NJMEA Classical Guitar Festival

March 8th, 2015 by bob No comments »

Wall High School (at the corner of 18th Avenue and New Bedford Roads in Wall Township)

 

Saturday, April 18th, 2015, Admission: $10
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9:00 Student Showcase
10:00 Classical guitar virtuoso Ryan Johnson play Walton
10:30 Harp Guitar demo and concert by Mark Farley
11:00 Creating a Jazz Guitar Solo by Doug Clarke
11:30 Lunch Break
12:00 Newman Oltman Duo Concert
1:00 Guitar Education Roundtable
1:30 Newman Oltman Duo Masterclass
for additional information, contact festival co-director Keith Calmes at:
kcalmes@wall.k12.nj.us

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Keith Calmes Concert in Belmar

March 8th, 2015 by bob No comments »

Keith Calmes, Guitar, with Timothy Broege, Piano

Music by:

Tim Broege (Solo Suite and Franciscan Variations for Piano and Guitar)
Will Ayton (Premiere of pieces based on Medieval Spanish Melodies)
Stepan Rak (Scent of Friendship)
Emilia Giuliani
Dowland and other Renaissance composers
Barrios and other South American composers, original works by Calmes
and others

First Presbyterian Church of Belmar
600 9th Avenue, Belmar, NJ 07719
free will offering

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Jordan Dodson Concert in Chatham

March 8th, 2015 by bob No comments »
CONCERTS ON MAIN
at Ogden Memorial Presbyterian
286 Main Street | Chatham, NJ
Friday, March 13, 7:30 p.m.
Guitarist Jordan Dodson
music from Europe and the Americas 
including works by Bach, Barrios, Elliot Cole, Dyens, Jobim
and an Irish surprise

freewill donation

Chatham, NJ — On Friday, March 13 at 7:30 p.m. the Concerts on Main series returns at Ogden Memorial Presbyterian Church (286 Main Street, Chatham, NJ) with a free performance by noted guitarist Jordan Dodson.

“One of the top young guitarists of his generation” (Performance Today), Jordan is an active soloist and chamber musician based in New York and Philadelphia. He has received prizes in numerous competitions, including the Astral Artists National Auditions, Lillian Fuchs Chamber Music Competition, Indiana International Guitar Competition, and American String Teachers Association Competition.  In 2013 he was a Young Artist in Residence on American Public Media’s Performance Today.

An advocate for contemporary music, Jordan has commissioned and premiered dozens of pieces internationally. He is a performer in several New York City ensembles including Ensemble Moto Perpetuo, Marcel, and Ensemble sans maître. Originally from Columbus, Ohio, Jordan started playing music at a young age. His past teachers include Clare Callahan, Sharon Isbin, David Starobin, and Jason Vieaux. He has received degrees from the Curtis Institute of Music, Manhattan School of Music, and the University of Cincinnati.

Jordan’s varied program in Chatham features selections from Europe and the Americas including J.S. Bach’s Prelude and Fugue, BWV 998, one of the few pieces Bach wrote for lute, and Augustín Barrios’ Julia Florida, a work that highlights the florid and rhapsodic romanticism of this 19th century Paraguayan composer. He also shares an arrangement of Antônio Carlos Jobim’s bossa nova A Felicidade and accessible music by contemporary composers: Roland Dyens’ Libra Sonatine plus selections from Elliot Cole’s Bloom Suite. Dyens, a French musician, is known for works that fuse diverse musical influences, such as jazz, rock, tango, funk; Cole, based in NJ/NYC describes his Bloom Suite as a “perpetual motion machine.” The evening also includes a few Irish surprises in time for St. Patrick’s Day.

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March Meeting

February 16th, 2015 by bob No comments »

These pieces were played at the March 22 meeting in Wayne:

Carol Hohauser, flute and Chris Freitag, guitar

  • Phillip Norman – Six Tense Melodies
  • Chris Freitag – Waltzing Bachwards
  • Edward MacDowell – To a wild rose
  • Jacques Ibert – Entr’acte
  • (Chris on solo guitar) Julio Sagreras – Maria Luisa

Ming Chao

  • Domenico Scarlatti – Sonata in A, K. 208
  • Manuel Ponce – Por Ti Mi Corazon
  • J.S. Bach – Sarabande from Violin Partita No. 1

 

Jim Tosone

  • J.S. Bach – Allemande from Lute Suite in E minor
  • Luis de Narvaez – Variations on Guardame Las Vacas
  • From the Dowland Manuscript – Kemp’s Jig

Gary Lee

  • Francesco da Milano – Ricercare No. 16
  • Maximo Diego Pujol – Alma Verde
  • Armando Neves – Choro No. 2

 

Malcolm Hazel

  • Valse Venezolano Nos. 2 & 3 – Antonio Lauro
  • Danza Caracteristica – Leo Brouwer
  • J.S. Bach – Prelude from Prelude, Fugue and Allegro

 

Deb Mukherjee

  • Anonymous – Wilson’s Wilde
  • Roger Wilson – Rainy Scene

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February Meeting

January 31st, 2015 by bob No comments »

These pieces were played at the February 15 meeting in Warren:

David Starbuck

  • Prelude, Allemande, & Saraband from the Suite in F Major – S.L. Weiss

Malcolm Hazel

  • Elegio de la Danza – Leo Brouwer
  • Danza Caracteristica – “”
  • Fingals Höhle – J.K. Mertz

Ryan McCormack

  • Ave Maria – F. Shubert

Yuchen Liu

  • Bouree from E Minor Lute Suite – J.S. Bach
  • Study No. 4 – F. Sor
  • Study No. 6 – “”

Jeff Griesemer

  • Lagrina – F. Sor
  • Here, There and Everywhere – Lennon/McCartney
  • So Danco Samba

Robert Ey

  • Canon in D – J. Pachelbel
  • Give Me Your Hand – Rory Dall O’Cathain

Irene Ey (soprano) & Robert Ey

  • Spanish is the Loving Tongue – Trad., arr. by R. Dyer-Bennet

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January Meeting

December 29th, 2014 by bob No comments »

These pieces were played at the January 18 meeting in Wayne:

Chris Freitag

  •      Twilight (Pratten)
  •      Etude #1 and Prelude #3 (Heitor Villa-Lobos)
  •      My Gentle Harp (arr. Gerald Garcia)

Malcolm Hazel

  •      Fusion En La Sierra (Pedro Jimenez-Aquino)
  •      Elogio De La Danza and Danza Caracteristica (Leo Brouwer)

Chris Freitag and Gary Lee

  •      Opening from Glassworks (Philip Glass, arr. C. Freitag)

Gary Lee

  •      Prelude from Sonata No. 7 (Silvius Leopold Weiss)
  •      L Ultimo Café Insieme and Tarde de Lluvia con Café (Simone Iannarelli)

 

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Keith Calmes – Nostaligic Waltz

December 6th, 2014 by bob No comments »
Friends and Family, 
Here’s a link to a new video of Nostalgic Waltz by leading Czech guitarist and composer Stepan Rak.
Nostalgic Waltz is a lovely movement from Rak’s Journey to Fairy Tales, which consists of 30 movements (so far!).
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My great student and audio engineer Ryan Johnson recorded all 30 movements recently and will be releasing these online shortly via Acoustic Library.
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The guitar is by Kris Barnett in Atlanta.
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We hope that you enjoy this beautiful music!
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Oh, and since it’s the holiday season, here’s a link to my new holiday CD (recorded with Mark Farley!):
Have a peace-filled holiday!
Keith Calmes

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December Meeting

November 16th, 2014 by bob No comments »

These pieces were performed at the December meeting in Hopewell:

Ming Chao

  • Etude Nos. 7, 14 & 15 – Fernando Sor

Paul Kennedy

  • Wild Mountain Thyme – Arr. by Scott Tennant
  • Barcarolle #1 – Francis Kleynjans

Irene Ey (soprano) & Robert Ey

  • All Through the Night – Arr. by Frederick Noad
  • The Holly and the Ivy – “”

Robert Ey

  • Greensleeves – Arr. by John Duarte
  • The Parting Glass – Arr. by John Mock

Jeff Griesemer

  • Vincent – Don Maclean
  • Here, There and Everywhere – Beatles, arr. by Jeff Griesemer

Gianni Donati

  • Pavana in A Minor – Luis Milan
  • Improviso – Garoto

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Keith Calmes in Concert

November 6th, 2014 by bob No comments »
Sunday, November 9, 3-4 p.m.
Classical guitarist Keith Calmes
$10 per person at the door, No reservations required
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Medford Arts Center
18 North Main Street
Medford, NJ 08055
www.medfordartscenter.org
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Music by Joplin, Barrios, The Ventures, Jim Hall, Stepan Rak, Albeniz, Brouwer, and holiday selections from the new  CD.
www.keithcalmes.com
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For information about music at the Medford Arts Center contact Dr. Tony Femiano at jazzdoc733@aol.com.

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Instruments of the People: Francisco Roldán, guitar and Danny Mallon, percussion

October 24th, 2014 by bob No comments »

Proud to be part of PAMAR’ s 9th Annual Latin American Cultural Week in NYC!

LACW presents:

Instruments of the People

Francisco Roldán, guitar and Danny Mallon, percussion

Saturday, November 1, 7:30 p.m.

Guitar Music of the Americas and Spain

Instruments of the People is a multicultural musical event featuring a variety of music including Bambuco, Blues, Danza, Joropo, Porro and Tango from Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Spain, the U.S.A. and Venezuela.

2nd Floor Gallery/Clemente Soto Velez Cultural & Educational Center, 107 Suffolk Street, Manhattan, 10002

Admission, $20*, $10 with Student ID

*RSVP to roldfran@hotmail.com by Oct. 25th for special advance $15 ticket price

Directions:  Take F, M or J to Delancey/Essex Station, get off on northwest corner, walk east on Delancey for 2 blocks, make left on Suffolk and walk up the block to Teatro La Tea

Program:

Instruments of the People

Francisco Roldán, guitar

Danny Mallon, percussion

Guárdame las vacas                                                 Luys Narváez (ca. 1500-1560)

Canarios                                                                     Gaspar Sanz (ca. 1640-1710)        

                                                                                     Spain

En los trigales                                                            Joaquín Rodrigo (1901-1999)                           

Recuerdos de la Alhambra                                      Francisco Tárrega (1852-1909)

Tango Op. 165, No. 2                                               Isaac Albéniz (1860-1909)

Madroños                                                                  Federico Moreno-Torroba (1891-1982)

Spain

Criolla en La                                                               Rafael Landestoy (b.1927)

Pueblerino                                                                 The Dominican Republic  

Prelude No. 2                                                                        

Sencillo           

Ritmo Brasilero          

Fantasía          

Intermission

 

Guabina Viajera                                                         Gentil Montaña (1942-2011)
Porro                                                                            Colombia
Bambuco                                                                                           

            

Shaken, Not Stirred                                                  Danny Mallon (b.1959)

                                                                                    U.S.A.

Three Blues                                                               Charlie Byrd (1925-1999)               

            Spanish Guitar Blues                                    U.S.A.

            Blues for Felix                                                            

            Swing ’59       

Pasaje Aragüeño                                                      Antonio Lauro (1917-1986)

Romanza                                                                   Venezuela    

Virgilio – Bambuco Tachirense                                            

Seis por derecho – Joropo al Estilo del Arpa Criolla

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