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 »

Our next Zoom meeting will be on Sunday, October 20, at 4:00 p.m. (eastern time).

October 12 Meeting at the Morris County Library

“Witches Brew”

Duo Migliorare (Rick Florio and Valerie Nelson)

  • 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 Meetings
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.


September Meetings
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.

May Meetings
Other May Events
April Recap

April Meetings

April 3rd, 2024 by bob No comments »

April 14 Zoom Meeting

Program

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

Program

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

Program

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 Meetings
March Concerts
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February Meetings

February 1st, 2024 by bob No comments »

February 25 Zoom Meeting

Program

Valerie Nelson

  • Etudes Simples #1″ – Leo Brouwer
  • Solitudine – L.O. Anzaghi.

Duo Migliorare (Rick Florio and Valerie Nelson)

  • Duet in D, Op 34 #1 – Fernando Carulli

Rick Florio

  • From Segovia’s 20 Sor Etudes
  • Segovia #1 (Sor Op 6 No 3)
  • Segovia #2 (Sor Op 35 No 13)
  • Segovia #6 (Sor Op 35 No 17)
  • Segovia #9 (Sor Op 31 No 20)
  • Segovia #15 (Sor Op 35 No 16)

Robert Ey

  • Wild Mountain Thyme – Trad., arr. Scott Tennant

David Starbuck

  • Prelude from Suite No. 6 (London) – S.L. Weiss:
  • Isabel (Vals) –  F. Tarrega:

Shane McKevitt

  •  Lute Suite in E Minor, BWV 996: I. Prelude, Presto – Johann Sebastian Bach

Meeting at the Morris County Library in Whippany, February 10.

Program

Rick Florio

  • Etruscan Preludes – Reginald Smith Brindle

Duo Migliorare (Rick Florio and Valerie Nelson)

  • Duet in D Op 34 #1 – Fernando Carulli

Valerie Nelson

  • Gitanerias – Ernesto Lecuona, arr, for guitar by Leon Block
  • La Comparsa – “”
  • Olhos Pretos – Francisco José Dias.

Kevin Lutke

  • There is a Fountain – L. Mason, arr. K. Lutke
  • Prelude (Prelude & Variations) – K. Lutke

Kevin Lutke/Jeffrey Wilt Duo

  • Bach 2-Part Invention X, BWV 781 – J. S. Bach)
  • Bach 2-Part Invention XIII, BWV 784 – “”

Jeffrey Wilt

  • Evocación – Jose Luis Merlin
  • Study Op 60 # 5 – Fernando Sor
  • Prelude # 5 – Bryan Johanson

Ken Kraus

  • Mazurka-Choro #1 – Heitor  Villa-Lobos
  • Schottish-Choro #2 – “”

Robert Ey

  • Mountains and Valleys – Angela Mair

Steve Walters (playing Torres/Starbuck short scale 8-string guitar)

  • Pavana Muy Illana Taner – Diego Pisador 1509 – 1557
  • Dezilde il Cavallero Que – “”
  • Come Heavy Sleep – John Dowland 1563 – 1626
  • Queen Elizabeth’s Galliard “”

Jeff Griesemer

  • Holy Manna – William Moore, arr. Jeff Griesemer
  • Slieve Russell – Trad., arr. Jeff Griesemer

Marsha Rohe

  • Vals y Mazurka – Bartolome Calatuyud
  • Vals en Mi Menor – “”
  • A Little Waltz – Marianne Vedral

Jim Tosone

  • Hugh O’Donnell – Turlough O’Carolan (arr. G. Boger)
  • Eleanor Plunkett – “”
  • Carolan’s Welcome – “”

David Starbuck

  • Rosita (Polka) – F. Tarrega
  • Capricho Arabe – “”
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