January/February 2015 - Minnesota Guitar Society
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January/February 2015 - Minnesota Guitar Society
MGS Mission Statement Promote the guitar in all its stylistic and cultural diversity through sponsorship of public forums, concerts, and workshops. Serve as an educational and social link between the community and amateur and professional guitarists of all ages. A Publication of the Minnesota Guitar Society • P.O. Box 14986 • Minneapolis, MN 55414 JANUARY / FEBRUARY 2015 VOL. 31 NO. 1 Sundin Music Hall Concert Series Saturday, January 24 Quaternaglia Guitar Quartet Saturday, February 21 Miroslav Tadic – Composer, arranger, blending classical, folk music of the Balkens, blues and flamenco into one incredible solo evening. Also in this issue: Local Artist(s) Spotlight: Reuben Ristrom & Joan Griffith, & News and Notes Minnesota Guitar Society—Find us and like us on Facebook! Sundin Music Hall 2014-15 Concert Series — At a Glance!! Saturday, January 24 Quaternaglia — Guitar quartet from Brazil Saturday, February 21 Miroslav Tadic — Composer, multi-cultural guitarist from Yugoslavia Saturday, March 28 Jérémy Jouve — Classical guitarist from France Friday, April 17 Antigoni Goni — Classical guitarist from Greece Saturday, May 30 Classical Guitarathon — featuring professional classical guitar players from Minnesota Tickets: $22 (general admission), $17 (MGS members & seniors) $10 (students & patrons with limited means) To reserve tickets for any Sundin Hall concert, please call 612-677-1151 or visit the MGS website, <www.mnguitar.org>. Minnesota Guitar Society Board Officers PRESIDENT Mark Bussey VICE-PRESIDENT Joanne Backer TREASURER Doug Whorton Secretary Chris Olson ARTISTIC DIRECTOR Joe Hagedorn MANAGING DIRECTOR Emily Wright Board Members Kris Anderson Annett Richter Ben Woolman Al Norton Joe Haus Chris Becknell Jim Flegel Jim Campbell Amy Lytton Newsletter EDITOR Emily Wright Tech Guru WebMaster From the editor: We are already halfway through our Sundin Music Hall season, with four concerts already presented and five more to go. Our January and February artists are coming from milder climes to brave the Minnesota winter weather. Our community concert series is heating up with radio time expanding our listening audience and giving our local artists more exposure and opportunities to be heard. We do our best to welcome all of our artists from near and far and that means you are needed! There is room for more of us at every concert and you won’t want to miss a note. In addition to presenting great music, we are holding a raffle this year for a beautiful Ramirez classical guitar, to benefit the society. Please see the article in this issue. Here are some winter events to look for: Sundin Music Hall, 8 p.m. – January 24 - MGS presents the Brazilian Guitar Quartet, Quaternaglia. On February 21 we present Miroslav Tadic, playing his unique arrangements for solo guitar – a blend of classical, blues, flamenco and melodies from the Balkens. Community concerts: Sunday morning, January 11 at 9 a.m. listeners of KFAI radio will be able to hear two of our local artist series performers, Joan Griffith and Reuben Ristrom playing and talking about their music for their upcoming concert on January 17th, free and open to the public, 2 p.m. at Hosmer Library in Minneapolis. Open Stage meets on the second Sunday of the month from 2-4 at the Underground Music Café in Falcon Heights. There is ample free parking for Sundin Hall and Hosmer Library and both venues are handicap accessible. Please join us. Thanks as always for your support! Your donations, memberships and support are what keep this organization running. You can contact the editor at <[email protected]>. Emily Wright Sundin Music Hall is on the Hamline University Campus at 1536 Hewitt Ave. in St. Paul. Directions: from I-94, head north on Snelling Ave. in St. Paul, past University Ave. to Hewitt Ave. Turn right, Sundin Hall is on your left, a half-block east of Snelling. Free parking is available one block past the hall, in lots off Hewitt (on your right) or off Pascal (1 block north). Newsletter PRODUCTION i draw the line, inc. Fox Ridge Printing Newsletter DISTRIBUTION Joe Haus Chris Becknell Doug Wright Al Norton Chris Olson Jim Falbo Doug Whorton www.mnguitar.org 2 Classical Guitar Instruction beginning /advanced Joseph Hagedorn University of River Falls, WI Faculty Member 612•374•4681 guitarist Sundin Music Hall Concerts Sundin Artist Series: Quaternaglia, January 24 Q uaternaglia Guitar Quartet (QGQ) is widely acclaimed as one of the top contemporary classical guitar ensembles. QGQ is known for their artistic excellence, enthusiasm and for their contributions to the expansion of the guitar quartet repertoire. Over the past twenty plus years, the ensemble of Brazilian guitarists Chrystian Dozza, Fabio Ramazzina, Thiago Abdalla and Sidney Molina, has established a broad canon of original pieces and bold arrangements, in which various Brazilian composers, including Egberto Gismonti, Almeida Prado, Paulo Bellinati, Sérgio Molina and Marco Pereira, have collaborated with the quartet. The quartet’s performance first attracted the attention of international critics in 1998, after it was awarded the Ensemble Prize at the International Guitar Contest of Havana. The group’s inaugural album - which includes the most important quartet works by Cuban composer Leo Brouwer- marked the beginning of a long and productive collaboration with the composer, which culminated in the Brazilian premieres of Concerto Itálico and Gismontiana. Brouwer himself also conducted the group in performances of his works at MASP’s Grande Auditório (São Paulo), at Theatro da Paz (Belém do Pará), and at Theatro Nacional de Havana (Cuba). Quaternaglia Program for January 2015 I PART Ronaldo Miranda (1948) Suíte n. 3 (1973) arrangement: Chrystian Dozza I-Allegro / II-Allegretto / III-Lento / IV-Allegro gracioso) Almeida Prado (1943-2010) XIV Variações sobre o Tema de Xangô (1961-2003) Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887-1959) Bachianas Brasileiras n. 9 (1945) arrangement: Thiago Tavares (I-Prelúdio / II- Fuga) II PART Marco Pereira (1950) Dança dos Quatro Ventos (2006) Chrystian Dozza (1983) Sobre um tema de Gismonti (2012)* Since the group’s international debut, at the “First Abel Carlevaro Festival” (Uruguai, 1996), Quaternaglia has performed in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Washington D.C., Dallas, Lisbon, Porto, Coimbra, Buenos Aires, Caracas, Havana, and in more than fifteen Brazilian states. Quaternaglia has also been the featured soloist of many orchestras in Brazil, Cuba, and the United States, including performing The Journey of the Weary Souls and Forrobodó, concertos composed by Sérgio Molina and Egberto Gismonti for Quaternaglia’s performance at the “First International Guitar Festival of Round Top” (USA, 2005). Quaternaglia’s discography includes the albums Quaternaglia, Antique, Forrobodó, Presença, Estampas and Jequibau as well as Quaternaglia’s DVD recorded live. In 2008 Quaternaglia made the Brazilian premiere of Gismontiana, a concerto for four guitars and orchestra written by Leo Brouwer and conducted by the composer himself in his first visit to the country. The musicians of Quaternaglia Guitar Quartet use four guitars custom-made by renowned Brazilian luthier Sérgio Abreu. Miroslav Tadic, February 21 M iroslav Tadic was born in Tuzla, Bosnia-Herzegovina (in the former Yugoslavia). He left his home at age 19 to study guitar at California Institute of the Arts, where he now teaches. During his student days he learned how to improvise continuo on guitar and worked on an ambitious project of arranging and transcribing The Well Tempered Clavier for two guitars (in original keys). Eventually he had to make a decision whether to switch to lute or to stay with guitar and play repertoire that is directly meant for that instrument. He opted to stay with guitar and started developing his own compositions and improvisations that utilize his classical technique. In its Jan/Feb 1994 issue, the editors of Acoustic Guitar Magazine voted his recording, Window Mirror, which includes J.S. Bach’s Suite for lute in G minor, BWV 995 one of the five essential classical guitar recordings of the 1990’s. He has writcontinued on p. 4 Stephen Kakos Classic Guitars ancient & modern João Luiz (1979) Kirsten (2004)* Paulo Bellinati (1950) Maracatu da Pipa (2004)* Sérgio Molina (1967) Sonata Cravo e Canela* * pieces dedicated to Quaternaglia january / february repair restoration 952 . 472. 4732 3 Sundin Music Hall Concerts Sundin Music Hall Concert, continued from p. 3 ten music for a number of award-winning experimental film, theater, and dance works. In their January 1997 issue, the editors of Guitar Player magazine voted him one of the world’s thirty most radical and individual guitarists. In addition to his musical offerings (which includes a 26 cd discography, dvds, published guitar works, a full time faculty position at California Institute of the Arts, multiple tours and performances), Miroslav makes his own guitars. There is a terrific, thoughtful interview with the artist from 2012 with Scott Collins from Guitar-Muse that is published on Miroslav’s website, <www.miroslavtadic.com>. For those readers who are interested in learning more about this eclectic, fascinating musician, I highly recommend the reading the entire piece. Below are some of Miroslav’s thoughts from that article on his repertoire, on how to choose repertoire, and on being “original.” “[In my music] you have a combination of classical music which is structured and fixed. Then you have some improvisation that’s completely open. Then you have some traditional folk music and then the Flamenco, which is also a highly structured music. So it’s just a weird combination of things that (because I know them fairly well) I can combine even though there’s apparent distance between them. They are connected. That’s why I’m able to make instruments. That’s why I can cook. I really feel that ultimately it’s all connected. What you do is a reflection of who you are as a person. The way you relate to people you know or don’t know, how you drive or how you do anything. It’s connected. It has to do with you as a person and with your bottom line and your aesthetic. Your aesthetic is your understanding of what is good, what is beautiful and what life is.” … “One thing is that we need to feel and understand what we’re really connected to and to pick a few things [to focus on]. You have to pick a few things because you really can’t be in command of all of the other stuff.”… “To me, being original just means being true to yourself. Some people waste a lot of time trying intentionally to be original through weird repertoire or instruments or appearance and I don’t think that’s really where it’s at. Where it’s at is just trying to find who you are and that will reflect in the things you do. That’s the hardest thing in life – finding out who you are.” Specializing in Classical, Acoustic, and Archtop guitars Classical - Kakos - Kenny Hill - New World Acoustic - Santa Cruz - Huss & Dalton - Bourgeois - Goodall - Hoffman - Kopp - Kronbauer - Ison Archtops - Heinonen Banjos Also, check out our selection - Stelling of used instruments! - Pisgah - Rickard Want to sell something? We - Enoch consign! Mandolins - J. Bovier Amplifiers Now located at: - Rivera 4151 Minnehaha Ave - Quilter Minneapolis, MN 55406 - Henriksen [email protected] Repair (612) 767-2800 Setups Accessories MGS T-Shirts This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board and the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund. 4 Minnesota Guitar Society t-shirt, Fernandosaur— designed by our own artistic director, Joe Hagedorn— come in sizes: S, M, L, XL, XXL and shirt colors: black, green, or blue. Available for $20 each at MGS Sundin Music Hall concerts, or e-mail Joe at: [email protected]. guitarist Local Artist(s) Spotlight 2014-2015 Community Concerts Series The 2014-2015 Community Concerts Series presents local musicians offering great music, free to the public. MGS is delighted to partner with Hosmer Library in Minneapolis to offer four community concerts this year. These concerts feature just a few of the many excellent guitarists we enjoy in the Twin Cities, and represent the musical diversity that we love about the guitar. Tune in to KFAI radio the Sunday morning before each concert for an interview and on air performance with the artists. Reuben Ristrom and Joan Griffith Perform Saturday, January 17, 2 p.m. Hosmer Library, 347 E 36th St., Minneapolis, Live radio interview on KFAI, Sunday, January 11, 9 a.m. Reuben Ristrom Reuben Ristrom has been a major figure in jazz guitar on the Twin Cities music scene for nearly 50 years. His career spans all facets of the music business: night clubs, concerts, recording work, industrial shows and jazz festivals locally and all over the country and Hawaii, a few sessions with the Minnesota Orchestra, and all sorts of jobbing – solo and with small groups. He also entertains seniors with his banjo and singing. His style ranges from Dixieland to main-stream jazz and he has played with and recorded with some of the best in the business—locally and nationally. He records on his own label, T.C. JAZZ, and a few releases with John Sheridan’s Dream Band on the Florida based Arbors Jazz label. Ristrom is a University of Minnesota graduate with a Bachelor of Arts and Master of Fine Arts degree in studio art. After graduate school he decided to stay with music for a while and never pursued an art teaching career. Concerts are on Saturdays at 2 p.m., and are free and open to the public. Hosmer Library is located at 347 E. 36th St., Minneapolis, 55408. Jan. 17 Reuben Ristrom and Joan Griffith, jazz and samba (KFAI, Jan. 11) March 7 Maja Radovanlija, classical (KFAI, Mar. 1) May 2 Daniel Volovets, classical and flamenco (KFAI, Apr. 26) Her choral composition “Sweet Noel” won the 1998 Christmas Carol Contest sponsored by the American Composer’s Forum and Vocalessence. Her performances on mandolin include the Minnesota Orchestra‘s recording of Mahler’s Das Lied von der Erde and as soloist with the South Dakota Symphony on their premiere recording “Journey to the Badlands.” Her mandolin and bass playing can be heard on the many recording of singer/songwriter Ann Reed. She also teaches jazz improvisation, guitar, bass and mandolin at the University of St. Thomas and directs the jazz band at Macalester College. She is a roster artist in jazz for COMPAS and the Minnesota State Arts Board. Joan Griffith Joan Griffith is known in the Midwest as a teacher, performer and composer. She has toured and recorded extensively as a classical and jazz guitarist, a bassist and a mandolinist. The 2011 CD, A Girl Named Vincent with Prudence Johnson; the 2008 jazz CD, Sambanova, with pianist Laura Caviani; her 2009 CD, Alma Brasileira, with recorder player Clea Galhano; and CD, Enter You, Enter Love, with Lucia Newell, feature many of her own compositions. Enter You, Enter Love was chosen as one of the top ten best recordings for 1996 by jazz radio station KBEM. january / february 5 News & Notes Send Us Your News Got a CD release planned? New teaching studio or schedule? Concert coming up in your area? We want to hear about it! We want to tell the (MGS) world! Send all and any news of a guitaristical nature to <[email protected]>. Nota bene: the deadline for each issue is the 25th of each odd-numbered month. (So, to get your items in the March/April issue, send it to us by January 25.) CONCERTS Minneapolis Guitar Quartet has a busy January/February schedule planned. See their full schedule at <http://minneapolisguitarquartet.com/concert.html>, with concerts in Moorhead, the Twin Cities and Pequot Lakes. Eva Beneke and Friends—January 16 and February 6 at the Lowertown Lofts Artist Cooperative, 225 Kellog Blvd., 3rd floor atrium. See more at <http://evabeneke.com/en>. Twin Cities Classical Guitar Meetup The Twin Cities Classical Guitar Meetup is an informal group of players interested in getting together to perform pieces, attend concerts, or simply enjoy sharing ideas about classical guitar. Whether you are a rank beginner or a seasoned pro, you are welcome here. Membership is free and open to all. The only requirement is an interest in the fascinating world of classical guitar. To find out more about our group, you can visit us at <www.meetup.com/classicalguitar> (where you can also read about our past gatherings). Ukulele Corner—a small but mighty little instrument with neighborhood and community gatherings popping up everywhere. The following are a sampling of activities in the Twin Cities area. Free with donations suggested. • T-Cup (Twin Cities Ukulele Players) –1st Monday night at 7 p.m. at St. Jane House in North Minneapolis and the 2nd Sunday afternoon from 2-4 p.m. at Olivet Congregational Church on Dewey and Iglehart in St. Paul, <[email protected]>. • StrumMn Ukulele Players, Mondays at 7 p.m. Corner Coffee, 514 N. 3rd St., Minneapolis, (strummn.shutterfly.com). • Twin Cities Uke Club, Americana, Bluegrass and Blues, meets Mondays and Thursdays, <www.bluegrassfun.com>. Support Our Friends We appreciate the support of music stores and schools throughout the metro area who help distribute our newsletter. Wherever you see copies available, please take a minute and thank the people in charge for helping the MGS! Have Fun with the MGS—Volunteer! Our members make it all possible. If you are a friend of the MGS but haven’t joined, or haven’t renewed your membership, please do so! If you’d like to get (more) involved with our many activities—well, we need help! Specifically: • Distribute our newsletter. Time commitment: 2 to 4 hours every other month. • Help in the lobby at Sundin Hall concerts. Be an usher. Bring refreshments. Time commitment: less than an hour a month. • Help publicize our concerts. Time commitment: Variable. To learn more about these and other opportunities, email <[email protected]>. Thanks! Minnesota Guitar Society Members make it happen! For more information visit: www.mnguitar.org The Lute Café A series of casual lute concerts, held at 7 p.m., on the third Thursday of the month, is sponsored by the Twin Cities Lute Cooperative, with the generous donation of the East Lounge space by Immanuel Lutheran Church, 104 Snelling Ave. S. Doors open at 7:00 p.m. and performances start at 7:30 p.m. There is no set charge for attending the performances, but a $10 per person donation is suggested to help defray costs and support our lutenists. OpenStage Sponsored by the MGS, OpenStage offers an encouraging, casual space at 2-4 p.m., on the second Sunday of the month—Jan. 11, Feb. 8, Mar. 8, April 12, and May 10—to perform classical and acoustic solo guitar pieces in front of supportive peers at The Underground Music Café, 1579 Hamline Ave. N., Falcon Heights, MN. For more info, see < http://undergroundmusiccafe.com>. 6 guitarist News & Notes Spring and Summer 2015 Camps & Programs Warmer days are coming! — If you are interested in intensive study, now is the time to register, audition and make your plans. Here is a small sampling of spring and summer 2015 offerings: Aspen Music Festival—June 24 to August 23, Aspen, CO— applications due Jan. 2, <http://www.aspenmusicfestival. com/students-welcome/programs-of-study/classicalguitar>. Interlochen Center for the Arts High School Classical Guitar Summer Program —June 27 to August 10, Interlochen, MI— applications due Feb. 1. <http://camp.interlochen.org/ program/music/hs/guitar>. New Mexico Classical Guitar Festival—June 18-21, University of New Mexico—<http://www.newmexicoclassicalguitarfestival.org/Pages/default.aspx>. Minnesota Bluegrass and Old-Time Music Association— March 6-8, The 2015 Winter Bluegrass Weekend, Crowne Plaza Minneapolis West, Plymouth MN; August 13-16, Minnesota Bluegrass and Old-Time Music Festival, El Rancho Mañana, Richmond, MN— <http://minnesotabluegrass.org/index.php?contentID=560>. 23rd Annual Mid-America Guitar Ensemble Festival— March 27 -29, Fort Wayne, Indiana—ensemble applications due March 1. <http://www.ipfw.edu/dotAsset/039815b8dd55-4067-969f-1184adf57129.pdf>. Classified Ads Classified Ads are free to MGS members. Place ad by mailing (please type or print clearly) to: MGS, PO BOX 14986, Mpls., MN 55414 or send an email to: <editor@mnguitar. org>. Please limit ads to a 6-line maximum. Ads will run for a maximum of 6 issues (1 year) unless renewed. Ads are due the 15th of each odd-numbered month for the next issue. LESSONS: Guitar, banjo, Suzuki guitar and violin, piano, elec. bass, voice, mandolin! Everything from rock to blue grass. Instruction and instruments. Northern Pine Studios in Lino Lakes. Call Chris at 651-780-1625. FLAMENCO GUITAR TECHNIQUE. Scott Mateo Davies teaches all-levels group class based on the Canyarotto School of Madrid, created by Aquilino Jimenez el Entri, in a relaxed setting that guarantees results. Sundays at 11 am. 2-hr session. Cost: $20. Also helpful to classical players (nylon-string guitar required). Visit <www.scottmateo.com> or call 612749-2662. january / february FLAMENCO GUITAR LESSONS by Diego Rowan-Martin. Come and learn any of your favorite Palos of the Spanish flamenco guitar—beginning, intermediate and advanced levels. He studied with Tony Hauser and continued in Spain with great maestros such as Manolo Sanlúcar, Juan Manuel Cañizares, Tomatito, El Entri and Oscar Herrero. Afternoons & evenings, Mon.-Fri. Private lessons: $25/2hr. Call 612-770-9618 or e-mail: <[email protected]>. CLASSICAL GUITAR INSTRUCTION. Beginning/Advanced. Prof. Maja Radovanlija, University of Minnesota faculty member. Call 812-391-3860 or email <[email protected]>. ALEXANDER TECHNIQUE LESSONS: Learn unique ways to improve technical ease and sound production, reduce tension, and resolve discomforts. Call Brian McCullough at 612-2675154. Certified teacher and U of MN faculty member. Info at <www.MN-AlexanderTechnique.com>. continued on p. 8 7 Classified Ads, continued from p. 7 JAY GORDON transcriptions for guitar solo and duets now available at Strings By Mail <stringsbymail.com>. New transcriptions faithful to the original piano works include music of Albeniz and Granados, new unusual transcriptions for guitar by Berlioz, Ravel, Faure and Polleri. Original solos available, too. All available as PDF downloads under sheet music/classical guitar/SBM Exclusive Downloads. Check it out! Voice, ukulele and beginning guitar lessons, and audition/performance preparation for interested learners of all ages and abilities, with special attention offered to shy singers. Contact Emily Wright, folk musician, with decades of teaching experience. Day and evening lesson times available in S. Minneapolis, $20/half hour: <[email protected]> or 612-275-4701 for text or voice messages. MUSICIANSHIP: Music Theory Software ear-training, sightreading, instrument study, rhythm at <musicgoals.com>. LESSONS, CLASSES, AND ENSEMBLES: West Bank School of Music has 25 instructors on guitar, banjo, voice, fiddle, mandolin, and more. Blues, jazz, folk, bluegrass, traditional, world roots, and classical. Since 1970. Call 612-333-6651 or visit <www.westbankmusic.org>. FOR SALE: Murata classical guitar rest. Get rid of the footrest! Give your back a real rest! Compact and portable, it attaches to the guitar with 4 adjustable rubber feet. The molded plastic platform rests on your leg and is lined with fabric to prevent slipping. Height is adjustable. Like new condition. New is $75+. Buy mine for only $35. Call 651-699-6827 or email <paul@ paulhintz.com>. The Minnesota Guitar Society PO Box 14986 Minneapolis, MN 55414 ADDRESS SERVICE REQUESTED DATED MATERIAL... PLEASE RUSH GUITAR FOR SALE: 2009 New Masters Landler II, spruce top, maple back and sides, elevated fingerboard, dual sound ports, 12 hole tie block, $650. Contact Steve Ulliman at 715-7482457 or <[email protected]>. Travel Case for Sale. New, unused SKB I-series rolling waterproof flight case for accoustic guitar. TSA locks. Will fit dreadnaught or grand auditorium size guitar. Model #3i-4217-18T. $225. Contact Fred Jew at 612-532-5179 or <[email protected]>. GUITARS FOR SALE: 1980 Stephen Kakos classical guitar. Cedar top, Brazilian rosewood back & sides, 65.5 cm scale length. Hard case included. $3,500. 1966 CONDE Flamenco. Cypress. Machines. French Polish. Excellent condition. Stephen Kakos 952-472-4732 or <[email protected]>. GUITAR LESSONS. Any style, any level, at The St. Paul Guitar Studio! Individualized lessons are taught at comfortable pace. Studio is located in Lowertown and features individual rooms and a lounge. For schedules, availability, and pricing, visit the studio website at <www.stpaulguitarstudio.com>. GUITAR FOR SALE: 2010 Kevin Aram classical guitar, spruce/ Indian, 20th fret, played in, better-than-new condition! $8,950 or best offer. Call Jeff Lambert at 952-546-1429 or email <jeff [email protected]>. BOOKS FOR SALE: Chris Proctor (Travelogue, Fingerstyle Magic, Runoff), Al Petteway (Whispering Stones), Eric Schoenberg (Beatles), Joe Spence, Parkening Plays Bach, The Music of Blind Blake. $5 each (plus shipping). Email: <[email protected]>.