Archive for the ‘Concert’ category

Rupert Boyd “Fantasías” CD Release Concert in Greenwich Village

June 16th, 2016

June 16th 2016: New York, NY –
New York “Fantasías” CD Release Concert, 7:30pm
Greenwich House School of Music

46 Barrow Street, Greenwich Village
Tickets: $20, $15 Concession (free GHMS students)
Available at the door (cash only)
[in case of inclement weather, the concert will be held indoors in the concert hall]

http://www.rupertboyd.com/Fantasias.html

Carol Hohauser-Nizza and Christopher Freitag, Recital in Ridgewood for Project Backpack

May 4th, 2016

Flutist Carol Hohauser-Nizza and guitarist Christopher Freitag will perform music by Mauro Giuliani, Bela Bartok, Astor Piazzolla, and an anonymous English composer along with solo selections. The recital is a benefit for Project Backpack, who provide school supplies for needy children. There is no admission charge but a free-will offering will be welcomed.

Saturday, May 21 at 4 PM – 5:30 PM

Grace Church,340 Meadowbrook Ave, Ridgewood, New Jersey 07450

William Paterson University Guitarfest 2016, Saturday, April 30

April 29th, 2016

Newman Oltman lupos Naprstek Benavides-Galvaz

 

Events

  • 11:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
    William Paterson University Guitar Student Concert
  • 1:30-2:30 p.m.
    Galvez-Benavides Classical Violin and Guitar Duo
  • 3:00-3:30 p.m.
    Discussion and presentation of Lubos Naprstek’s line
    of guitars
  • 4:30-6:30 p.m.
    Newman & Oltman Guitar Duo Master Class
  • 8:00-9:30 p.m.
    Newman & Oltman Guitar Duo in Concert

William Paterson University Guitarfest 2016 takes place in the Shea Center for Performing Arts. All
events are held in Shea 101 Recital Hall located 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.
Professor Seth Himmelhoch, 201.928.1641
wpunj.edu/guitarfest

Stanley Alexandrowicz & Dominika Zamara, April 20 at Grunin Center

April 18th, 2016

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Dear Friends and Colleagues,
Please join internationally renowned “soprano extraordinaire” Dominika Zamara and myself for a recital of arias, songs, and guitar solos this Wednesday at beautiful Grunin Center for the Arts at Ocean County College, New jersey!
Featured will be:
1) Romantic lieder by Croatia’s greatest 19th Century composer-guitarist Ivan Padovec (as recorded on our recent world-premiere CD “Ivan Padovec: Works for Guitar and Soprano” – Sheva Collection Recordings, Italy).
2) Solo works of the Romantic era’s greatest guitar virtuosi: Napoleon Coste (France), Johann Kaspar Mertz (Hungary), Johann Dubez (Vienna).
3) Contemporary composer-conductor Maestro Robert W. Butts’ beautiful, touching, and virtuosic “Early Morning Suite” (dedicated, premiered, and soon-to-be-recorded by today’s performer).
4) Famous operatic arias by Vincenzo Bellini (Casta Diva – from the opera “Norma”), Antonín Dvořák (Song to the Moon – from the opera “Rusalka”), and Georges Bizet (Habanera – from the opera “Carmen”) will top off the performance!
Wednesday 20 April, 2016 @ 1:00 PM
Jay and Linda Grunin Center for the Arts – Gallery
Address: 1 College Drive, Toms River, NJ 08754
Phone: (732) 255-0500
(follow the link: Dominika Zamara)
Hope to see you there!
Stanley & Dominika

Mertz in meinem Herzen – The music of Johann Kaspar Mertz (1806-1856)

April 8th, 2016

Mertz in meinem Herzen is a program of solo guitar works of the nineteenth-century Hungarian guitarist-composer Johann Kaspar Mertz.  The works in the program range from quaint, artful character pieces to dazzling opera fantasies.  All of which comprise a riveting collection of virtuosic nineteenth-century salon music.  Please, join me for a wonderful evening of nineteenth-century guitar music.

Find the three April concert dates by using the links below. Stay up to date with my concert schedule by subscribing to my Facebook page.  I hope to see you soon.  Take care!

Loren C. Fortna

April 9 – Fanwood Cultural Arts Performance Series

April 22 – Reformed Church of Metuchen

April 30 – First United Methodist Church of Scotch Plains

Recital and master class featuring soprano, Charlotte Mundy, and guitarist, Jordan Dodson, April 3

March 21st, 2016

The recital is entitled “The Guitar Songs of Elliot Cole and John Dowland.”  Elliot Cole is a young and prolific composer who has written some engaging works for Charlotte and Jordan; and, specifically, a new work to be premiered on April 3

Following the recital, there will be a master class from 3-4pm featuring two of our student, voice and guitar duos:  Claire Tsiporukha (soprano) and Christopher Zak performing two songs by John Dowland; Alethea Wilhelm (mezzo) and Carmine Scordo performing two songs by Ramon Carnicer (1789-1855).

Sunday, April 3, from 2-3pm in Jed Leshowitz Recital Hall (John J. Cali School of Music – Montclair State UniversityThe entire event from 2-4pm is free and open to the public.

For more information, please contact:

Darren O’Neill, Coordinator of Guitar Studies

oneilld@mail.montclair.edu

Newman & Oltman Guitar Duo at Mannes March 11, Fort Lee School of Music March 12

March 11th, 2016
Newman OltmanMannes Ensemble-In-Residence, The Newman & Oltman Guitar Duo, will perform their annual residency concert at Mannes this Friday, March 11, 2016 at 8:00 PM.
Location:
Ernst C. Stiefel Concert Hall,
Arnhold Hall, 4th floor
55 West 13th Street,
New York, NY 10011
Admission is free; no tickets or reservations required
Program:

Dusan Bogdanović (b. 1955)
No Feathers on this Frog

Johann Kaspar Mertz (1806-1856)
Barcarole
Mazurka
Tarantella
Paul Moravec (b. 1957)
Raritan Triptych
Alfonso Montes & Irina Kircher
Canción
Isaac Albéniz (1860-1909)
Rumores de la Caleta
Preludio from Cantos de España
PLUS, a selection of Irish and Celtic Tunes by Turlough O’Carolan and others, in honor of St. Patrick’s Day!
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And on Saturday, March 12 at 5:30 PM, come to the Newman & Oltman Guitar Duo’s special master class for young artists and mini-concert at the Fort Lee School of Music.

Visit www.fortleemusicschool.com for details.

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Watch for all details of the 16th New York Guitar Seminar at Mannes, July 5 – 11, 2016, at our new home:
Mannes School of Music
College of Performing Arts at The New School
55 West 13th Street in Greenwich Village, New York, NY.

 

Art of the Guitar: Yamandu Costa Plays Traditional Brazillian Seven-Stringed Guitar

March 9th, 2016

Saturday, April 9, 2016 at 8 PM
92Y – Kaufmann Concert Hall

The young Brazilian guitarist and composer Yamandu Costa is already considered among the guitar world to be a giant of the seven-stringed instrument, the violão de sete cordas.  He returns to 92Y with a program which highlights South American composers, as well as many of his own compositions.  Mr. Costa, revered in many styles of guitar repertoire, is especially praised for his command of the choro, a Brazilian style known for its virtuosity, fast tempo, and modulations.  Now in its fifteenth season, 92nd Street Y’s acclaimed Art of the Guitar series has become one of the most esteemed concert series in New York to champion classical guitar repertoire and the instrument’s foremost artists.

YAMANDU COSTAChoreco; Sarará; El Negro del Blanco; Samba pro Rafa; Menino Baden; Mangore; Entidade; Bachbaridade; Mexidão; Sambeco
MONTAÑA: “Porro” from Suite colombiana No. 2
TRAD. RUSKA ROMANISokolov’s Polka (arr. by Sergei Orekhov)
Other works to be announced

Admission includes pre-concert talk with Art of the Guitar artistic director Benjamin Verdery of Yale University one hour before the performance.

Tickets: $25 (35 and under), 35, 45, 55
Artist Website: 
Yamandu Costa

Celil Refik Kaya at Fort Lee School of Music

February 26th, 2016

Sunday February 28, 2016 the Fort Lee School of Music will host its first International Artist Concert with guitar virtuoso Celil Refik Kaya from Istanbul, Turkey.  We are honored to have the ability to host such events that enrich the community and enhance the cultural landscape of Fort Lee.

Sunday, February 28, 2016
3:00pm-4:30pm

Fort Lee School of Music Concert Space
2175 Lemoine Ave, #503
Fort Lee, NJ 07024
(201) 970-7500

Celil Refik Kaya is an artist of exemplary talent having received a full scholarship from Mannes College the New School for Music (Master of Music) in New York City and the University of Texas (Doctoral of Musical Arts).  When he was just 19, Celil earned his Bachelor Degree of Music from Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University State Conservatory with the Highest Honor Degree in Istanbul, and was granted the “Excellence” Scholarship from the Turkish Educational Foundation.  Celil Refik Kaya is an accomplished guitarist having been the top prizewinner at the most competitive international guitar competitions in the United States; Sofia, Bulgaria; Naxos, Greece, and Vienna, Austria.

Mr. Kaya is a world-class performer and this is a concert that you will not want to miss.  We hope to see you this Sunday!

Purchase tickets here: www.fortleemusicschool.com/events

Students enrolled in our Event program must RSVP: http://www.fortleemusicschool.com/rsvp

Duo Canitiga – Kathrine Harris, soprano & Christopher Kenniff, guitar – Sunday, February 21, 2 pm

February 18th, 2016

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