Who We Are
We at Tight Strings and Bated Breath are excited to share our music abilities and passions with you. Our ensemble is composed of classically trained musicians with a wide spread of genres that we are capable of arranging in a classical style, spanning chamber music, opera, jazz, funk, rock, alternate, and folk music. Our goal is to push the envelope of what a chamber ensemble can do. We strive to create original compositions, cover your favorite tunes, and highlight underappreciated works by lesser known modern artists or simply forgotten older artists. Our band has collaborated with well-established modern composers such as Ian Deterling, and members of Tight Strings and Bated Breath are all either members of the American Federation of Musicians, the Alterity Chamber Orchestra, or both! Rest assured, you as the listener are guaranteed to receive quality performance.
About Amanda Dobbs
Our clarinetist and saxophonist, Amanda Dobbs, is a 2022 graduate of Stetson University. With a degree in Music, she has obtained extensive jazz and classical training and has a killer knack for composition. Her attention to detail is not only meticulous and deeply impressive, but also useful in the creation of arrangements and compositions for us. Outside of work at Tight Strings and Bated Breath and being a member of the American Federation of Musicians, she keeps herself busy with other jobs like bartending and beekeeping. Her most recent musical assignment to note is that she is currently working to arrange music for Opera Orlando.
About Charles Glazer
Charles Glazer has extensive classical training on the violin and profound familiarity and proficiency in jazz bass. Impressive musical excursions to note for Charles involves touring across Asia with a traveling orchestral group, performing for citizens in China and Japan in December 2024. Outside of our band, Charles works as technical director for the non-profit Timucua Arts Foundation and frequently travels to different venues as a contracted musician and member of the Alterity Chamber Orchestra.
About Jean-Marie Glazer
Beginning his training at a mere three years old, Jean-Marie is classically trained in cello and voice . Outside of being a collaborative and team-oriented musician who brings us closer together, he also travels as a self-employed musician around different parts of Florida, and is involved in well-renowned bands such as Fernwood String Quartet and Festival Singers of Florida, and has subbed in for highly acclaimed performances with Disney Candlelight Processional and the Orlando Gay Chorus. His positions outside of Tight Strings and Bated Breath includes artistic director of Timucua Arts Foundation and member of the Alterity Chamber Orchestra and American Federation of Musicians.
