GuitarSarasota 2012-2013 SeasonGuitarSarasota announces an exciting series of concerts with international performers of the classical guitar for the 2012-2013 Season.
GuitarSarasota 2013 International Concert Series
Saturday, January 26, 2013 – Jorge Caballero – Peru
Saturday, February 23, 2013 – Gaëlle Solal – France
Saturday, March 16, 2013 – Vladimir Gorbach – Russia
Saturday, April 6, 2013 – Ana Vidovic – Croatia
All concerts are held in Fellowship Hall at St. Paul Lutheran Church, 2256 Bahia Vista Street in Sarasota, Florida and begin at 7:30pm. A short meet and greet reception will follow each concert in honor of the performing artist with hors d’oeuvres and refreshments by Mattison’s.
Season tickets go on sale November 13, 2012 at 10am and can only be purchased online at guitarsarasota.org. Season tickets are $75. This is a limited offer of four tickets (one for each concert) for the price of three and is the most economical way to reserve seats for the entire season.
Individual tickets are on sale from 10 am on December 11, 2012 until noon the day of each concert online at guitarsarasota.org. Individual tickets are $25 for non-members and $20 for GuitarSarasota members.
All remaining tickets are available at the door, the day of the concert. Doors open at 7pm. No credit cards at the door, cash only.
Student rush tickets may be purchased at the door for $5, fifteen minutes prior to the beginning of each concert.
GuitarSarasota membership starts at $20 for individuals. By becoming a member of GuitarSarasota, your membership is tax deductible and you receive discounts on all your concert tickets (including tickets for all your guests), our email newsletter, and the benefit of supporting a local non-profit organization. GuitarSarasota Membership applications and ticket information are available online at guitarsarasota.org.
For more information call: 941.362.2991
GuitarSarasota Mini-Concert & Lecture Series for 2012-2013 Season
GuitarSarasota announces the 2012-2013 mini-concert & lecture series each second Monday of the month, from 7:30pm-9pm,
November through April. All meetings are held at Art Center Sarasota, 707 North Tamiami Trail, Sarasota, FL 34236.
The GuitarSarasota Mini-Concert Meeting Series at Art Center Sarasota is a free event and open to the public. This event is sponsored in part by The Arts and Cultural Alliance of Sarasota County and GuitarSarasota. GuitarSarasota features artists in a half hour, interactive and moderated performance with host Dr. Zachary Johnson followed by a brief artist’s reception.
The dates are:
- Monday, November 12, 2012 – Roger Hudson – Guitar
- Monday, December 10, 2012 – Gerardo Perez Capdevila – Guitar
- Monday, January 14, 2012 – Eddy Lugo and his Flamenco Troupe – Flaminco Music & Dance
- Monday, February 11, 2013 – Trio Voilà – Flute, Viola and Guitar
- Monday, March 11, 2013 – Andrew Stroud – Guitar
- Monday, April 9, 2013 – Rick Peterson and Jeff Sack – Jazz Guitar Duo
GuitarSarasota’s 2012 International Concert Series Artist’s Bios
Saturday, January 26, 2013 – Jorge Caballero – Peru
Jorge Caballero is the youngest musician and the only guitarist to win the Naumburg International Competition Award, one of the most prestigious and coveted awards given to performers of any instrument, and comparable to the Pulitzer Prize for musicians. He is known for his dazzling virtuosity, his intense musicality and his spellbinding performances. He is widely regarded as one of the finest guitarists of his generation.
Mr. Caballero has performed as a soloist with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, the Orchestra of St. Luke’s, the New York Chamber Symphony, the Naples Philharmonic and the Presidential Symphony of Ankara, Turkey, among others. His recital appearances include performances at New York’s Alice Tully Hall, the Library of Congress in Washington (in the historic Great Performers Series), the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco, the Da Camera Society in Los Angeles and other venues in the United States and internationally. Recent performances include recitals at the Santo Tirso Guitar Festival in Portugal, as well as concerts in Brazil, Paraguay, Bolivia, Peru and Mexico.
A native of Lima, Peru, Mr. Caballero comes from a musical family. His mother is a well-known singer in Peru and as a child he spent many evenings sitting backstage at her concerts. He learned to play guitar from his father, but he had already absorbed much knowledge about the instrument from listening to his father give lessons. Growing up at a time when terrorists in Peru bombed electrical stations, he became an expert at practicing in the dark. He began his professional training at the National Conservatory in Lima, studying with Oscar Zamora. He later studied in the United States, where he attended the Manhattan School of Music.
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Saturday, February 23, 2013 – Gaëlle Solal – France
Gaëlle Solal was born in Marseilles, France. She began to study the guitar at age of 6 with René Bartoli. At age 14, she won three gold medals at the Conservatoire de Marseilles and, as the best student of all instruments, was awarded the Prix de la Ville de Marseille. She has studied with Alberto Ponce at the Conservatoire Supérieur de Musique de Paris, Roberto Aussel at the Musikhochschule Köln, and Alvaro Pierri at the Université du Québec à Montréal.
Gaëlle won several international guitar competitions: 1st Grand Prix at the Alessandria Competition (Italy), 1st Prize in Locquémeau (France), 1st Prize in Savona (Italy), 1st Prize in Sernancehle (Portugal).
Gaëlle performed in concert with the Orchestre de l’Opéra de Reims, the Berkeley Symphony, the French Garde Républicaine Orchestra, and the Philharmonic Turin Orchestra. She has toured in more than 30 countries. With a passion for contemporary music, Gaëlle has performed the Concerto by Maurice Ohana, and has premiered the Double Concerto by Naomi Sekiya with Kent Nagano in Berkeley, California. Gaëlle plays guitars by Daniel Friederich and Manuel Contreras. She performs on Savarez Cantiga strings.
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Saturday, March 16, 2013 – Vladimir Gorbach – Russia
Internationally acclaimed guitarist Vladimir Gorbach has captivated audiences across Europe, Australia, the United States and his native country of Russia. He began his guitar lessons at an early age in the class of Professor Yuri Kuzin at the State Music School in Novosibirsk and later with Arkady Burkhanov at the Glinka Conservatory. He continued his studies at the Music Academy in Cologne, Germany with Roberto Aussel.
His international success began when he was accepted into the Yehudi Menuhin Foundation Live Music Now outreach program. He then went on to win ten international guitar competitions and prizes in Spain, Italy, Germany, Portugal, Greece and most recently, in the United States at the 2011 Guitar Foundation of America, leading him to a fifty concert tour throughout America, including at Carnegie Hall, NY; Canada, Mexico, South America, and China.
He has performed as a soloist with the Orchestra de Las Beiras, the Orchestra de Aveiro, the Russian Academic Chamber Orchestra Musica Viva, the Symphony Orchestra of New Russia, and Junge Philharmonie Köln, as well as appearances at the Moscow Philharmonic Concert Series. Mr. Gorbach plays a 2005 Daniele Chiesa instrument.
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Saturday, April 6, 2013 – Ana Vidovic – Croatia
Ana Vidovic is an extraordinary talent with formidable gifts taking her place amongst the elite musicians of the world today. Ms. Vidovic has given over one thousand public performances since first taking the stage in 1988. Her international performance career includes recitals in New York, London, Paris, Vienna, Salzburg, Rome, Budapest, Warsaw, Tel Aviv, Oslo, Copenhagen, Toronto, Baltimore, San Francisco, Houston, Austin, Dallas, St. Louis and beyond.
Ms. Vidovic has won an impressive number of prizes and international competitions including first prizes in the Albert Augustine International Competition in Bath, England, the Fernando Sor competition in Rome, Italy and the Francisco Tarrega competition in Benicasim, Spain. Other top prizes include the Eurovision Competition for Young Artists, Mauro Giuliani competition in Italy, Printemps de la Guitare in Belgium and the Young Concert Artists International Auditions in New York.
Ana Vidovic comes from the small town of Karlovac near Zagreb, Croatia, and started playing guitar at the age of 5. At the age of 11 she was performing internationally, and at 13 became the youngest student to attend the prestigious National Musical Academy in Zagreb where she studied with Professor Istvan Romer. Ana’s reputation in Europe led to an invitation to study with Manuel Barrueco at the Peabody Conservatory where she graduated in 2005.
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November 12, 2012 Roger Hudson in concert
Although Roger Hudson’s finger-style solo guitar work embodies solid classical technique, his repertoire encompasses a broader scope. His concerts offer music that holds an accessible, entertaining and less academic appeal. Roger holds the audience’s taste in high regard, and composes music that is intended to be enjoyed by guitar music experts as well general audiences. Many of his pieces can be described as holding a pleasant, Impressionist or American Impressionist character. He has never abandoned his American roots and Hudson’s compositions are flavored with Blues, Jazz, and the varied influences of his youth. The incorporation of these honest influences holds relevance and familiarity for listeners while maintaining Roger’s unique style.
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December 10, 2012 – Gerardo Perez Capdevila in concert
Gerardo was born in Guantanamo, Cuba. He entered the National School of Music of Havana, where he studied under Aldo Rodriguez and Víctor Pellegrini. In 1985, Gerardo was accepted by the Superior Institute of Art of Havana to further his studies under Jesus Ortega. Gerardo has performed in the United States and in several countries of Europe. He performed in the world premiere of “Concert for Guitar and Orchestra,” by the Spanish composer Carlos Cruz de Castro. Gerardo has also recorded a compact disc called Sedruol. In 2001, Gerardo founded the “National Festival and Competition of Guitar-Cochabamba-Bolivia.” The guitarist Eliot Fisk (USA), commented on Gerardo: “Mr. Perez possesses a virtuous technique and a natural musicality that delights the audience.”
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January 14, 2013 – Eddy Lugo and his Flamenco Troupe
This four piece group, consists of Eddy Lugo (guitar, voice, palmas), Peter Suarez (dance, percussion, bolas), Chris Walker (guitar, voice, palmas), and Melinda Lugo (voice, dance, palmas). They display traditional and modern interpretations of flamenco dance, song, and guitar, including Alegrias, Milongas, Tangos, Sevillanas, Bulerias, and Farruca.
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February 11, 2013 – Trio Voilá – music for flute, viola and guitar
Trio Voilà is a rare, mixed ensemble comprised of flute, viola and guitar. Offering a unique musical experience this combination of instruments has a long tradition with original music from the 19th and 20th centuries, along with new, ground-breaking and exciting music by contemporary composers. Composer Paul Fetler wrote about Trio Voilá: “I am struck by the high quality of every aspect of the performance. I feel it’s an absolute must to hear this trio as it is a rare opportunity to hear this particularly rich sonority in contrast to more common chamber music.”
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March 11, 2013 – Andrew Stroud in concert
Andrew Stroud began studying classical guitar at the age of six and since that time has dedicated his life to music. He began studying with his father while living in Corsham, England. By the time he left the U.K. for the U.S. at the age of 10, he had already given his first public recitals (in Corsham and Swindon) and had passed his Royal Conservatory exams with honors. He has taught at Stetson University’s Community School for the Arts, at Florida State University, and as a guest of schools throughout Florida. He has published and recorded for the Hands On Teaching method, and has published articles in Soundboard magazine. Stroud is a doctoral candidate at the Florida State University.
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April 8, 2013 – Rick Peterson and Jeff Sack, jazz guitar duo
These guys do some really nice improvising: mostly in the Latin Jazz style. They’re both finger-style guitarists who play nylon string guitars: very inspiring for us would be improvisors. The soloing is very lyrical and tasteful: they never seem to be short of ideas. None of the mind numbing, fast and flashy, scale-wise type soloing that you hear so often in Jazz. You can’t help thinking that that kind of stuff comes mostly from players who lack skills in ‘melodic invention’. No, this Latin Jazz Improvisation from Sack and Peterson is ‘spontaneous musical composition’ at it’s best. From guitarimpressions.com
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