Archive for December, 2018

January Meeting

December 17th, 2018

These pieces were played at the January 13 meeting in Hopewell:

Darren O’Neill and David Graessle

  • L’Encouragement — Fernando Sor, Napoléon Coste arrangement.

Mark Johnstone

  • Minuets from Cello Suite No. 2 —S. Bach

Gad Berger

  • Brasilerinho — Joao Pernambuco
  • Rey’s Theme — John Williams arr by Nathan Mills (Beyond The Guitar)

Jeff Griesemer

  • Crazy — Willie Nelson, arr: Richard Dreuding/Jeff Griesemer
  • (I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons — William Best and Deek Watson, arr: Jeff Griesemer

Robert Ey

  • Mrs Winter’s Jump — John Dowland
  • The Round Battle Galliard — “”
  • Guardarme Las Vacas — Luys de Narvaez

Jim Tosone

  • Canarios — Gaspar Sanz –
  • Rondo — Rogier van Otterloo- (arr., Tosone

Jeffrey Wilt

  • Saudade Eterna (I’ll Miss you Always) — Per-Olov Kindgren
  • Before Silence — “”

Gary Lee

  • Italian Coffee — Simone Iannarelli
  1. Tarde de Lluvia con Caffe
  2. L’Ultimo Caffe Insieme
January Meeting
Giving the Upbeat for the NJCGS Ensemble Project
The State of Guitar Societies in North America (A Report on the 6th Guitar Society Summit)
December Meeting Recap
Upcoming Events

Stanley Alexandrowicz Performs at Lawrenceville Library

December 12th, 2018
Thursday 20 December @ 7:00 PM
Lawrence Headquarters Branch
2751 Brunswick Pike
Lawrenceville, NJ 08648
GPS: 40.266154, -74.718522
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After his recent triumphant duo recital at the Vatican with “Soprano Extraordinaire” Dominika Zamara, Internationally Acclaimed Guitar Virtuoso Stanley Alexandrowicz will perform in Recital on 20 December at the MCL in Lawrenceville New Jersey! 
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Latin American Guitar Masterpieces—an evening of virtuoso guitar works centered around showpieces by the guitar’s greatest composers from Argentina, Cuba, and Mexico! Compositions by Astor Piazzolla, Hector Angulo, Manuel Ponce, Robert De Visee, Napoleon Coste, Ivan Padovec, and Maestro Robert W. Butts!
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CONTACT:
 Lawrence Programs
 609.883.8294

Francisco Roldán Concert in Mineola

December 7th, 2018
Francisco Roldán will be playing a solo recital this Sunday, December 9, at 2 p.m. at the Lutheran Church of Our Saviour, 132 Jefferson Avenue, Mineola, Long Island.  Music from Spain (Rodrigo), Germany (Bach), Paraguay (Barrios) and Italy (Giuliani). “Absolutely poetic and mesmerizing playing.  A truly wonderful evening.” Claudia Dumschat, Organist and Choirmaster, Church of the Transfiguration, NYC
 
Francisco Roldán
Guitar Recital Program
 

Guárdame las vacas                                                 Luys Narváez (ca. 1500-1560)

Canarios                                                                     Gaspar Sanz (ca. 1640-1710)

                                                               Spain

 
Variations on a Theme by Handel, Op. 107         Mauro Giuliani (1781-1829)
                                                               Italy
 
Ciaccona from BWV 1004 for solo violin               J.S. Bach (1685-1750)
                                                                                    Germany
 
Elogio de la Guitarra                                      Joaquín Rodrigo (1901-1999)
    Allegro                                                                    Spain         
   Andantino
   Allegro-Più Allegro
 
Vals Op. 8, No. 3                                                     Agustín Barrios (1885-1944)
Danza Paraguaya                                                      Paraguay
Cueca
 

A CHRISTMAS PASTORALE: 600 YEARS OF CAROLS, CHORALES, PRELUDES, & PASTORALES, FEATURING THE NEWMAN & OLTMAN GUITAR DUO

December 2nd, 2018

Additional Performance:

Sunday, December 16, 2018 at 3:00 PM

At the historic Saint Andrews Episcopal Church

50 York Street (corner of York & Main Streets)

Lambertville, New Jersey 08530
This concert will benefit the restoration fund of the church.  www.StAndrewsLambertville.org

Saturday, December 8, 2018

6:30 PM doors open for wine tasting (and ordering optional food plates and wine)

7:00 PM music begins

Villa Milagro Vineyards

33 County Road 627

(aka Riegelsville – Warren Glen Road)

Finesville (Riegelsville), New Jersey 08865

Seating is limited. For tickets and more information visit: www.VillaMilagroVineyards.com/christmas-concert

Featuring music from the Renaissance, Baroque, and Classical eras, the program includes a wonderful variety of Christmas music, little-known gems, and wonderful variations on familiar themes, composed by Bach, Handel, Mendelssohn, Pachelbel, Brahms, Corelli, and Luther, among others. The program includes music from the Newman & Oltman Guitar Duo’s  critically-acclaimed CD, “A Christmas Pastorale – 600 Years of Carols, Chorales, Preludes & Pastorales for Two Guitars.”