Carol Hohauser-Nizza and Christopher Freitag, Recital in Ridgewood for Project Backpack
May 4th, 2016 by bob No comments »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 by bob 1 comment »
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
May Meeting
April 25th, 2016 by bob No comments »These pieces were played at the May 22 meeting in Warren:
David Starbuck (lute)
- Prelude & Allemande from Suite #14 (London Manuscript) – S.L. Weiss
Ming Chao
- Aria from Goldberg Variations – JS Bach
- Valseana from Aquarelle – Sergio Assad
Robert Ey
- April Come She Will – Paul Simon, arr. Jim Bosse
- Dreamcatcher – Mike Christiansen
Jeff Griesemer
- Sound of Bells – Joao Pernambuco
- Cancion de Cuna – Leo Brouwer
Gary Lee
- Julia Florida – Augustin Barrios
- Prelude in D minor (Moscow Manuscript) – S.L. Weiss
- Sonata K. 69 – Domenico Scarlatti, arr. Gerard Arbiton
David Starbuck (mandolin) and Robert Ey (octave mandolin/guitar)
- St. Anthony and the Fishes – John Goodin
- Jenny Pluck Pears – John Playford
Stanley Alexandrowicz & Dominika Zamara, April 20 at Grunin Center
April 18th, 2016 by bob No comments »
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
Web: tickets.ocean.edu
(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 by bob No comments »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 Meeting
April 7th, 2016 by bob No comments »These pieces were played at the April 24 meeting in Hopewell:
Ming Chao
- Aria from Goldberg Variations – J.S. Bach
- Canone alla Sesta (Variation 18) – J.S. Bach
Robert Ey
- Vaghe belleze…– Chilesotti
- Bianco fiore – “
- Saltarello– “
- Se io m’accorgo ben mio d’un altro amante – “
- Dreamcatcher – Mike Christiansen
2016 NJMEA Guitar Festival
March 24th, 2016 by bob No comments »Saturday, April 16, 2016
The College of New Jersey
Ewing, NJ
3:00-6:00
Admission $10
2:00 NJMEA Honors Guitar Ensemble Rehearsal (closed to public)
3:00-3:55 Guitar Showcase Recital Featuring the NJMEA Honors Guitar Ensemble, The College of NJ Guitar Quartet, NJ City University Guitar Quartet, Wall High School Guitar Ensemble and more
4:00-4:45 Atlantic Guitar Quartet Recital
5:00-6:00 Master Class with AGQ (Montclair State University Guitar Quartet, Open Slot 1, Open Slot 2) Master Class Fee $50
Contact: Tom Amoriello, tamoriel@frsd.k12.nj.us
Philadelphia Classical Guitar Festival, April 9 & 10
March 21st, 2016 by bob No comments »
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Recital and master class featuring soprano, Charlotte Mundy, and guitarist, Jordan Dodson, April 3
March 21st, 2016 by bob No comments »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
