Wendy Sayvetz

Abaca Productions711 West End AvenueNew York, NY 10025

(212) 316-6372http://www.abacaproductions.com

Wendy Sayvetz, soprano and Andrew Schulman, 8-string guitar

Concert Program – October 4, 2003 Metrowest International Concerts Association

The Entertainer………………………………………………….Scott Joplin (1868-1917)

Andrew Schulman

Who Will Buy?…………………………………………………… Lionel Bart (“Oliver”)Send in the Clowns…………………………………………… Stephen Sondheim (“A Little

Night Music”)Don’t Cry for Me, Argentina…………………………… Lloyd-Weber/Rice (“Evita”)Prayer for a Laborer………………………………………… Victor JaraFor Amber Waves of Grain………………………………Wendy SayvetzTheme from Cinema Paradiso………………………… Ennio Morricone

Wendy Sayvetz and Andrew Schulman

Spanish Dance #5 (Playera)………………………………Enrique Granados (1867-1916)Asturias (Leyenda)…………………………………….……… Issac Albeniz (1860-1909)

Andrew Schulman

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Choros #1…………………………………….…………………………Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887-1959)

Andrew Schulman

Bachianas Brasileiras #5 (Aria)…………………………Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887-1959)Manha de Carnaval………………………….…………………… Luiz Bonfa (1922-2001)

Wendy Sayvetz and Andrew Schulman

Meditation…………………………………..……………………… ..Antonio Carlos Jobim (1927-1994)WaveQuiet Nights of Quiet Stars (Corcovado)DesafinadoThe Girl From IpanemaOne Note Samba

Andrew Schulman

Red Red Rose………………………………………………………………Frederic Hand/Robert BurnsAmazing Grace……………………………………………………………traditional/John NewtonA Taste of Honey……………………………………………………….Ric Marlow/Bobby ScottCalypso…………………………………………………………………………John Denver

Wendy Sayvetz and Andrew Schulman

Eight-String Guitar by Simon Ambridge, England, 2002Steel-String Guitar by Taylor

Wendy Sayvetz

Wendy Sayvetz began her career in January of 1990, performing at GrandCentral Terminal and Penn Station as part of the MTA's Music Under NewYork (MUNY) Program. Since then she has sold over 20,000 copies of herfirst four (self-produced) albums, and has appeared at numerous local artscenters and clubs in addition to her weekly MUNY performances. In 1995 aCD of her first recording was played in the Oval Office for President BillClinton - a Christmas gift from one of his top advisors, also a Grand CentralStation commuter!

Ms. Sayvetz has been a featured guest on National Public Radio's WeekendEdition Sunday with Liane Hansen, WQXR's Woody's Children with BobSherman, WNYC's Folk Song Festival with Oscar Brand, and WOR'sRambling with Gambling with John Gambling. Her "underground" career wasthe subject of a nationally syndicated feature story in New York Newsdayand her rendering of Amazing Grace in Grand Central Station opened theCBS television special, Grand Central Nonstop.

Wendy has appeared in concert at: The White House, The Fast Folk Cafe,Caffe Lena, BargeMusic, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Carnivale diVenezia (Italy), Planting Fields Arboretum, The Howland Center, and TheRye Arts Center, among other venues...and as a guest artist of AndreaMarcovicci at both Symphony Space and the Algonquin Hotel/Oak Room.Just before Christmas of 2001, she had the honor of performing "SilentNight" for New York City's Mayor Rudy Giuliani.

Wendy recently released her fifth recording – a debut album for zoomToneRecords…Wendy and the Lost Boys – Track 39. She is joined on thisrecording by her husband, guitarist Andrew Schulman, and her producer,clarinetist Sam Parkins.

Wendy’s concert programs combine both classic and contemporary songsfrom the folk music and musical theater genres.

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Wendy Sayvetz is also a member of Subway Records, a new and rapidlygrowing record company that distributes the music – and supports thecareers – of a vast number of “underground” musicians in New York City.Check out Subway Records by going to: subwayrecords.com.

Wendy Sayvetz – Quotes

…from reviews…

“Her astoundingly clear soprano ranges from haunting to defiant…”…..The Fairfield County Weekly

“What links the songs is Ms. Sayvetz’s sweet-sounding, otherworldly voice which isreminiscent of Joan Baez and Judy Collins…”…The Princeton Packet

Commuters traveling to and from Grand Central Station may be familiar with anangelic voice that often echoes through the terminal…that beautiful voice isn’t astereo system being piped in through a massive sound system…it is the live voiceof Wendy Sayvetz…”…………..Greenwich Time

In her song, “For Amber Waves of Grain”, Sayvetz poetically poses a persuasivecomparison between the joyful sense of unlimited bounty in rural Nebraska andthe sweet sound of children’s voices on a Number 2 train lumbering under NewYork City…”……………….U.S. 1

…from concert presenters…

“Those glorious sounds are still reverberating through this Center…Weanticipated a wonderful evening of music and song, but it was beyond ourexpectations…Your exquisite voice which filled this grand room like a crystal bell,and the superb playing of your musicians truly made it a memorable evening forour Hudson Valley audience…”…The Howland Center (Beacon, NY)

“We were all so delighted with your peformance on Saturday, especially becauseyou included something for everyone…”…The Rye Arts Center (Rye, NY)

“The mix of Mr. Schulman’s virtuosic classical renditions, combined with Ms.Sayvetz’s angelic voice and acoustic folk guitar pieces, provided a wonderfulbalance of musical breadth and depth that made the evening unique…”…

Westchester Community College (Valhalla, NY)

…from fan letters…

“You certainly have one of the most beautiful voices I’ve heard since Joan Baez,Judy Collins, and the late Sandy Denny.” (I. Rumpeters, New Jersey)

“Your voice is so beautiful I felt that I was being ushered through the Gates ofParadise.” (J. Uitendaal, Connecticut)

“I was coming from the subway into Grand Central’s main hall when, in thedistance, I heard the most exquisitely beautiful singing voice that I had everheard in my life.” (J. Mennella, New York)

“Your ‘Amazing Grace’ is better even than Judy Collins!” (M. Allison, New York)

“If I was at a label that could break new artists through regular radio/retailchannels, you would be the very first person I would sign.” (G. Theroux (The Readers Digest Association, Inc.), New York)

“As we entered the huge main terminal, a serene, truly beautiful voice filled theentire room with a crystal clear “Amazing Grace”…For anyone who hates or fearsNew York City, the experience of hearing this young lady sing in Grand CentralTerminal will forever change their thoughts. I have heard ‘Amazing Grace’ sungcountless times by countless people and had never before felt the emotion thatWendy in Grand Central conveyed.” (L. Johnson, Connecticut)

Concert Program - Wendy Sayvetz, Folk-Soprano

Who Will Buy?……………………………………………… (Lionel Bart – “Oliver”)

The Circle Game……………………………………………(Joni Mitchell)

The House Carpenter………………………………… (Appalachian traditional)

From a Distance……………………………………………(Julie Gold)

The House at Pooh Corner………………………… (Kenny Loggins)

Danny Boy……………………………………………………… (Irish traditional)

Calpyso…………………………………………………………… (John Denver)

Send in the Clowns……………………………………………… (Stephen Sondheim)

Hine Ma Tov……………………………………………………(Israeli traditional)

Amazing Grace……………………………(American traditional/John Newton)

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The Rainbow Connection………………………………(Williams/Ascher – “The Muppet Movie”)

Summertime……………………………………………………(Gershwin/Gershwin/Heyward)

(Mr.) Zip-a-Dee Doo Dah………………………………(Wrubel/Gilbert/Sayvetz)

For Amber Waves of Grain……………………………(Wendy Sayvetz)

The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald……….(Gordon Lightfoot)

Wayfaring Stranger………………………………………(American traditional)

Don’t Cry for Me, Argentina………………………..(Lloyd-Weber/Rice – “Evita”)

Plegaria a un Labrador…………………………………..(Victor Jara)

When the Saints Go Marching In/How Can I Keep From Singing?…………………(traditional)

** Wendy accompanies herself on guitar joined by Kevin Kuhn, one of New York City’sbest and busiest pop and Broadway guitarists **

*** Wendy also appears as guest vocalist with Andrew Schulman’s Abaca String Bandand in duo concert programs with solo guitarist, Andrew Schulman ***