Archive for April, 2017

May Meeting

April 27th, 2017

These pieces were played at the May 21 meeting in Warren:

Andrew Alford 

  • Manzanares el Real from Castles of Spain — Torroba

Andrew Alford and Deblina Mukherjee

  • Opus 120, No. 7 — Carulli

Deblina Mukherjee

  • Opus 35, No. 17 — Fernando Sor

Kevin Lutke

  • Be Thou My Vision/Hymn — arr., Kevin Lutke
  • Suite  in Em, Part 3 — Kevin Lutke

Gary Lee

  • Sonata No. 37, Prelude, Allemande & Courante — S.L. Weiss
  • The Water is Wide — Trad., arr. Frederic Hand

Ray Butler

  • Maria Carolina — Antonio Lauro
  • Angustora — “”

Bob Ey

  • Saltarello — Chilesotti
  • Ajde Jano — Trad. Macedonian, arr. Allan Alexander
  • Dreamcatcher — Mike Christiansen

 

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Sérgio & Odair Assad at 92Y

April 21st, 2017

Date: Sat, Apr 29, 2017, 8 pm

Location: Lexington Avenue at 92nd St

Venue: Kaufmann Concert Hall

Price: from $40.00

“A kind of wizardry lies within the playing of Sérgio and Odair Assad … they produce a supple, flawless unified sound.” — The New York Times

The Washington Post has called the Assad Brothers “the best two-guitar team in existence,” and 92Y has been proud to be the duo’s artistic home in New York City. Returning after their 50th anniversary concert two years ago, they close 92Y’s classical concert season in Kaufmann Hall with a program that demonstrates their versatility and virtuosity.

Sérgio Assad, guitar
Odair Assad, guitar

SOR: Fantasia, Op. 54
ALBENIZ: “Cordoba,” from Cantos de España, Op. 232 ◄
ALBENIZ: “El Puerto,” from Iberia
RODRIGO: Tonadilla for guitar duo
DYENS: Excerpts from Côté Nord
VILLA-LOBOS: A Lenda do Caboclo (arr. S. Assad)
VILLA-LOBOS: Chôros No. 5, “Alma Brasileira” (arr. S. Assad)
GNATTALI: Excerpts from Suite Retratos
JACOMINO (“CANHOTO”): Abismo de Rosas
POWELL: Tempo Feliz
PAULO BELLINATI: Jongo

Join us for a free pre-concert talk one hour before every performance with your ticket, led by Benjamin Verdery, Art of the Guitar artistic director and chair of the Guitar Department of the Yale School of Music.

– See more at:

http://www.92y.org/event/sergio-and-odair-assad-guitar.aspx?utm_source=Facebook_Assad&utm_medium=Facebook__Assad_Apr2917&utm_campaign=Concerts

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WPU Guitarfest 2017 Master Class with Paul Galbraith

April 19th, 2017
Dear guitar students and teachers,
We are very excited to have Mr. Paul Galbraith teaching a master class at our festival this year on April 29th.  We have openings for performers in the master class and we hope to fill those openings as soon as possible.
We are accepting audition recordings in video or audio form on disc sent to me by mail at:
Seth Himmelhoch
542 Sagamore Ave.
Teaneck, Nj 07666
Or you can send a me link to your audition recording on a hosting site such as YouTube or SoundCloud by email:
himmelhoch@verizon.net
Audition recordings must be submitted by Sunday, April 23rd.
The masterclass is being held from 11AM to 1PM on Saturday, April 29th.  The location is Shea Center recital hall (room 101), William Paterson University, 300 Pompton Road, Wayne, NJ.
The fee is $75 for chosen participants and this includes admission to the other events at Guitarfest.
If you have any questions, please email me at the above address or call or text my mobile phone, 201-486-7744.
Thank you for your interest in Guitarfest 2017!

Sincerely,

Seth Himmelhoch

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William Paterson University Guitarfest 2017

April 19th, 2017
Schedule of Events

11:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. Paul Galbraith Master Class
2:30-4:00 p.m.  William Paterson University Guitar Student Concert
5:00-6:00 p.m. Gene Bertoncini and Paul Meyers, fingerstyle nylon string jazz guitar duo
8:00-9:30 p.m. Paul Galbraith, in concert
 Paul Galbraith  “Exhilarating beyond compare … a joy.”   Guitar Review
Gene Bertoncini and Paul Meyers, fingerstyle nylon string jazz guitar duo
Shea Center

William Paterson University Guitarfest 2017 takes place in the Shea Center for the Performing Arts. All events are held in the Recital Hall (room 101) in the Music Department.

Contact Information

For information, contact the William Paterson Music Department at 973.720.2315 or William
Paterson guitar faculty:

Professor Gabriel Handy, 646.382.1190 or Professor Seth Himmelhoch, 201.486.7744
www.wpunj.edu/guitarfest

Registration
•          Admission to the William Paterson University Guitarfest 2017 is $20.
•          Students wishing to participate in the master class with the Paul Galbraith will pay $75. Any student wishing to participate must contact Gabriel Handy or Seth Himmelhoch and submit an audition recording (see contact information on left panel). This charge will also include admission to all Guitarfest events.
•          All events are free to William Paterson students. (Please bring student ID.)
•          Registration is available at the door

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