170,000 dead. More than five million homeless. TSUNAMI RELIEF CONCERT
The numbers nearly overwhelmed BFA freshman Jacques Boudreau. He and St. Albans area photographer Kris Jarrett have assembled an eclectic mix of bands and solo performers with roots in jazz, rock, blues, and classical music.
The Opera House at Enosburg Falls presents a Concert for Tsunami Relief on Saturday, January 15, 2005. Vermont musicians will donate their time and talent to raise funds for the Red Cross Relief Fund.
The lineup includes Mr. Boudreau's band, Nothing Better to Do, fiddler Jesse Potts, concert flutist Nicole Rawding, Opera House favorite Meg Willey, and a famed-but-unnamed St. Michael's Band. There will be several surprise guests.
"We're definitely mixing it up a little bit," organizer Kris Jarrett said of the lighthearted concert, "a fun group with lots of guitar talent and great singers. Most of the musicians know each other so there will be plenty of intermingling and jamming on stage."
Nothing Better to Do is the jam band duo of Jacques Boudreau and Tyler Smith. They play "jazz stuff, rock stuff and angry acoustic music," said Mr. Boudreau. "We play until it feels good. It has a very easy-going feel and that's what I like about it." They have played together almost three years. "That's counting back to those early rehearsals when we only knew two songs." Mr. Boudreau is a freshman and Mr. Smith a junior at BFA-St. Albans.
"I think jazz is going to be our standard," he said.
Jesse Potts, fiddler, drummer, and studio music teacher in St. Albans, said he tells students to "find the groove and play." He plays eclectic, original, acoustic music.
"I'll play some of my swingy-folk stuff, bring back memories of the Floodstock Days, and sing people songs from Outer Space," he said.
Solo flutist Nicole Rawding is a double major in musical education and voice at University of Southern Maine. She played in Vermont Youth Orchestra. She will play Image, a piece for flute alone by Eugene Bozza.
St. Albans vocalist Meg Willey can light a torch in any concert. The Vermont singer-songwriter will surely offer some tracks from her 2004 album, Seemingly Collected as well as some jazz and pop favorites.
Kris Jarrett runs a photography and multi-media production company. "We do studio and location photography, and also sound and lights for small theater events and bands," he said. He also does demo recording and photography for bands.
The Opera House is donating the space. Tim-Kath Enterprises is donating all of the sound and production service. The Friends of the Opera House will handle refreshments.
The Tsunami Relief Concert begins at 7 p.m. on Saturday January 15 at the Opera House at Enosburg Falls. Admission is by donation. The recommended donation is $10 for adults or $5 for children. Call the Opera House (802.933.6171) to reserve tickets.
The funds are earmarked directly to Tsunami Relief.
"My biggest hope for the concert is that we raise a lot of money," Mr. Boudreau said.
"And we'll have some fun," Mr. Potts said.
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