Oh My A-CELLO-RHUMBA!!! It's already February 2010?
Well, in that case-- we need to remind you that we have a show at the end of the month...at ROCKWOOD MUSIC HALL! Save the date! SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 27th, 7pm!
This show will feature: Aya Kato on piano, Christa Van Alstine on Clarinet, Mike McCurdy on drums, Anna Marquardt and Adam Enright singing backup vocals, and ... MORE!!! (We like to have tricks up our cello pluckin' sleeves.)
We'd love to see you there. We love Rockwood, and we love our audience. :) We don't, however, like it when the groundhog sees his shadow.
It's been a while! We were so busy during the holiday season with our wonderful family and friends-- it was amazing! In fact, 2009 was amazing!? BAMCafe, Joe's Pub, StandUP NY Comedy Contests, a Rockwood Residency...! Wait a minute, the entire decade has been amazing...we started writing our own music... Yahoo!!!
Amidst all this amazement, we wanted to tell you about the work we do with Musicians on Call. Once a month, Erin and her Cello play in hospitals throughout NYC. It's our way of giving back. We have been given so much in our lives, that why not play for others who are stuck in hospital beds!??!
We are very excited because tonight we will be playing at the Mt. Sinai Kravis Kidzone TV! KidZone TV is the first live, interactive broadcast studio in a children's hospital in the world and offers live and pre-recorded programming for viewing within the hospital. Children in The Zone can participate in program production behind and in front of the cameras, learning new skills and sharing them with others. Those who are confined to their room can participate in a range of activities broadcast on KidZone TV, such as games shows and question and answer sessions with musicians, actors, magicians, and sports stars..." How do you like that! (Prior guests have included KT Tunstall and Magic Johnson!) We are going to take our loop pedal and hope that the kids will help us create a song...right on the spot! We are going to get them to shake their TINY BUNS! (hahaha inside E&HC joke!)
In addition to Musicians on Call, we'd also like to introduce you to another incredible healthcare foundation, Bach to Health! Eric Roter, M.D. (“E.R.”), a Board-Certified emergency room physician and Juilliard trained cellist decided to use his classically trained cello skills outside of the emergency room. He recreated his NYC street-playing experiences by merging his recently recorded videos of J.S. Bach’s masterpiece “Cello Suites” with his own videos of Manhattan. Each of the 36 videos focuses on specific medical conditions he personally encounters in the emergency room and each is dedicated to a top-rated health-care charity to be used as a 24/7 “benefit concert” on the internet. It is truly remarkable. Below you will find the Prelude of the First Bach Cello Suite in G Major, my all time favorite. Interestingly enough, Dr. Roter, or "E.R", dedicated this Prelude to Multiple Sclerosis. My amazing mom, Tonya Hall, has Multiple Sclerosis, and she handles it with dignity, beauty, and strength every single day. We'd like to thank Dr. Roter for giving back not only in the emergency room, but through his beautiful foundation, Bach to Health.
Thank you all for your support. We wish you a happy, healthy,...and hopefully hilarious!... 2010.
Oooh, we are so very excited!!!! We have lots of treats in store for you!
1) OUR FIRST MUSIC VIDEO.
Animated and directed by the amazing Andrea Lira, we cannot wait to show it to you! See photo above to get a dainty dose, and stay tuned!
2) A NEW WEBSITE! Presently under construction! Hence this here interim blog for you to politely peruse. We haven't widely publicized our blog-- so have fun catching up!
In the meantime, you can find our debut album on ITUNES, you can befriend us on MYSPACE, you can become a fabulous fan (friend) on FACEBOOK, and, I guess we are tweeting? So you can follow us on TWITTER!
Happy December! Don't forget to smell the pine trees.
My cello and I hope that you have a Thanksgiving full of delicious delights and luscious libations. We would like to thank you for coming to our shows, listening to our songs, ENCOURAGING US, and even reading this here blog from time to time. We could not do it without your support... SERIOUSLY!
THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU!
and a few more thank yous, in no particular order, to the people that have been so gracious to help my cello and I out in all sorts of wonderful ways...
We have procured ourselves...a RESIDENCY! Meaning-- for three lovely Fridays in November, you can see Erin and her Cello at Rockwood Music Hall...for FREE!
Friday, November 13th, 7pm Friday, November 20th, 7pm Friday, November 27th, 7pm
Each show will feature NEW songs...as well as special guests. We'd like to show you the songs that we've been working on that "aren't funny," as well as throwing in a little laughter just to spice things up. We like Tiny Buns, too.
So!
Won't you please join us at any/all of our Rockwood Residency??? We would LOVE to see you!
The Latchkey Kids in association with The Real Theatre Co., C. Carvajal INC and Gadfly Productions present:
THE DEAD CELEBRITY HALLOWEEN BALL A Celebratory Throw-down to New York’s Downtown, Cabaret, and Broadway Scenes.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 29th, 2009 8pm-1am! ST. LUKE’S THEATER 308 WEst 46th Street (Btwn 8th & 9th) $21.50 in Advance CLICK HERE $30.00 at the door
OPEN BAR
~Guest Performances* by CELINA CARVAJAL (Toxic Avenger/ Rooms) ~JOE ICONIS & FAMILY~TITUSS BURGESS (The Little Mermaid)~RSO:THE MUSIC OF RYAN SCOTT OLIVER~ALEX BRIGHTMAN (Wicked)~ERIN AND HER CELLO~VARSITY INTERPRETIVE DANCE SQUAD~FRANKIE & HIS FINGERS~BROOKE FOX & KURT GELLERSTED (Williamsburg, the musical)~ALLISON GUINN (Hair)~ROB BAUMGARTNER JR. (Adam Lives)~LINDSAY MENDEZ (The Marvelous Wonderettes/Grease)~MAC Winner CAIT DOYLE (Hot Mess In Manhattan)~JAY ARMSTRONG JOHNSON (Hair)~MAC/Bistro Winner JOHNATHAN WHITTON (Hedwig & The Angry Inch)~ERIN MARKEY (Puppy Love:A Stripper’s Tail)~ROSCHMAN & DANCERS~DJ CLAYMATION~
Featuring A Special Performance By JULIE BROWN!
Red Carpet Hosted by Sunday Morning Mimosa’s ANITA M. BUFFEM & GINA MARIE RATTALE~With a live art instalation currated by SAMANTHA LEVIN~Attire: Halloween Costume~Prize for best Dead Celebrity costume~Red Carpet Photo Ops and Gift Bags Sponsored by The Toxic Avenger Musical, Senses Salon NYC, and RED HOOK, the movie~ *performers subject to change without notice*
"Erin and Her Cello" is comprised of Erin Hall and her (primarily pizzicato-ing) cello. Somewhat difficult to categorize, our music has elements of jazz, 50's pop, french pop, and quirkiness. We have performed all over New York for the past 5 years, including Joe's Pub at the Public Theater, The Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM), Ars Nova, Rockwood Music Hall, The Knitting Factory, Princeton & Cornell University. Our music is available for purchase on itunes, emusic, rhapsody, and CDbaby.com. For more information, or to join our email list, please send an email to erinandhercello@gmail.com.
