New Zealand Guitar Quartet Concert in Auckland
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5.00pm, The piano showroom, 141 Hobson St.
http://goo.gl/maps/64oFh
Admission: $10 Adults, $5 students/children
Contact: Scott on 09 303 1919 or slangdon@musicworks.co.nz
CGSA News Letter July 2015
The Auckland Guitar Society
Date: Sunday, 12th July 2015
Venue: All Saints Church Hall, 284 Ponsonby Road, Ponsonby
Time: 7.30 pm
Format: Open floor – All comers playing night
Admission: Free
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All Comers playing night
Bring your guitar and favorite music and show us your “Sound of music.”
Note that it will be free admission.
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CGSA News Letter May 2015
The Auckland Guitar Society
Date: Sunday, 17th May 2015
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 Artist
Cheryl Grice
Cheryl will be talking about phrasing and musicality, working on how to take your musical expression to a whole new level. Just playing the notes, is not playing music, just as ‘just saying the words’ doesn’t necessarily mean you are saying anything. Playing music is like reciting a poem, ‘don’t just mouth the words’ – ‘say something!’ Please bring your guitars and a pencil and rubber.
Cheryl Grice won a scholarship to the Royal Manchester College of Music at 16yrs, and won 2 International competitions at the age of 19. She studied regularly with John Williams at his house in London, and performed with huge success in a BBC recording of a master class with Julian Bream. Julian was so impressed with her playing that he asked her to join him in Paris later that year where they televised a lesson for French Television. She had appeared on TV and Radio many times, and performed in both the Queen Elizabeth Hall and the Wigmore Hall in London.She emigrated to NZ in 97’ with a large family, and returned to International touring this year with a tour of Canada and the UK.
P/S **** Next CGSA Meeting will be on 28 June due to Guest palyer schedule ***
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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)
** 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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New Zealand Guitar Ensemble 10th Annual Concert
New Zealand Guitar Ensemble Group cordially requests the pleasure of the company of you at our 10th Annual concert being held at the Auckland Girls Grammar Dorothy Centre(16 Howe Street, Newrton) on 11th April, 2015 at 7:30 PM. (Adddmision is free and Donation welcome)
New Zealand Guitar Ensemble is a Classical Guitar Ensemble Group currently consisting of Korean boys, girls and adults who live in New Zealand. It 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. It has also won a first prize in Ensemble division at competitions held by Auckland Guitar Society three times. In May 2005 it separated from The Southern Cross Korean Performing Arts Group and it aims to have its own 1~2 performances each year.
On the 2nd half of the Concert we want as many guitarist as possible to join our Ensemble pieces.(Please contact John Lim for score)
We will have a rehearsal on 7:00 ~9:00PM 2nd April & 9th April before the concert. Rehearsal detail is as folow.
Date : 7:00pm ~ 9:00pm 2nd April & 9th April
Venue : 59 View Rd, Wairau Valley
Contact : John Lim
hanla@hanla.co.nz
027-580-5048
441-9948
CGSA News Letter November 2014
The Auckland Guitar Society
Hi everyone on this month there will be two stage of guest players.
1st Half : University Students 2nd Half: Hard Case Duo
Date: Sunday, 9th November 2014
Venue: All Saints Church Hall, 284 Ponsonby Road, Ponsonby
Time: 7.30 pm
Format: 1st Half : University Students 2nd Half: Hard Case Duo
Admission: $8.00 (Financial members – free)
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GUEST PLAYER
1st Half
Auckland University Students.
2nd Half
Hard Case Duo(Michelle Birch & Jakub Roznawski)
Michelle Birch.
Michelle began her guitar studies at the age of 7.
. Her Honours research paper, “Jazz Mind and Classical Hands- Roland Dyens and his style of arranging and performing” is on Wikipedia on Roland Dyens’ page and athttp://www.rolanddyens.com/. The connection made with Mr Dyens during the writing of the paper resulted in a warm mutual regard, and dinner together in Paris in the European winter of 2009.
Primarily Michelle sees musical performance as a way to connect with people, and her collaboration with other guitarists in duo reflects this. In addition to Michelle’s partnership with Jakub, she worked with the Wellington guitarist Julie Bevan for eight years, and the Auckland guitarist Paul McIvor aka “The Owl and the Pussycat” for two.
Michelle holds, in addition to a first class honours degree in performance earned under the tutelage of Gunter Herbig, merit Grade 8 certificates both in solo and duet performance; the duet certificate with Julie. She earned her Certificate in Executant Music in 1984 under the tutelage of Ron Burt.
Michelle is an Auckland-based guitarist and teacher.
Jakub Roznawski.
Jakub has played the guitar since the age of 11. He studied in Wellington and achieved a Master of Music under the tutelage of Gunter Herbig. He currently teaches guitar in a number of schools around Auckland, and wants to buy a dog next year. He hates writing bios, and tries to keep them as short as possible!
Michelle and Jakub, aka “The Hard Case Guitar Duo”, have known one another since 2005, when Jakub had dreadlocks and Michelle didn’t. They were at the time both doing their Honours degrees in Performance, and were matched as a duo for some of their performance pieces. The duo was so successful that in 2006, despite living in different cities, they toured the North Island together. Their motivation as a duo is to avoid being serious unless absolutely necessary, and then only under extreme provocation!
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ANNUAL SUBS: Renewal subscriptions to the Auckland Guitar Society are due on 1st April 2014. Becoming a financial member of the Auckland Classical Guitar Society entitles you to free admission to all Guitar Society concerts for the year 1st April 2014 to 31st March 2015 and discounts at other events.
Subs are: Individual Adult: $30.00
Individual (Senior/Unwaged) $20.00
Family $35.00
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CGSA News Letter Oct. 2014
The Auckland Guitar Society
Date: Sunday, 12th Octoober 2014
Venue: All Saints Church Hall, 284 Ponsonby Road, Ponsonby
Time: 7.30 pm \
Format: Open floor – Members playing night
Admission: Free
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Members playing night
Bring your guitar and favorite music and show us your “Sound of music.”
Note that it will be free admission.
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ANNUAL SUBS: Renewal subscriptions to the Auckland Guitar Society are due on 1st April 2014. Becoming a financial member of the Auckland Classical Guitar Society entitles you to free admission to all Guitar Society concerts for the year 1st April 2014 to 31st March 2015 and discounts at other events.
Subs are: Individual Adult: $30.00
Individual (Senior/Unwaged) $20.00
Family $35.00
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An enchanted evening with Bruce Paine
Greetings Everyone,
I would like to bring to your attention my next concert which will be on Saturday November 8th, 7.30pm at the historic house Alberton. I will be playing a varied programme of solo works by Albeniz, Arcas, Granados, Mozanni, Sor and will include a small selection of my own compositions.
Guests will be offered a complimentary drink on arrival from 7pm until shortly before the concert and some light sweet treats are planned for afterwards. Bookings are essential due to limited space. If you have questions, or would like to reserve a seat, please contact Alberton, 100 Mt Albert Road, Auckland – tel (09) 846 7367 – email: alberton@heritage.org.nz – hours: Wednesday-Sunday 10.30am – 4.30pm. Please refer to the coupon below for further details.
To my overseas contacts, as much as I’d love to see you at the concert I do not expect you to travel the many thousands of kilometres it would take to get here! Instead I would like to invite you and all of my contacts to be among the first to view my latest music video. The video entitled “The Little Church in the Field” features a performance of my composition “Finchdean”, which I will play on November 8th.
Best wishes,
Bruce
Guitar Concert with Cheryl Grice. Saturday 27th Sept. 8pm
Cheryl has reciently returned from a very successful tour of Canada and UK……….she will be giving one concert here in Auckland.
website cherylgriceguitar.com
Cheryl Grice won a Scholarship to the Royal Manchester College of Music at 16, also studying privately with John Williams in London. At the age of 19 she won both the Allessandrio (It) and the Lanchester (UK) International Guitar Competitions, also gaining equal 2nd place in the Segovia IGC (UK) a few years later.
In 1980, after giving an outstanding performance of Sevilla in a BBC Master Class with Julian Bream, the Maestro personally invited Cheryl to record a lesson with him in Paris, which was broadcast on French Television.
In the same year she gave her London debut at the Wigmore Hall, followed by the 1st performance of Wilfred Joseph’s Saratoga Concerto for Guitar, Harp and Harpsichord at the Queen Elizabeth Hall. Cheryl toured extensively as a soloist, appearing many times on BBC TV and radio. She emigrated to NZ in ’97 with her young family, and continued to tour as a soloist and with Trio Con Brio (guitar/violin/viola.
Cheryl has just returned from an extensive tour of British Columbia. Performing and teaching in Vancouver and around the Gulf Islands. Also in the UK at Winchester, Bristol, Oxford and the Dillington Guitar Summer School. Cheryl presently lives in Wellington and tours as a soloist and with Duo Mosaica (guitar/violin and sax).
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Programme
Variations on a Theme of Mozart………..Fernando Sor
Celtic Blues……………Cheryl Grice
Chaconne in D……………. J.S.Bach
INTERVAL
Toku Wairua…………….Cheryl Grice
Vals in D ………………. Augustin Barrios
La Maja de Goya……………… Enrique Granados
Sevilla…………… Isaac Albeniz
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Where: 1012 East Coast Rd., Torbay (between Glamorgan Drive and Glenvar Rd.) see attached map.
When : Saturday 27th September at 8pm. (door opens at 7.30pm)
Price : $30 adult, $25 concession, $15 student/ child……….Tapas,wine and juice included.
Please R.S.V.P. with numbers Rod Capper E-mail rod@capperguitars.com or phone 09 473 2226
CGSA News Letter Sep. 2014
The Auckland Guitar Society
Date: Sunday, 14th September 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
Hard Case Duo(Michelle Birch & Jakub Roznawski)
Michelle Birch.
Michelle began her guitar studies at the age of 7.
. Her Honours research paper, “Jazz Mind and Classical Hands- Roland Dyens and his style of arranging and performing” is on Wikipedia on Roland Dyens’ page and athttp://www.rolanddyens.com/. The connection made with Mr Dyens during the writing of the paper resulted in a warm mutual regard, and dinner together in Paris in the European winter of 2009.
Primarily Michelle sees musical performance as a way to connect with people, and her collaboration with other guitarists in duo reflects this. In addition to Michelle’s partnership with Jakub, she worked with the Wellington guitarist Julie Bevan for eight years, and the Auckland guitarist Paul McIvor aka “The Owl and the Pussycat” for two.
Michelle holds, in addition to a first class honours degree in performance earned under the tutelage of Gunter Herbig, merit Grade 8 certificates both in solo and duet performance; the duet certificate with Julie. She earned her Certificate in Executant Music in 1984 under the tutelage of Ron Burt.
Michelle is an Auckland-based guitarist and teacher.
Jakub Roznawski.
Jakub has played the guitar since the age of 11. He studied in Wellington and achieved a Master of Music under the tutelage of Gunter Herbig. He currently teaches guitar in a number of schools around Auckland, and wants to buy a dog next year. He hates writing bios, and tries to keep them as short as possible!
Michelle and Jakub, aka “The Hard Case Guitar Duo”, have known one another since 2005, when Jakub had dreadlocks and Michelle didn’t. They were at the time both doing their Honours degrees in Performance, and were matched as a duo for some of their performance pieces. The duo was so successful that in 2006, despite living in different cities, they toured the North Island together. Their motivation as a duo is to avoid being serious unless absolutely necessary, and then only under extreme provocation!