Archive for February, 2019

Francisco Roldán, Guitar: Music of Rafael “Bullumba” Landestoy

February 22nd, 2019

Francisco Roldán in concert, playing the most beautiful music of the late Dominican composer Rafael “Bullumba” Landestoy.

Traditional Annual Concert Celebrating the Domicano Independence.

Monday, February 25,

Reception: 5:00 pm – Concert 6:00 pm,

Earl Hall, Columbia University

2980 Broadway at 117th Street

New York, NY

RSVP: 917 405 6167; 212 234 9577; cccdominicano@aol.com

 

March Meeting

February 19th, 2019

These pieces were played at the March 14 Meeting in Wayne:

Hopewell Guitar Ensemble (Jeff Griesemer, Parvathi Kumar, Rick Florio, Robert Ey, Valerie Nelson)

  • Courante from Terpsichore — Michael Praetorius
  • Tempo di Menuetto — Wenzel Matiegka
  • Ankylosaur Walking on the Hog Backs — Jim Bosse

Darren & Alexander O’Neill

Traditional Mexican folksongs

  • Las Mananitas — arr. Vladimir Bobry
  • Toma Esta Flor — arr.Francois Castet
  • Los Turbiones — “
  • Hay Unos Oyos — “
  • Las Tres Copitas —
  • La Llorona — arr. Vladimir Bobry

Ray Butler & Jeffrey Wilt

  • Pavane, Op 50 — Gabriel Faure
  • Autumn Moonlight Fantasy — Fernando Sor/Jose Luis Merlin/Asatuka Saro, arr. Ray Butler

Dan Gastalu

  • Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy, from “The Nutcracker” —   Tchaikovsky
  • Campanilleros — Trad., arr. Kai Narezo

Gad Berger

  • Air on a G String — J.S. Bach, arr. Per-Olov Kindren
  • Rey’s Theme — John Williams, arr. Nathan Mills

Carmine DeMarco

  • Pavane No. 1— Luis Milan
  • Pavanas — Gaspar Sanz

Parvathi Kumar

  • La Quena Rota (from Cinco Canciones de Amor) — Jose Luis Merlin

Ray Butler

  • Ashokan Farewell — Jay Ungar

Ming Chao

  • Etude in Am — Carulli
  • Etude in C — Matteo Carcassi
  • Sleepers Awake — J.S. Bach

“My First Guitar” Performances

Dan Gastalu (Regal Parlor Guitar, circa 1940)

  • Spanish Fandango — Henry Worrall

Gad Berger (1997 Yamaha CG 101)

  • Solitude — Frederick Noad

Valerie Nelson (1964 Goya)

  • Gavotte — J.S. Bach, arr. Sophocles Pappas

Robert Ey (1966 Vox “Student Prince” Guitar & Amp)

  • Steppin’ Stone — Tommy Boyce & Bobby Hart

Ben Larkey

  • Lullaby — Ben Larkey (1965 Marcelino Lopez)
  • Sugar High — “” (1990 Sigma 12-string)

Gary Lee

  • Allemande from Sonata No. 37 — L. Weiss (1972 Ariana)
  • Third Movement from 3rd solo violin sonata — J.S Bach (2002 Garrett Lee)

Jeff Griesemer

  • 500 Miles — Trad. (1967 Guild Mk I)
  • Slieve Russell/Port Skean — Trad., arr. Jeff Grisesemer (1974 Michael Menkovich)

Jeffrey Wilt (1961 Regal)

  • Honky Tonk (Bill Doughett)

 

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