JACK Quartet, and Saint Lawrence String Quartet. Timothy has also played with several symphony orchestras including the Ft. Smith Symphony in Arkansas, the Dubuque Symphony, and Waterloo Symphonies. He was also concertmaster of the symphony ensembles during his time at the University of Central Oklahoma and the University of Iowa.
"Mr. Hsu is currently finishing his doctoral studies with Katherine Wolfe. He holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Central Oklahoma and received his master’s degree from Peabody Conservatory. His former teachers include Dr. Hong Zhu and Violaine Melancon of the Peabody Trio. Timothy’s favorite activity is going to new restaurants and trying new foods. "
- from his entry on the Pueblo Symphony website
Timothy Hsu on the Pueblo Symphone website: http://www.pueblosymphony.com/PSO/About_Us/Entries/2016/8/23_Our_Concertmaster...Timothy_Hsu%2C_violin.html
"The Men’s Choir was founded in 2012. Since that time they have performed at many local venues, often with a variety of other musical groups. They also perform in all Combined Efforts productions."
- from the Men's Choir page on the Combined Efforts website
Combined Efforts' Men's Choir's home page:
http://combinedefforts.org/mens-choir/
Combined Efforts on Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/CombinedEffortsTheatre/
The IHearIC YouTube channel:
https://www.youtube.com/user/IHearIC
IHearIC videos on IMSC:
http://iowamusicshowcase.blogspot.com/search/label/IHEARIC%20VIDEOS
More IMSC posts featuring singer/songwriters:
http://iowamusicshowcase.blogspot.com/search/label/singer%2Fsongwriter
More IMSC posts featuring choirs:
http://iowamusicshowcase.blogspot.com/search/label/choirs
PREVIOUSLY ON IOWA MUSIC SHOWCASE:
PLAYLISTS - Random Iowa Music on Bandcamp 2
http://iowamusicshowcase.blogspot.com/2018/04/playlists-random-iowa-music-on-bandcamp.html
JAZZMAN JOE VIDEOS - Tina Haase Findlay sing Ella Fitzgerald at Noce in Des Moines on Apr 21. 2018 http://iowamusicshowcase.blogspot.com/2018/04/jazzman-joe-videos-tina-haase-findlay.html
IHEARIC PODCAST - Episode 20: More Guests Than Microphones (04/22/2018)
http://iowamusicshowcase.blogspot.com/2018/04/ihearic-podcast-episode-20-more-guests.html
IHEARIC PODCAST - Episode 3 (11/05/2017)
http://iowamusicshowcase.blogspot.com/2018/04/ihearic-podcast-episode-3-11052017.html
IHEARIC VIDEOS - Some Prog Rock and a Guitar/Violin Duo
http://iowamusicshowcase.blogspot.com/2018/04/ihearic-videos-some-prog-rock-and.html
THREE RANDOMLY PICKED PREVIOUS POSTS....
IOWA MUSIC SHOWCASE PODCAST - Episode 33: A Chad Taylor Dedication
http://iowamusicshowcase.blogspot.com/2016/09/episode-33-chad-taylor-dedication.html
IOWA MUSIC SHOWCASE PODCAST - Episode 12: Lipstick Homicide Retrospective, Part 1 of 3
http://iowamusicshowcase.blogspot.com/2015/06/episode-12-lipstick-homicide.html
OTHER SOURCES; Iowa Music Showcase Live in Des Moines at Lefty's on Sat, Feb 4 http://iowamusicshowcase.blogspot.com/2017/02/other-sources-iowa-music-showcase-live.html
Labels: acoustic, choirs, choral, classical music, Combined Efforts Men's Choir (band-ish), Dana T, Dana Telsrow, IHearIC, IHEARIC VIDEOS, Iowa City area, Peter Gillette, pop music, singer/songwriter, Timothy Hsu, violins
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