05.05.08 | Rita signs on with Marilyn Gilbert Artists Management Inc. Great news! : http://marilyn@mgam.com 03.27.08 | Uptown Goes Downtown hits the streets WOO HOO! only three hours in the Post Office to send off all the pre-ordered and promo copies of Uptown Goes Downtown. I hope its life is less traumatic than its birth...although I can't complain about the fruitful and creative nature of its conception and growth! Thanks to everyone who made this boundary bursting project happen! It's a beautiful thing! 01.09.08 | Uptown Goes Downtown Mad Iris Music Inc. is pleased to announce that "Uptown Goes Downtown Tonight... Rita Chiarelli with the Thunder Bay Symphony Orchestra" will be released in February 2008. It will be distributed by Festival and through Rita's on-line store and Maplemusic. Ask for it at your local record stores.
Thanks to the financial support of the Ontario Arts Council (an agency of the Government of Ontario) Rita appeared in concert with the Thunder Bay Symphony on November 14th. CBC radio recorded the show and it aired on national radio in December. For an entire year you can listen to the concert on the CBC website as part of their "concerts on demand" feature. The link is below.
Mad Iris Music and By the Bay Productions would like to wish everyone a Happy New Year and thank all of those who have purchased tickets and CDs, paid for downloads and pre-ordered the new CD. : http://www.cbc.ca/radio2/singleConcert.html?20071208ritac 01.04.08 | Hunker Down! After the excitement of recording a new project...in this case Uptown Goes Downtown Tonight...there follows a lengthy and exhausting stretch of editing, dubbing down and mastering the rough tracks before the finished product can find its way to your ears (and heart). Rita will be taking a bit of a break from live performance for the next month or so to make sure the finished recording does justice to the amazing talent, energy and enthusiasm of all the participants. Keep watching for information about her live appearances and, for the moment, don't miss her on the radio. 01.02.08 | It's a Winner! In case you missed the amazing press coverage of the Canadian Folk Music Awards held in the Capital Region this weekend past, (tongue firmly in cheek) we are pleased to announce that Rita WON in the "Best Solo Artist - World" Category for her beautiful recording Cuore. The competition was stiff in this category which included nominees: Duane Andrews - Crocus (NL), Kiran Ahluwalia - Wanderlust (ON), Alex Cuba - Agua del Pozo (BC) and Sara Renelik - Aube (QC) A complete list of the winners in all categories is available at the cfma/pmfc website. : cfma/pmfc
