On Sunday, September 25, Ebony & Ivory performed to an overflow crowd at the United Presbyterian Church in Amsterdam, NY, as part of the Amsterdam Area Community Concert Association's 2005-2006 Concert Season. The beautiful concert venue featured a restored Steinway concert grand piano from the early 1900s. The concert was the culmination of the long-time support and efforts of Phoebe and Alexander Boschi. Details of the concert were organized by Paul Gavry. The Ebony & Ivory debut CD Red Hot! was extremely popular and Andrew and Fred spent a half an hour after the concert greeting concertgoers and signing autographs.

Congratulations to the following winners in our Gourmet Giveaway Contests:

Ice Wine - Sue Kohl, City of Henderson, NV

Canadian Maple Syrup - Marsha Gebara, Redlands Bowl, CA

Lindt Chocolate - David Palmer, Whittier College, CA

Ice Wine - Randall Wright, George Daily Auditorium, Oskaloosa, IA

Canadian Maple Syrup - Carolyn White, Verona, WI

Lindt Chocolate - Tanya Gertz, Luther College, Decorah, IA

Ice Wine - Tammy Scruggs, Alleghany Highlands, Covington, VA

Canadian Maple Syrup - D. Carol Barta, Pennyroyal Arts, Hopkinsville, KY

Lindt Chocolate - Suzanne Sawyer, Coffee County, Enterprise, AL

Ebony & Ivory leave for their California tour immediately after playing two concerts in Canada, one at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario and the other at Showplace Peterborough in Peterborough, Ontario.

The California Tour starts in Bakersfield, CA where the Duo will perform for the music students at Rosedale Middle School in the morning and then to a sold-out crowd at the Bakersfield Convention Center in the evening. After a day off to explore Bakersfield, Andrew and Fred are off to Hollywood to visit composer Mychael Danna and then head back north to Bishop, CA, taking in both Sequoia National Forest and Yosemite National Park along the way.

After the evening concert in Bishop, it's off to Indian Wells Valley Concert Association in Ridgecrest, CA, where the Duo will again perform for school children in the morning and present an evening concert in the Indian Wells Valley subscription series.

The tour ends in Baldwin City, KS, where the Duo will be presenting a Jazz Workshop for students at Baker University and then performing in the Artist and Lecture Series the same evening.

Back home, Ebony & Ivory will switch gears and get ready for their Christmas Concert at Georgia Southwestern University which will take them to Americus, GA for the end of November. Complete details on the tour in the December Newsletter.

The Arts Midwest Conference, held in Indianapolis, IN this year, afforded Ebony & Ivory Agent/Manager Robert Baird an opportunity to show off Red Hot! Response to the CD was overwhelmingly enthusiastic and many presenters have added Ebony & Ivory to their Concert Wish List. Booth visitors and contacts at the convention included:

Scott Anderson (Austin Area Arts, MN), Marc Baylin (Baylin Artists, PA), Larry Brandstetter (Red Oak, IA), Ethan Brown (Off Broadway, NY), Jonathon Bryce (Vanishing Bullet, MN), Scott Bullis (Vanishing Bullet, MN), Sue Buss (NAPAMA), Michael Burgraff (Fairmont Opera House, MN), Darrell Calvin (Pella Opera, IA), Krystyna Cappello (CH Presents, Toronto), Steve Carignan (Gallagher-Bluedorn, IA), Ken Carlson (Arts Midwest), Meredith Carreira (Thaddeus Rex, IN), Annick-Patricia Carriere (Agence Station Bleue, Montreal), Michael Chase (Janesville Presents!, WI), Rex Chequer (Manding Jata, Vancouver), Ann Christensen (Arts Midwest), Leslie Clark (Music Tree, PA), Donna Clinkenbeard (Vincennes, IN), Bob D'Angelo (Overture Center, WI), Joel Dixon (Paquin, Winnipeg), Frank Ferrante (Groucho!), David J. Fraher (Arts Midwest), Herschel Freeman (Germantown, TN), James Freeman (T.B. Sheldon, MN), Adam Friedson (CA), Sue Garcia (Zajonc/Valenti, MI), Tanya Gertz (Luther College, IA), Cecile Glunt (IRS), Mike Green (Ann Arbor, MI), Dale Haefner (Mankato, MN), Susan Hall (Bridger, MT), Meridith Hankenson-Beckett (ACTS, FL), Judy Harquail (CAPACOA, Ottawa), Katherine Haugen (Arts Midwest), Margot Holmes (CALINE, Vancouver), Buster Irvin (Cumberland County, TN), Tim Jennings (CAPACOA, Ottawa), Laura Kendall (Lied Center, NE), Robin Klinger (NY), Justin Laing (Nego Gato, PA), Steve Love (NY), B. Gail Lowenberg (Kearney, NE), Greg Macpherson (The Classics, TX), Mollie McFarland (AXIS, CA), Darlene Meyering (Calvin College, MI), Jonna Michelson (Missoula, MT), Michael Minery (For Dance, NY), Joy Mix (Celtic Arts, IL), Keith Rawlins (Darke County, OH), Adrienne and Jerry Ross (Harmony, CA), Lynne Rothrock (IA), Diane Saldick (NY), Barbara Scales (CAPACOA, Ottawa), Albert Schibani (VA), Daniel Schultz (MN), Catherine Scott (Five By Design, MN), Stuart Secttor (Civic Hall, IN), Sara Snatchko (IXTLAN), Judy and Thomas Souders (Lansdale, PA), Chris Tschida (Rena Shagan, NY), Judy Valenti (Zajonc/Valenti, MI), Allen D. Varner (IN), Ken Waldman (Alaska), Bill Weir (Gurtman and Murtha, NY), Carolyn White (Verona, WI), Lana White (Red Oak, IA), Ivye Wright-Arnold (Horton Smith, NC), Randall and Vicki Wright (George Daily, IA).

The PAE Conference, held in Memphis, TN this year, offered a visit to Graceland and an opportunity to introduce Presenters to the Ebony & Ivory debut CD Red Hot! which is getting airplay across the nation and overseas. Booth visitors and contacts at the convention included:

Don Abel (Monroe Area, TN), Richard Akins (Brooklyn Center, NY), D. Carol Barta (Pennyroyal, KY), Sharon Bevis (Polk, FL), Michael Blachly (U of FL), Patsy Carson (Monroe Area, TN), Tug Carter (Toccoa, GA), Peggy Case (Leeds Center, KY), Larry Coleman (Wingate, NC), Naomi Cordill (Princess, LA), Gary Dallaire (AMASS, NY), David Deal (Coffee County, AL), Tim Drake (Roots Agency), Sean Driscoll (Storymaker, GA), Tammy Duff (Greater Hazard, KY), Dave Emerson (Emerald Coast, FL), Cecil Evans (St. Joseph, LA), Donald Fann (Cannon County, TN), Margie Farmer (Class Acts on Tour), Bettina Flory (Panama City, FL), Jeanette Gardner (NY), Joe Gillie (Old School, FL), J. Gregory Goldhawk (Canadian Consulate, GA), Dr. Alan Goldspiel (LA Tech), Diane W. Gunnin (Coastal Carolina U., SC), Lesley Gwynn (Lexington, KY), Richard D. Haerther (White Performing Arts, FL), Sara and Travis Holley (Rose Theatre, LA), Thelma Horton (Horton Smith, NC), Buster Irvin (Cumberland County, TN), Dick and Susan Kneller (Emerald Coast, FL), Larry Kosson (SMG), Glen Kwok (IN), Sid McQueen (International Arts), Randall Roberts (Berea College, KY), Patrice Saint-Pierre (Dynamo), Suzanne Sawyer (Coffee County, AL), Tammy Scruggs (Covington, VA), Elisa Spurlock (Greater Hazard, KY), Annie Tiberio, Larry Turner (PAE), Tommy Usrey (Northeast LA Arts), Art Waber (Artsource), Tony Walsh (Thrasher-Horne, FL).

Ontario CONTACT 2005
Living Arts Centre, Royal Bank Theatre

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Showplace Performance Centre

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Bishop Union High School

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Parker Performing Arts Center

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CHRISTMAS SHOW

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