Zoom meeting on Sunday, November 10, at 4:00 p.m. (eastern time).
Meeting in Montclair on Sunday, November 17, at 4:00 p.m.
November Concerts
October Recap
November Meetings
October 31st, 2024 by bob No comments »November Concerts
October Recap
LSM Artist Series Concert, Weiwei Zhai, piano & José Maldonado, guitar
October 3rd, 2024 by bob No comments »Weiwei Zhai, piano & José Maldonado, guitar
Lindeblad School of Music Showroom
Livestream: https://www.youtube.com/live/C66OUZXgANQ
Friday, October 11th, 2024, 7:00pm
Free Admission (donation for artist welcome!)
Lindeblad School of Music proudly presents the Piano and Guitar Duo “Weiwei & José” as part of its Artist Concert Series. This captivating program will feature a mix of beloved classics and diverse folk traditions, including the works of Bach, Giuliani, Ponce, as well as Chinese and Puerto Rican folk songs
About the Artists: Weiwei & José are an exciting classical duo, combining the talents of pianist Dr. Weiwei Zhai and guitarist Dr. José Maldonado. Together, they create a vibrant fusion of Chinese folk music, Latin rhythms, and classical masterpieces. This unique blend highlights their versatility and passion for connecting diverse musical traditions. Join Weiwei & José for an unforgettable performance, where their love for teaching and performing comes to life! They are accomplished musicians based in NYC and inspire audiences of all ages with their infectious energy and dedication to education. Perfect for families, this is an event everyone can enjoy.
About the Program: The evening will include a wide array of works for piano and guitar, including a special arrangement of Bach’s Trio Sonata No. 5 in C Major, BWV 529, Manuel María Ponce’s Preludium, the evocative Boatman Song by Chinese composer Liu Qing, and a few significant works from the 19th century. More Information:https://www.lindebladmusic.com/lsm-artist-series
Please see The Guitar Garden for more October concert listings.
Concerts at the Morris County Library
October 3rd, 2024 by bob No comments »
The intention is for the audience to Listen & Lunch. Feel free to bring your lunch and enjoy some great music while you eat! Performances will run from 12:15-12:45 PM and will take place in the back of our Readers Services area. Attendance is free and seating is first come, first seated.
More Information: https://www.mclib.info/Events/Adults/2024-Fall-Lunchtime-Concerts
Please see The Guitar Garden for more October concert listings.
October Meetings
October 1st, 2024 by bob No comments »October 20 Zoom Meeting
Program
Rick Florio
- Study No 1 & No 3 – from Five Studies by Frederic Hand
Stella Kosim
- Ouverture in A Major – S.L. Weiss
Joe Carbone
- Preludio de Adios – Alfonso Montes
- Julia Florida – Agustín Barrios
This meeting was hosted by Rick Florio. The cost of using Zoom in 2024 is covered by generous contributions from Ming Chao, Dana Hamilton, Rick Florio, Jeffrey Wilt, Jeff Griesemer. Valerie Nelson, Robert Ey, Gad Berger, Dave Starbuck, Steve Walters, Gary Lee, and Shane McKevitt.
October 12 Meeting at the Morris County Library
Duo Migliorare (Rick Florio and Valerie Nelson)
Program
- Witches’ Brew – Stephen Brew and Jim Bosse
Robert Ey
- Nowhere – Angela Mair
Jim Tosone
- Lagrima – Francisco Tarrega, arr. Stephen Saunders
- Air in Em – Henry Purcell, arr. Jorge Guillen
- Rondo – Henry Purcell, arr. John Pinno
Marsha Rohe
- Study #5 – Fernando Sor
- Study #1 – Frederick Hand
- Evocacion – Jose Merlin
Kevin Lutke
- Sleepers Awake – J.S. Bach
- Carolan’s Cup – Turlough O’Carolan
- Sarabande – from Sonata for Solo Flute BWV 1013, arr. K. Lutke
Jeffrey Wilt
- Scherzino Mexicano – Manuel Ponce, arr. Edson Lopes
- Montemayor – Federico Moreno Torroba
- Preludio de Adios – Alfonso Montes
October Concerts
September Recap
September Meetings
September 2nd, 2024 by bob No comments »September 15 Fall Picnic in Hopewell Borough.
Program
Valerie Nelson
- Canon in D – Joann Pachelbel
- Study – Fernando Sor
Duo Migliorare (Rick Florio and Valerie Nelson)
- Drifting – Richard Charlton
- Minuetto I & II – Giovanni Battista Marella
Rick Florio
- Chôro No. 1 – Heitor Villa-Lobos
Robert Ey
- Mountains and Valleys – Angela Mair
- Nowhere – “”
Jeff Griesemer
- Holy Manna – William Moore, arr. Jeff Griesemer
Gary Lee
- Prelude – J.S. Bach
- Leslie’s Song – Frederic Hand
- Cooper Lake – “”
Zoom Meeting Sunday, September 22, 4:00 p.m. (eastern time).
Program
Shane McKevitt
- Hymne à l’amour – Édith Piaf, arr. Roland Dyens
Gary Lee
- Canción del Emperador – Luis de Narváez
This meeting was hosted by Steve Walters. The cost of using Zoom in 2024 is covered by generous contributions from Ming Chao, Dana Hamilton, Rick Florio, Jeffrey Wilt, Jeff Griesemer. Valerie Nelson, Robert Ey, Gad Berger, Dave Starbuck, Steve Walters, Gary Lee, and Shane McKevitt.
Other September Events
June-August Activities
Summer 2024
July 1st, 2024 by bob No comments »August 11 Zoom Meeting
Program
Joe Carbone
- Elegy for a Friend – Sergio Assad (b. 1952)
- Capricho árabe – Francisco Tárrega (1852-1909)
Stella Kosim
- Mallorca – I. Albeniz
- Maxixe – Agustin Barrios Mangore
Ming Chao
- Sarabande and Prelude from Cello Suite No. 1 – J.S. Bach, arr. John Duarte)
Shane McKevitt
- Prelude, Fugue and Allegro, BWV 998: I. Prelude – Johann Sebastian Bach
Steve Walters hosted this meeting.
July 21 Zoom Meeting
Program
Ming Chao
- Courante from Cello Suite No. 1– J.S. Bach, arr. John Duarte
Gad Berger
- Allemande – Silvius Leopold Weiss
- Sarabande – “”
Gary Lee
- Three Pieces by Frederick Hand
- Study No. 1
- Lesley’s Song
- Cooper Lake
Gad Berger hosted this meeting.
The cost of using Zoom in 2024 is covered by generous contributions from Ming Chao, Dana Hamilton, Rick Florio, Jeffrey Wilt, Jeff Griesemer. Valerie Nelson, Robert Ey, Gad Berger, Dave Starbuck, Steve Walters, Gary Lee, and Shane McKevitt.
June Meetings
June 10th, 2024 by bob No comments »June 9 Zoom Meeting
Program
Ken Kraus
- Valsa Choro – Heitor Villa Lobos
- Gavotte – “”
Shane McKevitt
Étude No. 1 – Heitor Villa-Lobos
Ming Chao
- Allemande from Cello Suite No. 1 – J. S. Bach, Arr. John Duarte
This meeting was hosted by Rick Florio. The cost of using Zoom in 2024 is covered by generous contributions from Ming Chao, Dana Hamilton, Rick Florio, Jeffrey Wilt, Jeff Griesemer. Valerie Nelson, Robert Ey, Gad Berger, Dave Starbuck, Steve Walters, Gary Lee, and Shane McKevitt
June 23 Meeting in Hopewell.
Program
Robert Ey
- Nowhere – Angela Mair
Irene Ey (soprano), Valerie Nelson (alto), and Robert Ey
- Somewhere Along the Road – Rick Kemp, arr. Robert Ey
Valerie Nelson
- Lagrima – Francisco Tárrega, ed. Sophocles Papas
Duo Migliorare (Rick Florio and Valerie Nelson)
- Drifting – Richard Charlton
- Pavane, Op. 50, (1187) – Gabriel Fauré, arr. K. Krantz
- Nocturnes Op 37 (selection) – Antoine de Llhoyer, arr. Erik Stenstavold
Rick Florio
- Soleás – Trad. with falsetas old and new
Marsha Rohe
- And I Love Her – John Lennon and Paul McCartney
- Alegria – Bartolome Calatuyud
- Un Dia De Noviembre – Leo Brouwer
Jeff Griesemer
- Medley: Spanish Harlem – Leiber/Spector, arr. John Duarte/If I Fell – Lennon/McCartney, arr. Richard Dreuding
- Ookpik Waltz – (Frankie Rodgers, arr. Jeff Griesemer)
Ken Kraus
- Choro #1 – Heitor Villa-Lobos
June Meetings
June Events
May Recap
May Meetings
April 29th, 2024 by bob No comments »Meeting at the Lindeblad School of Music in Pine Brook, 5:00 p.m., Saturday May 11.
Program
Jack Larson
- Mexican Waltz Variation – arr., Anthony Sanacore
Robert Ey
- Mountains and Valleys – Angela Mair
Marsha Rohe
- Prelude No 1 – Heitor Villa-Lobos
David Starbuck
- Triste Ausencia – Estanislao Marco
- Rosita (Polka) – Francisco Tarrega
- Capricho Arabe – “”
Richie Johnson, Shiho Vogel, Craig Graham, and Alex Valencia (Lindeblad School of Music faculty)
- Aragonaise (from Carmen Suite) – G. Bizet
- La Tierra (from Los Cuatro Elementos) – F. Kleynjans
Craig Graham and Alex Valencia
Michelle – the Beatles
Alex Valencia
- La Catedral – Agustin Barrios Mangore
1. Preludio Saudade
3. Allegro Solemne
Richie Johnson
Lied Ohne Worte – Johann Kaspar Mertz
Owen Wang
- BWV 998 Allegro – J. S. Bach
- Nail-Biter – Thomas Filippin
- Fantasia Op. 19 – Luigi Legnani
- Sonata No.1, Mov III – Leo Brouwer
Zoom meeting, Sunday, May 26 at 4:00 p.m. (eastern time).
Program
Shane McKevitt
- Hymne à l’amour – Édith Piaf & Marguerite Monnot, arr. by Roland Dyens
Rick Florio
- Bolero à Marcos – Vicente Amigo
Robert Ey
- Thaxted – Gustav Holst, arr. Robert Ey
This meeting was hosted by Steve Walters. The cost of using Zoom in 2024 is covered by generous contributions from Ming Chao, Dana Hamilton, Rick Florio, Jeffrey Wilt, Jeff Griesemer. Valerie Nelson, Robert Ey, Gad Berger, Dave Starbuck, Steve Walters, Gary Lee, and Shane McKevitt.
Other May Events
April Recap
April Meetings
April 3rd, 2024 by bob No comments »April 14 Zoom Meeting
Ken Kraus
- Cavatina – Stanley Myers, arr. John Williams
- Gavotta-Choro (#4) – Heitor Villa-Lobos
Alex Cherfas
- Allemande from Partita for Violin No. 2 – J.S. Bach, arr. Pepe Romero
Hudson’s Crossing (Jeffrey Wilt, Marty Brounstein, Larry Levy)
- Spanish Dance No. 2 (Oriental) – Enrique Granados, arr. Eythor Thorlaksson
Gad Berger
- Milonga – Jorge Cardoso
This meeting is hosted by Gad Berger. The cost of using Zoom in 2024 is covered by generous contributions from Ming Chao, Dana Hamilton, Rick Florio, Jeffrey Wilt, Jeff Griesemer. Valerie Nelson, Robert Ey, Gad Berger, Dave Starbuck, Steve Walters, Gary Lee, and Shane McKevitt.
April 28 Meeting in Whippany at the Morris County Library
Valerie Nelson and Steve Walters
- Now Oh Now My Needs Must Part – John Dowland
- Come Heavy Sleep – John Dowland
- O No John – A Somerset Folk Song
Jim Tosone
- Off To California – Francis O’Neill, arr. Tosone
- Carolan’s Concerto – Turlough O’Carolan
Valerie Nelson
- Study – Fernando Sor
- Allegretto – Mauro Giuliani
Robert Ey
- Mountains and Valleys – Angela Mair
Tito Cotos
- Las Campanas – Tito Cotos
- El Caminante – “”
David Starbuck
- Estudio en Forma de Minuetto – F. Tarrega
- Isabel (Vals) – “”
Bob Hansen
- Lotus Pool – Lance Bosman
- Study No. 1 – Frederic Hand
Marsha Rohe
- Habanera – Bartolome Calatuyud
- Vals – Jose Ferrara
March Meetings
March 2nd, 2024 by bob No comments »March 10 Zoom Meeting
Rick Florio
- Airdí Cuan – John McCambridge (aka Seán Mac Ambróis 1793-1873), arr. John Loesberg
- Sí Beag Sí Mór – Turlough O’Carolan (1670-1738), arr. John Loesberg
- The Boys of Bluehill – Traditional, arr. John Loesberg
Robert Ey
- Tabhair dom do Lámh (Give Me Your Hand) – “Rory Dall O’Cahan,” arr. Glenn Weiser
Ming Chao
- Skye Boat Song – Traditional, arr. David Russell)
- Roslin Castle – “”
David Starbuck
- Prelude from Suite No. 6 (London) – S.L. Weiss
- Isabel (Vals) – F. Tarrega
- Estudio en forma de minuetto – F. Tarrega
Shane McKevitt
- Lute Suite in E Minor, BWV 996: I. Prelude – Presto – Johann Sebastian Bach
- Prelude, Fugue and Allegro, BWV 998: I. Prelude – “”
Meeting at the Puddingstone Community Club in Randolph, Sunday March 24 at 4:00 p.m.
March 24 Meeting at the Puddingstone Community Center
Program
Duo Migliorare (Rick Florio and Valerie Nelson)
- Polonaise Concertante – Maur O’Giuliani
Valerie Nelson
- La Comparsa – Ernesto Lecuona, arr, for guitar by Leon Block
- Gitanerias – “”
- Divertimento – Hans Gal
Raymond Milici
- Una dia de Novembre – Leo Brouwer
- Zelda’s Lullaby – Koji Kondo
Marsha Rohe
- Study in E Minor – Francisco Tarrega
- Study in B Minor – Fernando Sor
- French Lullaby – David Brandon
Robert Ey
- Tabhair dom do Lámh (Give Me Your Hand) – “Rory Dall O’Cahan,” arr. Glenn Weiser
Jim Tosone
- Conor O’Reilly – Turlough O’Carolan, arr. G. Boger
- Owen O’Rourke – “”
- Jack O’Hazeldon – Traditional, arr. G. Weiser
Jeff Griesemer
- Holy Manna, – William Moore, arr. Jeff Griesemer
- Slieve Russell – Traditional Irish Jig, arr. Jeff Griesemer s
David Starbuck
- Triste ausencia – Estanislao Marco
- Capricho Arabe – Francisco Tarrega
Tito Cotos
- Etude in A minor – Ferdinando Carulli
- Mother – Tito Cotos
Canto del Viento (Song from the Wind) – Tito Cotos
March Concerts
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