Keith Calmes – Nostaligic Waltz
December 6th, 2014 by bob No comments »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
Keith Calmes in Concert
November 6th, 2014 by bob No comments »Classical guitarist Keith Calmes
$10 per person at the door, No reservations required
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
Interweaving: Gretchen Farrar, voice and Francisco Roldán, guitar
October 23rd, 2014 by bob No comments »Proud to be part of PAMAR’ s 9th Annual Latin American Cultural Week in NYC!
Interweaving Gretchen Farrar, voice and Francisco Roldán, guitar
Songs from Colombia, Cuba, England, Puerto Rico, Spain and the U.S.A.
2nd Floor, Abrazo Interno 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:
Interweaving
Gretchen Farrar, Soprano and Francisco Roldán,Guitar
Cantos de las Américas
Lend Your Ears To My Sorrow John Dowland (1563-1626)
I Must Complain England
The Lowest Trees Have Tops
What Poor Astronomers Are They
Cesa de atormentarme Fernando Sor (1778-1839)
De amor en las prisiones Spain
Folk Songs Federico Garcia Lorca (1898-1936)
Los cuatro muleros Spain
Las tres hojas
Las Morillas de Jaén
Las reyes de la Baraja
A ti Jaime León (b. 1929)
Colombia
I. Poema Leo Brouwer (b. 1939)
II. Madrigalillo Cuba
I will give my love an apple B. Britten (1913-1976)
Sailor Boy England
The soldier and the sailor
Voz del Güiro Ernesto Cordero (b. 1946)
Cállate silencio mio Puerto Rico
Zenobia
Madrugada
How the old mountains drip with sunset Ben Yarmolinsky (b. 1955)
The Gowanus Canal Song U.S.A.
November Meeting
October 23rd, 2014 by bob No comments »These pieces were performed at the November meeting in Warren:
David Starbuck
- Heartland Air
- O’Carolan’s Farewell
- Sally Gardens
- Neil Gow’s Lament for the Death of His Second Wife
- The Raven
- Maria Sol
Tito Cotos
- Torado Andina – Tito Cotos
- Pukllay – “”
Ming Chao
- Etude No. 8 – Fernando Sor
- Etude No.9 – “”
Robert Ey
- The Return from Fingal (anon., arr. by G. Weiser)
- The Royal Lament (John Garbh MacLean, arr. by G. Weiser)
October Meeting
September 29th, 2014 by bob No comments »These pieces were performed at the October meeting in Wayne:
Rich Romano
- JS Bach: Prelude to Cello Suite No.1
- Agustin Barrios Mangore: Julia Florida
Richard Lingg
- Fernando Sor: Studies 1 & 5
- Leo Brouwer: Estudio Sencillo No. 6
Jim Tosone
- Domenico Scarlatti: Sonata in A (K. 208)
- Fernando Sor: Study No. 5
Chris Freitag
- Johann Kaspar Mertz: Abendlied & An Malvina
- Heitor Villa Lobos: Prelude No. 3
David Segarnick
- Heitor Villa Lobos: Prelude No. 1
- JS Bach: Prelude (BWV 999)
- Armando Neves: Choro No. 2
- Johann Pachelbel: Canon
Ming Chao
- Fernando Sor: Etude Nos. 7 & 8
Jeff Griesemer
- Leo Brouwer: Cancion de Cuna
- Jeff Griesemer: Airwaves
Robert Ey
- Anon: The Return from Fingal
- John MacLean: The Royal Lament
Gary Lee
- Silvius Leopold Weiss: Prelude, Allemande & Courante from Sonata No. 37
NYC Classical Guitar Society Presents Adam Holzman, October 17
September 25th, 2014 by bob No comments »Adam Holzman will appear in concert on Friday, October 17, at 8:00 pm, at Engelman Recital Hall at Baruch Performing Arts Center. The concert is part of the 2013-2014 concert series presented by the New York City Classical Guitar Society.
Venue: Engelman Recital Hall at Baruch College Performing Arts Center. 55 Lexington Avenue (access on East 25th Street between Lexington Avenue and Third Avenue).
Subway: 6 to 23rd Street, R/W to 23rd Street, or 1 to 23rd Street.
Date and time: Friday, October 17 at 8:00 PM
Price: $27.50 ($22 for senior/student/NYCCGS members)
Telephone numbers for tickets: (866) 811-4111 or (646) 312-4085
Website: www.nyccgs.com
Artist: Adam Holzman
Presented by: New York City Classical Guitar Society
Music For a While: Songs for Voice and Lute
September 10th, 2014 by bob No comments »Westminster Faculty Recital
Music For a While: Songs for Voice and Lute
Sean McCarther, baritone
Carlos Cuestas, lute, theorbo and Baroque guitar
Featuring songs from the 16th and 17th centuries, highlighting works by Purcell, Caccini, Bottrigari, Campion and various composers from the Airs de Cour.
Sunday, September 21 @ 3 p.m.
Bristol Chapel
Westminster Choir College
Princeton, NJ
Free admission

