Music Is My Magic Refuge

I just realized (again) that I use music as a refuge when I feel wrapped up in the world and its problems. Music does so much for me - from both sides - playing and listening. It really does seem like it has magic beyond what seems imaginable. The main thing it does for me is to give me a playground where I not only escape for the moment, but also get to experiment with rhythm and pitch and intensity. It lets me plug myself into a storyline with emotions that I have the opportunity to express and present to the listener and to myself. There is a whole world within a song and the elements that comprise it, and that world is amazing to be a part of. I count myself lucky every time I pick up a guitar or turn on my music player.

What have I been up to?

Magpies two weeks ago was great fun! I ended up playing a variety of songs since I hadn't announced any theme. It was quite an exploration.

Song of Pueblo with Daniel Valdez was fun as well - playing for the senior class of Chavez Huerta High School and their staff and supporters.

What's up this week?

This week we perform the Song of Pueblo multiple times at the great Sangre de Cristo Arts Center Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. We have been doing a lot of rehearsing with the dance instructors from the Arts Center and also the dancers from Grupo Folklorico, and have made some really beautiful changes with full lighting and new video and stills with the addition of the dancers, and I'd love for you to see it. Thursday we do three "Nutshell" one-hour condensed shows for students and seniors at 9:00, 10:30, and 12:00. This is a great opportunity to see a healthy taste of the show for only $5, and there are still tickets available as well as possible seats for walkups at the shows. Friday we do an evening show at 7:30, then Saturday a matinee at 2:00, and Sunday a matinee at 2:00. Prices for the full show are $25 ($20 for Arts Center members). We are so looking forward to this series of shows, and we'd love to see you there!

That's it for this week. Remember that my album-release party for my new "Guitar" album will be May 6th at Magpies!

Best,

Tom

Details this week:

Who: Tom Munch with Johnny Watson, David Enke, and Alan Polivka
What: playing and singing the Song of Pueblo oratorio
Where: Sangre de Cristo Arts Center, 210 N Santa Fe, Pueblo, CO 719-295-7200
When: Thursday, April 14, 9:00 am, 10:30 am, 12:00pm "Nutshell", $5
Friday, April 15, 7:30 pm, Saturday, April 16, 2:00 pm, Sunday, April 17, 2:00 pm, $25 ($20 for Arts Center members)