Abaca Productions
711 West End Avenue #7CS
New York, NY 10025
Tel (212) 316-6372
Fax (212) 316-3262

email: abacaprd@panix.com





...from reviews...

"The subway has always been a melting pot of music. And for 14 years, one clear voice has stood out, bringing calm to a hectic environment. The voice of Wendy Sayvetz recalls the sounds of folk-singer, Judy Collins..."
WNBC Television - "Celebrate the Subway" - October 27, 2004 Special Broadcast for the New York City Subway Centennial (1904-2004)

"Her astoundingly clear soprano ranges from haunting to defiant..."
The Fairfield County Weekly

"What links the songs is Ms. Sayvetz's sweet-sounding, otherworldly voice which is reminiscent of Joan Baez and Judy Collins..."
The Princeton Packet

"Commuters traveling to and from Grand Central Station may be familiar with an angelic voice that often echoes through the terminal...that beautiful voice isn't a stereo system being piped in through a massive sound system...it is the live voice of Wendy Sayvetz..."
Greenwich Time

"In her song, 'For Amber Waves of Grain', Sayvetz poetically poses a persuasive comparison between the joyful sense of unlimited bounty in rural Nebraska and the sweet sound of childrens' voices on a Number 2 train lumbering under New York City..."
U.S. 1

...from concert presenters...

"Those glorious sounds are still reverberating through this Center...We anticipated a wonderful evening of music and song, but it was beyond our expectations...Your exquisite voice which filled this grand room like a crystal bell, and the superb playing of your musicians truly made it a memorable evening for our Hudson Valley audience..."
The Howland Center (Beacon, NY)

"We were all so delighted with your peformance on Saturday, especially because you included something for everyone..."
The Rye Arts Center (Rye, NY)

"The mix of Mr. Schulman's virtuosic classical renditions, combined with Ms. Sayvetz's angelic voice and acoustic folk guitar pieces, provided a wonderful balance of musical breadth and depth that made the evening unique..."
Westchester Community College (Valhalla, NY)

...from fan letters...


"You certainly have one of the most beautiful voices I've heard since Joan Baez, Judy Collins, and the late Sandy Denny."
(I. Rumpeters, New Jersey)

"Your voice is so beautiful I felt that I was being ushered through the Gates of Paradise."
(J. Uitendaal, Connecticut)

"I was coming from the subway into Grand Central's main hall when, in the distance, I heard the most exquisitely beautiful singing voice that I had ever heard in my life."
(J. Mennella, New York)

"Your 'Amazing Grace' is better even than Judy Collins!"
(M. Allison, New York)

"If I was at a label that could break new artists through regular radio/retail channels, you would be the very first person I would sign."
(G. Theroux (The Readers Digest Association, Inc.), New York)

"As we entered the huge main terminal, a serene, truly beautiful voice filled the entire room with a crystal clear 'Amazing Grace' For anyone who hates or fears New York City, the experience of hearing this young lady sing in Grand Central Terminal will forever change their thoughts. I have heard 'Amazing Grace' sung countless times by countless people and had never before felt the emotion that Wendy in Grand Central conveyed."
(L. Johnson, Connecticut)





June 2008 - Andrew Schulman begins a second year in a steady engagement playing solo guitar every Wednesday-Thursday-Friday night, 7-11PM, at the Hotel InterContinental/The Barclay in NY
http://tinyurl.com/29vjh4

 

June 2008 - The Abaca String Band joins the roster of Meridith Hankenson's
Agency for Creative Talent Strategies Inc./ ACTS Inc.
http://www.a-c-t-s-inc.com/

 

June 16th - Abaca String Band returns to the roster of the Carnegie Hall Neighborhood Concert Series for the 10th season since 1995...
http://tinyurl.com/5zxo6j

 

July 29, 2008 - The Abaca Duo - Vocalist Wendy Sayvetz and Guitarist Andrew Schulman appear in concert at The Levitt Pavilion in Westport, CN
http://www.levittpavilion.com/

And -

December 7th, 2008 - The Abaca Duo - presents a Holiday Program at Coe Hall in Oyster Bay, New York
http://www.fotapresents.org/concerts.htm

 

New Years Eve 2008 - The Abaca String Band with Guest Vocalist Wendy Sayvetz helps bring in the New Year at the Hotel InterContinental/The Barclay in NY...Cheers Everyone!


December 2007 - Berben Edizioni Musicali of Italy publishes Andrew Schulman's arrangements for solo guitar of Bach's Concerto in E, BWV 1042 and Vivaldi's Concerto in G, op. 3, #3...


April 20-21, 2008 - Andrew Schulman and Wendy Sayvetz present a Duo concert and outreach program for the N. San Luis Obisbo CCA in CA...

August 4, 2007 - Abaca String Band performs the opening concert
for Bedford Springs Summer Festival Bedford Springs, PA...
August 6, 2007 - Abaca String Band makes a second appearance at Musikfest in Bethlehem, PA...

August16, 2007
- Abaca String Band returns for a fifth appearance at the Levitt Pavilion in Westport, Connecticut...

Andrew Schulman is now the
New York representative for
American guitar maker Darren Hippner; instruments shown by appointment...


http://www.hippnerclassicalguitars.com/

http://reviews.harmony-central.com/reviews/Guitar/product/
Darren+Hippner+Guitars/Classical/10/1