Archive for May, 2019

June Meeting

May 30th, 2019

These pieces were played at the annual picnic in Hopewell Borough on June 9:

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

  • Minuet — Franz Joseph Haydn
  • Alla Turca — Wenzel Matiegka
  • Berceuse — Isaac Albeniz
  • Ankylosaur Walking on the Hog Backs — Jim Bosse

Irene Ey (soprano), Valerie Nelson (alto, autoharp), Robert Ey (tenor, Irish bouzouki)

  • A Cowboy’s Hard Times — Bill Staines
  • What Will We Do? — Mary Delaney

Gary Lee

  • Sonata 37 by S.L. Weiss (Trans. G. Lee)
  1. Prelude
  2. Allemande
  3. Courante

Jeffrey Wilt

  • Prelude #5 — Brian Johanson
  • Julia Florida — Agustin Barrios Mangore
  • Squares Suspended —Andrew York

Gianni Donati

  • “Loretta” from “Miriam & Leon’s Daughters.” — Celil Refik Kaya

Rich Ehrmann

  • Study # 6 — Fernando Sor
  • While My Guitar Gently Weeps
  • Bohemian Rhapsody

Jeff Griesemer

  • The Girl With The Flaxen Hair — Claude DeBussy

Rick Florio (Vihuela)

  • Guardarme Las Vacas — Luys de Narvaez
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Francisco Roldan at 1867 Sancturary

May 25th, 2019

Francisco Roldán will be playing a beautiful program with music from Spain, Germany, Puerto Rico, Paraguay and Italy.  It includes works from the sublime Bach, to the great Spanish music of Rodrigo, to the elegant Giuliani and the rich diversity of Barrios.  The concert will be presented at the 1867 Sanctuary, 101 Scotch Road, Ewing, NJ 08628 this Saturday, June 1, at 8 p.m. General Admission tickets are $20, $15 for members and $5 for school and college students.  “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

Seis Milonga                                                               Ernesto Cordero (b. 1946)

                                                                                    Puerto Rico

Intermission

Recuerdos de la Alhambra                                          Francisco Tárrega (1852-1909)

Spain

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

 

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Classical Concerts at Grace Presents Guitar Day on June 8

May 24th, 2019

Thank you everyone for a great 4th season of our classical Concerts at Grace Artist Series. We are very excited to close off our 2019 Artist Series with our first all day event. We are proud to present “Guitar Day 2019 featuring Seth Himmelhoch and Gabriel Handy. Throughout the day we are going present a wide range of guitar students and professionals. Please feel free to stop in at any point of the day to support them!

For the younger student portion we are still accepting students to play and possibly receive a free lesson. Please pass this information along and have them contact us if interested.

Schedule for the day:

12:00-1:00- Beginner-Intermediate Student Concert
1:00-2:00 Beginner-Intermediate Student Masterclasses/Lessons

2:30-3:30 College Show Case Feat. Ivan Mantilla and Richard McCarthy.
3:30-4:30 College Masterclass lead by John Cesar, Chris Joseph and Dane Wagner

5:00-6:00 Bezama & Hernandez Duo- Jazz Guitar Duo

6:00-7:30 Dinner Break

7:30-8:30 WPU Faculty: Seth Himmelhoch and Gabriel Handy

Please email us with any questions about the event. We hope to see you all there!
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