Past Performers & Events:
Matthew ArdizzoneMiguel Antonio
Antonio/Guthrie duo
Assad Duo
Denis Azabagic - Solo and Cavatina Duo
Manuel Barrueco
"Classical Minds" Guitar Festival
Ana Isabel Arnaz & Michael Craddock
Ricardo Cobo
Adam Delmonte
Simon Dinnigan
Duo Erato
Falla Guitar Trio
Eliot Fisk
Elliot Frank
Antigoni Goni
Robert Guthrie
Adam Holzman
Douglas James & Pasquale Rucco Duo
William Kanengiser
Steve Kostelnik
Eleftheria Kotzia
Juan Carlos Laguna
Susan McDonald
Ronn McFarlane
Christopher Parkening
Judicael Perroy
Franco Platino
Quaternaglia Guitar Quartet
Pepe Romero
Round Top Guitar Festival
Karin Schaupp
Saffire
Trio Misu
Ana Vidovic
Jason Vieaux
Women of Guitar 2000
Stanley Yates
Fabio Zanon
Andrew Zohn
In addition, Guitar Houston has hosted many "emerging artist" series concerts featuring free recitals, or very inexpensive concerts featuring mostly local talent. These artists are selected based on the following criteria to quality for emerging artist endorsement: a university degree with a major guitar program, a successful audience audition at a public meeting, an established teaching career, and professional references. All artists require a thorough review by the highly-experienced Guitar Houston Board of Directors to assure they are of sufficient caliber to present in a recital situation.
Emerging Artist Page
Matthew Ardizzone (solo guitar recital)
Thursday, March 14th at 8 p.m.
Houston Baptist University Mabee Theater, 7502 Fondren.
Tickets are $10 and will be available at the door.
For more information call 281-649-3338
Dr. Matthew Ardizzone, guitar professor at Bowling Green State University, will perform a solo recital. Matthew Ardizzone has performed throughout the United States and Canada, and was a prizewinner in the Stotsenberg and Rantucci International Guitar Competitions.
Web Site: www.matthewardizzone.com
Concert Program:
Nottamun Town - Traditional/Edward Flower
Prelude & Fugue from Lute Suite 2 / BWV 997 - Johann Sebastian
Bach (1685-1750)
Mazurka in D major - Johann Kaspar Mertz (1806-1856)
Menuetto alla mazourka Op. 60 - Napoléon Coste
Mazurka in E minor, "Elisa" - Julio Sagreras (1879-1942)
Mazurka "¡Marieta!" - Francisco Tárrega (1852-1909)
Mazurka "¡Marieta!" - Francisco Tárrega (1852-1909)
Mazurka, Op. 17, No. 2 - Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849)
Mazurka (from Escenas Románticas) - Enrique Granados (1867-1916)
Mazurka Apasionata - Agustín Barrios
Mazurka in A minor, "La Bailable" - Julio Sagreras
Mazurka No. 3 in G major "Lírica" - Antonio Jiménez Manjón (1866-1919)
Directions to HBU's Mabee Theater From Downtown:
Take I59 South to the Fondren/Bellaire exit.
Exit Fondren/Bellaire.
Pass through the light at Bellaire and Turn Left on Fondren.
Turn Right at the Next Light into Houston Baptist University.
Turn Right again into the Right Hand Parking Lot.
Park.
Walk toward the path that is to the left of a field that was once a
tennis court.
There is a sign on the ground that says "Mabee Theater" facing the
parking lot.
Walk straight back on the path to the theater.
Leone Buyse (flute) and Matthew Ardizzone (guitar)
Saturday, March 16th at 8 p.m.Duncan Recital Hall of Rice University
Faculty and Guest Artist Recital
Leone Buyse, flute and Matthew Ardizonne, guitar (guest)
Guitarist Matthew Ardizzone (see bio for 3/14 concert above) will perform a duet with Rice University faculty flute instructor Leone Buyse. Music of Robert Beaser, Shirish Korde, Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco, Napoleon Coste, Frédéric Chopin, Joan Tower, Luigi Legnani, and Mauro Giuliani.
Miguel Antonio and Robert Guthrie Duo
Guitar Houston is pleased to bring back Miguel Antonio and Robert Guthrie in a duo of flamenco and classical / latin music.
Concert Saturday 3/26/05, 8 PM, Emerson Unitarian.
Master Class on Sunday 3/27/05 - Master Class Canceled
Known both as a great classical and flamenco player, Mr. Guthrie's was a student of Andres Segovia, Alirio Diaz, José Tomás, and Jesus Silva. Guthrie's world-wide study was made possible by numerous scholarships, some of which were given to him by Segovia himself.
Gypsy Passion Trio "GVA Discovery"
A favorite of our concert season, Miguel Antonio returns with his flamenco ensemble to dazzle and romance! Prior performances have brought down the house, and this year should be no exception. This trio will feature many selections from their recent CD. Stylistically, the trio is a successful blend of flamenco / gypsy, Russian, and world styles presented with virtuosity and passion. Miguel Antonio brings Spanish Flamenco guitar to the mix, while the violin and accordion bring a Russian flair and a full-sounding trio that must be heard to be believed.
Concert Saturday 1/28/06, 8 PM, Emerson Unitarian Church.
For more information about Miguel Antonio, view the Miguel Antonio website:
BIO:
WWW.MiguelAntonio.COM
Salon Concert: Miguel Antonio
BIO: Miguel Antonio Web Site Miguel Antonio, accomplished flamenco/classical guitarist, is performing a GH salon guitar concert at Texas Select Music, 38015 Spur 149, Magnolia, Texas, on Sunday October 14, 2001, at 2:30 PM.Ticket prices are $10 for adults and $5 for children. There will be a reception following the concert and attendees are encouraged to bring a bottle of their favorite wine or drink. Texas Select will provide finger foods. If the weather is nice, the reception will be al greco.
Miguel is bringing guest artists with him to be announced later.
SEATING IS LIMITED SO CALL 281-367-9060 TO RESERVE YOUR PLACE(S).
The Assad Duo (Sergio and Odair Assad)
Friday, February 8, 20028 P.M. Cullen Theatre, Wortham Theatre Center Sponsored by Da Camera of Houston
Da Camera Web Site
The Brazilian-born Sergio and Odair Assad are today's preeminent guitar duo and are famous the world over for their formidable technique. Their repertoire includes baroque transcriptions, original music by Sergio Assad, and adaptations of works by such diverse figures as Gershwin, Ginastera, and Milhaud. The brothers, who have been working together for over 20 years, have collaborated with such luminaries as cellist Yo-Yo Ma and violinist Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg.
In Concert 8pm Friday, February 8, 2002
Cullen Theatre, Wortham Theatre Center
Sponsored by Da Camera of Houston
"A kind of wizardry lies within (their playing) ... (a) supple, flawlessly unified sound,"
- The New York Times.
"Their performance was impeccable and powerful, ranging from the most delicate guitaristic effects to wild flights of virtuosity, all carried off with the nonchalant mastery which is their trademark. The packed hall called for and got two delightfully entertaining encores from them."
- Philadelphia Classical Guitar Society.
"The interaction of the Brazilian siblings is so precise, so perfectly synchronized, that it reaches far beyond musical partnership into a kind of creative symbiosis."
- The Los Angeles Times
1998 GFA Solo Guitar Competition Winner
For a complete biography and more information about Denis Azabagic, visit
The Denis Azabagic Official Web Page.
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Denis Azabagic, GFA Guitar Competition winner: In Concert Saturday, November 6, 1999 - 8:00 p.m. Houston Baptist University: Mabee Theater Directions Below |
This concert is the annual GFA tour sponsored by Houston Baptist University, with most costs underwritten by the Guitar Foundation Of America. Tickets are dirt-cheap at only $5. Previous concerts have been Fabio Zanon and Judicael Perroy - this one should be just as good - you will be sorry if you miss this one!
Directions to HBU's Mabee Theater From Downtown:
Take I59 South to the Fondren/Bellaire exit.
Exit Fondren/Bellaire.
Pass through the light at Bellaire and Turn Left on Fondren.
Turn Right at the Next Light into Houston Baptist University.
Turn Right again into the Right Hand Parking Lot.
Park.
Walk toward the path that is to the left of a field that was once a tennis court.
There is a sign on the ground that says "Mabee Theater" facing the parking lot.
Walk straight back on the path to the theater.
In 1993, at the age of 20, Denis becomes the youngest winner of one of the most prestigious International Guitar Competitions: “ Jacinto e Inocencio Guerrero”, Madrid, Spain. After his success in Madrid he became a prizewinner in virtually every competition in which he participated.
Among
the most significant prizes are:
-1st
prize at the International Guitar Festival IGF- Frechen, Germany, 1995
-1st prize at the International Guitar Competition “Rene Bartoli”-Aix en
Provence, France, 1995
-1st prize, special prize for the best interpretation
of work by Francisco Tarrega and the prize of the public at the International
Guitar Competition”Francicso Tarrega” -Benicasim, Spain, 1995
1st
prize at the International Guitar Competition ”Manufacturas Alhambra”-Alcoy,
Spain, 1996
-1st
prize at the International Guitar Competition “Printemps de la Guitarre”-
Bruxelles, Belgium, 1996
-1st
prize at the International Guitar Competition “Guitar Foundation of America”-
Montreal, Canada, 1998.
-1st
prize at the Schadt String Competition, Allentown, Pennsylvania, USA, 1999
- 1st prize at the Stotsenberg International Guitar Competition, Malibu,
California, USA, 1999.
The Cavatina Duo
The second concert performance of the season is The Cavatina Duo, comprised of GFA winner guitarist Denis Azabagic, and Eugenia Moliner, flute.
Concert Saturday, 11/02/02, 8 pm, HCC-Northwest.
Pre-Concert entertainment while you wait for the show by the DuBois-Verrett duo on period gut-strung 19th century guitars, in the lobby starting 7:15-7:30pm. Music of Sor and Rossini (arr. Giuliani). Come early to be assured a good seat; the Cobo concert was packed.
Master Class Sunday, 11/03/02, 1:30pm-3:30pm, HCC-Northwest. GH is bringing back Denis Azabagic with his flute duet. Denis appeared in concert November 1999 and gave an unbelievable performance. See: 1999 Houston Concert Details. For more information about The Cavatina Duo, view the Cavatina Duo website: BIO: The Cavatina Duo
Program
Suite Buenos Aires (flute and guitar) Maximo Diego Pujol Pompeya Palermo San Telmo Microcosmos Aires de la Mancha (guitar) F. Moreno Torroba Jerigonza Ya llega el invierno Coplilla La Pastora La Seguidilla Confidencial no.2 (flute and guitar) Alejandro Yagüe ----------- ------------ --------------- ------------- ----------- Suite de Homenajes (guitar) V.Asencio Sonatina Elegia Tango de la casada infiel Histoire du Tango (flute and guitar) Astor Piazzolla - Bordel 1900 - Café 1930 - Night Club 1960 - Concert d´aujourd´hui
Manuel Barrueco
Guitar Houston is pleased to sponsor internationally acclaimed concert artist Manuel Barrueco.
Concert Friday 10/22/04, 8 PM, Emerson Unitarian.
Manuel Barrueco was featured in the Lexus television ads from the early 1990's, playing guitar in the back seat of the Lexus to show how smooth the ride is. Guitar Houston members are invited to attend a post-concert reception for Mr. Barrueco. There will be wine, snacks and good cheer so plan to stop by. This will take place at the church in their new reception area. Not a member yet? Well it's not too late to join. Copy the membership form off our website, fill it out and bring it along with a check to the concert. For more information about Manuel Barrueco, view the Manuel Barrueco website: BIO: Barrueco.com
Manuel Barrueco - Program
| Sonata in D Major K. 490 Sonata in B minor, K. 27 |
- D. SCARLATTI (1685-1757) (arr. M. Barrueco) |
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Suite VII in D minor:
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- S. L. WEISS (1686-1750) (arr. M. Barrueco) |
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| Spanish Dance No.1 "Minueto" Spanish Dance No.4 "Villanesca" Spanish Dance No.3 "Zarabanda" |
- E. GRANADOS (1867-1916) (arr. M. Barrueco) |
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| Intermission | ||
| Five Bagatelles for solo guitar | - W. WALTON | |
| Sometime Ago | - A. (CHICK) COREA (b. 1941) (arr. M. Barrueco) |
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from Cuatro Estaciones Porteñas:
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- A. PIAZZOLLA (1921-1992) (arr. M. Barrueco) |
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"Classical Minds" Guitar Festival
Texas Music Festival at Moores School of Music, University of HoustonSunday, May 30 - Saturday, June 5 2004
Valérie Hartzell, director and Kithara Duo, co-directors
- Lectures
- Private lessons
- Chamber music coaching and Guitar Orchestra Class
- Guitar Showcase
- Master classes
- TMF Faculty Artist Concert Series featuring: Randall Avers, Valerie Hartzell, and Kithara Duo
*Guest Master Class: Steve Kostelnik
*Guitar topics: Walter Michael Surrency, luthier
Concert: Randall Avers, multi-international concert winner, concert artist, and teacher, will open up this year's first guitar festival in Houston. "Classical Minds" Guitar Festival officially starts this Sunday, May 30th at 7:30pm with Randall Aver's concert in Dudley Recital Hall in the Fine Arts Bldg. Tickets are $10 for students/senior citizens/GH members and $15 for the general public. Parking is free, located in front of the Moores School of Music Bldg.
From 45, take the Cullen St exit going west (away from downtown), take a left into the Univ. of Houston campus via Entrance 16. Parking is on the left, Fine Arts Bldg is next to Moores School of Music. If you wish to audit the festival, starting Monday, May 31st, auditors pay a $15 fee every day, starting at 1pm. This gets you lectures, master classes, workshops, and you can even join the Guitar Orchestra Class if you feel brave, so bring a guitar! For more information please call 281-856-9920 before 9pm or email me.Thanks,
Valerie An intensive guitar institute with private lessons, master classes, recitals and lectures welcomes guitarists of all levels and ages. Valérie Hartzell, director of this year's first "Classical Minds" Guitar Festival, has won and placed in numerous competitions, including the K-Artist of the Month Contest with KRTS (92.1FM), 2nd prize at the Portland Guitar Competition, 1st prize at the 10th International Guitar Competition "Simone Salmaso" in Viareggio, Italy and 1st prize at the Concours de Guitare Classique Heitor Villa-Lobos in Nice, France. She has performed in Italy, France, Switzerland and Austria, and in the fall of 2002 toured throughout the Carolinas. Her first cd Fuoco! debuted in September 2002. Currently, she is on the faculty at the Preparatory Department of Moores School of Music. For more information, email valeriehartzell@yahoo.com. The Kithara Guitar Duo, made up of Fernand Vera and Olga Amelkina are board members of the Fort Worth Guitar Guild. This husband and wife team was formed in 2002. Recently, both received Master's Degrees from University of North Texas School of Music in Denton while being teaching assistants to Tom Johnson. Performances include at the Montgomery College Guitar Festival, University of Texas in Brownsville Guitar Ensemble Festival, Fort Worth Guitar Guild and a summer tour of Belarus. Future events include a performance of Vivaldi's "Concerto for two Mandolins" with the Flower Mound Chamber Orchestra. Currently, both are active teachers at the Music Conservatory of Texas in Frisco. Tuition, which is $250, includes all classes, lessons, concerts, master classes (except for Mr. Kostelnik, which is $30 per performer), application fee and lunch. If not performing in master classes, tuition is $215. The festival is open to guitarists of all ages and levels. The event calendar and full faculties' biographies can be found at http://www.valeriehartzell.com/ Out of town musicians, welcome! University of Houston, located in downtown Houston, offers on-campus housing and meals. Reservations must be made by April 24th. If interested contact Alan Austin at (713) 743-3167 or tmf@uh.edu. http://www.uh.edu/music/
In Concert March 2001: "Ana Isabel Arnaz and Michael Craddock"
- Museum of Fine Arts Auditorium
- 1001 Bissonnet at Main
- * A special tour of Spanish Renaissance and Baroque paintings is included at no additional cost for ticketholders at 7:00 p.m.
- St. Dunstan's Church
- 14301 Stuebner-Airline (west side just north of FM 1960)
- Directions to St. Dunstan's Church: I45 north to FM 1960 West. North on Stuebner-Airline. Church is on the left side of street after just a few buildings.
- Montgomery County College Concert Hall / Theatre
- The Woodlands - Exit 242 from I-45
- Directions to Montgomery County College, The Woodlands: I-45 North to 242 on the North side of The Woodlands. Make a right onto the 242 exit ramp from I-45. Make a left on 242 at the light. Montgomery College is just on the right - follow the signs.
Ample free parking is available.
Guitar Houston, Houston Early Music, and the Museum of Fine Arts present soprano
The Swiss-based duo of Spanish soprano Ana Isabel Arnaz and American
Ana Isabel Arnaz, soprano, is a native of Huesca (Aragón), Spain, and
Michael Craddock studied classical guitar with Thomas Johnson at the
Ana Isabel Arnaz and lutenist Michael Craddock. Guitar Houston is especially proud to
welcome back Michael Craddock following his earlier successful concert season with GH.
You will not hear a finer or more historically informed performance.
lutenist Michael Craddock will be performing a concert of Spanish songs from
the 16th and 17th centuries. The program includes romances and villancicos
from the Cancionero Musical de Palacio, songs by Alonso Mudarra and Miguel
de Fuenllana, and a selection of French airs de cour which were originally
published with Spanish texts.
graduated with honors from the Conservatorio Superior de Música del Liceo in
Barcelona. She has appeared as a soloist in works for chorus and orchestra,
including those of J. S. Bach, Vivaldi and Pergolesi, in European countries
from Spain to Norway. Miss Arnaz sings regularly with several early music
ensembles in Europe, including Les Musiciens du Paradis and Ensemble
Sepharad, and performs music from the Middle Ages to the Baroque. Her
specialty, however, is the vocal music of sixteenth-century Spain, and it is
here that the unique qualities of her voice find true expression.
University of North Texas, where he was the first guitarist to complete the
Doctor of Musical Arts Degree. He was also a performer in guitar master
classes of Oscar Ghiglia and José Tomás. An interest in early music
eventually led him to study the lute and related historical plucked
instruments with Hopkinson Smith at the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis in
Switzerland. He has performed as a soloist and member of several ensembles
in Europe and the United States. A former faculty member of Texas Christian
University and the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, he now lives
in Basel, Switzerland.
Michael Craddock
European renaissance guitar and theorbo featuring French renaissance and baroque music. October 2, 1998, Friday, 8 p.m. at St. Dunstan's Church (Steubner Airline just north of FM 1960). October 3, 1998, Saturday, 8 p.m., at Cullen Hall. October 4, 1998, Sunday, 2 p.m., Montgomery County College, The Woodlands. Masterclass, following the October 3 performance, to be announced.
Ricardo Cobo
Guitar Houston is pleased to sponsor internationally acclaimed concert artist Ricardo Cobo.
Concert Saturday 11/20/04, 8 PM, Emerson Unitarian.
Master Class on Sunday 11/21/04
PROGRAM:
RICARDO COBO, Guitar
1. Duxieme Polonaise Napoleon Coste (1806-1883)
Andante-Polonaise
2. Dos Valsas (Paschoito) Dilermando Reis (1916-1977)
-Se Ela Preguntar
-Promessa
3. Danza in e-minor Jorge Morel (b 1931)
4. Elegía por La Muerte de un Tanguero Máximo Diego Pujol (b 1957)
Confuseta-melancolía-epílogo
Intermission
5. Stella Australis Máximo Diego Pujol (b.1957)
6. Don Agustin Bardi Horacio Salgan (1916-1968)
7. El Choclo (Arr. R. Cobo) Angel Villoldo (1861-1919)
8. Little Rhapsody Jorge Morel
9. Vals Op. 8,#4 Austin Barrios-Mangoré
-Danza Paraguaya
-Maxixe
10. Two Tangos Astor Piazzolla
-La Muerte del Angel (Arr. R. Cobo) (1921-1992)
-Primavera Porteña (Arr. R. Cobo
Ricardo Cobo appears by special arrangement with Crossovermedia Inc.
Max Horowitz (212) 465-2444 Sefair Artists (702) 498-4000
Recordings: ANGEL/EMI, NAXOS, KOCH, ESSAY, ELLIPSIS ARTS
www.ricardocobo.com
With an unprecedented array of first prizes in major international competitions, Colombia-born Ricardo Cobo is recognized as one of the world's leading virtuosi of the new classic guitar generation. He gave his professional debut with the Orquesta Filarmónica de Bogotá at age seventeen on a nationwide telecast for an audience of over nine million. He made his astonishing debut to American audiences as the first Hispanic ever to win consecutive medals at Guitar Foundation of America Solo International Competition.
Equally in demand as chamber musician, pedagogue and recording artist, Cobo's busy touring schedule has taken him from New York's Carnegie Hall and Alice Tully Hall to Korea's Ho Ham Hall, Los Angeles' Ambassador Auditorium, Madrid's Teatro Real, and Zaragoza's Palacio Real, to Venezuela's Teresa Carreño, and his native Colombia's National Library, among hundreds of others. At his Phillips Gallery solo debut, The Washington Post called his playing "mesmerizing...fiery...sultry...Cobo craftted note-perfect essences of beauty."
Cobo's versatility can be heard in his award-winning solo recordings of classical and children's music, his orchestral and crossover recordings, and in hundreds of credits for commercial releases worldwide. His diverse and innovative programming ranges from solo concerti with orchestra to historical chamber settings as well as Tango and Flamenco dance ensembles to Latin and world music concerts. His performance of the historic American Premiere of Leo Brouwer's Concerto de Toronto under the composer's own baton with the San Antonio Symphony was called "extrovert, lyrical and rhythmically alive...Cobo's performance was characterized by generosity of spirit, to say nothing of knockout virtuosity," added the San Antonio Express News.
Cobo has been decorated by his country on numerous occasions, recieving Colombia's "Order of Cañasgordas" and the "Order of Belacazar" for outstanding merit in cultural affairs. Ricardo Cobo currently makes his home in Las Vegas. For more information please visit him at: www.ricardocobo.com
Selected Reviews:
"His playing was impeccable, his performance style suave...had he wanted to, he could have set the stage ablaze with burst after burst of pyrotechnics. Both his virtuosity and his need to display it were things utterly under his control." - ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH "Apart from the pleasures of technical bravura and musicality, the concert was a garden of seldom-heard delights. Colombia-born Cobo is a dynamic player who not only digs into passages of rhythmic verve and percussive ferocity but also plays close heed to the fine points of tonal color. He is a player who lays claim to the twin virtues of passion and clarity. To boot, he's on an admirable repertoire-expanding mission." - LOS ANGELES TIMES "Cobo exhibits a level of confidence and facility that few guitarists possess. He executes the most difficult passages almost effortlessly, and his lightness and brilliance in fast scale passages and effervescent arpeggios was dazzling. In addition, his sound was powerful and beautiful. He played with such conviction and feeling that one simply heard music - not 'twentieth century' music." - Guitar Review "Cobo's tone is velvet, his technique seems to have no limitations, and his guitar can be as big and brassy or as soft and expressive as he wishes." -Soundboard MagazineRicardo Cobo
Guitar Houston is pleased to sponsor internationally acclaimed concert artist Ricardo Cobo to start off our 2002/2003 concert season.
Concert Saturday 9/28/02, 8 PM, HCC-Northwest.
Master Class on Sunday 9/29/02 2-5 PM.
PROGRAM
1. - "Un día de Noviembre" - Leo Brouwer 2. -Duxieme Polonaise Napoleon Coste -Rondeau de Concert 3. Elegia por La Muerte de un Tanguero Maximo Diego Pujol ***intermission*** (Homenaje a Astor Piazzolla) 5. Milonga del Viento Jorge Morel 6. Don Agustin Bardi Horacio Salgan 7. El Choclo (Arr. R. Cobo) Angel Villoldo 8. -Se Ela Preguntar Dilermando Reis -Promesa (1916-1977) 9. -Romanze Jorge Morel -Little Rhapsody 10. -La Muerte del Angel (Arr. R. Cobo) Astor Piazzolla -Primavera Porteña (Arr. R. Cobo)Ricardo Cobo appears by special arrangement with Sefair Artists. Personal Representative: Maureen Dexter Giles. (804) 448-9377
Adam Del Monte
Guitar Houston is pleased to sponsor Adam Del Monte as part of our 2003/2004 concert season. Guitar Houston will present its final concert of the 2003-2004 season this Saturday evening with Flamenco guitarist Adam Del Monte. He will be joined for a few numbers by his wife, Flamenco dancer Laila Del Monte. Come join us for this exciting season finale.Concert Saturday 4/17/04, 8 PM, Emerson Unitarian Church.
“If any performer on any instrument has presented this work (Albeniz) with such energy and brilliance, then it has escaped my notice. A magnificent debut from a guitarist with all the hallmarks of a major world talent.” - CD Review in Classical Guitar Magazine, 2000 “Displaying mind boggling control over dynamics and tone, Adam del Monte defies physics with his expressive, romantic playing… profoundly inspiring and truly humbling.” - Guitar Player Magazine, 2000 “Adam del Monte, a man whose blinding virtuosity coupled with an agile and creative improvisatory sensibility electrifies audiences wherever he goes” - GFA Soundboard Magazine, 1998 Program: SoleaMinera
"Dahab"
Alegria
Taranta
Tango ** intermission ** Granada - Isaac Albeniz
Vals # 3 - Antonio Lauro
Seguiriya
"Los Bilbilikos"
Buleria
Solea - Dance For more information about Adam Del Monte, view the Adam Del Monte website: BIO and REVIEWS: www.flamencofusion.tierranet.com
BIO: "First Prize winner at the 1997 Stotsenberg International Classical Guitar Competition, Adam del Monte studied flamenco and classical guitar in Spain, Israel, and England. Beginning with his father, flamenco artist Dino del Monte, Adam continued his training with such famed Gypsy performers as Pepe "Habichuela," Paco Cortez, Nono Miguel, and Gerardo Nunez. His classical guitar teachers were Menashe Baquiche in Israel and Gordon Crosskey at the Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester, England. He has also appeared as both a solo artist and group performer (with his wife, acclaimed flamenco dancer Laila del Monte) in major venues such as Los Angeles's Mark Taper forum and the Wilshire Theater; the Teatro Real and the Conde Duque in Madrid; Manuel de Falla Auditorium in Granada; New Mexico St. Francis Auditorium in Santa Fe; the International guitar festival in Israel, GFA in St. Louis (1996); GFA in La Jolla (1997); and the 500th anniversary of Columbus celebrations in Paris and Madrid. Del Monte has also performed with flamenco singer Enrique Morente and the Madrid Symphony Orchestra, as well as with Lole' y Manuel. Del Monte was both influenced by and inspired the younger generation of flamenco performers who were beginning to depart from the precious virtual space of spanish flamenco. Del Monte, too, set out in new directions, integrating years of traditional and leading-edge flamenco training as well as expanding his musicianship on the classical guitar. An exlectic awareness of jazz, world music and other contemporary forms led to new, creative renditions of flamenco repertoire." - Mel Bay Web Site
SIMON DINNIGAN: Concert & Master Class
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Concert - October 23, 1999Master Class - October 24, 1999Simon Dinnigan is quickly gaining world-wide recognition as one of the foremost virtuosos of the classical guitar alive today. After Simon's first year of studies in Spain, Señor José Tomás concluded, "Simon is the finest pupil I have ever had the good fortune to encounter". Simon has also studied in master-classes with leading guitarists: John Williams, David Russell, Roberto Aussel and the legendary Andrés Segovia. For more information about Simon Dinnigan, visitThe Simon Dinnigan Official Web Page. |
Guitar Review Magazine New York,1997
"...a musician's musician.....a major guitarist of the 21st Century"
Classical Guitar Magazine, 1994
"Simon Dinnigan is a performer who's work exudes quality and refinement. From the delicate Renaissance miniatures of Narvaez to the Baroque splendour of Bach's Violin Sonata BWV 1001, every phrase is shaped to perfection, every contrapuntal line realised....."
Classical Guitar Magazine, 1990
"A truly remarkable performance and a wonderful evening's entertainment. This recital was not to be missed."
Classical Guitar Magazine, 1996
"He possesses a first class technique which he uses with confidence, and he is obviously a musician who knows what he wants and is prepared to serve the composer. This CD is one of the most enjoyable I have heard for quite a while"
Guitar Review Magazine, New York 1996
"Dinnigan demonstrates a World class talent"
Martha Masters / Risa Carlson: "Duo Erato"
Guitar Houston is pleased to sponsor Martha Masters / Risa Carlson: "Duo Erato" as part of our 2003/2004 concert season.
Concert Saturday 11/8/03, 8 PM, Emerson Unitarian Church.
Master Class 11/9/03, 12-3 PM (directions below)
Duo Erato Risa Carlson and Martha Masters, Guitars L'Encouragement, Op. 34 Fernando Sor Cantabile (1778-1839) Theme and Variations Valse Prelude, Fugue et Variation, Op. 18 Cesar Franck (1822-1890) Toccata Pierre Petit (1922-2000) Vals Op. 8, No. 3 Agustín Barrios Mangoré Julia Florida (1885-1944) Vals Op. 8, No. 4 Martha Masters, solo guitar INTERMISSION Accentuado Astor Piazolla Romántico (1921-1992) Compadre from Cinco Piezas Risa Carlson, solo guitar Sonata in D minor Bernardo Pasquini Allegro (1637-1710) Andante trans. By Erwin Schaller Allegro Evocación Isaac Albeniz El Puerto (1860-1909) from the suite Iberia trans. by Miguel Llobet Concert Variations on "The Carnival of Venice", Op. 62 Johann Padowecz (1800-1873) DUO ERATO In October 2000, long-time friends Risa Carlson and Martha Masters reunited at the prestigious Guitar Foundation of America International Competition in San Antonio, where both emerged as prizewinners. Of their performances in the finals, Soundboard magazine said, "Risa Carlson played with poise, a fine silvery tone, and few if any errors…," and the San Antonio Express- News said, "Masters put her ample dexterity to good use…her control of instrumental color was exemplary." Risa and Martha began playing together in 1992 at the suggestion of their teacher, Manuel Barrueco, while studying at the Peabody Conservatory in Baltimore. The duo (named for Erato, the muse of love poetry) quickly discovered a natural affinity, and success soon followed. They won first prize in the 1994 National Guitar Summer Workshop Competition for chamber ensembles, and were finalists in the 1994 Baltimore Chamber Music Awards. Shortly thereafter, Martha moved to Los Angeles to pursue graduate studies at the University of Southern California with Scott Tennant, while Risa continued her studies with Barrueco. In addition to competing as soloists in San Antonio, the duo performed for the Assads at the convention, rekindling their interest in performing together. Risa lives in the Baltimore area and is Chair of the guitar department of the Levine School of Music in Washington, D.C. Martha lives in Los Angeles and is on faculty at Loyola Marymount University. The two meet regularly in Baltimore or Los Angeles to rehearse. "But when Erato brushed her flowery lute, What strains of sweetness whispered in the wind! Soft as at evening when the shepherd's flute To tones of melting love alone resigned, Breathes through the windings of the silent vale; Complaining accents tremble on the gale, Or notes of ecstasy serenely roll. So when the smiling muse of Cupid sung, Her melody sighed out the sorrowing soul, Or o'er her silken chords sweet notes of gladness rung." from An Ode To Music, by James G. Percival"Two women, two guitars too superb not to love"
By Punch Shaw
Special to the Star-Telegram "FORT WORTH - Think of it as music for guitar four hands. Two rising young classical guitarists, Duo Erato, brought their tag-team act to the PepsiCo Recital Hall on Thursday in an evening of plucking and strumming that was so tightly coordinated that it often seemed that the two women were playing a single instrument. Expectations were high for this performance, given the credentials these two players -- Risa Carlson and Martha Masters -- bring to the stage. They finished first and third in the 2000 Guitar Foundation of America competition, a sort of Cliburn for the guitar (and I challenge anyone who was there to guess the winner). They both studied with one of the most respected of all guitar masters, Manuel Barrueco. And each has enjoyed success on her own. Consider those high expectations met. The duo glided through a program that included works by Pasquini, Sor, Brahms, Piazolla, Albeniz and Rodrigo. That reads like the usual suspects except for the Brahms -- a transcription of a movement from his String Sextet in B flat. Guitar recitals are usually rich in transcriptions from a variety of composers, but they rarely come from the Romantic era. While the piece did make the German composer speak with a vaguely Spanish accent in places, it was quite satisfying and true to its source overall. When they played together, their contrasting styles complemented each other nicely. Carlson offers a sharp, ringing attack, Masters a softer, more blended tone. Their duets were broken up by brief solo sets from each artist. Masters' choice was three tunes by Paraguayan composer Agustin Barrios Mangore. Her soft, richly nuanced reading of Julia Florida so thoroughly seduced the larger-than-usual audience of about 200 that they seemed to be holding their collective breath as she played. Carlson's solo set was three works by Argentine tango great Astor Piazolla that were dispatched with appropriate sass and verve. Finally, I suppose it is necessary to express a view as to which of these virtuosos was better. All right. The pretty one was better. And, again, I challenge anyone who was there to take a guess on that one."
Falla Guitar Trio
From Hong Kong to Paris, New York to San Francisco, the Falla Guitar Trio has been dazzling audiences around the world with their stunning virtuosity, depth of expression, and innovative programming. One of the top guitar ensembles in the world, the Falla Guitar Trio attracts large audiences with their unique blend of original compositions, classical repertoire, and improvised jazz. The trio's recordings on the Concord label have garnered international acclaim, including a Record of the Year Award from Stereo Review.
Kenton Youngstrom is active as a producer, composer, arranger, recording artist and educator in Southern California. In addition to producing CDs for local artists, Mr. Youngstrom's credits include the award-winning debut by the Falla Trio, Virtuoso Music for Three Guitars. His compositions and arrangements include "World Music", a new work for guitar trio and orchestra (co-authored by Dusan Bogdanovic and Gyan Riley), works for solo guitar, songs for voice and jazz combo, arrangements for the Pasadena Jazz Orchestra, secular and sacred music for choir, and music for film: "Seven Year ZigZag...A Film in Rhyme and Swing," which received two screenings at the Cannes International Film Festival, and "An American Sweetheart," his second film score for Timeline Films. One of the CDs that features Mr. Youngstrom's playing was nominated for a 2004 Grammy®. Recent engagements include concerts with bassist Putter Smith, guitarists James Smith and Brian Head, a performance at the 2004 Sonoma Valley Film Festival, and concerts performed on Francisco Tarrega's newly-restored 1888 Antonio Torres guitar. Mr. Youngstrom joined the faculty of the Colburn School of Performing Arts in 1979, the University of Redlands in 1989, and Pepperdine University in 2001. Gyan Riley has emerged as a prominent figure in the classical guitar world as well as the contemporary music scene. Gyan was the first graduate level guitarist ever to be awarded a full scholarship from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. He completed his undergraduate studies there under the direction of David Tanenbaum, and his Masters Degree studies under Dusan Bogdanovic. Gyan has received numerous awards in prestigious competitions, including First Prizes in the Portland Guitar Festival Competition, the San Francisco Conservatory Guitar Concerto Competition, and the Music in the Mountains Young Musicians Competition. Performances have taken him to England, Germany, Austria, Italy, France, Croatia, Turkey and throughout the United States. Gyan has performed with numerous distinguished musicians, such as violinist Tracy Silverman, his father pianist-composer Terry Riley, and the San Francisco Symphony. Gyan has been commissioned to write solo guitar works, many of which were recently released on his debut CD Food for the Bearded, on the New Albion record label. He also currently tours with the Modern Mandolin Quartet, Terry Riley and the All-Stars, and the World Guitar Ensemble. Gyan presently serves as the artistic director for the San Francisco Classical Guitar Society. Matthew Greif has toured internationally and has performed and recorded with a wide range of musicians. He has three critically-acclaimed CD recordings to his credit - Permanent Transition, El Encanto, and Circle - which feature internationally-influenced modern guitar works, classical guitar favorites, original compositions, improvisation, and jazz, and include collaborations with Andrew York of the Los Angeles Guitar Quartet, guitarist/composer Dusan Bogdanovic, and bassist Ric Fierabracci. Matthew also appears on Scott Tennant's Delos recording Wild Mountain Thyme, and has recorded for several film and television productions. He has taught guitar at the University of Southern California, Cal Poly - San Luis Obisbo, Santa Barbara City College, and Ventura College, and teaches presently at El Camino College in the Los Angeles area. Matthew's awards include the Andres Segovia Award, a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts, and First Place in the American String Teachers Association California Guitar Competition. He was twice named Outstanding Graduate of the U.S.C. guitar department, where he studied with James Smith, William Kanengiser and Joe Diorio. The Falla Guitar Trio is represented by Jonathan Wentworth Associates Ltd., NYwww.jwentworth.com Concert Saturday 3/4/06, 8 PM, Emerson Unitarian Church.
"The Falla Guitar Trio moves freely among classical jazz and popular music, limited, it seems, only by the 18 strings at its disposal." - The Washington Post
"The three musicians played with similar zest and charm. They enjoyed their work, and they displayed the technical skills to convey their enthusiasm for the music." - Houston Chronicle
"Here, the three players... proved resourceful virtuosos as well as versatile and musicianly performers." - Los Angeles Times
"These three remarkable artists communicate musically with the finesse and vitality of a seasoned chamber ensemble." - Stereo Review
Concert Program
Trio Sonata from The Musical Offering J.S. Bach
(1685-1750)
I. Largo
II. Allegro
III. Andante
IV. Allegro
El Amor Brujo Manuel de Falla
(1876-1946)
Pantomima
Andante Tranquillo
Cancion del Fuego fatuo
Danza del Terror
Romance del Pescador
Danza del Juego de Amor
Danza Ritual del Fuego
Intermission
Excursions, Op. 20 Samuel Barber
(1910-1981)
I. Un Poco Allegro
II. In Slow Blues Tempo
III. Allegro Molto
If I Could Kenton Youngstrom
Blues for BG2356 (b. 1958)
Say What?
El Sombrero de Tres Picos de Falla
Danza del Molinero
Danza de los Vecinos
Danza del Corregidor
Danza de la Molinera
Eliot Fisk
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Master class with Eliot Fisk, world-renown performer, teacher, and recording artist.
For more information about Eliot Fisk, visit
The Eliot Fisk Official Web Page.
Master Class (GH event) - February 7, Sunday, 1-4 p.m. |
- U.T. Medical Branch, Levin Hall, Galveston, 7 p.m. Feb. 5, 1999. "A Concert with Conversation."
Contact Diane Wonio at 409-772-6915 for more information. $12 general admission, $5 students.
Houston Zoo, Brown Education Center, Feb. 6, 1999 2-3 p.m. This will be a more informal concert / presentation geared to the general public and youth. Free with zoo general admission; seating is limited. From 1-2 p.m. before the show there will be a "musical petting zoo" where children can discover, see and touch musical instruments.
Talento Bilengue, 333 S. Jensen, Feb. 8, 1999. Time to be determined. This event will be primarily for various local area secondary schools, although the general public may attend. Contact the Da Camera Society for more information on this event.
Elliot Frank
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Concert, Jan 24th, 2003, 8pm, Montgomery College, Fine Arts Building Master class 11am on Sat the 25th. Salon Concert Sunday 1/26/03, 2:30PM, Spring, CannonSong Music Arts Studio |
281-320-9656
Guitar@CannonSong.com
CannonSong Media web site
Classical Guitar Concert
Featuring Dr. Elliot Frank
Guitarist Elliot Frank will perform a solo recital Friday evening at 8pm on Friday, January 24, 2003, and 2:30pm on Sunday January 26th. Works by Bach, Lauro, Barrios, Merlin, and Dunne will be featured. Admission is $10.00 for the general public, $6 for children / students. The MCC concert is FREE for Montgomery Students. For further information call: (936) 273-7071.
This concert is being hosted by the Montgomery College Music Department and sponsored by the Guitar Houston Organization.
PROGRAM:
Suite Venezolano Antonio Lauro Registro(preludio) Danza Negra Cancion Vals La Catedral Agustin Barrios Mangore Preludio saudade Andante religioso Allegro solemne Suite in E minor BWV 996 Johann Sebastian Bach Prelude:presto Allemande Sarabande Gigue intermission Variations on an Appalachian Folk Theme: Andrew Zohn Black is the Color of My true Love's Hair Etude 8(for Sergio Assad) Matthew Dunne Etude 9(for Roland Dyens) Suite del Recuerdo Jose Luis Merlin Evocacion Zamba Chacarera Carnavalito Evocacion JoropoELLIOT FRANK BIO Applauded by critics and audiences for his unique blend of powerful virtuosity, beautiful tone, and natural musicianship, Elliot Frank has appeared as solo recitalist, chamber player, and as concerto soloist throughout the Americas and Europe. He is a prize winner in two international competitions, the Concurso Internacional de la Casa de España in San Juan, and the Concurso Internacional de Guitarra, "Alirio Díaz," in Caracas. He has appeared as featured soloist with the North Carolina Symphony, and has appeared in solo recitals for the Memphis Classical Guitar Society, the Dallas Guitar Society, the Piedmont Guitar Society, the Richmond Classic Guitar Society, and the Museum of Colonial Art in Caracas. An aficionado of guitar music of Hispanic cultures, he has performed lecture/recitals pertaining to the music of Antonio Lauro for the Guitar Foundation of America at international festivals in Pasadena and New Orleans. Most recently he has performed for the Tallahassee Guitar Society, the Tampa Classical Guitar Festival, the North Carolina Bach Festival, the Appalachian Guitar Fest, Columbus State University Guitar Symposium, and the East Carolina University Summer Guitar Festival, where he also serves as Artistic Director. In addition to his appearance in Houston upcoming highlights include performances in San Antonio, Montreal, and the release of his first compact disc, which will consist of music of Agustín Barrios and Antonio Lauro. Elliot Frank was selected to initiate the guitar studies program for East Carolina University and is currently teaching there in addition to maintaining an active concert schedule. His students have earned awards on state, regional, and national levels, including national first prize of the Music Teacher's National Association Wurlitzer Young Artist Competition. Dr. Frank holds degrees from the University of Georgia, Southern Methodist University, and Florida State University where he received the Doctor of Music degree in guitar performance. His major teachers include Bruce Holzman, Robert Guthrie, José Tomas, and Pepe Romero. His first master class with Pepe Romero was held in Houston in 1977.
Antigoni Goni: Friday 4/12/2002, 8 PM, HCC
- 1995 GFA Competition Winner
- Guitar Department Head: Juilliard Pre-College Div.
- Soundboard Magazine Review (summer 2001):
- "Antigoni Goni has it all; beautiful tone, exquisite phrasing, great timbre and dynamic range, as well as an engaging stage presence."
- "Immediately Ms. Goni showed herself to be a confident, assured and sensitive performer..she demonstrated an extraordinary ability to express deep, ineffable emotion. Ms. Goni's judicious and subtle use of tempo inflections imbued these performances with delicacy and grace."
- "Maestro Carlos Barbosa-Lima commented on Ms. Goni's ability to perform and record in "three-dimensional" style. This concept basically states that the bass, inner voices and melody are so clearly delineated by a guitarist the resulting effect are orchestral. And so it was. We were all impressed by Ms. Goni's playing.."
- "Antigoni Goni has it all; beautiful tone, exquisite phrasing, great timbre and dynamic range, as well as an engaging stage presence."
HCC Northwest, Town and Country Square Campus (Beltway 8 & I-10)
Admission $10
For additional info call 713-718-5620
Web site & Directions: http://nwc.hccs.cc.tx.us/inside/tc.html
The Greek-born guitarist Antigoni Goni was first prize winner in the 1995 International Guitar Foundation of America Competition, her success leading to a fifty-recital North American concert tour and her present recording contract with Naxos. In 1991 she took first prize in the Julian Bream Competition and was a prizewinner in the 1995 Stotsenberg International Competition, the 1993 Artists International Competition and the 1988 International Guitar Competition in the Cuban capital of Havana. Antigoni Goni studied with Evangelos Assimakopoulos at the National Conservatory in Athens and, with John Mills and Julian Bream, at the Royal Academy of Music in London and subsequently with Sharon Isbin at the New York Juilliard School of Music. As a soloist and recitalist she has appeared in Moscow and St Petersburg and extensively throughout Europe and North America. She is now head of the guitar department of The Juilliard Pre-College Division.
Web Site: www.guitarfoundation.org/goni.html
Robert Guthrie
In Concert September 29, 2001, at 8pmMaster Class September 30, 2001, at 12pm
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Known both as a great classical and flamenco player, Mr. Guthrie's concert promises to be exciting, featuring compositions ranging in style. A student of Andres Segovia, Alirio Diaz, José Tomás, and Jesus Silva, Guthrie's world-wide study was made possible by numerous scholarships, some of which were given to him by Segovia himself.
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An internationally acclaimed concert guitarist and teacher, Robert Guthrie's concert appearances have taken him to virtually every major city in the United States and throughout Mexico, Venezuela, Canada, Italy and Spain. His repertoire covers the history of his instrument from the sixteenth century to the present day, with a special emphasis on the music of Spain and South America.
He currently heads the guitar program at Southern Methodist University in Dallas where his students are frequent competition winners. He has given over 100 guest Master classes in the U.S. and Mexico, and has been a faculty artist of the Aspen Music Festival, the Boston Conservatory, and Yale University. PBS produced a documentary on his performing and teaching. As recipient of the 1995 Teacher of the Year award from the Dallas Classical Guitar Society, he also pursues a busy concert schedule. Guthrie is highly sought after for his master classes, which he has given in more than fifty conservatories, universities, and festivals throughout North America. Bring your friends to this great concert! |
Photo courtesy of Guitar Foundation of America - Guthrie was a featured artist in the Summer 1999 issue of GFA Soundboard magazine.
Due to recent world events, Dale Kavanagh is unable to travel to the United States and perform her concert. Though disappointed at this development, Guitar Houston is delighted to announce Robert Guthrie has agreed to perform in her absence.
Guitar Houston will also provide students an opportunity for study in a master class setting. Contact GH if you would like to perform; the cost is only $30 per slot. Observers are free.
Master Class - September 30, 2001, at 12pm
University of Houston Downtown Campus, One Main Street
Robertson Hall
Parking allowed in faculty parking garage for free.
Academic Bldg., 3rd Floor.
Park in faculty garage building and take elevator to the third floor.
Directions
UHD Campus Map (Note Academic Building is shown)
Robert Guthrie
In Concert April 5, 2003, at 8pm, HCC-Northwest
Guitar Houston is pleased to once again bring Robert Guthrie in concert. His last Houston concert season performance for Guitar Houston was September 29, 2001 - a sensitive and polished concert, followed by an informative master class.
Known both as a great classical and flamenco player, Mr. Guthrie's concert promises to be exciting, featuring compositions ranging in style. He will play a primarily Spanish and Latin American program featuring composers such as Albeniz, Villa Lobos, Turina, Torroba, Rodrigo. A student of Andres Segovia, Alirio Diaz, José Tomás, and Jesus Silva, Guthrie's world-wide study was made possible by numerous scholarships, some of which were given to him by Segovia himself.
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An internationally acclaimed concert guitarist and teacher, Robert Guthrie's concert appearances have taken him to virtually every major city in the United States and throughout Mexico, Venezuela, Canada, Italy and Spain. His repertoire covers the history of his instrument from the sixteenth century to the present day, with a special emphasis on the music of Spain and South America.
He currently heads the guitar program at Southern Methodist University in Dallas where his students are frequent competition winners. He has given over 100 guest Master classes in the U.S. and Mexico, and has been a faculty artist of the Aspen Music Festival, the Boston Conservatory, and Yale University. PBS produced a documentary on his performing and teaching. As recipient of the 1995 Teacher of the Year award from the Dallas Classical Guitar Society, he also pursues a busy concert schedule. Guthrie is highly sought after for his master classes, which he has given in more than fifty conservatories, universities, and festivals throughout North America. Bring your friends to this great concert! |
Photo courtesy of Guitar Foundation of America - Guthrie was a featured artist in the Summer 1999 issue of GFA Soundboard magazine.
Due to recent world events, Johan Fostier canceled all travel to the United States. Though disappointed at this development, Guitar Houston is delighted to announce Robert Guthrie has agreed to perform in his absence.
Adam Holzman
Adam Holzman, Director of Univ. Texas (Austin) Guitar Program, has been described by the New York Times as "polished and quite dazzling" and has won top prizes in five major international and national guitar competitions. Adam's recording career has included several CD top-sellers in the Naxos classical guitar catalog, including CD's of Ponce, Lauro and Sor. Adam Holzman was chosen twice to perform in Andres Segovia's historic master classes.
Concert Saturday 4/29/06, 8 PM, Emerson Unitarian Church.
Adam Holzman Concert Program
Capriccio (detto "IL Gran Monarca") - Pietro Paolo MeliiCancion y Danza - A. Ruiz pipo Three sonatas - Domenico Scarlatti Cello Suite #3 - J.S. Bach
Prelude
Allemande
Courante
Sarabande
Bourree 1
Bourree 11
Gigue Intermission Triptych - Mark Cruz
Real De Catorce
Vinculacion
San Miguel De Allende Three Greek Letters - Sergio Assad
Psi
Pi
Sigma Augustin Barrios Mangore:
Opus 8 #3
Villancico de Navidad
Opus 8 #4
Adam Holzman Master Class
The master class will be held at 34 West Eden Elm Circle, The Woodlands, TX. From I45 North, exit Lake Woodlands and go West (back over the freeway). After ~4 miles pass the Gosling intersection and look for the Shadow Lake subdivision on the right. Turn right into the subdivision (at Golden Shadow Circle). At the first stop sign at West Eden Elm Circle turn right and find 34. Map of 34 W Eden Elm CirThe Woodlands, TX 77381-4166, US The class will run from 12-3pm on Sunday the day after the concert. There will be 6 students who will each have 30-minutes. Each student will perform their piece, followed by instruction by the maestro. Guitarists are encouraged to attend (audit) the master class to learn from a master guitarist. Guitar Houston members may audit at no charge, and non-members may audit for only $5. Adam Holzman
Concert: Saturday, April 15, 2000, 8 p.m., Cullen Hall, St. Thomas Univ.
Master Class: Sunday, April 16, 2000, 11 a.m. - 2 p.m., Cullen Hall, St. Thomas Univ.
Directions to Cullen Hall - 4001 Mt. Vernon St., Houston, TX 77006-4824:
I-45 south to 59 South.
Right on Shepherd.
Right on Richmond.
Left on Mt. Vernon (small side street; if you hit Montrose you passed it).
Cullen hall is on the right, next to the Library at St. Thomas University.
Campus Map
Adam's recording career has recently included three CD top-sellers in the Naxos classical guitar catalog as part of the complete works recordings of Sor (click to link) and Ponce (click to link). An interview with Adam Holzman was recently featured in Soundboard magazine.
Adam Holzman was chosen twice to perform in Andres Segovia's historic master classes. His concert career has taken him throughout Italy, Holland, Canada, the U.S. and Latin America, performing solo concerts at such distinguished halls as the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, Carnegie Recital Hall and the 92nd Street Y in New York. Holzman formed the first guitar studio at UT and was appointed "Maestro Extraordinario" by the Universidad Autonoma de Nueva Leon, Monterrey, Mexico, in 1992.
In Concert February 28, 2002: Pasquale Rucco and Douglas James Duo
Thursday February 28, 2002
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Brown Auditorium, 1001 Bissonnet
Private GH Museum Tour of Italian art (6:30 pm)
Tasting of Italian wines (7:15 pm)
Concert (8 pm)
This event is jointly sponsored by Guitar Houston, Houston Early Music, and the Museum of Fine Arts.
Directions:
The Brown Auditorium is in the lower floor of the Caroline Wiess Law
Building of the Museum at 1001 Bissonnet. There is free
parking (uncovered) directly across from the Law Building. However, if it
should be raining, there is garage parking for $3 in a garage which is directly
across from the Visitors' Center Building (down the street from the Law
Building). All the buildings are connected underground by tunnels,
so one could easily get to the Law Building from the parking garage. The
actual address of the parking garage is 5600 Fanin, but there is an entrance on Bissonnet, which is the one they recommend.
There is additional, outdoor, free parking about across the street from
the Law Building (at Bissonnet and Main) in the parking lot of the First
Presbyterian Church. If you have more specific questions, you can call 713-639-7300.
The tour and wine tasting will take place in the foyer to the Brown Auditorium - basically just in front of
the auditorium.
http://www.1400hermann.com/museumdistrict.htm
http://www.1400hermann.com/directions.htm
 Douglas James Web Site |
The Rucco and James duo will perform 19th century Italian guitar duet music (e.g. Giuliani, Gragnani) on period instruments. Based on Dr. James' stunning concert last season, we are bringing him back with his duet this year. This concert will occur at the Museum of Fine Arts with Italian wine tasting and a tour of 19th c. Italian art just for Houston Early Music and GH members. The duo of Pasquale Rucco and Douglas James specializes in performance of the guitar music of the early 19th century. Their ancient gut-strung guitars have a remarkably sweet and clear sound, bringing to life the music from the first golden age of the guitar. This ensemble's charming and refined performances have been received with standing ovations throughout North America and Europe, and is sure to surprise and delight. ". . . precise, well-balanced ensemble . . . charming and discriminating . . . " Jack Dressler, Charleston Post and Courier "Douglas James and Pasquale Rucco played original 19th century guitars with gut strings for a delightful concert of music from the same era. . . " Richard Long, Soundboard
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Filipo Gragnani (1768-1820)
- Duet, op. 4, no. 2
- Andante mosso
- Rondo allegretto
- Grand Duo, Op. 2, no. 2
- (after Hob. III:8)
- Allegro
- Menuetto
- Adagio
- Menuetto allegro
- Finale presto
Antoine Baron de Barcó (17??-18??)
- Rondeau pour deux guitarres
- Sinfonia nell'Opera "Il Barbiere di Siviglia"
BIO - Pasquale Rucco: Pasquale Rucco was born in Aversa, Italy in 1959. There, he completed guitar studies under Mario Quattrocchi at the Conservatorio Domenico Cimarosa, receiving his diploma in 1986. He then studied with Angelo Gilardino at the Accademia Superiore Internazionale di Musica "Lorenso Perosi", receiving that diploma in 1988. Mr. Rucco has also completed the Corsi di Prefezionamento Internazionale di Stressa, where he participated in special courses with Carlo Barone on the performance of 19th century music, using original period instruments in both solo and chamber settings.
A musician possessed of a solid technique and refined musicality, Pasquale Rucco has given concerts
throughout Italy, Europe and the United States, including performances in Milan, Turin, Rome, Genoa,
Stockholm, and Montreal. He presented his New York debut at Carnegie Recital Hall in 1991. Since that time he has presented concerts and classes worldwide. In the United States, concerts and seminars on 19th century performance practice have recently taken him to colleges in Arizona, Texas, Virginia, and North and South Carolina.
BIO - Douglas James: James has appeared as a classical guitarist throughout the United States, Europe and Mexico. He has been a featured recitalist at such notable venues as Italy's L'Estate Chitarristica sul Lago Maggiore, the Great Lakes Classical Guitar Festival at Oberlin Conservatory, Charleston's Piccolo Spoleto festival, and New York's Carnegie and Merkin Halls.
In 1995 he was awarded his second National Endowment for the Arts Solo Recitalist Fellowship in recognition for his work in 19th century historical performance. In 1992 he was the top prize winner in the Arturo Toscanini Solo Guitar Competition (Italy), and received touring grants from Arts International and the Arizona Commission for the Arts.
James has served as an Artist in Residence in North Carolina and as a touring artist for the Southern Arts Federation, the Texas Commission for the Arts and the Arizona Commission on the Arts. As a radio recitalist, he has been heard on National Public Radio's Performance Today, as well as special broadcasts on the major classical stations of Los Angeles, Chicago, and New York, as well as Oslo, Norway.
James serves on the music faculty of Appalachian State University.
More About the Duo & the Music: The duo of Pasquale Rucco and Douglas James specializes in performance the guitar literature of the early 19th century on authentic instruments of the period. The two met and became friends at guitar festivals in northern Italy during the early 1990's. Since that time they have performed together in the United States and Italy, charming audiences with their interpretations of music from the first true "golden age" of the guitar.
This season's program features some of the most famous of the early Romantic guitar duo repertoire. Gragnani was a protégé of the more famous Ferdinando Carulli, another Italian who made his career in Paris. The Frenchman François de Fossa composed nine guitar duos based on the works of Joseph Haydn, of which only one copy of a printed edition is known to survive today. These rarely heard arrangements are exceptional both in their musical quality and suitability for the instruments, retaining all of the classical charm of Haydn while exploiting the textures and timbres of the 19th c. guitar. Better known are the Giuliani arrangements of Rossini operatic overtures. The great Italian guitar virtuoso made these arrangements these late in his life, and probably for performance with his daughter Emilia, herself a guitarist and composer. Opera lovers (and Saturday morning cartoon fans!) will be quick to recognize the famous melodies from the overture to Il Barbiere di Siviglia (The Barber of Seville)! Also featured will be the first performance of a newly discovered Rondeau for two guitars by Antoine Baron de Barcó, a Viennese guitarist/composer who was also an Austrian calvary officer. These works are all on the duo's first CD, which they have just released last summer.
The Italian guitarist Pasquale Rucco is the winner of several European guitar competitions, including the 1989 Arturo Toscannini Solo Guitar Competition for the performance of 19thc. music. Since then he has performed regularly in Europe and the United States, both as a soloist and chamber musician specializing in the 19thc. literature played on period instruments. Pasquale Rucco is also the founding director of "A.C.I.F.", a consortium of music academies operating in the greater Naples region.
The American guitarist Douglas James has received numerous prizes and awards, including two National Endowment for the Arts Solo Recitalist Fellowships. He performs frequently throughout the United States and in Europe, and has been featured on major classical radio broadcasts including NPR's Performance Today. This season's concerts include engagements with The Stetson International Guitar Workshop, The Memphis Guitar Society, and Appalachian Summer. Douglas James is Director of Guitar Studies and Appalachian Guitar Fest at Appalachian State University.
Douglas James will teach a master class Saturday, March 2nd at 10:30am. The venue is TBA. The performer slots are all full. You are invited to attend and observe (audit) the class. Auditing the master class is free.
Valerie Hartzell is hosting the master class. She can be reached at:
Valerie_Hartzell@hotmail.com
William Kanengiser
Guitar Houston is pleased to sponsor William Kanengiser, a member of the LA Guitar Quartet, and internationally acclaimed solo concert and recording artist.
William Kanengiser: Acclaimed soloist, recording artist and faculty member at the University of Southern California, William Kanengiser is one of the few guitarists to have won the Concert Artists Guild New York Competition. He displays his unique approach to programming in solo recordings that explore the music of the Old World and the Caribbean. He has earned critical acclaim for his imaginative arrangements for solo guitar and guitar quartet, and for producing two instructional videos for Hot Licks. Kanengiser may be best known as the classical guitarist in the film Crossroads. William Kanengiser, senior lecturer, classical guitar, is recognized as one of America's leading guitarists. Educated at the USC Flora L. Thornton School of Music, he received "Outstanding Graduate" awards at both the bachelor's and master's levels, and as a member of the Los Angeles Guitar Quartet, the "Outstanding Alumni Award" in 1997. He won First Prize in the Concert Artists Guild International Competition, as well as major international guitar competitions in Toronto and Paris. Mr. Kanengiser has developed a unique repertoire for his instrument, ranging from arrangements of Mozart, Handel and Bartok, to his innovative excursions into the music of Eastern Europe and the Caribbean. As a founding member of the Los Angeles Guitar Quartet, he has performed throughout the United States and in numerous international festivals; most recently, LAGQ recorded a top-selling CD for the Sony Classical label. He was twice awarded a Solo Recitalist Fellowship from the NEA, and his debut recording for the GSP label won an "indie" award for Best Classical Recording. He has given master classes around the world and produced two instructional videos, Effortless Classical Guitar and Classical Guitar Mastery. "Kanengiser has an amazing talent for creating delicately honed, lucid phrases from technically difficult passages..." - Los Angeles Times "William Kanengiser is one of the North American guitarists who, following Parkening's footsteps, excite worldwide enthusiasm for guitar music." - Joseph McLellan, The Washington Post Concert Saturday 1/29/05, 8 PM, Emerson Unitarian.Master Class on Sunday 1/30/05, 11-2 PM, HCC NW, Theater 1 Performance Center Bldg.
William Kanengiser Concert Program
Suite No. 8 in D major - G.F. Handel (1685-1759) - arr. William Kanengiser Allemande Allegro Courante Aria Gavotte Gigue En los Trigales - Joaquin Rodrigo (1901-1999) Tiento Antiguo Fandango Gran Solo, Op. 14 - Fernando Sor (1778-1839) -INTERMISSION- Missing Her - Fred Hand (b. 1947) Sketches for Friends - Brian Head (b. 1964) 33rd Street Ballad Lobster Tale November Song Brookland Boogie Afro-Cuban Lullaby - Leo Brouwer (b. 1939) Danza Característica Koyunbaba - Carlo Domeniconi (b. 1947) Moderato Mosso Cantabile Presto William Kanengiser is represented by BesenArts LLC 77 Park Avenue, Suite 128 Hoboken, NJ 07030-7106 BesenArts.com William Kanengiser records for GSP
Steven Kostelnik
Competition winner and Naxos recording artist. October 30, Friday, 8 p.m. at St. Dunstan's Church (Steubner Airline just north of FM 1960). October 31, Saturday, 8 p.m. at Cullen Hall. November 1, Sunday, 2 p.m., Montgomery County College, The Woodlands. Masterclass, October 31, 1 p.m. Cullen Hall.
Eleftheria Kotzia
Guitar Houston is pleased to sponsor internationally acclaimed concert artist Eleftheria Kotzia.
Concert Saturday 4/30/05, 8 PM, Emerson Unitarian.
What the critics have said...
WIGMORE HALL Recital - LONDON (24.09.1999) "Her warm and vibrant personality radiated throughout a stimulating recital of Latin and South American music, delighting an enthralled audience in a well filled hall" - CLASSICAL GUITAR GREENWOOD CENTRE - UK Recital (January 2002) "Clarity of expression, precision of articulation and a dazzling array of colours. A truly fine recital." - GUY RICKARDS / CLASSICAL GUITAR LA GUITARRA LATINA- Chandos CHAN 9732 "Kotzia has put together a finely-played disc here. She is a strong, sensitive, and lyrical player with great musical instinct." - SOUNDBOARD - USA "Eleftheria Kotzia is a player of imagination - her touch on the guitar is light and clear. Her sound can be sweet , robust or anything she wants it to be." - THE BOSTON GLOBEProgram
"Epitafios Songs" - Mikis THEODORAKIS (b.1925)1.Hili mu moshomirist
2.Mera magiou
3.Vasilepse t'asteri mu
4.Sto parathiri stekosun "Spring Songs" - Vagelis BOUDOUNIS (b.1950)
1.Dithesio
2.Stahi
3.Fedra 3 Pieces - Dimitri FAMPAS (1922-1996)
1.Tsamikos
2.Ravina
3. Sousta ** Intermission ** "Krysea Phorminx, op.54" - Carlo DOMENICONI (1947-) "Tarantella" - M.CASTELNUOVO-TEDESCO (1895-1968) "Gnossienne no 1" - Erik SATIE (1866-1925) 3 Pieces - Roland DYENS (b. 1955)
1. Tango en skai
2. Andantinostalgie
3. Fuoco
Juan Carlos Laguna
Concert April 26, 2003, at 8 PM.
Master Class TBA, April 27, 2003.
A major figure in the classical guitar world, Laguna was the first Latin American musician to win the Tokyo International Guitar Competition. He is a faculty member at Mexico City's University Music School.
A native of Mexico City, Laguna graduated with honors from the National University Music School, where he is a faculty member. In 1991 he competed against 86 guitarists from throughout the world in the annual Tokyo competition. Since then, he has recorded music for two guitars with Japan's leading guitarist, Norio Sato, and has received a special Diploma of Merit from the Japanese Ministry of Culture. Laguna has performed with the leading orchestras in Mexico, as well as in Cuba, the United States, Italy, Germany, Puerto Rico and France. Along with his duet partner, Marisa Canales, Laguna records for Urtext Digital Classics. He recently recorded Lalo Shifrin's "Concerto" with the London Symphony Orchestra and performed with the Berliner Sinfonietta and the Flint (Mich.) Symphony Orchestra.Susan McDonald
Recording and concert artist. September 12, 8 p.m., Rice Stude Concert Hall. GH members receive $2.00 discount if purchased at Guitar Gallery. Masterclass, Sept. 13, 2-4 p.m.
Susan McDonald
Saturday, December 1, 2001 at 8 PM
UHD, Robertson Auditorium (directions below).
Duo guitar, guitar and harpsichord, guitar and string quartet.
Featuring music of John Pearse, Myron MacDonald and others.
This event is co-sponored by Guitar Houston.
$15 gen. admission; $12 GH members; $10 students.
Ticket info: call Jerry daytime 281-336-6978 evening 281-480-9620.
Susan McDonald is established in the Houston area. She has 3 CD releases.
"...she casts a spell over the audience..."
- Pepe Romero
University of Houston Downtown Campus, One Main Street
Robertson Hall
Parking allowed in faculty parking garage for free on Sundays.
Academic Bldg., 3rd Floor..
Park in faculty garage building and take elevator to the third floor.
Directions
UHD Campus Map (Note Academic Building is shown)
Guitarist Susan McDonald will celebrate the release of her new CD, "Autumn Dances," with a concert at University of Houston Downtown's Robertson Hall.
Tickets will be available at the door:
$15 general
$12 Guitar Houston members
$10 students
Susan will be joined in the second half of the program by guitarist/composer John Pearce, whose pieces "Joplin in Rio," "Rain" and "Chorinho" have been heard worldwide.
This will be Susan's first Houston performance since her Wortham Center concert in May 2000.
"Autumn Dances" includes collaborations with other excellent musicians, including John Pearce, the late great mandolinist David Peters, Susan's trio Serendipity (with flautist Christina Jennings and oboist Alecia Lawyer), fingerpicking champion Muriel Anderson and nearest and dearest to her heart, Susan's father, harpsichordist Myron McDonald. With its Russian and Jewish folk music, South American guitar duos and original compositions, "Autumn Dances" can best be described as a musical celebration.
For more information about the concert, please call (281) 336-6978 or (281) 480-9620 or visit Susan's website at www.susanmcdonald.net
Ronn McFarlane
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Ronn McFarlane is widely recognized as one of the world's top virtuoso lutenists.
Ronn teaches at the Peabody Conservatory and is a member of the Baltimore Consort.
He records exclusively for Dorian Recordings and has recorded three discs of
solo lute music, three lute-song albums with Julianne Baird and Frederick Urrey,
and six ensemble recordings with the Baltimore Consort.
The lute is an older instrument than the guitar, widely played in the Medieval, Renaissance and Baroque periods. The guitar gradually evolved from the lute into its present form.
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First Unitarian Church, 5200 Fannin.
Call the church at 713-526-5200 for directions.
Tickets: $20 for general admission, $15 for Guitar Houston members.
Special advance-purchase reserved preferred seating available for Guitar Houston members only.
Students $10: college students must present current student ID.
The Washington Post
"He played along with the moods while weaving delicate timbres and keeping a sharp
musical focus. And, when called for in pieces like Dowland's 'Fantasie', he
showed a quicksilver virtuosity."
Chicago Tribune
"His intense concentration, technical prowess and rapport with the audience
showed that, in time, he could become the Segovia of the lute."
The Washington Times
"...the most ravishing lute playing to be heard anywhere."
Washington Post
"Ronn McFarlane's talent is comparable to James Galway's for the flute or Yo-Yo Ma's
for the cello."
Christopher Parkening (guitar) & Jubilant Sykes (voice)
Concert Saturday, March 25, 8 p.m.
The Centrum, 6823 Cypresswood Drive, Spring
Contact FACE Box Office at 281-440-4850
10% Ticket Discount for Guitar Houston members at box office only
Tickets: $36, $26, $16 before discount
Featuring South American and Spanish composers. Traditional Brazilian
folk songs from the region and classical works such as Villa-Lobos will be featured.
Directions:
Christopher has performed around the world, including such prestigious places as Carnegie Hall and the
White House. His television appearances include the Grammy® Awards, The Tonight Show, The Today Show,
Good Morning America, and 20/20. He has recorded 20 albums, and earned two Grammy® nominations in the
category of “Best Classical Recording.”
I45 north to FM1960 West
Stuebner-Airline North
Cypresswood Drive East
Park at large church lot next to police station.
The Centrum is the main building of the Cypress Creek Church.
Two Salon Concerts
Judicael Perroy (GFA 1st Prize Winner): Private Salon Concerts & Lessons
Guitar Houston proudly presents two private salon concerts with Judicael Perroy.
This will be a private concert with seating limited to about 30 people per concert, by advance reservation only. The concerts will be held in 2 beautiful homes with fine salons, a rare opportunity to hear an artist of this caliber in such a small, intimate venue, with fabulous acoustics. You will be seated a few feet away and can hear every nuance of every note.
Our last salon concert with Judicael was a memorable experience, and you won't want to miss this one. GH is presenting a Valentine's Day concert and a Sunday Matinee concert. Attendee's are invited to bring a bottle of their favorite wine and enjoy a reception with the artist following the concert. GH has presented Judicael Perroy on several occasions; his concerts are of such exceptional caliber that we have invited Judicael back as one of our finest presenting artists anytime he can be in Houston. We are fortunate to arrange these concerts and lessons inbetween Judicael's other U.S. tour dates based on our superb relationship with Mr. Perroy. 100% of the proceeds go to the artist.
Judicael Perroy from Paris, France is the 1997 first-prize winner of the prestigious Guitar Foundation of America competition, a frequent concert performer, recording artist, with a Mel Bay classical guitar concert video available.
The Valentine's Day, February 14 (7pm) Concert, will begin at 7pm with a concert, followed by dinner (provided) and a private reception. Spend an evening together with dinner, wine (bring your own wine), and classical guitar provided in an elegant home, followed by a private reception. What better way to spend Valentine's day than a romantic evening of classical guitar in a small, intimate setting?
February 14 Concert Dinner Menu:
1997 GFA 1st Prize
Recording Artist
Virtuoso Performer
Guitar Houston Presents 2 Shows
From Paris, France
Valentine's Day Concert 2/14
7:00pm
with Wine and Dinner
Private Salon, Limited Seating
2:30 pm, some seats left
Private Salon, Limited Seating
Advance Reservations Required
February 14 Package Price:
$15 per person for GH members, and $20 for non-members.
Price includes Dinner, Concert, Reception. Bring your own Wine.
7 pm.
Call Valerie at 281-856-9920 for reservations.
It's a bargain for dinner and a concert.
February 14 Location:
The Woodlands (Directions provided when you make reservations)
The Sunday afternoon, February 15 (2:30pm) Matinee Concert will be a concert of classical guitar provided in an elegant home, followed by a private reception. Due to popular demand, a second salon concert featuring Parisian guitar phenom, Judicael Perroy, has been added. The concert will take place Sunday, February 15 at 2:30 pm in a beautiful home in the Heights. Reservations only. Seating is limited to 45. $15 for GH members and $20 gen. public . Our gracious hostess and host, Janice and Jim, are providing wonderful finger foods and drinks.
Do not miss Judicael in this extraordinary setting; this promises to be one of the great salon shows in Guitar Houston's six years of presenting !
For reservations and directions call David Barfield at 281-367-9060.
February 15 Price:
$15 per person for GH members, and $20 for non-members.
Price includes Concert and Reception.
2:30 pm, some seats left
February 15 Location:
Houston (Directions provided when you make reservations)
Call David at 281-367-9060 for reservations.
2:30 pm, some seats left
Private Lessons: Judicael will be teaching private lessons during his stay in Houston. This is a rare opportunity for a full hour private lesson with a truly world-class guitarist. The full hour lesson is only $50. Half Hour is $30. CASH ONLY, no checks, as Judicael cannot cash US checks in France. Lessons are available Monday 2/16 (President's Day) and Tuesday 2/17, during the day and evenings. All playing levels are invited, from beginner to professional. Call David at 281-367-9060 to schedule private lessons.
Summary: Judicael's first-prize winning in the world's top guitar competition, the GFA, was well-deserved. Judicael plays with an incredible variety of tone colors, and solid technique which he utilizes to bring forth rich musical phrasing. Guitar Houston resolutely endorses Judicael as one of the top young players world-wide.
Judicael Perroy (GFA 1st Prize Winner): Concert & Lessons
Concert with Judicael Perroy from Paris, France; 1997 first-prize winner of the prestigious Guitar
Foundation of America competition. For more information about Judicael Perroy,
visit
The Judicael Perroy Official Web Page.
Concert Saturday, September 11, 1999 at 8 p.m.
Cullen Hall, University of St. Thomas.
Tickets are available at the door.
Private Lessons: Judicael will be teaching private lessons during his stay
in Houston. This is a rare opportunity for a full hour private lesson with a truly
world-class guitarist. Please contact Gary Sitton at "gary.sitton@waii.com" if you are interested
in arranging private lessons. A 50% deposit will be required since slots are limited.
The full hour lesson is only $50.
Summary: Judicael Perroy's last concert and master class in January 1999 was of such
exceptional caliber that we have invited Judicael back for a Guitar Houston sponsored
concert. Judicael's first-prize winning in the world's top guitar competition, the GFA,
was well-deserved. Judicael plays with an incredible variety of tone colors, and solid
technique which he utilizes to bring forth rich musical phrasing. Guitar Houston resolutely
endorses Judicael as one of the top young players world-wide. If you saw Judicael play
Houston last January, he will be playing a completely different concert program than last time.
Judicael Perroy
Judicael Perroy
Master class with Judicael Perroy, 1997 first-prize winner of the prestigious Guitar Foundation of America competition. For more information about Judicael Perroy, visit
The Judicael Perroy Official Web Page.
Master Class (GH event) - January 31, Sunday, 3-5 p.m.
Cullen Hall, University of St. Thomas
Concert (non-GH event) February 1, Monday, 8:00 p.m.
At Mabee Hall, Houston Baptist University. Tickets are only $5 since most of the costs are underwritten by grants; tickets are available at the door.
Master class: There is no cost for observers / auditors; however, we accept voluntary donations.
Anyone may audit. Please contact Donn DuBois at 281-497-5187 if you are interested in performing at
the master class; each performer will have a 30-minute slot for instruction.
The performer's fee for Guitar Houston members is $40, and $60 for non-members.
Concert: Directions to HBU are as follows: Take 59 South (from downtown) to the Fondren Exit. Turn Left
(South) on Fondren and go to the first light. Turn Right into the HBU campus.
Before getting to the buildings, turn right into the parking lot and park your
car. There is a pathway beside what used to be a tennis court and is now an
empty field. Take that path all the way back to Mabee Theater.
1997 GFA competition 1st prize winner
Salon Concert Sun Feb 16, 3pm
Advance Reservations Required. $15.
Private Lessons M-W 2/17-19
All levels accepted $50/hr.
Franco Platino
In Concert Saturday December 8, 2001 at 8 PM.
Master Class Sunday December 9, 2001 from 2-5 PM.
Franco Platino Web SiteFranco Platino has been a prize winner in a number of international competitions, such as the Stotsenberg International Competition; the International Music Tournament and the Mauro Giuliani International Competitions in Italy; as well as being the winner of the Naxos Recording Prize at the 1997 Guitar Foundation of America International Competition.
A graduate with high honors from the Conservatorio Statale di Musica G. P. da Palestrina, Mr. Platino is currently part of the distinguished "Artist Diploma" program at the Peabody Conservatory of Music in Baltimore, Md, under the guidance of world renowned guitarist Manuel Barrueco. Franco Platino is on the faculty of the Levine School of Music in Washington D.C.
This past October, Franco Platino released his debut recording on Naxos Records (8.554344).
Franco Platino December 2001 Program:
Domenico Scarlatti (1685-1757) - Tre Sonate arr. Brouwer:- Vivo, K178 in Re maggiore
- Cantabile, K 208 in La maggiore
- Allegro, K149 in Sol maggiore
- Chaconne from the d minor Partita, BWV 1004
- Capriccio Diabolico - Omaggio a Paganini
Niccolò Paganini (1782-1840) - arr. Platino
- Capriccio N. 24, Op. 1
- 1. Allegro energico
- 5. Poco agitato ma con molto rubato
- 8. Languido, after Shubert Waltz Op.9 No.22
- 21. Allegro con brio, after Beethoven Symphony No.7, Finale
- 11. Andante, after Brahms Op.35 Bk.1 No.11
- 13. Feroce, energico, after Brahms Op.35 Bk.2 No.10
- 19. Vivace
- 27. Aria
- 18. Allegro fantastico
- 45. Presto
- 44. Scherzo, after Mahler Symphony No.5, Scherzo
- 51. Quasi Presto; Robusto, Paganini's Theme
- Variations on "Il Carnevale di Venezia" by Paganini
"Platino brought an unfailingly elegant sense of phrasing as well a beguiling rhythmic elasticity...All evening Platino communicated deeply with the guitar, made it sing and sigh. It's easy to understand why he has been steadily building an international solo career." - The Sun, Baltimore, MD, Feb. 2001, by Tim Smith, Music Critic
"This is one of the finest records of guitar playing I have encountered in many years. It is of star quality in every respect and, given the stylistic range and difficulty of the music, that is an accolade not to be taken lightly." - Gramophone, UK, Feb. 2000, by John Duarte
" ...Platino's virtuoso contrapuntal technique and luscious phrasing suggest he is an heir to the mantle of Segovia." - The Washington Post, USA, Feb. 28th, 2000, By L. Peat O'Neil
"Platino's playing is certainly far from ordinary... He is consistently musical and technically in command regardless of the circumstances." - Soundboard, USA, Winter 1999, by James Reid
"...a model debut from an outstanding young guitarist who gives every indication of having the capacity to build on his early success." - Classical Guitar, UK, Feb. 2000, by Paul Fowels
"The Scarlatti's stylistic flow, the elegance and fluency of the Bach, and the expressiveness of the Mertz and Barrios are excellent." - Gendai Guitar, Japan, Dec. '99
"A brilliant debut recording on the Naxos Laureate Series by Italian guitarist Franco Platino... Platino has a beautiful sound and plays with crisp articulation and sensitive phrasing. An extremely expressive player, his virtuosity is apparent but never pushed. - American Record Guide, USA, July/August 2000
"Platino demonstrated sound musicianship and Romantic 'sensibilities' and had technique to spare. His scales were outstanding, his Barrios excellent... I would go out of my way to hear [Platino] play again." - Soundboard, Spring 1998, by Richard Long
"The superb new recording by Franco Platino is full of life. His Scarlatti is bright and sparkling, his Bach shows his depth and understanding of the music, and his Rodrigo brings out his virtuosity. Franco is a brilliant young player who has reached maturity early in his life. He is an exciting new star in the guitar world." - --David Russell
In Concert January 18, 2002: "Quaternaglia Guitar Quartet"
Quaternaglia Guitar Quartet Web Site
Concert January 18, 2002 at 8 pm
University of Houston Downtown Campus, One Main Street
Robertson Hall
Parking allowed in faculty parking garage for free on Sundays.
Academic Bldg., 3rd Floor.
Park in faculty garage building and take elevator to the third floor.
Directions
UHD Campus Map (Note Academic Building is shown)
Guitar Houston is excited to bring The Quaternaglia Guitar Quartet from Brazil.
The Quaternaglia Guitar Quartet, formed by the Brazilian guitarists Paulo Porto Alegre, Eduardo Fleury, Fabio Ramazzina and Sidney Molina, has been actively participating in the domestic and international music worlds, performing on its own or with orchestras, delivering lectures and teaching master classes in a number of cities in Brazil (São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Belo Horizonte, Brasília, Goiânia Cuiabá, Belém, etc.), Latin America (Montevideo, Havana, Caracas, Buenos Aires, etc.) and in the United States (New York, Washington D.C., Atlanta, Miami, Los Angeles, etc.).
Among the quartet's most notable achievements abroad is the victory at the IX International Guitar Contest of Havana and the International Guitar Festival of Montevideo; in the U.S., the group performed in the series Guitarists of the World, Friends of Music, The American Guitar Society Concert Series and the Fort Worth Classical Guitar Society. In Brazil, among other significant events, Quaternaglia performed at the International SESC Guitar Festival, the Latin-American Guitar Seminar, the Villa-Lobos Festival, the Pará International Chamber Music Festival and the Campos do Jordão Winter Festival.
Quaternaglia's second CD, "Antique", was short-listed for the Sharp Music Prize in 1996, and the group was awarded with the Carlos Gomes Prize by the São Paulo State Secretariat of Culture for "best chamber music group of the year", in 1997.
Among the pieces dedicated to Quaternaglia by eminent Brazilian composers we can emphasize Forró, Quartetinho, Karatê and Forrobodó written by Egberto Gismonti, Concert for Four Guitar and Orchestra, by Estércio Marquez Cunha and Baião de Gude, A Furiosa and Lun-Duos by Paulo Bellinati.
Pepe Romero
"Orchestral power and vocal lyricism!" - New York Times
Guitar Houston is pleased to sponsor internationally acclaimed concert artist Pepe Romero in our 2005/2006 concert season. Pepe Romero is widely recognized as one of the top classical guitarists world-wide. Don't miss this rare opportunity to see Pepe Romero in an intimate venue. We are moving the concert to a larger venue this time. Concert season ticket buyers will have the first opportunity to obtain tickets. Concert Saturday 3/25/06, 8 PM, at Emerson Unitarian Church (click for directions...). Master Class Sunday 3/26/06, From 12-3 pm. Master Class location is at Houston Community College, Stafford, Fine Arts Dept (new location) - 13645 Murphy Road, Suite 233, Stafford, Tx 77477. Web address of the Stafford Convention Center: www.staffordcentre.com. There is a good map on this site, and the HCC location is just south of the convention center. We are in a small strip center that is right next to a Wendy's restaurant. Information about the master class program is below the concert program. For more information about Pepe Romero, view the Pepe Romero website: BIO and REVIEWS: WWW.PepeRomero.COM
Concert Program
Pepe Romero, Guitar Recital Program for Houston, TX Leyenda: Asturias Issac Albéniz (1860-1909) (arr. Romero) Fandanguillo, Op. 36 Joaquín Turina (1882-1949) Madroños Federico M. Torroba (1891-1982) Homenaje 'Le Tombeau de Claude Debussy' Manuel de Falla (1876-1946) La Maja de Goya Enrique Granados (1867-1916) (arr. Romero) Gran jota Francisco Tárrega (1852-1909) INTERMISSION Por tierras de Jerez Joaquín Rodrigo (1901-1999) Alegrias Celedonio Romero (1913-1999) Zapateado Fantasia Cubana Atardecer en Grana Pepe Romero (1944) Campiña andaluza Agustín Castellón Aires de Triana PROGRAM SUBJECT TO CHANGE COLUMBIA ARTISTS MANAGEMENT LLC Personal Direction: TIM FOX 1790 Broadway, New York, NY 10019 Philips, Mercury, Delos www.cami.com
PROGRAM NOTES
Leyenda: Asturias ISAAC ALBÉNIZBorn May 29, 1860 in Camprodón, Lérida
Died May 18, 1909 in Cambô-les-Bains Isaac Albéniz was born in Camprodón. His exuberant talent as a pianist was obvious almost from his infancy. He gave his first concert when he was four years old. At six he studied in Paris with Marmontel for a few months. His concert was eagerly awaited and some newspapers called him the "Spanish Rubenstein." By petition of Debussy, Fauré and other distinguished composers, the French government presented Albéniz the medal of the Legion of Honor.
As a composer, he is best known for the Tango in D Major and a set of piano pieces, Iberia. Originally a work for piano, Leyenda is the composer's tribute to the Asturias region of northwest Spain: Leyenda, or "The Legend," is actually a subtitle. Like a traveling troubadour Albéniz sings of his beautiful native land, its scenery and its changing moods. The Leyenda is part of the Suite espagnole for piano with the transcription by Segovia.
ã 2000 Columbia Artists Management Inc. Fandanguillo, Op. 36 JOAQUÍN TURINA
Born December 9, 1882 in Seville
Died January 14, 1949 in Madrid Since Paris was a major musical Mecca in the pre-World War I era, many composers, especially Spanish composers, were drawn there to study. The French master Vincent d'Indy was the teacher of Albéniz. He was also the teacher of Joaquín Turina. In fact, it was in Paris that Turina met Albéniz. Since Albéniz was, in those years just prior to World War I, considered the leading Spanish musician of the time, he helped direct the career of the young Turina. In a meeting at a French café in 1907, Albéniz passed the so-called torch of Spanish national compositional style to the young musician. Years later, Turina recalled the meeting stating: "There I realized that music should be an art, and not a diversion for the frivolity of women and the dissipation of men. We were three Spaniards [the meeting included composer Manuel de Falla, as well] gathered together in that corner of Paris, and it was our duty to fight bravely for the national music of our country." Together they founded a modern Spanish school of composition.
Turina wrote in virtually all forms. His music is infused with nationalistic ideas and musical folklore, whose elements were later, incorporated into works full of humor and simple beauty. Showing the influence of the French impressionists, he made all use of all possible nuances and colors that can be achieved on the guitar. Fandanguillo, (little fandango) Op. 36 was completed on June 4, 1925 and dedicated to the great Spanish guitar virtuoso Andrés Segovia, and premiered by him at the Teatro de la Comedia in Madrid. A rather improvisatory piece of music, it is a highly rhapsodized variation on the triple feel of the fandango. He pulls out all the technical devices on this little piece, including pizzicato, rasgueado, harmonics, tambora and rapid scale passages. Another interesting technique is called cante hondo. It refers to the practice of tuning the E string down to D and the A string down to G resulting in the six strings being tuned to D, G, D, G, B, E, creating a very interesting sound. This beautiful little piece has become an audience favorite.
© 2000 Columbia Artists Management Inc.
Elizabeth E. Torres Homenaje 'Le Tombeau de Claude Debussy' MANUEL DE FALLA
Born November 23, 1876 in Cádiz
Died November 14, 1946 in Alta Gracia, Argentina One of the last brilliantly creative composers of the Romantic, nationalistic tradition, Manuel de Falla, is credited with contributing to the renaissance of a national Spanish school of music at the beginning of the 20th century, along with Isaac Albéniz, Enrique Granados and Joaquín Turina, all of whom based their style on the traditional popular music of their country. Early in his career, Falla (and not de Falla as he is so often wrongly referred to) studied with Felipe Pedrell, the eminent Spanish musicologist, composer and teacher, and the greatest proponent at the time of the ancient traditions of Spanish popular art and music. As a result, he seldom departed from his native origin in his compositions in which a Spanish flavor is almost always present. However, one may not overlook that a second decisive ingredient in Falla's musical style was French; in 1907, he went to Paris, where he lived for seven years and where he won the friendship and support of Dukas, Debussy and Ravel, being strongly influenced by them. Although many of his compositions are based on the popular melodies of Spanish folk music, the musical treatment is always of the highest standard, usually combining with ideas from two of the esthetic movements of his time: impressionism and neo-classicism.
Homenaje 'Le Tombeau de Claude Debussy' is the only work Falla ever wrote for solo guitar. It was composed as part of a special issue of the Revue Musicale dedicated to Debussy who had died in 1918. Other composers who contributed to this 1921 issue were Dukas, Roussel, Bartók, Stravinsky, Ravel, Satie, Goossens, Malipiero and Schmitt. The Homenaje contains rhythms characteristic of a habenera and quotations of Debussy's La eoirée dans Grenade, for piano.
© 2000 Columbia Artists Management Inc.
Ileen Zovluck Gran jota FRANCISCO TÁRREGA
Born November 21, 1852 in Villareal, Castellón
Died December 15, 1910 in Barcelona The Spanish composer and guitarist Francisco Tárrega paved the way for the rebirth of prominence of the guitar in the modern concert hall. He earned his living by teaching music theory and giving recitals, and by 1877 was hailed as the "Sarasate of the guitar." His career began with a brilliant concert at the Teatre de al Alhambra, after which he was invited to play for the queen of Spain, Doña Ysabel and Princess Matilde.
Tárrega was responsible for initiating the renaissance that the guitar has enjoyed throughout the world to the present day. An innovator of the guitar and its technique, Tárrega popularized and immortalized the tremolo technique that brought the third finger of the right hand into use in his Recuerdos de la Alhambra. He was a prolific writer for the guitar, with an output of more than 200 original works and transcriptions for one or two guitars. His Gran jota fully employs the characteristic melodic turns and rapid triple meter of the Aragonian dance and is a vivid example of Tárrega's touch and creative abilities.
© 2000 Columbia Artists Management Inc. Por tierras de Jerez JOAQUÍN RODRIGO
Born November 22, 1901 in Valencia
Died July 6, 1999 in Madrid Although blind from early childhood, Joaquín Rodrigo never let his disability get in the way of his passion. Like many other Spanish composers of his generation, he studied composition in Paris. Rodrigo studied with the French master Paul Dukas from 1927 until 1932, after which he traveled extensively, primarily through Switzerland, Germany and Austria. He returned home permanently at the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War in 1936.
Through his close association with the Romero family, he was inspired to write many of his most famous compositions, including Concierto Andaluz for four guitars, the Concierto Madrigal for two guitars, and the Concierto para una Fiesta, which was premiered by Pepe Romero in San Antonio, Texas on March 9, 1983. Written in 1960, Por tierras de Jerez is a beautiful little piece that lasts a mere 4 minutes.
© 2000 Columbia Artists Management Inc.
Elizabeth E. Torres Alegrias
Zapateado
Fantasia Cubana CELEDONIO ROMERO
Born March 2, 1913 in Malaga
Died May 8,1996 in San Diego, CA A dance in time in which the dancer devotes full attention to the sound of the shoe against the floor is called a zapateado, or "by the shoe." In the 1940's Maestro Romero wrote a beautiful zapateado as a movement to his famous Suite Andaluza for solo guitar. In 1994 he set an obligato to this work, transforming it into a duet in which the two guitars engage in a friendly duel. © 2000 Columbia Artists Management Inc.
Pepe Romero The Fantasía Cubana is based on the songs of the guajiros cubanos [Cuban peasants] that embedded themselves in Celedonio Romero's soul when he heard them as a child. His father (who was an engineer) on one of his many foreign trips had designed the harbor of Cienfuegos, Cuba. In the afternoons he used to take Celedonio for walks in the beautiful Cuban countryside with its great fields of corn and sugar cane. There the peasants sang of love at the end of their daily chores and, as the moon came out, they danced with their girls and sang guajiras.
© 2003 Columbia Artists Management Inc.
Pepe Romero, edited by Elizabeth E. Torres
Pepe Romero
"Orchestral power and vocal lyricism!" - New York Times
Guitar Houston is pleased to sponsor internationally acclaimed concert artist Pepe Romero to start off our 2003/2004 concert season. Pepe Romero is widely recognized as one of the top classical guitarists world-wide. Don't miss this rare opportunity to see Pepe Romero in an intimate, 250-person venue. This concert is expected to sell out quickly because of the small venue; be sure to purchase your tickets soon. Concert season ticket buyers will have the first opportunity to obtain tickets.Concert Saturday 10/11/03, 8 PM, St. Thomas University - Jones Hall.
For more information about Pepe Romero, view the Pepe Romero website: BIO and REVIEWS: WWW.PepeRomero.COM
Saffire, Australian Guitar Quartet
with Karin Schaupp and Slava Grigoryan
"Saffire is Australia's highest selling classical group."
Concert Saturday 11/12/05, 8 PM, Emerson Unitarian Church. For more information about Saffire, view the Saffire website: BIO and REVIEWS: http://www.saffire.com.au
Concert November 18, 2000: "Karin Schaupp"
Karin Schaupp Web Site
- Concert November 18, 2000 at 8:00 p.m.
- University of St. Thomas - Cullen Hall
- Individual Tickets: $15 GH Members, $20 Non-Members
- Season Ticket Concert
- Concert Program:
- D. Scarlatti: Sonatas L 423 and L. 483
- M.Giuliani: Sonata Eroica
- R. Charlon: Threnody for Chernobyl
- A. Barrios: Contemplacion
- M. Ponce: Sonatina Meridional (Campo Copla Fiesta)
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- J.K. Mertz: Fantasie Hongroise op.65 no. 1
- P.Houghton: God of the Northern Forest, Kinkachoo, I love you
- R.Dyens: Two French Songs "Un jour tu verras", "Il pleut dans ma chambre"
- A. Barrios: Aires Andaluces
- Biography:
Karin Schaupp is one of the most successful and respected musicians in Australia today. At eighteen she gave her highly successful debut in Rodrigo¹s Concierto de Aranjuez with the Queensland Philharmonic Orchestra. Shortly after, she premiered Phillip Bracanin¹s award-winning Guitar Concerto (which was written for her and later recorded on CD with the Queensland Symphony Orchestra).
Karin Schaupp completed her tertiary music studies at The University of Queensland with First Class Honours, a Masters degree and was also the recipient of a University Gold Medal.
She has given countless solo recitals in Australia, Europe, Asia, the US and Canada. Her debut solo CD Soliloquy (first released with Warner Music in 1997) and her second album Leyenda (released in May 1998) both proved to be classical best-sellers shortly after their Australian release. Classical Guitar Magazine (UK) praised Soliloquy as " a pace-setting performance in all respects..", while the Ottawa Citizen (Canada) described Ms Schaupp¹s playing on Leyenda, "The poetic intensity and sense of elation in her playing are truly quite special."
Karin Schaupp¹s latest album, Evocation was released a few weeks ago and has already been described as possessing expression "like that of an old master". This eagerly awaited new CD features works by guitarist composers of the 19th and 20th centuries, including a new work written for Ms Schaupp by American guitarist composer Andrew York. Ms Schaupp will spend the rest of this year playing recitals in Australia, Germany, Mexico and the US.
- Reviews:
" ... The performance glowed with virtuosity bordering upon genius ... displaying the mastery of flexibility of tempo that only great artists master ... miraculous combination of fleet fingers and artistic insight" Fort Worth Star Telegram (USA)
"... a flawless performance, the like of which I have not heard before... " Classical Guitar (UK)
" ... This was not merely magnificent playing it was miraculous ... " The Mercury (AUSTRALIA)
Miguel Antonio: "Trio Misu"
Guitar Houston is pleased to sponsor Miguel Antonio: "Trio Misu" as part of our 2003/2004 concert season. Miguel Antonio is known in Houston from his spectacular flamenco and South American guitar concert for GH in 2001. During his career, he has studied with Pepe Romero, Juan Serrano, Paco Pena, Mario Escudero, Sabicas, Manolo Sanlucar, Manolo Franco, Enrique de Melchor, Serranito, and many others in Spain. Miguel will be in concert with his trio, which according to first-hand attendee's, is a high-energy performance which brings down the house. Miguel Antonio's group blends flamenco guitar with Russian folk music.
Concert Saturday 2/28/04, 8 PM, Emerson Unitarian Church.
For more information about Miguel Antonio, view the Miguel Antonio website:
BIO: WWW.MiguelAntonio.COM
Ana Vidovic
In Concert March 1, 2003For more information about Ana Vidovic, view the Ana Vidovic website:
BIO: Ana Vidovic Info
Ana Vidovic [ána vée-do-vich] is a bright young talent of formidable gifts destined for a major international career. Though barely twenty years of age, she has already won an impressive number of prizes and international competitions all over the world. Those include first prizes in the Albert Augustine International Competition in Bath, England, the Fernando Sor competition in Rome, Italy and the Francisco Tarrega competition in Benicasim, Spain. Other top prizes include the Eurovision Competition for Young Artist, the Mauro Giuliani competition in Italy, the Printemps de la Guitare in Belgium and the Young Concert Artists International Auditions in New York. Equally impressive is the fact that she has already recorded five CDs, one of them for the Naxos label, and that she has already concertized in some twenty countries throughout the world. She has performed in cities such as London, Paris, Vienna, Salzburg, Rome, Budapest, Tel Aviv, Oslo, Copenhagen, Toronto and Warsaw. In addition to her European recitals this season, she will tour the US with performances in Hartford, CT; Fort Worth, Dallas, Austin and Houston, TX; Philadelphia, PA; Norfolk, VA; St. Louis, MO; Baltimore, MD; and San Francisco, CA. In her native Croatia she has performed with the Zagreb Soloists and the Zagreb Philharmonic Orchestra and with Symphony Orchestra of the Croatian Radio and Television, as well as having been featured in three television documentaries by the eminent Croatian film director Petar Krelja. Ana began playing the guitar at the early age of five and at thirteen she was the youngest student ever to enter the Musical Academy in Zagreb, where she studied with Professor Istvan Romer. Currently she is attending the Peabody Conservatory of Music in Baltimore, MD, where she is further refining her remarkable gifts under the tutelage of world renown guitarist Manuel Barrueco. Reviews
"Ana Vidovic produces so many moments of insight that you often feel you are listening to the music for the first time. This is very impressive indeed in one so young - she is only 20."
Colin Cooper, Classical Guitar "Ana Vidovic is a bright young talent, well equipped to take her place among the world's international soloists."
Colin Cooper, Classical Guitar "Vidovic is undeniably a very talented young guitarist whose range, as it extends, may well visibly cast her as a major artist..."
Chris Kilvington, Classical GuitarProgram 2002-2003 Season
Johann Sebastian Bach SECOND VIOLIN SONATA,BWV 1003 (1685-1750) -Grave -Fuga -Andante -Allegro Federico Moreno Torroba SONATINA (1891-1982) -Allegretto -Andante -Allegro Joaquin Turina SONATA (1882-1949) -Lento -Andante -Allegro vivo INTERMISSION Niccolo Paganini GRANDE SONATA (1782-1840) -Allegro risoluto -Romanze -Andantino variato Joaquin Rodrigo SONATA GIOCOSA (1901-1999) -Allegro moderato -Andante moderato -Allegro
Program Notes: 1. Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) : SECOND VIOLIN SONATA, BWV 1003
The "Sonatas and Partitas for Solo Violin" (BWV 1001-1006) were composed by Bach in 1720 during his six years in Cothen. They represent some of the finest, if not finest, solo music for the instrument, far surpassing his contemporaries in both technique and music interest. The Sonatas are quite distinctive in their construction in so far as containing fugues in their middle movements. Mr. Barrueco's transcription of this Sonata creates a considerable sensitivity to achieve a balance between the idiomatic nature of the violin and the intentions of Bach for realization well suited to the six string classical guitar. 2. Federico Moreno Torroba (1891-1982) : SONATINA
Spanish composer born into a family of musicians was tutored from his early days by his father, under whose supervision he produced his many instrumental compositions. He then went to study composition at the Conservatory of Madrid under Conrado del Campo, where he dedicated much of his time to orchestral music. After the success of his opera "Le Virgen de Mayo," Torroba became interested in the traditional Spanish music, especially in the "zarzuela" where his first works demonstrated his talents for the musical stage. Torroba's light and characteristically elastic idiom and general leisure are well present in his tripartite "Sonatina" for guitar. The first movement draws upon the zarzuela style; the second chanting movement is adorned by an exceptionally beautiful main theme, the closing movement bursting with joy, enthusiasm and energy. 3. Joaquin Turina (1882-1949) : SONATA
Joaquin Turina was born in Seville. He was a brilliant pianist, conductor and writer/musicologist. His family encouraged him to study medicine, but his strong love for music made them approve his study of music. He studied composition in Paris with fellow students Debussy and Ravel, but at the same time he also met Isaac Albeniz, who encouraged him to look for compositional material in Spanish music. Turina's "Sonata Op. 61" was dedicated to Andres Segovia the first performance of it at the Academy of Saint Cecilia in Rome. The first movement has two contrasting themes as in classical sonata form: the first subject being more rhythmic and strident and the second subject more lyrical, but Turina develops these themes in a typically Spanish style with coloristic contrast more than harmonic development. 4. Niccolo Paganini (1782-1840) : GRANDE SONATA
Great virtuoso who began playing the violin at age seven at the insistence of his father, Antonio Paganini. At the age of thirteen, Paganini was sent to study with a famous violin teacher named Alessandro Rolla and soon, both his amazing technique and dazzling musicality made him one of the greatest violinists of his time. Paganini composed his "Grande Sonata" when he was barely more than twenty years old, at a time when he also may have planned to perform as a guitar virtuoso. Divided into three movements, the composition opens with an "Allegro Risoluto" of large scale proportions, where the second theme of the sonata prevails, and a large number of melodic ideas are alternated with passages of virtuosic nature. The second movement "Romanza" is a typical cantabile and discloses Paganini's lyric and melancholic nature, whereas the third movement "Andantino Variato" consists in a sequence of sparkling variations. Here we are in a presence of one of the most beautiful and perfect guitar works of the eighteenth century, a bright sample of creative genius that was to continue to shine throughout the masterpieces that are familiar to all of us. 5. Joaquin Rodrigo (1901-1999) : SONATA GIOCOSA
Joaquin Rodrigo has become one of the best known Spanish composers this century through his "Concierto de Aranjuez" written in 1939. "Sonata Giocosa" is his much later work but has all the captivating elements that made the concerto so popular. Despite being blind since the age of three, Rodrigo also went to study in Paris. His talents were encouraged by his teacher Paul Dukas with whom he studied for five years from 1927-1932. The "Sonata Giocosa" is in three movements and was dedicated to Renata Tarrago. This was Rodrigo's first sonata for the guitar although he had written other works using sonata form for the piano. The Spanish character of "Sonata Giocosa" is apparent from the opening bars with a strong rasgueado interspersed with single line melody. The second movement moves to E minor. It is melancholic with a strongly baroque influence. The final movement "Allegro" returns to A major. The melody is punctuated by the well-loved Spanish alternating 6/8-3/4 rhythm.
Jason Vieaux
American Record Guide - "Vieaux is a strong, expressive player with a gift for lyricism and an easy virtuosity." Cleveland Plain Dealer - ".. an intimate encounter between music, musician and audience. Every work received meticulous and refined treatment."
Guitar Houston is pleased to sponsor Jason Vieaux as part of our 2003/2004 concert season. Jason is Director of the guitar program at the Cleveland Institute of Music and youngest 1st place winner of the GFA competition (1992).Concert Saturday Jan 24, 2004, 8 PM, Emerson Unitarian Church.
For more information about Jason Vieaux, view the Jason Vieaux website: BIO and REVIEWS: WWW.JasonVieaux.COM
Master Class Sunday (see details below)
Guitarist Jason Vieaux's virtuosity, expressive music-making, and exciting concert programs continue to earn him a busy schedule of solo, concerto and chamber music engagements, featuring music from the Renaissance to today. Highlights of Mr. Vieaux's 2003-2004 concert season include a tour of Taiwan, a return engagement with Auckland Philharmonia, and recitals in Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, Cleveland, Cincinnati, Hartford, St. Louis, Austin, Dallas, Houston, San Antonio, and Spivey Hall in Morrow, GA. He made his New York recital debut at Merkin Hall in November 2003.
Mr. Vieaux's first recording for Naxos Records, Laureate Series Guitar Recital has sold over 30,000 copies internationally and has received critical acclaim from Gramophone, Fi, Soundboard, and Classical Guitar (London). Laureate Series was awarded the coveted Rosette by The Penguin Guide and was acknowledged as a "must-have" by Ted Libbey on National Public Radio's "Morning Edition." Mr. Vieaux's latest CD on Azica Records, Sevilla: The Music of Isaac Albeniz was released in Summer 2003, and his Azica CD of Manuel Ponce sonatas was recently described by American Record Guide as "...a stunning reading...beautifully restrained...a marvelous release." Mr. Vieaux recently was featured on NPR¹s "Performance Today" for a week as a 2002 Young Artist-in-Residence, and continues to be broadcast regularly on the top-rated program. Jason Vieaux began guitar studies at age eight in Buffalo, New York. He first gained international recognition in 1992 when he became the youngest First Prize winner in the history of the prestigious Guitar Foundation of America International Competition. This culminated with a 53-city solo tour throughout the U.S. with numerous return invitations. He is a Naumburg International Guitar Competition prizewinner and a recipient of the Alumni Achievement Award from The Cleveland Institute of Music. In 1995 Mr. Vieaux was honored as an Artistic Ambassador of the United States to Southeast Asia, concertizing in Cambodia, Thailand, Laos, India, Nepal, Bangladesh, and Myanmar (Burma). He has also toured Spain, France, Mexico, Canada, New Zealand and Japan. Mr. Vieaux is regularly featured with orchestras across the US, and has performed concertos with the Cleveland Orchestra, Cleveland Pops, the Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia, the Auckland Philharmonia, the Astral Chamber Orchestra, the Ars Nova Chamber Orchestra, and Orchestra 2001. He has worked with conductors Miguel Harth-Bedoya, Luis Biava, Gareth Morrell, Steven Smith, Carl Topilow and Jahja Ling. An active performer of new music, Vieaux has premièred works by José Luis Merlin, Eric Sessler, Arthur Hernandez and Fazil Say, and has performed concertos by Allen Krantz, Augusta Read-Thomas and John Corigliano. He will premiere a new guitar concerto by Bernard Rands in April 2004. Mr. Vieaux resides in Cleveland, Ohio and is the Head of the Cleveland Institute of Music Guitar Department. He has been a member of Philadelphia-based Astral Artistic Services since 1996.Concert Program
Variations on a Theme of Mozart, Op. 9 Fernando Sor (1778-1839) Violin Sonata No. 1 in G Minor, BWV 1001 J.S. Bach Adagio (1685-1750) Fuga arr. Vieaux Siciliano Presto Torre Bermeja (Serenata from Douze Pieces Characteristiques, Op. 92, No. 12) Isaac Albeniz Tango (from Espana: 6 Hojas de album, Op. 165, No. 2) (1860-1909) Sevilla (from "Suite Espanola", Op. 47) arr. Vieaux Intermission Variations on a Moldavian Hora Ian Krouse (b. 1956) Sonatina Meridional Manuel Ponce Campo (1882-1948) Copla Fiesta Suite del Recuerdo Jose Luis Merlin Evocacion (b. 1952) Zamba Chacarera Carnavalito Evocacion Joropo
October 2000: "Women in Guitar 2000"Call 281-367-9060 for information, tickets, and master class slots.
Event Schedule:
- Friday, October 6
- Concert: Martha Masters at 8 p.m.
- Saturday, October 7
- Masterclass: Martha Masters at 11 a.m.
- Concert: Susan McDonald at 4 p.m.
- Gourmet Dinner & Lecture at 6 p.m.
- Concert: Elena Papandreou at 8 p.m.
- Sunday, October 8
- Masterclass: Elena Papandreou at 2 p.m.
GH and Montgomery College present a mini-festival "Women in Guitar 2000" to be held at the Montgomery College concert hall in The Woodlands, TX. This is a beautiful new hall with superb accoustics. Following the Susan McDonald concert is an optional gourmet dinner served at 6 p.m. featuring French cuisine prepared by the Montgomery College chef's school. This should be quite a treat! There will also be a post-dinner talk featuring Susan McDonald in the art gallery.
The gourmet dinner is only available if you purchase the concert package. If you are interested in the dinner package, advanced purchase is required. The dinner package is not available for walk-up ticket buyers.
The artists will have CD's for sale at the event.
Tickets are available in advance through Guitar Houston board members, or at the door.
Guitar Houston advance purchase ticket buyers and their advance purchase guest tickets will have preferred, reserved seating of the best seats. The preferred seating is limited, and selling fast - act soon. Ticket buyers at the door will be seated in the general admission section further back from the advance purchase section. Call 281-367-9060 for details on the festival, tickets, and master class. Tickets and information will also be available at all Guitar Houston events such as the public meeting.
Directions: I-45 North to 242 on the North side of The Woodlands. Make a right onto the 242 exit ramp from I-45. Make a left on 242 at the light. Montgomery College is just on the right - follow the signs. Ample free parking is available.
Tickets are now available through Guitar Houston. The tickets are discounted for GH members. Festival ticket prices for GH members and non-members:
- Full package of all events is $45 members, $50 non-members. This includes the Martha Masters concert & master class audit, Susan McDonald concert, "gourmet meal", post-dinner talk, and Elena Papandreou concert & master class audit.
- Saturday and Sunday package is $35 for members, $45 non-members. This includes the Susan McDonald concert, "gourmet meal", post-dinner talk, and Elena Papandreou concert & master class audit.
- Master class auditing is at no cost to Guitar Houston members.
- Individual tickets to the concerts only may be purchased. This does not include the "gourmet meal".
Individual ticket pricing:
Martha Masters $12 members, $15 non-members
Susan McDonald $12 members, $15 non-members
Elena Papandreou $15 members, $20 non-members
Martha Masters Friday, October 6th at 8 p.m.
Martha Masters was the only American prizewinner in both the 1998 Tokyo International Guitar Competition and the 1997 Guitar Foundation of America International Solo Competition. She has a master's in music, and has an impressive CD release and resume.Susan McDonald Saturday, October 7th at 4 p.m.
Susan McDonald is very well-established in the Houston area, where she routinely fills concert halls at every performance. She has 3 CD releases which remain high sellers. Susan has an impressive bio, including stellar reviews in Dallas and New York newspapers.
"...she casts a spell over the audience..."
- Pepe RomeroElena Papandreou Headliner. Saturday, October 7th at 8 p.m.
Our headliner is the stunning virtuoso, major recording artist and GFA winner, Elena Papandreou of Greece. Don't miss this one!"...a poet of the guitar..."
The Washington Post, U.S.A."...one of today's most intriguing guitarists.[...] she has technical skill and artistic charisma to match the very best."
--Classical Guitar, England"Her playing is reminiscent of a young Julian Bream, adventurous and suave, and with impeccable taste."
--Guitar International, EnglandMasterclasses
You may audit (observe) the master class for free. Master class performers will pay a fee, and will perform for the maestro, and have a public guitar lesson and performance critique.- Martha Masters: Saturday, October 7th at 11 a.m.. All playing levels accepted.
- Elena Papandreou: Sunday, October 8th at 2 p.m.. Audition required, advanced players preferred.
Concert February 17, 2001: "Stanley Yates"
Stanley Yates Web Site
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- Concert February 17, 2001 at 8:00 p.m.
- University of St. Thomas - Cullen Hall
- Individual Tickets: $15 GH Members, $20 Non-Members
- Season Ticket Concert - free for season ticket holders
- Yates' Concert Program:
- J.S. Bach, Cello Suite in C major
- Ernest Shand, 3 pieces from Victorian England
- Stepan Rak, Elegy-Hommage a Sibelius,
- Fernando Sor, Fantaisie Elegaique,
- Isaac Albeniz, Dos Cantos de Espana,
- Roger Hudson, Blues Suite (dedicated to Yates).
Directions to Cullen Hall - 4001 Mt. Vernon St., Houston, TX 77006-4824:
I-45 south to 59 South.
Right on Shepherd.
Right on Richmond.
Left on Mt. Vernon (small side street; if you hit Montrose you passed it).
Cullen hall is on the right, next to the Library at St. Thomas University.
Campus Map- Master Class February 18, 2001 from 2-5 p.m. at Montgomery County College, The Woodlands. No cost to audit (observe) the Master Class.
- Dinner social for GH members and guests after the master class and before the Hartzell & DeVany concert.
Anyone interested in getting together should meet starting a little after 5pm, depending on when the master class lets out. We will meet at Guadalajara Mexican Grille & Bar, 278885 I-45, The Woodlands, 281-362-0774. Can't miss it on the west side I 45 feeder road by The Woodlands Mall, just a mile or two south of the 242 exit and north of Lake Woodlands Drive. Dutch treat.
- Hartzell & DeVany flute-guitar duo concert at 7:30 p.m. following master class.
- Students needed to fill a couple of remaining master class performer (student) slots.
Master Class Directions to Montgomery County College, The Woodlands: I-45 North to 242 on the North side of The Woodlands. Make a right onto the 242 exit ramp from I-45. Make a left on 242 at the light. Montgomery College is just on the right - follow the signs. Ample free parking is available.
- Biography:
- Reviews:
Stanley Yates has established a unique international career as a virtuoso performer, recording artist, teacher, and as a widely-published arranger and scholar.
Yates performs internationally and is a past prize-winner in such prestigious performance competitions as the Guitar Foundation of America (GFA).
A dedicated interpreter of new music as well as of neglected masterpieces from the past, he has reconstructed and given first modern performances of such important rediscovered works as Villa-Lobos' Valsa Concerto No. 2. Yates' new edition of the complete Bach Cello suites is a Mel Bay best seller and truly a landmark publication with high editorial and scholarly standards:
His performance editions and arrangements of music by J. S. Bach, Stepan Rak, Isaac Albéniz, and others, are published in the Stanley Yates Series by Mel Bay Publications. Stanley has also published several important performance articles dealing with the music of Bach and Villa-Lobos, among others, which are widely published.
Stanley received Performer's Diplomas from Trinity College, London, and Sandown College of Performing Arts, Liverpool (where he graduated with the highest pass in the history of the college); and graduate degrees from the University of Liverpool and the University of North Texas (where he was the only non-pianist ever to receive the Morgan Dissertation Award for Excellence in Music Performance). Currently a resident of the United States, he directs the guitar program at Austin Peay State University, home of Tennessee's Center of Excellence for the Creative Arts.
"This is distinguished playing, a recording to hear and learn
from. The recording is technically excellent and Yates plays
with a refreshing confidence."
Soundboard, USA
"Far from being of interest only to those who wish to play from
Yates's transcriptions, the performances recorded here are of the
greatest relevance to all who cherish Bach...[Yates] has brought
considerable academic and cultural resources to the task. Allied
to immaculate technique, this results in a sense of commitment
and ownership rarely equalled in this repertoire. There is a kind of post-authenticity
about the playing, deeply aware of baroque practice and
historical tendencies, but focused beyond the lute or harpsichord
emulation of several accounts of Bach on the guitar...
A major landmark."
Classical Guitar, England
"...exhilarating...a superb player...a performing academic of the highest caliber - one
of an elite breed of guitarists whose playing is every
bit as impressive as his qualifications... Calm, totally efficient, controlled mastery of his
instrument..."
Classical Guitar, England
"Great authority and control..."
Guitar International, England
"...Yates at his best - poetic and rhapsodic."
Soundboard, USA
Concert: Fabio Zanon
When: Feb. 5, 1998, 8 p.m.
Where: Houston Baptist University
Fabio Zanon is a fast-rising highly acclaimed artist. Born in Brazil, Fabio has won prestigious international guitar competitions, including the Francisco Tarrega competition in Spain and the Guitar Foundation of America competition. He completed academic studies in music at the University of London, and advanced studies with Julian Bream and John Williams. Don't miss this one!
Andrew Zohn
Two time finalist: GFA Competition, Doctorate in Music
North Area: Concert, Friday, March 10, 8 p.m.
St. Dunstan’s Episcopal Church.
On west side of Stuebner Airline just north of FM 1960.
Tickets: $12 general, $8 students and Guitar Houston members.
Central Area: Concert Saturday, March 11, 8 p.m.
First Universalist Unitarian Church.
Directions: In the Museum district at 2600 Fannin.
Private lessons for $35/hour will be available
Dr. Zohn has performed widely as a soloist, chamber musician, and orchestral soloist. In addition to performing, he is also active as a composer, arranger, scholar, clinician, and adjudicator of competitions. Works arranged by Andrew Zohn are published by Tuscany Publications. Dr. Zohn has served as guitar instructor at Florida State University and the University of Alabama at Birmingham.
The concert program features works by Cole Porter, Vivaldi, De Falla, and original compositions by Dr. Zohn.
Email:
guitarhouston@comcast.net