On 1/24/2014 11:33 AM, Mr. Luddite wrote:


Sorry, but I can't handle opera, especially sopranos. Like fingernails
on a chalkboard. I appreciate her talent but nothing I'd voluntarily or
pay to listen to.

I have arranged a Valentine's Day Concert event at the Performance Venue
associated with the guitar shop and have booked a really nice swing jazz
group led by Amanda Carr who I met a while back at the shop.
We're going to have tables, appropriate center pieces for Valentine's
Day and allow BYOB for wine and beer.

Amanda is an accomplished musician and singer. She has performed
several times with the Boston Pops and with leading Big Bands across the
country and parts of Europe. Big Band and jazz swing are her
specialties.

She also has done the National Anthem several times at Fenway Park.
Here's one performance early in her singing career. The second link is
an example of one of her CD recordings:

National Anthem:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hpUWSED0Tc0

CD recording:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5Q-jb3OlCo


Here's one for Hank. He will probably remember this. Jordan's
Furniture TV commercial from 1997. Amanda did the singing in it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b14iWrZROFs