NEWSLETTER #94
by Wendel Werner
HELLO AND WELCOME TO THE WENDEL
WERNER NEWSLETTER #94
Please allow me to start by saying thanks to all the people that came to hear me
during this last tour. This was by far this biggest and longest tour I've ever
done. I spoke to several of you during the tour and was quite blown away by your
support. To be honest, some of the tour was quite difficult and gave me reason
to wonder if touring was a good idea at all. ALL of you thought I was crazy for
thinking that way. That helped me to get through it. Thanks.
I have lots of announcements before I get to the July dates. First of all, in my
effort to have my recordings more accessible, I'm proud to announce that the new
cd, "Spiritual" is now available online on itunes, CD Baby, and Digstation.
Please help yourselves to these websites, browse all you want, and hopefully
purchase a cd. I'm very excited about this new step in my life.
Speaking of new le vels in my life, I may have mentioned that Randolph College,
in Lynchburg, Va; has selected me to be part of their Composer-In-Residence
program this coming April...which means they have commissioned a piece from me
for their choir. Well, I have just learned that I've been commissioned to write
pieces for ALL of the THREE choirs at Delta College in Saginaw, Mi. That's not
all!!! There is an organization nearby call the Little Traverse Community Choir
and we are close to working out a deal for a commission with them as well. I
know that I haven't recently mentioned some of the other arrangements I've
agreed to do, so let's get caught up. In addition to the pieces just mentioned:
*I've agreed to write a piece for Webb High School in Knoxville, Tn.
*I've agreed to do some arrangements for Cordova High School in Memphis, Tn.
*I've agreed to do some of the arrangements for the Walters State Community
College Pops Concert this coming Spring. *and, as usual, I'll be doing most of
the arrangements for this year's season with the UT Singers.
I hope to have all the pieces done by September 1, so I'll be spending a lot
time hoping that creative juices are flowing.
I THINK that a huge interview with me with an online magazine is still being
posted. If you missed it, here is the link: www.solopianopublications.com
Please check it out.
Okay...here is the month of July:
FRIDAY, JUNE 29, 2007
SHARON MOSBY W/WENDEL WERNER, TERRY SCHMIDT, HAROLD NAGGE, AND THE JAMES PIPPIN
on percussion
THE BROKER
7PM-10PM
$10 COVER CHARGE
The Broker is a new place that has opened in Knoxville, 3434 Martin Luther King
Blvd. They came to Mis s Mosby and has if we'd be interested in performing and
we worked out all the details. It was after all of THAT that we discovered that
we could get the unbelievable JAMES PIPPIN on percussion. If you have ever seen
him before, then you know how big a deal this is. If you haven't seen him
before, then picture the fun that NORMALLY happens with a Sharon Mosby
show...and triple that!! Uh huh...hope to see you there.
SATURDAY, JUNE 30, 2007
WENDEL WERNER AND TERRY SCHMIDT
THE PIZZA KITCHEN
8PM-10PM
FREE
It's our big return after a couple of months. We enjoy playing the Pizza Kitchen
and it is always wonderful to see our friends there. Come check us out.
FRIDAY, JULY 6
SHARON MOSBY WITH THE WENDEL WERNER QUARTET FEATURING: TERRY SCHMIDT, HAROLD
NAGGE, DAVID SLACK, AND TIM PAUL
KNOXVILLE MUSEUM OF ART
5:30PM-8PM
$6
& nbsp; You know how this works...but here it is: ARRIVE EARLY!! I always say
this when there is a gig at the KMA and people always come to me saying that
they arrived at 5:45pm and there was no place to sit. It has been a while since
this group of people have played together, so we are all looking forward to it.
Hopefully that will translate to playing well. I'd love to see there...but get
there early!!
SATURDAY, JULY 21, 2007
WARTBURG, TN.
WECL's FAN APPRECIATION CONCERT
NOON
It seems that I'm headlining this concert. WECL is a gospel/country station. But
the station manager came to ME asking for me to play the concert. I'm really
excited about. If you want to make the drive to Wartburg, then get in touch and
we'll get you directions.
SATURDAY, JULY 28, 2007
WENDEL WERNER AND TERRY SCHMIDT
PIZZA KITCHEN
8PM-10PM
FREE
&nbs p; Just in case you miss our performance at the end of June, or you were so
amazed by our performance that you need to hear us again, either way here's your
chance.
In addition to me teaching a history of rock and roll class at the University of
Tennessee, this is what my July looks like.
Don't forget to purchase the "Spiritual" cd on itunes, CD Baby, or Digstation.
Thanks for your fantastic support.
I am continually flattered when people come to me and say, "I called this place
to see if you were playing and they didn't sound sure, so I checked the
newsletter/website. That's how I knew."
Please don't ever think that I take that lightly.
Thank you,
Wendel