
Tess Amodeo-Vickery
Pza di Sta. Maria Liberatrice 27, 00153 Roma
tel. (+39) 327.156.6706
email. justtessme@gmail.com
web. www.tessamodeovickery.com
c.f. MDVTSS85M59Z404J
Daniela Masci
Cultural Affairs Assistant
U.S. Embassy
Via Sallustiana, 49, 00187 Rome
(+39) 06 4674-2662
13 April, 2018
Subject: Proposal U.S. Embassy Fourth of July Celebration
Dear Daniela,
Thank you for contacting me in regards to the U.S. Embassy's Fourth of July celebration at Villa Taverna on July 5, 2018. I am honored to offer my services to Ambassador Lewis M. Eisenberg and represent both my native and adopted country at such a distinguished event.
My Italian-American heritage continues to influence my repertoire for special events. In the tradition of my relative Frank Sinatra, I look to music to bridge the cultural gap between Italy and the United States. For International Jazz Day 2016, I was honored to be invited to perform a repertoire dedicated to Sinatra in his father's native Sicily. Always inspired by Old Hollywood glamour and its intersection with Rome's Cinecittà, I've performed in some of the Eternal City's most distinguished events in fashion and cinema with a repertoire featuring the all-time greatest hits of the silver screen. Recently, my roots in folk music have taken center stage and after my debut album Soul Whisperer was named one of the top albums of 2015 by Onda Rock, Rai Radio 2's Luca Barbarossa invited me to sing American classic rock hits live on the air on several occasions.
I would love to propose a selection of jazz, folk, evergreens and pop music for the U.S. Embassy and welcome the opportunity to speak with you or your colleagues to fine tune our repertoire and create the perfect set list for the Fourth of July. For now, I've included a sample song list and pricing for various combinations that I hope you will take into consideration. I hope to have the pleasure of working with you again!
Kind regards,
Tess Amodeo-Vickery
PROPOSAL
In order to create the most lively party atmosphere at Villa Taverna, I propose a band of 6-8 elements as follows:
Sextet: Voice, Piano, Guitar, Bass, Drums + Saxophone (2200€)
Septet: Voice, Piano, Guitar, Bass, Drums, Saxophone + Trumpet (2500€)
Octet: Voice, Piano, Guitar, Bass, Drums, Saxophone, Trumpet, Trombone (3000€)
Prices indicated include IVA and provide for roughly three hours of live music during the event. If you have other parameters that we should consider, please feel free to propose, as we are always happy to come up with solutions that work best for our clients so that everyone is satisfied.
REPERTOIRE
Our band is perfectly positioned to play a wide selection of music, from American jazz and folk classics to contemporary funk and pop hits. I've selected a sample of songs from our repertoire that I think would be best received for a night at the American Embassy, but if you have any specific requests not listed below, we are happy to arrange additional pieces.
"Classic Rock & Evergreens"
- Brown Eyed Girl (Van Morrison)
- Come Together
- Drive My Car
- Hello Dolly (Hello Dolly, 1969)
- Here Comes the Sun (The Beatles)
- Imagine (John Lennon)
- Italian Restaurant (Billy Joel)
- Michelle (The Beatles)
- Moondance (Van Morrison)
- River of Dreams (Billy Joel)
- Sitting on a Dock of the Bay
- Son of a Preacher Man (Dusty Springfield)
- Stand By Me (Ben King)
- This Will Be (Nathalie Cole)
- Time After Time (Cindy Lauper)
- Tiny Dancer (Elton John)
- Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow (Carole King)
"Funk/Pop"
- Call Me (Blondie)
- Chain of Fools (Aretha Franklin)
- Englishman in New York (Sting & the Police)
- Get Lucky (Daft Punk)
- Happy (Pharrell Williams)
- Heard it Through the Grapevine (Marvin Gaye)
- Heat Wave (Martha & the Vandals)
- Hit the Road Jack (Ray Charles)
- I Want You Back (Jackson 5)
- Kiss (Prince)
- Proud Mary (Ike & Tina Turner)
- Shape of You (Ed Sheeran)
- Signed, Sealed, Delivered (Stevie Wonder)
- Superstition (Stevie Wonder)
- Uptown Funk (Bruno Mars)
- Valerie (Amy Winehouse)
- You Can't Hurry Love (The Supremes)
"Classic Rock & Folk"
- Because the Night (Patti Smith)
- Big Yellow Taxi (Joni Mitchell)
- Born in the USA (Bruce Springsteen)
- Cecilia (Simon & Garfunkel)
- Hotel California (The Eagles)
- Like a Rolling Stone (Bob Dylan)
- Pink Houses (John Mellencamp)
- Man of Constant Sorrow (Ralph Stanley)
- Me & Julio Down By the School Yard (Paul Simon)
- Mrs. Robinson (Simon & Garfunkel)
- Mr. Tamborine Man (Bob Dylan)
- Stuck in the Middle with You (Stealers Wheel)
- Take Me Home, Country Roads (John Denver)
- The House of the Rising Sun (Doc & Richard Watson)
- The Weight (The Band)
- White Rabbit (Jefferson Airplane)
- You've Got a Friend (James Taylor)
"Hollywood's Greatest Hits"
- Moon River (Breakfast at Tiffany's, 1961)
- Why Don't You Do Right
(Who Framed Roger Rabbit, 1988)
- As Time Goes By (Casablanca, 1942)
- Somewhere Over the Rainbow
(The Wizard of Oz, 1939)
- Hello Dolly (Hello Dolly, 1969)
- Anything Goes (Anything Goes,1956)
- Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friend
(Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, 1953)
"Frank Sinatra Tribute"
- Come Fly With Me
- I've Got You Under My Skin
- Witchcraft
- My Way
- The Lady Is a Tramp
- Cheek to Cheek
- Sue Me (Guys and Dolls, 1955)
- Bewitched (Pal Joey, 1957)
- Moon River (Breakfast at Tiffany's, 1961)
"Italian American"
- Volare
- Tu Vuo' Fa L'Americano
- Mambo Italiano
- Isle of Capri
- Arrivederci Roma
- There's No Tomorrow / O Sole Mio
- Sott'er Celo de Roma
- Non Dimenticar
- Buonasera Signorina









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PRESS HIGHLIGHTS
Rai Radio2 Musical Box - 26.1.17: http://musicalbox.blog.rai.it/2017/01/26/tess-strange-fruit-billie-holiday/?refresh_ce
Funweek - 4.11.16: http://www.funweek.it/cinema/la-ragazza-del-mondo-in-esclusiva-il-videoclip-my-reign-cantato-tess.php
Art A Part of Culture - 29.5.16: http://www.artapartofculture.net/2016/05/29/tess-larte-e-la-musica-la-musica-e-la-vita-di-una-donna-che-attraversa-leuropa-cantando/
Artribune - 28.5.16: http://www.artribune.com/2016/05/video-tess-musica-arte-e-moda-in-quattro-lettere/
Rai Radio2 Social Club - 26.4.16: http://www.radio2.rai.it/dl/portaleRadio/media/ContentItem-881c3cb1-6d30-438a-8984-31fed96800e3.html
Rolling Stone - 10.9.16: http://www.rollingstone.it/cinema/foto-cinema/gabriele-muccino-fotografato-per-rolling-a-venezia/2016-09-10/
Huffington Post - 11.5.15: http://www.huffingtonpost.it/2015/05/11/tess-cantante-soul-whisperer_n_7255764.html
TGCom 24 - 7.5.15: http://www.tgcom24.mediaset.it/spettacolo/tess-per-amore-della-musica-e-del-rinascimento-ho-lasciato-wall-street-_2109800-201502a.shtml
La Repubblica - 22.4.15: http://ricerca.repubblica.it/repubblica/archivio/repubblica/2015/04/22/tess-un-disco-in-italia-col-crowdfunding52.html
Vanity Fair - 15.4.15: http://www.cnlive.it/tv/2015/04/15/tess-il-video-di-take-world-premiere-esclusiva.html
REFERENCES
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Dimitris Pallas
PRESS & VIP Events Creative Officer | Bulgari Spa
Rome
tel. +39 06 68 819479 | mob. +39 3407459872
Eva Trevisan
Founding Partner & Creative Director | Chic Weddings Ltd
London I Venice I Amsterdam
IT: +39 3471057041 | NL+31 641287337
Fulvio Valente
Event Director | Italia Eventi Group Srl
Rome
fulvio.valente@italiaeventigroup.it
tel. +39 337754901



Tess Amodeo-Vickery
Pza di Sta. Maria Liberatrice 27, 00153 Roma
c.f. MDVTSS85M59Z404J
