"Drew, I met you last night - thank you so very much for your beautiful
music. I am serious when I say, I think you are truly the best musician
I have ever seen/heard! Being with Country singer/songwriter
Willie Nelson, I have seen
and heard many fine musicians.
I played
your CD and treasure
it. I look forward to seeing
you next Sat.
night at
Downtown Disney."
Drew Tretick has collaborated
with the London Symphony Orchestra and legendary arranger
Bob Krogstad
(arranger for Natalie Cole, Mel Torme, Michael Crawford, Disney, etc.)
in this collection of Cinema Classics. Engineered by 3-time
Grammy winner John Kurlander. Please visit the
Shop CD
page to listen and order online.
2010 GRAMMY
Drew Tretick's music
was under consideration by The National Academy of Recording Arts &
Sciences in 6 categories for the 2010 Grammy®
Awards..
RADIO AND REVIEWS
WQED FM Pittsburgh -
"Drew Tretick’s Cinema Classics is a great favorite on the QED Morning
Show. Wonderful arrangements, terrific choice of material, beautifully
recorded with the London Symphony Orchestra, and top notch playing from
Drew." - Jim Cunningham
Thank you Jim
Cunningham at
WQED
89.3 FM Pittsburgh for also making Cinema Classics "CD
of the Week" and adding to your play
list.
6-20-2009
JAZZ WEEKLY
review by George Harris 5-12-2009:
"One of the key elements of
any musician is to develop your own sound. Violinist Drew Tretick has a
tone that harkens back to the day when milking a note for all it’s worth
was what brought the crowds in, and Tretick plays with the London
Symphony Orchestra for an album’s worth of warm soundtrack pieces. Most
jazz oriented are the standards “For All We Know” and ”What a Wonderful
World” which feature a Bechet-like vibrato that is quite bel canto. All
modern jazzers should take time to appreciate the time honored lesson
displayed here that “it’s not what you say, but the way that you say
it.”
ANDREA MORRICONE, composer (Cinema
Paradiso): "Drew Tretick and the
London Symphony Orchestra perform with such beauty and sensitivity."
Thank you
WKTZ 90.9 FM
Jacksonville, FL for adding all 14 Cinema Classics cuts to your play
list. 5-19-2009
Thank you Karl Zahn (Crosswinds News & Talk) at
WSMN 1590 AM Nashua,
NH for the
radio spot
and adding Cinema Classics to your play list.
5-3-2009 Don Magner,
KPFK 90.7 FM Los
Angeles: "Drew's artistry is unique, passionate and resides deep
within me. I am around music all day and must say, his music is of
the best."
WORLD PREMIERE
RECORDING
Drew will be
making a world premiere recording of Ora e Sempre "Always &
Forever" for violin and orchestra by Sarah Stanton (Los Angeles, CA -
2010)
OLYMPIC SKATERS PERFORM WITH DREW'S MUSIC
Drew's music has been used for the Champions
On Ice Olympic winners tour, and is in the skating program of
Viktoria Borzenkova and Andrei Chuvilaev.
Drew's version of Con Te Partiro (Time To Say Goodbye) has been used by
Olympic Gold Medal Champion skaters, including Elena Berezhnaya
and Anton Sikharulidze who tied with Canada's Jamie Sale and David
Pelletier
at the Salt Lake City Olympics. It has also been used by the top
contenders in the Russian Nationals skating competitions.
SIGNATURE SERIES VIOLIN
A signature
series violin designed by Drew and MSI musical instruments is
available. Click on image or visit the "SHOP" in the
menu above.
Customer comments:
"The violin sounds
great! It sounds just like yours and I connect it to my mixer
and the computer and I made some CDs." Watch Gerhard play it
on
YouTube.
Gerhard W., Calgary, Alberta Canada (Age 12)
"Thank you, thank you, thank you! I
received the violin yesterday and I am extremely happy with
this beautiful instrument! It definitely exceeded my
expectations. The redwood is so gorgeous and very
lightweight. Plus, it is balanced perfectly. I can't
wait to plug it in with a little reverb or delay. Like you
Drew, I want to bring tears to peoples eyes. Tears of
happiness by moving their spirit with beautiful music.
Now that I am in possession of this wonderful violin I need
to carry on the tradition of making the best music possible
with it. Like Les Paul the guitarist once said, 'you
need to make every note count.' That will be my goal."
John J., Sioux Falls, SD
"I played the violin for an entire
school year in the school jazz band. It is a wonderful
instrument... still love the sound!"
SEE DREW LIVE AT DOWNTOWN DISNEY!
PBS
OLYMPIC SKATERS PERFORM WITH DREW'S MUSIC
