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SUMMARY:Dan Acsadi & Meghan Jacoby Duo - Guitar & Flute
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URL:https://bostonguitar.org/event/dan-acsadi-meghan-jacoby-duo-guitar-flute/
LOCATION:Hingham Public Library\, 66 Leavitt Street\, Hingham\, MA\, 02043\, United States
CATEGORIES:Hingham Sunday Sounds
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191108T193000
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SUMMARY:Brasil Guitar Duo
DESCRIPTION:Brasil Guitar Duo\, a 2006 winner of the Concert Artists Guild International Competition\, and hailed by Classical Guitar magazine for its “maturity of musicianship and technical virtuosity\,” is equally at home on a classical or a world-music series or performing a concerto with orchestra. João Luiz and Douglas Lora met in São Paulo as teenage guitar students and their successful partnership of over twenty years results from their innovative programming— which features a seamless blend of traditional and Brazilian works—leading to a busy global touring schedule and a growing catalogue of critically acclaimed recordings.  \nCommitted to performing new chamber music employing the guitar\, the Duo joined cellists Yo-Yo Ma and Carlos Prieto for the October 2014 world premiere of El arco y la lira\, a work for two cellos and two guitars by the esteemed Cuban composer Leo Brouwer. On the same program—a highlight of the sixth annual Festival Leo Brouwer in Havana—the Duo gave the Cuban premiere of Brouwer’s Sonata de Los Viajeros\, which they had presented in its U.S. premiere the previous month and recorded for a Naxos CD of Brouwer’s complete works for two guitars\, which was nominated for a 2016 Latin Grammy award for Best New Composition. \nEager advocates for both traditional and new concerti for two guitars and orchestra\, the Duo premiered a Concerto for Two Guitars and Orchestra by Brazilian composer Paulo Bellinati with the São Paulo Symphony Orchestra in June 2012\, under the direction of Giancarlo Guerrero\, and gave the work its U.S. premiere in April 2013. In February 2016\, they recorded the Bellinati concerto along with Leo Brouwer’s concerto Book of Signs with the Delaware Symphony Orchestra and conductor David Amado\, and that Naxos CD—also entitled Book of Signs—was nominated for a 2018 Latin Grammy award for Best Classical Album. Additional career concerto highlights include the Dallas Symphony\, Houston Symphony\, Dayton Philharmonic\, Lancaster (OH) Symphony\, plus\, the Duo has appeared internationally on major concert series and at festivals in Cuba\, Germany\, England\, Canada\, South Korea\, Colombia\, Brazil\, Austria\, Panama\, Poland\, and Bermuda. \nVery active in the recording studio\, the Duo’s latest release is Ghosting\, (CAG Records; July 2017)\, featuring their unique mixture of both classical and Brazilian music\, including their own compositions and the title track written for them by guitar master David Leisner. This recording is very similar in spirit to the Duo’s first CAG Records CD\, Bom Partido (2007)\, featuring all Brazilian repertoire that prompted Classical Guitar to write: “The maturity of musicianship and technical virtuosity displayed on this debut recording by João Luiz and Douglas Lora is simply outstanding…The original compositions by Lora comfortably stand alongside the ‘big names’ on the rest of the programme and are well crafted and very appealing.” Next came two critically acclaimed CDs containing the complete works for two guitars by Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco\, released by Naxos in 2008-09. The Duo has also won praise for its recent CD (Avie) in collaboration with flutist Marina Piccinini featuring all of J.S. Bach’s flute sonatas\, as arranged by the Duo for flute and two guitars. \nBrasil Guitar Duo actively strives to expand the repertoire for two guitars\, with Lora contributing works of his own and Luiz arranging both classical and Brazilian music. Appearing frequently in diverse non-traditional spaces\, the Duo combines a broad repertoire of classical guitar duos (Bach\, Sor\, Scarlatti\, Rameau\, Debussy\, etc.) with such traditional Brazilian dance forms as choro\, samba\, maxixe\, and baião. \nDuo members João Luiz and Douglas Lora met in São Paulo as teenage guitar students and have been performing together for twenty years. The Duo’s principal teacher was Henrique Pinto\, and they also worked privately with Fabio Zanon\, Paulo Martelli\, Sergio Abreu\, and Alice Artzt. Douglas Lora earned his Master’s degree from the University of Miami’s Frost School of Music as a student of Dr. Rene Gonzalez. João Luiz received his Master’s degree from Mannes College the New School for Music under Michael Newman\, and with sponsorship from the Augustine Guitar Scholarship Fund he earned a doctoral degree from Manhattan School of Music as a student of David Leisner. João is the head of the guitar department at the State University of New York-Purchase\, and also teaches guitar at CUNY-Hunter College and New Jersey City University. \n 
URL:https://bostonguitar.org/event/brasil-guitar-duo/
LOCATION:First Lutheran Church of Boston\, 299 Berkeley Street\, Boston\, MA\, 02116\, United States
CATEGORIES:Artist Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191103T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191103T150000
DTSTAMP:20260528T111008
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SUMMARY:David Newsam  (classical guitar) and Margaret Herlehy (oboe)
DESCRIPTION:Music from South America for oboe and guitar. \nMargaret Herlehy is an active chamber musician and performer. She is a resident artist in music at UNH and performs with the UNH faculty trio Sospiri.   David Newsam\, guitar\, is a graduate of Berklee College of Music in Boston but also completed his studies in the Modern American Music program at Longy School of Music. David currently works as an assistant professor in the guitar department at Berklee where he has taught since 1989. He is also employed as a senior lecturer in music at Dartmouth College in Hanover\, NH where he teaches guitar and jazz improvisation. David created the jazz guitar program at the University of New Hampshire where he teaches\, directs the UNH Jazz Guitar Ensemble and coaches jazz ensembles. Their recently released album\, Café 1930\, explores the oboe as a lead voice in the popular instrumental music of South America including Brazilian Choro\, Classical Tango and Samba.
URL:https://bostonguitar.org/event/pgs-david-newsam-margaret-herlehy/
LOCATION:Portsmouth Music and Arts Center\, 973 Islington Street\, Portsmouth\, NH\, 03801\, United States
CATEGORIES:Portsmouth Guitar Sundays
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191025T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191025T193000
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SUMMARY:A Tribute to Frank Wallace and his Music
DESCRIPTION:This very special concert will weave the magical spells of the eclectic music of Frank Wallace. Composer\, guitarist\, vihuelist\, lutenist\, baritone\, director\, teacher; one of the most prolific guitarist/composers of our time\, Frank Wallace’s works have been called “contemporary musical emancipation” by New Music USA. \nAs a performer\, Wallace is known for his “elegant virtuosity” (Classics Today). This program will present selected Wallace solo and ensemble works for guitar and guitar and violin interpreted by artists Robert Ward\, Christopher Ladd\, Asa Gudjonsdottir\, David William Ross\, Alexander Dunn\, Nick Cutroneo\, and Daniel Acsadi. \nJoin us for this evening as we create positive energy from a half-century of creativity by our friend and former BCGS Director\, who has stage four cancer. Proceeds from this concert will go toward Frank’s Dance with Cancer GoFundMe campaign. \nConcert Program\nAll works composed by Frank Wallace. \nA Distant Wind\n\nTjaldur\nDrunnhviti\n\nPerformed by Christopher Ladd. \nCyrcles\, Sonata 3\n\nSolstice\nThe light\nDarkness falling\nSolstice II\nThe great sleep- Ko’s way\nFirst truth\n\nPerformed by David William Ross. \nWoolgathering\, Op. 47b\nPerformed by Asa Gudjonsdottir (violin)\, Christopher Ladd\, Robert Ward\, and Alexander Dunn (guitars). \nAnoushka (from Film Scores)\nPerformed by Robert Ward. \nDuo Sonata 1\n\nVivace\nAdagio\nFinale\n\nPerformed by Robert Ward and Alexander Dunn. \nGryphon for Violin and Guitar\n\nLions’ tale\nEagles talon\nFeather and claw\n\nPerformed by the Amaranth Duo: Christopher Ladd (guitar) and Asa Gudjonsdottir (violin). \nDebil de Alba (from Film Scores)\nPerformed by Daniel Ascadi. \nShadow of the Sun (from Suite Hart)\nPerformed by Nick Cutroneo. \nNew England Sextets\n\nNorth Branch\nLoveren Mill\nMonadnock\n\nPerformed by Christopher Ladd\, Alexander Dunn\, David William Ross\, Daniel Acsadi\, Nick Cutroneo\, and Robert Ward.
URL:https://bostonguitar.org/event/frank-wallace-tribute/
LOCATION:First Lutheran Church of Boston\, 299 Berkeley Street\, Boston\, MA\, 02116\, United States
CATEGORIES:Special Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191020T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191020T160000
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SUMMARY:Céili Connors\,  Solo Guitar
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URL:https://bostonguitar.org/event/ceili-connors-solo-guitar/
LOCATION:Hingham Public Library\, 66 Leavitt Street\, Hingham\, MA\, 02043\, United States
CATEGORIES:Hingham Sunday Sounds
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191020T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191020T173000
DTSTAMP:20260528T111008
CREATED:20190829T145530Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190830T140057Z
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SUMMARY:Jose Lezcano Clinic and Concert
DESCRIPTION:Jose Lezcano will present a clinic on Cuban and Brazilian rhythms from 2:30-3:30pm and a solo guitar performance from 4:00pm – 5:30pm \nTwice Grammy-nominated composer and guitarist José Manuel Lezcano has composed many works for solo guitar\, guitar in chamber music\, and concertos for solo guitar and guitar with wind instruments. He has been described as an “excellent guitarist and imaginative composer” by Fanfare magazine (2012). \nJose serves as Professor of Music at Keene State College (NH) where he coordinates the guitar program\, conducts the KSC Guitar Orchestra and KSC Latin American Ensemble\, and teaches a thriving studio of talented young guitarists.
URL:https://bostonguitar.org/event/jose-lezcano-clinic-and-concert/
LOCATION:Parish Center for the Arts (PCA)\, 10 Lincoln Street\, Westford\, MA\, 01886\, United States
CATEGORIES:Westford PCA Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191013T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191013T150000
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CREATED:20190829T140224Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190829T140300Z
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SUMMARY:Carl Straussner\, Classical Guitarist
DESCRIPTION:Carl Straussner is a Classical Guitarist\, Composer\, and Audio Engineer originally from Johannesburg\, South Africa. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Performance and Composition from the University of the Witwatersrand\, and a Master’s Degree in Classical Guitar Performance under Eliot Fisk at The New England Conservatory.  He is both a soloist and an avid chamber musician who regularly performs concerts in the United States and South Africa. He is recognized composer writing music for guitar but also composing music for animated films\, as well as directing and producing radio documentaries.
URL:https://bostonguitar.org/event/pgs-carl-straussner/
LOCATION:Portsmouth Public Library\, 175 Parrott Avenue\, Portsmouth\, 03801\, United States
CATEGORIES:Portsmouth Guitar Sundays
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190929T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190929T160000
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CREATED:20190829T210933Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190829T210958Z
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SUMMARY:Steve Rapson\, Solo Guitar
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URL:https://bostonguitar.org/event/hingham-steve-rapson/
LOCATION:Hingham Public Library\, 66 Leavitt Street\, Hingham\, MA\, 02043\, United States
CATEGORIES:Hingham Sunday Sounds
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190928T193000
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DTSTAMP:20260528T111008
CREATED:20190618T165831Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190829T213507Z
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SUMMARY:Manuel Barrueco
DESCRIPTION:Legendary guitarist Manuel Barrueco is internationally recognized as one of the most important guitarists of our time. His unique artistry has been continually described as that of a superb instrumentalist and a superior and elegant musician\, possessing a seductive sound and uncommon lyrical gifts. \nHis career has been dedicated to bringing the guitar to the main musical centers of the world such as the Musikverein in Vienna\, Concertgebouw in Amsterdam\, Royal Albert Hall in London\, Philharmonie in Berlin\, Teatro Real in Madrid\, and Palau de la Musica in Barcelona. He has completed a dozen tours of Japan and made repeated appearances in Korea\, Taiwan\, Singapore\, China\, and Hong Kong\, and in Latin America he has performed in Mexico\, Brazil\, Colombia\, Costa Rica\, Panama and Puerto Rico.  \nBarrueco’s commitment to contemporary music and to the expansion of the guitar repertoire has led him to collaborations with many distinguished composers such as Steven Stucky\, Michael Daugherty\, Roberto Sierra\, Arvo Pärt\, Jonathan Leshnoff\, Gabriela Lena Frank\, Dmitri Yanov-Yanovsky\, and Toru Takemitsu. \nManuel Barrueco has appeared on a wide array of television programs including “CBS Sunday Morning”\, A&E’s “Breakfast with the Arts”\, and “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood” on PBS. He was featured in a Lexus car commercial\, and his work in music inspired Michael Lawrence’s biographical documentary: “Manuel Barrueco: A Gift and a Life”. \nBarrueco’s recording catalogue includes over a dozen recordings for the EMI label. His recording of Joaquín Rodrigo’s Concierto de Aranjuez with conductor and tenor Plácido Domingo and the Philharmonia Orchestra was cited as the best recording of that piece in Classic CD Magazine.\n \nIn 2007 Manuel Barrueco received a Grammy nomination for the “Best Instrumental Soloist Performance” for his Solo Piazzolla\, which was the first recording to be released on his exclusive Manuel Barrueco Collection on Tonar Music. Tango Sensations and Sounds of the Americas followed in collaboration with the Cuarteto Latinoamericano\, the latter received a Latin Grammy Award for “Inca Dances” by Gabriela Lena Frank for “Best Classical Contemporary Composition.” In 2010 he released\, Tárrega!\, which received a Latin Grammy nomination for “Best Classical Album\,” Medea\, which includes Barrueco’s arrangement of the ballet by flamenco guitarist/composer Manolo Sanlúcar recorded with the Tenerife Symphony Orchestra and Víctor Pablo Pérez conducting and received a Latin Grammy nomination for “Best Classical Album” as well. His latest release is China West\, a recording of guitar trios in collaboration with his protégés\, the Beijing Guitar Duo. \nManuel Barrueco began playing the guitar at the age of eight in his native Cuba. He and his family immigrated to the United States in 1967 as political refugees. Later\, he completed his advanced studies at the Peabody Conservatory of Music\, where he now shares his love for music with a small number of exceptionally gifted young guitarists from all over the world. \nIn 2011\, Manuel Barrueco received the United States Artist Fontanals Fellowship for Artistic Excellence. \n 
URL:https://bostonguitar.org/event/manuel-barrueco/
LOCATION:First Lutheran Church of Boston\, 299 Berkeley Street\, Boston\, MA\, 02116\, United States
CATEGORIES:Artist Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190922T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190922T173000
DTSTAMP:20260528T111008
CREATED:20190829T145046Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190830T140731Z
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SUMMARY:David Newsam\, Guitar and Margaret Herlehy\, Oboe
DESCRIPTION:David is a graduate of Berklee College of Music in Boston where he works as an assistant professor of guitar. He also directs the Guitar Program at the University of New Hampshire. David performs solo and group engagements throughout New England and is a former director of the Boston Classical Guitar Society. \nMargaret is an active chamber musician and performer throughout the United States and Europe. She is a resident artist in music at University of New Hampshire and performs with the faculty trio Sospiri.
URL:https://bostonguitar.org/event/pca-david-newsam-margaret-herlehy/
LOCATION:Parish Center for the Arts (PCA)\, 10 Lincoln Street\, Westford\, MA\, 01886\, United States
CATEGORIES:Westford PCA Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190908T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190908T150000
DTSTAMP:20260528T111008
CREATED:20190829T140039Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190829T140039Z
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SUMMARY:Adam Levin\, Classical Guitar
DESCRIPTION:Adam Levin is a native of Chicago’s North Shore. He holds bachelor’s degrees from Northwestern University in Music Performance\, Psychology\, and Pre-Med. He completed his master’s degree in guitar performance at New England Conservatory under the tutelage of Eliot Fisk. Levin is a professor of guitar at the University of Rhode Island and also teaches at the University of Massachusetts\, Boston. \nAdam is an avid chamber musician. He has performed with orchestras\, string quartet\, and various instrumental and vocal duo combinations.  His primary chamber ensemble\, Duo Sonidos\, which has expanded the repertoire for violin and guitar through new commissions. \nFrom 2008-2011\, Levin was honored as a Fulbright Scholar as well as grant awards from the Program for Cultural Cooperation Fellowship to research contemporary Spanish guitar repertoire. This three-year residency resulted in a major collaboration with 30 Spanish composers spanning four generations\, who each wrote works commissioned by and dedicated to Levin.  He has released four recordings on the Naxos label focusing on these new commissioned works of 21st Century Spanish Guitar\,
URL:https://bostonguitar.org/event/pgs-adam-levin/
LOCATION:Portsmouth Music and Arts Center\, 973 Islington Street\, Portsmouth\, NH\, 03801\, United States
CATEGORIES:Portsmouth Guitar Sundays
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190714T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190714T160000
DTSTAMP:20260528T111008
CREATED:20190703T010528Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190703T010821Z
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SUMMARY:Presentation by the Jose Ramirez Family
DESCRIPTION:Celebrating their 30th Anniversary\, Stoughton Music Center will host Christina Ramirez and Jose Enrique Ramirez Jr.\, children of Jose Ramirez IV\, to present a brief history of the Ramirez Legacy and lead a dialog on the new directions for the company. A short concert will follow the presentation. \nThis is a once in a lifetime chance to meet the Ramirez family from Spain. \nFamily owned and operated since 1882\, Ramirez expert craftsmen/women create some of the world’s finest guitars. In this presentation\, the company leaders will be talking about their family history\, their company\, and their passion for music. \nA brief concert by guitarist Luis Regidor Pain will follow the presentation. This will be an opportunity to hear the amazing\, deep\, rich Spanish tone offered by Ramirez guitars. \nAdmission is free and open to the public.
URL:https://bostonguitar.org/event/presentation-by-the-jose-ramirez-family/
LOCATION:San John’s Filarmonica Society\, 845 Washington Street\, Stoughton\, MA\, 02072\, United States
CATEGORIES:Special Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190426T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190426T193000
DTSTAMP:20260528T111008
CREATED:20181018T174042Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190628T113646Z
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SUMMARY:Rene Izquierdo
DESCRIPTION:Rene Izquierdo\, a native from Cuba\, graduated from the Guillermo Tomas\, Amadeo Roldan Conservatory and Superior Institute of Art in Havana. In the United States\, Mr. Izquierdo earned a Master of Music and an Artist Diploma degrees from the Yale University School of Music\, where he studied with Benjamin Verdery. While at Yale he represented the university in an exchange program with the Conservatoire National de Musique et de Danse du Paris and worked with guitarists Olivie Chassain and Roland Dyens. Rene has appeared as a guest soloist and in chamber music concerts throughout the United States\, Cuba and Europe. He has shared the stage with prestigious guitarists including Eliot Fisk\, Benjamin Verdery and Jorge Morel\, as well as renowned flutist Ransom Wilson\, soprano Lucy Shelton\, David Jolley and Paquito d’Rivera. Renowned composers such as Jorge Morel and Carlos R. Rivera have dedicated works to him. \nMr. Izquierdo is a recipient of numerous awards. He is a winner of JoAnn Falletta International Guitar Competition in 2004\, Extremadura International Guitar Competition\, Schadt String competition\, Stotsenberg International Guitar Competition among others. \nHe is currently a professor of classical guitar at the Wisconsin State University in Milwaukee and an active solo performer and chamber musician. Rene has studied with Leo Brouwer\, David Russell\, Shin-Ichi Fukuda\, Eli Kassner\, Pepe Romero\, Angel Romero\, Carlos Barbosa-Lima\, David Starobin\, Eduardo Fernandez\, Jorge Morel\, Robert Beaser and Anthony Newman among others.
URL:https://bostonguitar.org/event/rene-izquierdo-2019/
LOCATION:First Lutheran Church of Boston\, 299 Berkeley Street\, Boston\, MA\, 02116\, United States
CATEGORIES:Artist Series
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190323
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190325
DTSTAMP:20260528T111008
CREATED:20181018T175849Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20181018T180139Z
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SUMMARY:New England Guitar Ensembles Festival Featuring Pavel Steidl
DESCRIPTION:Two full days of workshops\, classes\, and concerts focus on the guitar as an ensemble instrument. This year\, we are particularly excited to announce the premiere of a new commission by one of the most significant composers today: Pavel Steidl. \n \nPavel Steidl was born in Rakovnik (Czech Republic). Since he won first prize at the Radio France International Competition in Paris in 1982 he has become one of the most widely celebrated soloists of his generation. Before that he studied with such guitarists as Milan Zelenka and Stephan Rak in Prague. In 1987 he decided to emigrate to the Netherlands where after years of studying and getting inspiration from many different artists he has created his own style\, which incorporates authentic ways of interpreting 19th-century guitar literature on period instruments and going far to some world music elements. Pavel Steidl also composes himself and his own compositions are often played on his concerts. \nHe has played in more than 40 countries of the world from among Canada\, USA\, China\, India\, Japan\, Europe\, South and Central America and many others. Italian Guitar Magazine Guitart readers voted him as guitar player of the year 2004. Pavel Steidl plays many instruments\, but mainly Francisco Simplico (1926) and Franz Butcher (2008)\, romantic guitar: copies of JG Stauffer guitar made by B. Kresse and original instrument from the beginning of the 19th century Nikolaus G. Ries cca. 1830. \nIf you are interested in bringing your ensemble (any level) to the festival\, please contact us. \nFor more information\, please visit the festival page.
URL:https://bostonguitar.org/event/new-england-guitar-ensembles-festival-featuring-pavel-steidl/
LOCATION:Longy School of Music of Bard College\, 27 Garden Street\, Cambridge\, MA\, 02138\, United States
CATEGORIES:New England Guitar Ensembles Festival
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190208T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190208T193000
DTSTAMP:20260528T111008
CREATED:20181018T173315Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190703T005526Z
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SUMMARY:The Great Necks
DESCRIPTION:Scott Borg\, Adam Levin and Matthew Rohde\nLauded by Eliot Fisk as “charismatic\, entertaining\, and spontaneous young masters”\, The Great Necks (Scott Borg\, Adam Levin\, and Matthew Rohde) lie at the intersection of performance and arts advocacy. They have ravished audiences with their ambitious arrangements and whimsical\, interactive\, and daring performances. As soloists\, they have distinguished careers of their own\, marked by regular festival and concert appearances across five continents and a growing solo discography on the Naxos\, Odradek\, and Tresona labels. \nThe Great Necks recent appearances include New Mexico’s ‘Chatter’\, the Austonian\, Colorado State University-Pueblo\, Mid-Maryland Guitar Festival\, Rhode Island Guitar Festival\, Trinity-By-The-Cove\, and the Aguado Guitar Series. Their ground-breaking debut album will be released on the Sony/Frameworks label during the 2018/19 season\, which showcases dazzling arrangements including virtuoso orchestral\, piano and organ works by Bach\, Sibelius\, Albeniz\, Scriabin\, Villa-Lobos\, and Marquez. A second album is already under-way with works by Holst\, Beethoven\, Wagner\, Bernstein\, Adams\, Villa-Lobos and Bach. \nTogether\, Borg\, Levin\, and Rohde also co-founded Kithara Project\, Inc\, a nonprofit organization with the mission of promoting widespread and equitable access to the classical guitar worldwide\, particularly in the US and Latin America. \nBorg completed his studies at the Juilliard School\, the Yale School of Music\, and New England Conservatory; Levin\, at Northwestern University and New England Conservatory; and Rohde\, at Yale College\, the Yale School of Music\, and the Paris Conservatory. Borg and Levin are Augustine and D’Addario Artists\, respectively. The trio performs on a set of guitars — ‘Aranda\,’ ‘Hope\,’ and  ‘Helios’ — by Stephan Connor. \nwww.thegreatnecks.com  — www.kitharaproject.org
URL:https://bostonguitar.org/event/the-great-necks/
LOCATION:First Lutheran Church of Boston\, 299 Berkeley Street\, Boston\, MA\, 02116\, United States
CATEGORIES:Artist Series
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SUMMARY:Kazuhito Yamashita
DESCRIPTION:Buy Tickets Today! \nLegendary Japanese guitarist Kazuhito Yamashita is one of the most acclaimed and daring artistic visionaries of our time. His international career began after victories in three of the most important guitar competitions\, and he has since recorded almost 80 albums. His stunningly original arrangements\, including Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition  and Dvorak’s Symphony from the New World  have revolutionized what is possible on solo guitar. \nIn 1989\, the Casals Hall in Tokyo\, considered to be one of the finest auditoriums in the world\, presented a series called The World of Kazuhito Yamashita\, comprising seven concerts in 12 months. The high point of the concerts was Castelnuovo-Tedesco’s 24 Caprichos de Goya in a single performance. The series concluded with Bach’s six sonatas and partitas over two consecutive nights; a recital series was continued in 1994 and 1999. \nFollowing his 1987 Boston Symphony Hall debut recital with iconic flutist Sir James Galway\, the Boston Globe wrote: “Yamashita is a phenomenally gifted artist\, who\, one imagines\, could turn the most mundane exercise into a fascinating musical excursion.”
URL:https://bostonguitar.org/event/yamashita-2018/
LOCATION:First Lutheran Church of Boston\, 299 Berkeley Street\, Boston\, MA\, 02116\, United States
CATEGORIES:Artist Series
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SUMMARY:Ana Vidovic
DESCRIPTION:Ana Vidovic is an extraordinary talent with formidable gifts taking her place amongst the elite musicians of the world today. Ms. Vidovic has given over one thousand public performances since first taking the stage in 1988. Her international performance career includes recitals in New York\, London\, Paris\, Vienna\, Salzburg\, Rome\, Budapest\, Warsaw\, Tel Aviv\, Oslo\, Copenhagen\, Toronto\, Baltimore\, San Francisco\, Houston\, Austin\, Dallas\, St. Louis and beyond. Mel Bay Publications released Ana Vidovic’s most recent DVD in 2009 entitled “Guitar Artistry in Concert\,” a journey through the music of Torroba\, Piazzolla and Pierre Bensusan\, Sergio Assad\, Stanley Myers\, Villa-Lobos and Agustin Barrios Mangoré. “Guitar Virtuoso\,” Ana’s performance of works by Bach\, Torroba\, Paganini and Walton\, was released on DVD by the Mel Bay label in 2006. \nMs. Vidovic has won an impressive number of prizes and international competitions including 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. Ana Vidovic comes from the small town of Karlovac near Zagreb\, Croatia\, and started playing guitar at the age of 5\, and by 7 had given her first public performance. At the age of 11 she was performing internationally\, and at 13 became the youngest student to attend the prestigious National Musical Academy in Zagreb where she studied with Professor Istvan Romer. Ana’s reputation in Europe led to an invitation to study with Manuel Barrueco at the Peabody Conservatory where she graduated in 2005.
URL:https://bostonguitar.org/event/ana-vidovic/
LOCATION:First Lutheran Church of Boston\, 299 Berkeley Street\, Boston\, MA\, 02116\, United States
CATEGORIES:Artist Series
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