Del Sol Guest Artist-
John Bartlit, percussion.

John Reynolds Bartlit , is a practicing freelance multi-instrumentalist, throughout the US and abroad, with extensive and diverse work as a studio musician, foley artist, live performer, teacher and clinician. Since 1985, John has been a percussionist with the New Mexico Symphony Orchestra, is an ongoing member of the New Mexican Marimba Band and a dance accompanist/ composer/ lecturer on staff at the University of New Mexico and with several dance companies including Dance España, Nora Reynolds Dance, and Bill Evans Dance. In 1988 he co-founded LINKS, an ensemble of musicians, dancers, actors, and visual artists dedicated to the development, performance and recording of new works in (and transcendent of) all media. Through LINKS and as a solo performer, John has collaborated with composers such as John Cage, Lou Harrison, Tomas DeLio, Stuart Saunders Smith, James Tenney, Michael Sterns, Christopher Shultis, John Lewis and songwriter Robbie Robertson to name a few. Mr. Bartlit is also originator, musical director/principle composer and (co) playwright for the infamous “21st Century Vaudeville” troupe SKüMBAAG, which performs everything from concerts; Shakespeare plays; small cabaret shows; weddings; live T.V. & radio shows; college classes; parades; to original full-length operas. He is owner and operator of BIG n’ SCHWARTZ PRODUCTIONS based in Albuquerque NM and Phoenix AZ.

Del Sol Guest Artist-
John Bartlit, percussion.

John Reynolds Bartlit , is a practicing freelance multi-instrumentalist, throughout the US and abroad, with extensive and diverse work as a studio musician, foley artist, live performer, teacher and clinician. Since 1985, John has been a percussionist with the New Mexico Symphony Orchestra, is an ongoing member of the New Mexican Marimba Band and a dance accompanist/ composer/ lecturer on staff at the University of New Mexico and with several dance companies including Dance España, Nora Reynolds Dance, and Bill Evans Dance. In 1988 he co-founded LINKS, an ensemble of musicians, dancers, actors, and visual artists dedicated to the development, performance and recording of new works in (and transcendent of) all media. Through LINKS and as a solo performer, John has collaborated with composers such as John Cage, Lou Harrison, Tomas DeLio, Stuart Saunders Smith, James Tenney, Michael Sterns, Christopher Shultis, John Lewis and songwriter Robbie Robertson to name a few. Mr. Bartlit is also originator, musical director/principle composer and (co) playwright for the infamous “21st Century Vaudeville” troupe SKüMBAAG, which performs everything from concerts; Shakespeare plays; small cabaret shows; weddings; live T.V. & radio shows; college classes; parades; to original full-length operas. He is owner and operator of BIG n’ SCHWARTZ PRODUCTIONS based in Albuquerque NM and Phoenix AZ.