You’re invited to the 8th annual NYC Musical Saw Festival:
When: Saturday, July 17th, 2010, 2pm.
Where: Tony Bennett Concert Hall, 35-12 35th St, Astoria, New York, 11106
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The Tony Bennett Concert Hall is part of the Frank Sinatra School of the Arts.
It is a gorgeous 800 seat state-of-the-art auditorium, with a professional stage, lights, sound system, curtains, etc.
Singer Tony Bennett tested the acoustics in the impressive space, which were designed with the help of Tom Young, a longtime sound engineer for both Tony Bennett and Frank Sinatra.
“It’s a perfect concert hall,” Mr. Tonny Bennett pronounced.
Parking: Street
Public Transportation:
N/W Train to 36th Ave
or
G/R/V Train to Steinway Street
Admission: $10
What:
* Ameriklectic – a 10 piece jazz band featuring the musical saw as the lead instrument
* World premier of new compositions for the musical saw, commissioned for the Musical Saw Festival, including a piece for three musical saws by Eyal Bat.
* A musical saw art exhibit
* Solos by saw players from around the world
* The ‘Chorus of the Saws’ (all participating musical saw players playing together)
* Musical saw workshop
NYC Musical Saw Festival souvenir T-shirts will be available for purchase – $20 each.
More information about the 2010 NYC Musical Saw Festival will be added here soon.
Musical saw players wishing to participate:
If you would like to participate as a saw player or as a member of the audience, please contact us through the ‘Contact’ page and send us your name, e-mail address and whether you are a saw player or not.
Last year’s Musical Saw Festival:
