We came. We Played. We ate Lasagna.
Performances by: David Starbuck; The Crossing Consort; Andrew Alford & Ray Butler; Gad Berger; Gary Lee; Ray Butler; Robert Ey; Robert Hansen; and Andrew Alford.
Newman-Oltman Guitar Duo Saturday, December 9, Christmas Pastorale 6:00pm
November 26th, 2017 by bob No comments »A Christmas Pastorale:
600 Years of Carols, Chorales,
Preludes, & Pastorales
featuring the Newman & Oltman Guitar Duo
Laura Oltman and Michael Newman, guitars
Saturday, December 9, 2017
6:00 PM doors open for wine tasting (and ordering optional food plates and wine)
7:00 PM music begins
Villa Milagro Vineyards
33 Riegelsville – Warren Glen Road (Route 627)
Finesville (Riegelsville), New Jersey 08865
Seating is limited. For ticket information visit:
December Meeting
November 20th, 2017 by bob No comments »These pieces were played at the December 10 meeting in Wayne:
Anthony Campanella
- Little Stone Rag — Patrick Molou
- Flickering Firelight — Arthur Penn & Walter Jacobs
- Jag Rag — Bernard Bigo
Kevin Lutke
- Prelude & Variations — Kevin Lutke
- Prelude
- Variation I
- Variation II
- Variation III
- Finale
- Untitled ( Kevin Lutke )
Gad Berger
- Adelita — Tarrega
- Jerusalem of Gold — Music and Lyrics by Naomi Shemer arr. by John H. Clarke
- Cavetina — Stanley Meyers
- Dreamcatcher — Mike Christiansen
Ming Chao
- Fantasia No. 7 — John Dowland
Gary Lee, Candy Lee, & Roberta Wallis
- Gesu Bambino — Pietro Yon, arr. Roberta Wallis
Gary Lee, guitar & Candace Lee, piano
- The Last Song — Clarice Assad (arr. Lee)
- Christmas Time is Here — Vince Guaraldi (arr. Lee)
- Prayer — Frederic Hand
Jim Tosone
- Hallelujah — Leonard Cohen, arr. Gad Berger
- Georgia on My Mind — Hoagy Carmichael, arr. Jim Tosone
- Fantasia No. 5 — Francesco da Milano
Robert & Irene Ey
- The Holly and the Ivy — arr., Frederick Noad
- All Through the Night — ‘’
Gary Lee
- Lesley’s Song — Frederic Hand
Madison Holiday Arts Festival Presents Classical Guitarist Stanley Alexandrowicz — November 24th and 25th!
November 12th, 2017 by bob No comments »The Madison Holiday Arts Festival Presents Internationally acclaimed classical guitarist Stanley Alexandrowicz in two recitals performing “The Virtuoso Classical Guitar” — Romantic and Contemporary Virtuoso Masterpieces! Nineteenth Century Works from France, Italy, Croatia, and Vienna, will be followed Contemporary Compositions by some of America’s Greatest Living Composers!
The Formal Recital will be held the beautiful and “sonically wonderful” Grace Church (Saturday, November 25 at 3 PM), and the informal “Cafe Recital” will be presented at the Harvest Bistro (Friday, November 24 @ 1:30 PM)
Saturday, November 25 @ 3 PM
Grace Episcopal Church – Madison, NJ
4 Madison Ave, Madison, New Jersey 07940
Friday, November 24 @ 1:30 PM
Harvest Bistro
50 1/ 2 Main St, Madison, NJ 07940
(973) 822-3644 harvestbistronj44@gmail.com
*(Parking Information Below)*
*Free Parking in the back lot off of Cook Avenue. There’s a little walkway by Rocco’s Pizzeria which leads out to Main Street. Make a left (walking) and Harvest Bistro is roughly six or seven storefronts down.
Newman & Oltman Guitar Duo in concert with special guests
November 11th, 2017 by bob No comments »Sunday, November 12, 2017 at 5:00 PM
Admission Free, no tickets required
Ernst C. Stiefel Concert Hall, 4th Floor at Arnhold Hall, 55 West 13th Street, New York, NY
Newman & Oltman Guitar Duo, Ensemble-in-Residence, Mannes School of Music, College of Performing Arts at The New School
Concert featuring VERY special Mannes guest alumnae and students:
- Perri di Christina, mezzo-soprano
- Jingyi Hou, violin
- Yoonah Kim, clarinet
- Lu Liu, violin
- Boya Wei, soprano
Music by
- Astor Piazzolla
- Manuel de Falla
- Robert Schumann
- Pablo de Sarasate
- Joaquín Rodrigo
- Gerardo Matos Rodríguez
Sharon Isbin, guitar with special guest Colin Davin, guitar at 92Y
November 8th, 2017 by bob No comments »Saturday, December 2, 2017, 8:00 p.m.
Kaufmann Concert Hall, 1395 Lexington Ave, New York, NY 10128
Tickets from $45
More information: https://www.92y.org/event/sharon-isbin
Sharon Isbin’s dazzling technique and lyrical interpretations have made her one of the true masters of classical guitar. She returns to 92Y with a continent-hopping program including selections from Howard Shore’s gorgeous, evocative score for Martin Scorcese’s The Departed and a revisiting of Tan Dun’s Seven Desires for Guitar, with its captivating blend of Chinese and flamenco influences. Isbin gave the world premiere of the work — which Tan Dun composed for her — on the 92Y stage in 2002.
She will be joined by one of the classical guitar world’s rising stars, Colin Davin, who studied with Isbin at Juilliard, and who American Record Guide called “The real thing — a player with a virtuoso’s technique, a deeply expressive musicianship, and a probing imagination.”
The program will also include a selection of Spanish and Latin American classical guitar pieces, making for a concert sure to be filled with brilliance, color and rhythmic fire.
“The Virtuoso Classical Guitar” with Stanley Alexandrowicz
November 8th, 2017 by bob No comments »Internationally acclaimed classical guitarist Stanley Alexandrowicz will present a concert devoted to Romantic and Contemporary Virtuoso Masterpieces for the classical guitar. Nineteenth Century Virtuoso Guitar works from France, Italy, Croatia, and Vienna, will be followed by Contemporary Compositions by some of America’s Greatest Living Composers!
(Works by Luigi Legnani, Napoleon Coste, Ivan Padovec, Johann Dubez, and Contemporary American Masters Kendall Kennison, Edward Green, Brian Fennelly, and Maestro Robert W. Butts!)
Thursday, November 30 @ 7:00 pm
Lawrence Headquarters Branch MCL
2751 Brunswick Pike (Bus. Route One)
Lawrenceville, NJ 08648
609-989-6920 or e-mail: lawprogs@mcl.org.
Bedlam (lute & voice) concert at 1867 Sanctuary in Ewing
October 28th, 2017 by bob No comments »
A concert of 16th century and early 17th century French and English music with soprano Kayleen Sánchez and lutenist Laudon Schuett. The program will include lute songs and solo lute music.
1867 Sanctuary, 101 Scotch Road, Ewing, NJ 08628, November 4, at 8:00 p.m.
Admission: $20 for General Admission; $15 for Friends of the Sanctuary; $5 for School and College students with ID; $15 per person for Groups of 10 or more
More information: http://1867sanctuary.org/event/bedlam/
November Meeting
October 16th, 2017 by bob No comments »These pieces were played at the November 19 meeting in Short Hills:
Dana Hamilton
- Prelude — J.S. Bach
- Alone Together/Yesterday — Hartz & Dietz/Jerome Kern
Anthony Campanella
- Auld Lang Syne Medley — arr. Anthony Campanella
- Waltzing Matilda — “”
- Horse and Buggy Rag — Bernard Bigo
Elisha Berger
- Frère Jacques
- Home on the Range
Gad Berger
- Air on a G String — J.S. Bach
- Un Día de Noviembre — Leo Brouwer
- Venezuelan Waltz No. 2 — Antonio Lauro
Gad Berger and Ray Butler
- Andante in G Major — Vivaldi
- Lute concerto in D — “
Ray Butler
- Tristerosos — Heitor Villa Lobos
- Valse No. 3 — Barrios
- Prelude No. 3 — Heitor Villa Lobos
Andrew Alford
- Study No. 50 — Frederick Noad
- Omage to Mangore — Leo Brouwer
- Omage to Tarrega — “”
- Alcañiz — Tarrega
- Study No. 87 — Frederick Noad
Jeff Wilt
- Evocacion — Jose Luis Marin
- La Gatica — Antonio Lauro
- Julia Florida — Barrios
Jeff Griesemer
- Here, There and Everywhere — The Beatles, arr. Jeff Griesemer
- Soldier Boy — The Shirelles, Music by Dixon/Greenberg, arr. by Jeff Griesemer
- Manhã de Carnaval — Luis Bonfá, arr. by Jeff Griesemer
Raul Huaman
- Northway 87— Raul Huaman
- Violin Sonata BWV 1001 — Bach (on mandolin)
- Manhã de Carnaval — Luis Bonfá
Gary Lee
- Prelude from Sonata No. 5— S.L Weiss (arr. Lee)
- Largo from 3rd Violin Sonata — S. Bach (arr. Barrueco)
- Sonata K. 69— Domenico Scarlatti (arr. Abiton)
Robert Ey
- Hasapikos Horos — Trad. Greek, arr. Allan Alexander
- Ajde Jano — Trad. Serbian, “”
Stanley Alexandrowicz Solo Guitar Recital at Salon 33
October 11th, 2017 by bob No comments »“Please join me at my upcoming Solo Recital (22 October, 2017 @ 6:00 pm) — devoted to 19th Century Romantic Virtuoso Guitar Composers – Napoleon Coste, Ivan Padovec, Johann Dubez, and to Contemporary American Masters – Kendall Kennison, Edward Green, Brian Fennelly, and Maestro Robert W. Butts!
“Meet the Composers” — Several of these Award Winning Composers will be in attendance to speak about their compositions and share their thoughts and insights with the audience!”
“Salon 33”
Sunday 22 October, 2017 @ 6:00 pm
794 Alexander Road Princeton, NJ 08540
SEATING IS LIMITED
Suggested Donation $20 per person
For additional information, directions, and to reserve your seat, please contact Salon 33 @ e-mail Salon33@outlook.com or (609) 630-0098
