[members-announce] first Benefit concert in Los Angeles for American Songbook Preservation Society May 11th, 2008

[kaplandisc at aol.com]

For Immediate Release



 



Contact: W



Ronald
Kaplan                                                 



9051-A
Soquel Drive                      



Aptos, Ca.
95003                             .greatamericansongbook.org



(831)
687-0278                



info at greatamericansongbook.org       



www.greatamericansongbook.org



 



 



             ~MOTHER’S DAY~ MAY 11th, 2008 



SPECIAL CONCERT!  3pm-6pm Bring your mom!



 



The
American Songbook Preservation Society…singing the great American Songbook is
coming to Los Angeles!       
www.greatamericansongbook.org



 



Join 17 great Singers as they perform songs from one of the most
prolific groups of composers that ever lived!



 



Special Guest performers for the afternoon:



Cathy Segal-Garcia, Ron Kaplan, Dini Clarke, Denise Donatelli,
Dewey Erney,



Cheryl Barnes, Jimmer Bolden, Ann Mack, Cat Conner, Bili Redd,
Calabria Foti,



Mark Winkler, Gina Eckstein, Kevyn Lettau, Jack Wood, Michele
Weir, Pinky Winters!



 



Supported by Karen Hammack on Piano, Chris Conner on Bass, &
Kurt Walther



on drums. This show promises to be one of the most special events
of the year!



Join us for a beautiful time.



 



Tickets are $35, which includes wine, non-alcoholic beverages
& hors d ‘oeuvres.



 



The venue where this special event is being held is a private
location in



Mt. Washington, in
a beautiful and intimate listening room. Be part of a filmed



Documentary dedicated to the continuance of our valuable American
heritage!



 



You must make a reservation with a deposit! Space is very limited!
Act soon!



To reserve tickets Call Cathy (818) 368-8839 or email: cathy at cathysegalgarcia.com.



 



The organization’s
Mission is: To preserve our cultural treasure known as



the Great American
Songbook, by presenting this music to the public at



home and abroad as Ambassadors
of Song. 



 



Its goal is to build an
organization to present singers singing this music for the next



100 years and beyond by creating a national institution
dedicated to this body of work from a singer's perspective, (This being the
zenith of American songwriting) 



so as to keep this
music in front of the public in education and in concert by supporting the
artist and the craft.



 



Raising $25 million
dollars will allow us to build an educational web site for



the composers,
lyricists, and their bodies of work to download as educational



materials for grade
school to the university level. This will generate



an annual budget of at
least $1 million dollars a year in perpetuity for this



purpose. It is a 501 C
3 charitable organization and donations are tax deductible.



 



Tax Id #56-2410339