Benefit Concert by the Barclay Martin Ensemble (BME) 
All Souls Unitarian Universalist Church, 4501 Walnut 
April 18 Saturday 8 pm 
BME, those noted below, and audience 
A concert by the Barclay Martin Ensemble premiering a new song commissioned by CRES 
Ticket price: $10 advance, $12 at the door
Interfaith Council helps with promotion and share in the net proceeds 

Welcome to All Souls by Jim Eller (or designate) 
Greetings from the Interfaith Council's designate 
Introduction of the the BME and the format by Vern Barnet of CRES 
Opening songs 
*Small group discussion of lyrics introduced by David Nelson 
                   --See blue frame below
More songs 
More discussion 
Video of Zamboanga Preview (if CFCA can provide equipment) 
Comments from Barclay and Band members about commissioned song 
Commissioned song 
Small group discussion
Thanks and goodnight - Vern 
Informal coffee, sales, displays, etc

1. Using the theme of the comissioned song, to uplift the wisdom of the world's faiths to heal the three great crises of our desacralized
culture--in the environment, in personhood, in society 
2. To generate support for interfaith work 
3. To introduce the BME to a wider audience 
 

Christian Foundation for Children and Aging 
House of Menuha 
Cultural Crossroads 
Diversity Coalition 
HateBusters, Inc. 
The Human Agenda 
All Souls Unitarian Universalist Church (donating the facility)

We want to pay the BME its basic fee; all additional next income to be shared by the CRES and the Council after per ticket percentage to  OpenCircle which will handle the ticketing and "viral" promotion 

CRES network 
GKCIC network 
OpenCircle network 
PresentMagazine 
KC Magazine 
Ink 
KC Star 
Pitch 

• To read Vern's column about Barclay Martin, visit http:/www.cres.org/bme 
• The BME has been guests on the Steve Kraske "Up-to-Date" program on KCUR 
• Timothy Finn's 1000-word article about Martin appeared March 22, 2007 in the Kansas City Star 
• Martin won this year's musician award from KC Magazine 
• The BME "Dawn" CD release concert was held at the Helen F Spencer Theater at UMKC in June, 2008. 
• The BME has performed at venues such as The Record Bar, Jardines, Bar Natasha, JP Wine Bar, Blayney's of Westport, and the Shawnee Civic Center for the Eid November 6, 2008.

http://barclaymartin.com 
http://www.myspace.com/barclaymartin 
http://zamboangathemovie.com/ 

Barclay Martin - vocals, guitar 
Erin McGrane - vocals, percussion 
Mark Lowrey - piano 
Guiliano Mingucci - drums, percussion 
Rick Willoughby - bass, vocals 

The “Art Form” method for discussion is a human and simple way of organizing thoughts for a group discussion of a movie, book, piece of music, artwork or other experience.  It is not an artificial imposition but rather a self-conscious ordering of the way life comes to every person.
     It is “content-less” in that it can be applied to any situation through asking questions at four levels.  At the objective level the intent is simply to review the data.  At the reflective level the intent is to allow each person to subjectively respond to the information.  The interpretive level explores meaning and purpose.  The decisional level finally invites the individual to relate to the art form and make a personal decision.
      It is most effective if the group selects one leader to facilitate the discussion and the four levels are each given attention in turn.

Objective Level
1.    What words do you remember?  Others?
2.    What instruments did you hear?
3.    What did you observe in the performers?
4.    What did you notice about others in the audience? 

Reflective Level
1.    Where did you see emotion in the music and/or lyrics?
2.    What emotions were you aware of in yourself and when?
3.    What mood did you experience at the end?
4.    Where would you like this music to be played?  What person or audience?
5.    What objects became symbols for you?  A symbol points to some truth or reality beyond itself.

Interpretive Level
1.    What is this musical number about?
2.    If this were in a time capsule received on the planet Zeno, what would they learn about the human species on the planet Earth?
3.    What does it say about humanness?

Decision Level
1.    What title would you give this song?
2.    What personal experiences are you reminded of?
3.    What did you learn about your future?
 
 

Mark Lowrey is a pianist/bandleader based in the Kansas City Metro area. Although his roots are in jazz music, Mark performs solo piano and in a wide variety of highly acclaimed ensembles, such as: Shay Estes and the Mark Lowrey Trio, the Mark Lowrey Trio, the Barclay Martin Ensemble, Tango Lorca, the New Order Big Band, and the Lonnie Mcfadden Quartet. Mark also occasionally performs with the likes of Bobby Watson, Dave Stevens, Angela Hagenbach, and the McFadden Brothers. Mark frequently performs cabaret shows with some of Kansas City's finest actors including: Missy Koonce, Jessica Dresler, and many others. In Nov/Dec 2007 he was the pianist for the Coterie Theatre's world premiere of the Harry Connick Jr. written musical "The Happy Elf."
Mark performed with Tango Lorca at the Argentine Consulate in New York city at the First Annual Tango Ensemble Competition. (2005) Tango Lorca recieved the second highest honor. In 2006, Mark was included in the Kansas City Star's "30 under 30." Most recently, he was nominated in the Pitch Music Awards in the category "Best Jazz Musician." (2007)

Rick Willoughby graduated from the University of Missouri-Kansas City Conservatory of Music with a Jazz Performance degree in 2004. Rick has been studying string bass since the age of 11. Throughout his career, Rick has studied and taught various styles of bass technique. Most recently he studied with Gerald Spaits, a Kansas City native and one of the foremost bass players in the area. For the last ten years Rick has served as a band leader and a side man around the greater Kansas City area.
 
 
 

Bio of Giuliano Mingucci (drums) to follow.
 

In addition to the new song, the Ensemble will perform from their repertory, and former Council convener David Nelson, will lead the audience and the Ensemble members in discussing some of the lyrics, the music, and the creative process as a spiritual exploration. This concert is designed to appeal to all who love good music, and the unusal format will be especially interesting for young people.

Barclay Martin, who won the recent musican of the year award from KC Magazine, has written the music for the soundtrack of a movie documenting work in the Philippines of the Christian Foundation for Children and Aging where he helped realize a concert attacting an audience of 10,000 in an extremely poor area of the country with Christians, Muslims, and indigenous folks threatened by terrorism. A pre-release preview of the movie may be shown at the concert.

Martin has appeared on KCUR's "Up to Date" show with Steve Kraske; and articles about him have appeared in The Kansas City Star, Present Magazine, and other publications. The Barclay Martin Ensemble release concert for their latest CD, "Dawn," was held at the Helen F. Spencer at UMKC in June last year. The group has performed at venues such as The Record Bar, Jardines, Bar Natasha, JP Wine Bar, and Blayney's of Westport. They performed last November for an Eid celebration at the Shawnee Civic Center.

The Ensemble is composed of Barclay Martin - vocals, guitar, songwriter;  Mark Lowrey - piano; Guiliano Mingucci - drums, percussion; Rick Willoughby - bass, vocals; and Erin McGrane - vocals, percussion.

The April 18 Saturday 8 pm concert is held at All Souls Unitarian Universalist Church, 4501 Walnut, Kansas City, MO. We appreciate their generosity in hosting the event which will benefit the Council and CRES.  For information about purchasing tickets ($10 advance, $12 at the door), visit www.cres.org, where other co-sponsors are listed.

Please put the date on your calendar now and tell your friends about this special interfaith event.