A Brand New 'Musicians Union' ;o) Part 1 |
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Muff Worden (pictured) is an American musician living in Iceland since 1997, I'm an Austrian musician living in the USA since 1988. We had never met in person until...
...the World Wide Web became our reliable agent, charging no commissions. And I ended up giving a successful solo concert in Seyðisfjörður, East Iceland, which marked my very first visit to this amazing European country. But let's go back to the beginning...
It all started about 18 months ago when I established my very first homepage at Geocities/Vienna/Opera. I looked through the listing of my virtual neighbors and found the fun title "The blue church summer concerts."
 View from Seyðisfjörður towards the ocean |
I signed the guestbook of Muff Worden, the site owner. She short-
ly returned the favor and we've been in close contact ever since.
Her e-mail stories of the daily life in Iceland are fascinating, though long-winded ;o) (She's a lightning-fast typist on her quickly fading Icelandic keyboard, as I witnessed recently.)
About one year later, opportunity knocked. I started preparing a summer trip to Austria for my father's 80th birthday celebration. I had the idea of combining it with a stop in Iceland, taking advantage of Icelandair's unique "take a break in Iceland" program.
I knew that Muff had read my online resume and listened to my sound samples from earlier concerts. Since she found an open spot, Muff quickly agreed to offer me a solo concert on August 30 in Seyðisfjörður!
 The blue church in Seyðisfjörður |
Muff found me an experienced local accompanist and I sent her the sheet music. I had decided on a program of varied pieces which I gave the subtitle "my musical passions." That title fits my career which is like an ocean with many waves of different passions: from yodeling to Broadway musical, including opera, art songs, and more.
Listen to the famous duet " Sunrise, Sunset" recorded live at the concert, sung by Muff and me. Accompanist: Aladár Rácz.
This is the end of part one of my story of a new international Internet music connection.
Part two for next month will start with my arrival in Iceland with more pictures and sounds. Let the real adventure begin!
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