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Hello Good Folks, you find me as I’m whisking off this note and getting ready for some good day sunshine. It’s spring, the sun is out and the Beatles music lives on, alive and well!
Our Beatles show last weekend at the Museum of Making Music was a wonderful event and thanks to all that made it out. Sold out and enthusiastic! The band was cooking and many thanks to Matt Falker for singing up a storm along with Kevyn. The blend was magical—Beatles enveloped in the world of jazz and samba! We’ll definitely do it again further down the road.
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Cool bass solo moment at the Beatles gig. Gunnar bows his way into nirvana on "Can't Buy Me Love". photo by Bonnie Biggs
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The big news for the week is our "Peter and the Kids" concert on Sunday at Sherwood Auditorium in La Jolla. This project started out many months back with Sally Dean and the North Coast Singers commissioning me to write a piece that incorporated their 40 person choir along with my String Consort group. I holed up for a month planning out what everyone should do at each given moment and with the score complete, we embarked on the journey of learning the notes and making sense of the madness. Well folks, that day is here and we’re thrilled to present the piece to your waiting ears. The 30 minute composition features lots of choir ensemble harmony, two solo vocal spots, a guitar solo, a bass solo, virtuosic violin excursions, a drum solo, samba grooves, a gospel section and we’ve even incorporated a young rap fellow who has his moment in the sun. It’s a big undertaking and we’re working hard to pull it off. And one of the coolest things about it is seeing the kids as they take a ride to the unknown with a posse of jazz outlaws. Illegal harmony ahead!
Look below for details on the concert and we’d love to have you there!
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I'm the old fellow in the middle hanging out with these young spirited vocalists. You gotta dig the teen outlook!
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Also scheduled for this week is our monthly nights of music at Ki’s in Cardiff. On Friday night it’ll be Tripp and myself telling our story as the Brothers Sprague. On Saturday night Kevyn Lettau and I will play our unique blend of jazz and Brasil. Can’t wait!
Guitarist Fred Benedetti, brother Tripp and I will play a free Saturday afternoon concert at the Escondido Library. We call ourselves Blurring the Edges and our musical vision is to blur the places where jazz, classical, the blues and the Beatles all meet, creating an improvisational tonic that is sure to get you arrested for driving under the influence. Party on Wayne!
Coming up in June, I’ll be teaching for a week at the UCSD Jazz Camp. It’s a really cool setup for all instrumentalists with great instruction and ensembles culminating in a big final concert. Click here for more details. This might be just the right thing to start off your summer. I’m also told that they’re looking for more guitarists to join up and they do have some scholarship money available. Check it out!
And the last news to report is that a really close friend of mine from Kauai, Michaelle Edwards, is in San Diego this week leading two yoga seminars. She has a unique direction with yoga and we’ve taken her classes in Kauai and loved it. If you’re interested, here is the info and nothing beats stretching your limbs with the aloha vibe mixed in!
YOGALIGN COMES TO SAN DIEGO!
May 14 and 15
Master yoga teacher, body worker and author, Michaelle Edwards of Kauai, has created a unique pain-free style of yoga combining self-massage, breathing, neuromuscular re-patterning and natural alignment. Learn to free your connective tissue and experience effortless effort in your daily life. You can feel like a kid at any age.
Go to www.manayoga.com for more information.
“Yoga has been a useful tool in keeping my body and spirit balanced. I appreciate Michaelle Edwards showing me a safe and effective way to practice yoga. I highly recommend her YogAlign style of yoga with its emphasis on neuromuscular balancing, natural spine alignment and core breathing." -Laird Hamilton
Radiance Yoga center
SAT MAY 14th 1:00-3:30 pm
$45 in advance, $50 day of
Register online: info@radyoga.com
AKASHA YOGA
Sunday May 15: 6:30-8:30 pm
$45 early registration $50
www.akashayoga.com
3211 Holiday Court, #203, La Jolla, CA 92037
San Diego, UTC
(858) 622-YOGA 9642
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Michaelle definitely walks the walk and here she is looking great!
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That's it friends and thanks for reading.
all best, Peter
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Friday, May 13, 2011 |
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Peter Sprague
and Tripp Sprague |
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Ki's Restaurant
2591 South Highway 101
Cardiff, CA
760-436-5236
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Peter Sprague — guitar
Tripp Sprague — sax and flute |
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8:30 PM |
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Come and hang with us for some incredible food plus music overlooking the ocean. Big fun! |
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Saturday, May 14, 2011 |
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Peter Sprague
and Blurring the Edges |
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239 South Kalmia Street
Escondido, CA
92025
760-839-4329
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Peter Sprague — guitar
Fred Benedetti — guitar
Tripp Sprague — sax, flute and percussion |
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3 PM |
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I'm thrilled to play an afternoon show at the Library in Escondido. It's free to the public and it'd be great to see you there. |
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Saturday, May 14, 2011 |
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Peter Sprague
and Kevyn Lettau |
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Ki's Restaurant
2591 South Highway 101
Cardiff, CA
760-436-5236
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Peter Sprague — guitar
Kevyn Lettau — vocals
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8:30 PM |
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Kevyn and I expressing sound in the duo format. |
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Sunday, May 15, 2011 |
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Peter Sprague
String Consort and the
San Diego North Coast Singers
Peter and the Kids! |
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Sherwood Auditorium
San Diego Museum of Contemporary Art
700 Prospect Street
La Jolla, CA 92037
details
tickets |
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Peter Sprague — guitar
Bob Magnusson — bass
Duncan Moore — drums
Jeanne Skrocki — violin
Kate Hatmaker — violin
Pam Jacobson — viola
Carter Dewberry — cello
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4 PM |
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This is a big event for us. I was commissioned to compose a piece for the NC Singers plus my string group and I spent a month figuring out what would work. I love the piece and this will be the world premier of "Calling Me Home: Suite". It's a big piece and it takes us on a wonderful journey. You've got to hear it! |
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Thursday May 19, 2011 |
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Peter Sprague
Plays Solo |
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The Roxy Restaurant
517 S. Coast Highway 101
Encinitas, CA
760-436-5001
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Peter Sprague — guitar
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7 PM |
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The earth has spun another revolution around the sun and to follow in the spirit of change, I've changed my guitar strings. Solo sonic explorations at the world famous Roxy in Encinitas! |
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Saturday May 21, 2011 |
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Peter Sprague and
Steph Johnson |
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San Diego Folk Heritage Society
San Dieguito United Methodist Church
170 Calle Magdalena
Encinitas, CA 92024
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Peter Sprague — guitar
Steph Johnson — vocals and guitar
Tripp Sprague — sax, flute and percussion |
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7:30 PM |
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Thrilled to be connected with soulful Steph Johnson on vocals and brother Tripp on sax. We're drumming up some new music and looking forward to a cool night of music. |
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Thursday May 26, 2011 |
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Peter Sprague
Plays Solo |
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The Roxy Restaurant
517 S. Coast Highway 101
Encinitas, CA
760-436-5001
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Peter Sprague — guitar
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7 PM |
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The earth has spun another revolution around the sun and to follow in the spirit of change, I've changed my guitar strings. Solo sonic explorations at the world famous Roxy in Encinitas! |
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Thursday June 2, 2011 |
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Peter Sprague
Plays Solo |
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The Roxy Restaurant
517 S. Coast Highway 101
Encinitas, CA
760-436-5001
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Peter Sprague — guitar
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7 PM |
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The earth has spun another revolution around the sun and to follow in the spirit of change, I've changed my guitar strings. Solo sonic explorations at the world famous Roxy in Encinitas! |
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This is my most recent recording.
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