Event Program - School of Music

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In Memoriam
Sanford Bolton
September 11, 1929 – October 11, 2011
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Sérgio & Odair Assad
Guitarists
Today we honor and remember Sanford Bolton – a true visionary.
It was Sandy’s dream to make the already esteemed University of
Arizona guitar studies program the best in the world. His recent generous
gifts will surely enable his dream to become a reality, helping secure the
future of our exceptional guitar program.
Sanford and Phyllis Bolton have been generous donors to the
guitar program for years. Sandy’s professional career was in science
– pharmacy and statistics were his fields of study, but he loved the
guitar and he loved giving talented students the opportunity to grow in
their craft. Phyllis was herself a visual artist who had, as well, a special
appreciation for dance. Together they sat front and center at every
School of Music guitar concert and competition in Holsclaw Hall.
Phyllis passed away in February and that month’s David Russell
guitar concerts were dedicated to her memory.
Sandy knew the importance of a named, endowed chair, one of the
most prestigious honors a university can offer. His recent $2 million gift
created the Sanford and Phyllis Bolton Endowed Chair for Classical
Guitar. We are pleased that the chair is now held by R. Thomas Patterson,
professor of guitar studies.
Sandy also gave $1.1 million to establish the Sanford and Phyllis
Bolton Endowment for Guitar. Both the endowed chair and the program
endowment will support critical needs, including student scholarships,
graduate assistantships, student travel to competitions and performances,
and the visits of artists such as David Russell and the Assad Brothers
to campus.
In acknowledgment of the Boltons’ generosity and in tribute to their
vision, the College of Fine Arts’ School of Music is proud to name its
program the Sanford and Phyllis Bolton Guitar Studies Program.
This Concert is Dedicated in Honor and Memory of
Sanford Bolton
Sunday, November 6, 2011
Holsclaw Hall
Jory Hancock
Dean, College of Fine Arts
2:30 p.m.
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Sérgio & Odair Assad, Guitarists
Saturday, November 5, 2011
Holsclaw Hall, 2:30 p.m.
program
6 Brevidades...................................................................Sérgio Assad (b.1952)
a) Chuva
b) Tarde
c) Feliz
d) Ginga
e) Cantiga
f) Saltitante
Odair Assad, solo guitar
Abismo de Rosas...........................Américo Jacomino Canhoto (1889-1928)
Interrogando....................................................João Pernambuco (1883-1947)
Eponina.............................................................Ernesto Nazareth (1863-1934)
Batuque
Manha de Carnaval................................................... Luiz Bonfa (1922-2001)
Medley................................................Anibal Augusto Sardinha (1915-1955)
“Garoto”
(Jorge do Fusa, Gente humilde, Lamentos do morro)
Intermission
A Lenda do Cabloco...................................... Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887-1959)
Alma Brasileira
Valsa................................................................. Radames Gnatalli (1906-1988)
Corta Jaca
Amparo..................................................... Antonio Carlos Jobim (1927-1994)
Stone Flower
Palhaço.................................................................. Egberto Gismonti (b.1947)
Sandy’s Portrait (World premiére)...........................................Sérgio Assad
1. Prelude
2. Passacaglia
Odair Assad, solo guitar
Cover photo by DS Photography
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Deborah and Marc Sandroff
Robert D. Stratton
Pearre and Page Williams
Lund Wolfe
Benefactor ($500-$999)
Margot Beeston
Kay and Lloyd Bierstaker
Ramona Brown
Herman Davis
Bruce Fulton
Graesser Foundation
Nancy and Theodore* Koff
Tom Patterson
Charlene Sampson*
Susan and Erick Weiland
Patrons ($100-499)
Mireille Algazi
Jean and Charles Ares
Doris and Leonard Coris
Don Arkin and Sharon Emley
Davis Selected Advisors, L.P.
Roger Funk
Paul Kritz
Robert Kritz Associates, Inc.
Mike Mayer
Carolyn and Franklin Meier
Charlotte and Michael Mensh
Edward Muka
Mark Myers
Nils Nelson
Douglas Noffsinger
Northern Trust Bank
Doris and Arnold Roland
Elmer Scovill
Ann Stonesifer
Harvey Swedloff
Audrey Tarchine
Theodore and Jane Turbenson
Merle Turchik
Eileen and Ray Weick
Elizabeth and Emanuel Wolff
* deceased
We strive for an accurate listing of all our treasured donors. This list reflects
cumulative gifts from all guitar donors to date. To make corrections, please call the
College of Fine Arts Development Office at 621-9057.
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Gratitude Acknowledgments
OPUS 3 ARTISTS
Norman Douglas Sholin founded and designed the guitar degree
program at the University of Arizona School of Music in 1974. He had
a vision for a world class guitar program. That vision is alive today.
Your support ensures that the guitar program will continue to attract
top music students. With deep gratitude we acknowledge those whose
significant and ongoing gifts have transformed the lives of students
and faculty.
presents
Sérgio & Odair Assad
Transformational Gifts to the
Guitar Program at the School of Music
Phyllis* and Sanford* Bolton
The Cypri-Cola Company, Ltd.
John & Joan D’Addario Foundation
Toni and Brian Dunn
Carol and Donald Eagle
The Edwards Mother Earth Foundation, Sonia and Kendall Baker
The Francis Family, David, Karen, and Nina
The Mulcahy Foundation
Eric Sahlin
Clare Schaeffer*
St. Mark’s Presbyterian Church
Anne and Michael Spacone
Rosa L. Liu-Stevens and Ralph F. Stevens
William J. Wolfe*
Conductor’s Circle ($1,000 to $9,999)
Elinore Aderton and Robert McIntosh
Bill Akin
Donald E. Agthe*
Laura and John Almquist
Betty and John Barrowman
Timothy J. Barry
Dennis and Sevren Coon
David Gold
Karen Sholin Gold
Ruth and Charles Gold
D’Addario and Company
Sara and Samuel Hauert
Suzanne and Lester Hayt
David and Janela Hubka
Imago Dei Middle School
Eileen and Stephen Knoff
Patricia MacCorquodale and E. Philip Krider
Lyn M. Papanikolas and J. David Mackstaller
Julia and Andre Pernet
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Brazilian-born brothers Sérgio and Odair Assad have set the
benchmark for all other guitarists by creating a new standard of guitar
innovation, ingenuity and expression. Their exceptional artistry and
uncanny ensemble playing come from both a family rich in Brazilian
musical tradition and from studies with the best guitarists in South
America. In addition to setting new performance standards, the Assads
have played a major role in creating and introducing new music for two
guitars. Their virtuosity has inspired a wide range of composers to write
for them, among them Astor Piazzolla, Terry Riley, Radamés Gnattali,
Marlos Nobre, Nikita Koshkin, Roland Dyens, Jorge Morel, Edino Krieger
and Francisco Mignone. Now Sergio Assad is adding to their repertoire
by composing music for the duo and for various musical partners both
with Symphony Orchestra and in recitals. They have worked extensively
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with such renowned artists as Yo-Yo Ma, Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg,
Fernando Suarez Paz, Paquito D’Rivera, Gidon Kremer and Dawn Upshaw.
Zankel Hall and another Sony release of the live concert. In the fall of
2008, the Assads are featured on Yo-Yo’s chart topping release, Songs of
Joy and Peace, which features guest artists as diverse as James Taylor and
Dave Brubeck. In the piece Familia Yo-Yo plays Sérgio’s composition,
featuring mother, Angelina Assad, sister Badi and children Clarice,
Rodrigo and Carolina.
The Assads began playing the guitar together at an early age and
went on to study for seven years with guitar/lutenist Monina Távora,
a disciple of Andrés Segovia. Their international career began with a
major prize at the 1979 Young Artists Competition in Bratislava. Odair
is based in Brussels where he teaches at École Supérieure des Arts, and
Sérgio resides in San Francisco and in Paris. He is on the faculty at the
San Francisco Conservatory.
The Assads’ repertoire includes original music composed by Sérgio
Assad and his re-workings of folk and jazz music as well as Latin
music of almost every style. Their standard classical repertoire includes
transcriptions of the great Baroque keyboard literature of Bach, Rameau
and Scarlatti; and adaptations of works by such diverse figures as
Gershwin, Ginastera and Debussy. Their touring programs are always
a compelling blend of styles, periods and cultures.
The Assads are also recognized as prolific recording artists, primarily
for the Nonesuch and GHA labels. In 2001, Nonesuch Records released
Sérgio and Odair Assad Play Piazzolla, which later won a Latin Grammy.
Their seventh Nonesuch recording, released in the fall of 2007, is called
Jardim Abandonado after a piece by Antônio Carlos Jobim. It was nominated
for Best Classical Album and Sérgio went on to win the Latin Grammy
for his composition, Tahiiyya Li Oussilina.
A Nonesuch collaboration with Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg in 2000
featured a collection of pieces based on traditional and Gypsy folk tunes
from around the world. The Assads and Ms. Salerno-Sonnenberg
continue to tour together, displaying unique chemistry, humor and
stunning virtuosity. In 2003, Sérgio Assad wrote a triple concerto for
this trio that has been performed with the orchestras of São Paulo,
Seattle and the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra. In the summer of 2004,
Sérgio and Odair arranged a very special tour featuring three generations
of the Assad Family. The family presented a wide variety of Brazilian
music featuring their father Jorge Assad on the mandolin and the voice
of mother Angelina Assad. GHA Records has released a live recording
and a DVD of the Assad Family live at Brussels’ Palais des Beaux-Arts.
The Assad Brothers’ collaboration with Yo-Yo Ma is ongoing. In 2003
the Brazilian record Obrigado Brazil was released, featuring Rosa Passos,
Egberto Gismonti and Cyro Baptista. Sérgio arranged several of the
works on the disc, which captured a Grammy in 2004. A world tour
followed, culminating in live concerts at the opening of Carnegie Hall’s
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In the 2006-2007 season, the Assad Brothers performed Joaquín
Rodrigo’s Concierto Madrigal for Two Guitars and Sérgio’s arrangement
of the Four Seasons of Buenos Aires with the Los Angeles Philharmonic at
the Hollywood Bowl. In 2007, and again in 2008, the brothers toured
with the Turtle Island Quartet in a program called String Theory. In the
winter of 2008, the Assads curated a guitar festival at the 92nd Street Y
in New York, and then toured with some of those artists in a project
called Brazilian Guitar Festival featuring Badi Assad, Romero Lubambo
and Celso Machado. In February 2009, the Los Angeles Guitar Quartet
is premiering a new concerto for orchestra and four guitars at the
Southwest Guitar Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Upcoming projects
include a tour with Lebanese singer, Christiane Karam, percussionist
Jamey Haddad and composer/pianist Clarice Assad in a project titled,
Da Volta as Raizes (Back to Our Roots). The music will explore the
brothers’ Middle Eastern heritage. The Assads are also featured
performers on James Newton Howard’s soundtrack of the Universal
Pictures movie, Duplicity, directed by Tony Gilroy and starring Julia
Roberts.
The Assads play Connor guitars.
Exclusive Management:
Opus 3 Artists
470 Park Avenue South, New York NY 10016
We thank the
John & Joan D’Addario Foundation
for generously sponsoring this concert!
The Third International Guitar Festival is co-sponsored by
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