THE AUCKLAND GUITAR SOCIETY

Date:   Sunday,  8th July 2018

Venue: All Saints Church Hall, 284 Ponsonby Road, Ponsonby

Time:   7.00 pm

Admission:   $10 (Financial members – free)

 

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Please feel free to join us at this event as the CGSA holds an evening full of guitar music and a workshop covering performance practice, warming up of the body and hands, advanced play techniques, musical sentencing/ harmony and repertoire knowledge.

Additionally, up to 5 players will be able to work on their piece of choice in this event. If you are interested, please r.s.v.p and notify the society that you’d like to take part. You can do it with one simple text message through CGSA facebook page. If player count exceeds the limit, there will be a draw.

19:00 – Guest players

19:30 – Workshop/ Masterclass 

Members: Free
Non Members: $10 passive participation
$40 active participation (workshop) cash at door

This month meeting will feature several players and special guests,

17:30-John Flameling’s suzuki students

19:00 – The University of Auckland – School of Music Classical Guitar students 

Rowan Lacey
R.Dyens-Valse en Skai
L.Brouwer-Tres Apuntes
H.V.Lobos- Etude 6
F.Tarrega- Grande Valse&Ballads
F.Kleynjans-Chanson

Adam Larsen
F.Sor- Complete Etudes,
E.Pujol- El Abejorro

19:30 –
Ben Hoadley&Barkin Sertkaya
Duet works of De Falla and H.V.Lobos

Snacks and Nibbles included.

THE AUCKLAND GUITAR SOCIETY

New Zealand Guitar Ensemble 13th Annual Concert

New Zealand Guitar Ensemble Group cordially requests the pleasure your company at our 13th Annual concert held at The Korean Presbyterian Church of Auckland(22 Edmonton Rd., Henderson)on 27th April, 2018 at 7:00 PM. (Admission is free and donation is welcome)

 New Zealand Guitar Ensemble is a Classical Guitar Ensemble Group currently consisting of Korean boys, girls and adults who live in New Zealand. We started in 1998 as a part of The Southern Cross Korean Performing Arts Group and had several performances in places such as Auckland Town Hall, Aotea Centre, Churches, Rest Homes and Auckland Guitar society. We have also won first prize three times in the ‘Ensemble division’ competitions held by Auckland Guitar Society. In May 2005 we separated from The Southern Cross Korean Performing Arts Group and we aim to have our own performances once or twice each year.

Where : The Korean Presbyterian Church of Auckland(22 Edmonton Rd., Henderson)

When : 7:00 27th April

**Free Admission

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CGSA on facebook   http://www.facebook.com/#!/groups/275416659214874/

Our new website is up and running.

New Auckland Guitar Society website is….

http://cgsa.org.nz

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THE AUCKLAND GUITAR SOCIETY

Date:   Sunday,  11th March 2018

Venue: All Saints Church Hall, 284 Ponsonby Road, Ponsonby

Time:   7.30 pm

Format: 1^st Half : Open Floor 2^nd Half: Guest Artist

Admission:   $8.00 (Financial members – free)

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Hi everyone.

First guest Artist for 2018 is…..

GUEST Artist

Keven Mendousse

Kevin is an Auckland-based solo classical guitarist. He is currently studying towards the Trinity College Diploma in Music Performance under the private tutelage of John Flameling. As a practice recital, he will be performing his programme pieces, which include compositions from the traditional Spanish repertoire as well as guitar arrangements of music from East Asia and Latin America.

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Upcoming Concert

BIRKIN SERTKAYA.

mus(Hons)

Biography

Born in 1988, Barkin maintained full scholarship at Bilkent University- Faculty of Music & Performing Arts – throughout his education for 9 years. After graduating with an Honors degree at just 19 years old, he immediately started teaching in Bilkent University and Cankaya University, delivering both theoretical and practical lessons. In the meantime, he pursued competitions and concerts, touring across Europe and Asia, through which he has familiarised himself with ethnomusicology and experimental music.

He has contributed to many masterclasses and workshops, through both hosting and teaching. Some of the names are; Costas Cotsiolis, Roland Dyens, Leo Brouwer, Aniello Desiderio and Marco Socias.

His expeditions to various guitar festivals across the world from Naxos to Köln has enabled him to practice Alexander technique as it applies to Classical Guitar. Further studies Barkin has focused on include; handicaps of Classical Guitar, Baroque style and fingering techniques on Classical Guitar, Classical Era; the music of Fernando Sor and Mauro Giuliani, Francisco Tarrega and late romanticism, Modernism and Nationalism; post-Andres Segovia, Contemporary Era and the music of Leo Brouwer.

As a result of personal interest and studies in electric guitar, equipment and ethnic instruments, he was accepted to Cirque du Soleil’s “Zed” as a multi-instrumentalist.

Teaching | Current

Classical guitar-Fingerstyle technique
Areas of expertise

Alexander technique in guitars
Fingerstyle guitars
Early&Contemporary Middle Eastern music
European eras and styles in Classical Guitar

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Where : 1012 East Coast Rd.,Fairveiw Heights, Auck.0630.
When : Sat. 17th March, 8pm (door open 7.30pm)Adults $30, Child/student $15, Consession $25.

( Cash at door please. )

Wine,juice and Tapas included.

Please R.S.V.P by reply email or phone Rod on 473,2226

Please R.S.V.P by reply email or phone Rod on 473,2226

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CGSA on facebook   http://www.facebook.com/#!/groups/275416659214874/

Our new website is up and running.

New Auckland Guitar Society website is….

http://cgsa.org.nz

THE AUCKLAND GUITAR SOCIETY

Date:   Sunday,  10th December 2017

Venue: All Saints Church Hall, 284 Ponsonby Road, Ponsonby

Time:   7.30 pm

Format: 1^st Half : Open Floor 2^nd Half: Guest Artist

Admission:   $8.00 (Financial members – free)

 

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GUEST Artist

Bruce Paine – Classical Guitarist

Bruce Paine is Auckland, born and raised, and is one of New Zealand’s foremost classical guitarists, known especially for his strong and sensitive playing, original compositions, and CD releases of his work. He is an alumni of the University of Auckland School of Music, graduating with honours in 1995, and is an auditioned RNZ Concert recording artist. Highlights of his career include selection as a semi-finalist in the 1995 Shell Darwin International Guitar Festival Competition, a 1998 stage appearance in Prague alongside the world famous Czech guitar virtuoso Stepan Rak, and a performance of Joaquin Rodrigo’s ‘Concerto de Aranjuez’ in 2001 with the St Matthews Chamber Orchestra. In 2007, his debut guitar compositions were described by Wellington based guitarist, teacher and radio personality Gunter Herbig, as “a wonderful achievement and a milestone for New Zealand guitar composition.” To date Bruce has written around 40 individual pieces (some making up suites) for classical guitar covering themes as diverse as New Zealand landscape, underwater sea life, songs of Gallipoli and kinetic art sculptures. His compositions, most notably ‘Finchdean’, are now played and performed by student and professional guitarists in New Zealand and abroad. The first recordings of his work by other guitarists were released in 2017 by Rattle Records (‘The Passing of a Black Star’ New Zealand Guitar Quartet RAT- D071) and the German CD label NAXOS (‘Dream Weaving’ Gunter Herbig 8573765). This month both albums have appeared simultaneously on the RNZ concert ‘top ten’ classical charts. In 2015 Bruce was awarded Creative New Zealand grants towards compositions for the New Zealand Guitar Quartet and Canberra based guitarist John Couch. Both works are due to be premiered during the Taranaki Classical Guitar Summer School in January 2018.

CDs and sheet music will also be for sale .