Hanson/Shymanovitz Florence, Italy Recital

A project in El Paso, TX by Eric Hanson
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Be a part of our Florence Recital, receive a CD & DVD copy of the live recording, access to behind the scenes insight & so much more!!
Backers: 57
Average Pledge Per Backer: $64

Funded: $3,650 of $3,500
Dates: May 13th -> Jun 4th (22 days)
Project By: Eric Hanson
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Thank you Thank you!

June 3rd - via: kickstarter.com
We did it!  103% funded with 17 hours to go!   Don't give up yet - remember, if we reach our stretch goal of $5000 I will release a demo of my upcoming Christmas album to all pledgers!!   I can't thank you enough for your wonderful support and... (Read More)

State of the Musical Arts (or why you should care about my Italy Recital...)

June 1st - via: kickstarter.com
Where does your music come from? When it comes to our food, we are becoming more concerned about this every day. Are we asking the same questions about our art and entertainment? Does it matter? Growing up, I didn't care about or even like... (Read More)

Blackmail Recording

May 30th - via: kickstarter.com
Just as a preview of what I'm willing to share with my community, I found an old recording from high school of me singing "Maria" from West Side Story.  I figured it would be particularly fun to share this since it is on my program for our Italy... (Read More)

Get your reward!

May 28th - via: kickstarter.com
Just a quick note - I noticed that several of you that have pledged did so without selecting reward.  If that was on purpose:  thank you for your pledge!  Are you sure you don't want a reward?  If this was an accident, be sure and select your... (Read More)

Giovanni de'Bardi

May 25th - via: kickstarter.com
For our final tier and pledge level we reach the "Bardi" level.  Giovanni de'Bardi, who became Count of Vernio, spent most of his life as a soldier fighting in numerous campaigns against other nation states and the Turks.   Though he was also a... (Read More)

Vincenzo Galilei

May 24th - via: kickstarter.com
For today's Camerata & tier level member we highlight Galileo Galilei's father, Vincenzo.  Vincenzo was a composer, lute player, and extremely influential musicologist and music theorist.  He actually expounded on the mathematical musical... (Read More)

Giulio Caccini

May 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
For our next tier up, we reach the "Caccini" level, named after the composer and singer Giulio Caccini.  Fortunately for Giulio, he was a very good tenor (tenor being the operative word), which afforded him the opportunity to sing for the Medici... (Read More)

Pietro Strozzi

May 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
The names of the higher level pledge tiers are all taken from prominent members of the Florentine Camerata (remember them?  they're the ones who invented opera and changed the arts world forever).  Over the next few days I will highlight each of... (Read More)

Program/Track List

May 21st - via: kickstarter.com
With all of the administrative tasks that go into planning a project like this, it is easy to lose sight of the most important task of all - what to sing!  Since our program will also end up being the track list on the CD & DVD I figured it... (Read More)

Venue News!!! Are you ready for this?

May 20th - via: kickstarter.com
You may recall from my video that Florence is the birthplace of opera.  It is the city where a group of musicians, artists, poets, etc. called the "Florentine Camerata" met, and through their discussions invented this marriage of art, music, and... (Read More)

Website Media Link

May 16th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi everyone, Karl & I are working hard securing venues, picking music, practicing our pieces, etc. and are more excited than ever about this Italy recital.  A special thank you to all of you that have pledged already and are making this dream a... (Read More)

Your Art, Your Way & Future Projects

May 14th - via: kickstarter.com
The dream of singers past was to sign with a recording label.  Once signed, your label would provide you with a salary, take care of all of your benefits, give you portions of your record sales, handle your marketing, send you on tour, etc.  A few... (Read More)

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