CGSA News Letter April 2015

The Auckland Guitar Society

Date:   Sunday,  12th April 2014

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

Time:   7.30 pm

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

Admission:   $8.00 (Financial members – free)

 

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GUEST Player

John Flemeling

John Flameling was born in Holland and came to NZ 1966 with his parents at the age of 12. He started guitar lessons at the age of 8 with his mother being his first teacher. This was followed by guitar lessons with Daphne Dobson during the 1970”s. Daphne was a student of Elli Kasner in Toronto. At this time John also attended a number of guitar summer schools held in various parts of NZ and had master classes with Alice Arts (USA), John Mills (England), Vladimir Mikulka (Czech) and Stepan Rak (Czech)

During the 1980’s John continued his studies having private lessons with Edrick Banks and won a number of prizes in the Hamilton guitar competitions.

In 1988 John became the first guitar teacher in Auckland to become a member of the Institute of Registered Music Teachers of NZ. John gained his BMus(Perf) from Auckland University in 1993 having studied under Michael Illiard and Gunter Herbig. After graduating John had a number of private lessons with William Feasly (USA).

John’s main interest is guitar teaching and he has been teaching since he was 15 years old, teaching both privately and in schools. He spend 30 years teaching at the Kelston Music Centre.

In 2004 John was introduced to the Suzuki Method and started teacher training with Zeah Riordan from Melbourne as well as training with Frank Longay (USA) and David Madson (USA). He has achieved level 2 Suzuki Teacher training. John now teaches privately and takes students from age 5 to adults at any level.

John will be performing a program of Spanish and South American music by Sor, E. Sainz de la Maze, Hector Ayala, Villa Lobos, de Falla Crespo and Granados.

 

Upcoming Concert

 

New Zealand Guitar Ensemble 10th Annual Concert

Where : Auckland Girls Grammar School Auditorium(The Dorothy Winstone Centre). http://goo.gl/maps/RrxcD

When : 7:30 11th April

**Free Admision**

 

On the 2nd half of the Concert NZGE want as many guitarist as possible to join our Ensemble pieces.The Ensemble pieces consist of 4 parts which has different level of difficulties, so any level of guitar player can easily catch up and join our Ensemble.

Score and practice sound source can be download at..

http://www.hanla.co.nz/guitar/10th.htm

 

NZGE will have a rehearsal on 7:00 ~9:00PM & 9th April before the concert. Rehearsal detail is as folow.

Date : 7:00pm ~ 9:00pm  9th April

Venue : Hanouri Church(59 View Rd, Wairau Valley)

http://goo.gl/maps/lDsf5

** There will be a Korean TV Crew(YTN http://ytn.co.kr/ytnworld/)filming the reheasal & the Concert. It will be broadcast on the Korean TV News **

 

Contact John Lim for scores & more detail.

Email : hanla@hanla.co.nz

Phone : 09-4419948

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