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Cheryl Grice Guitar Concert …Saturday 18th March.

Cheryl will be playing a program of mainly Spanish composers. (this will be included in follow up newsletter)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B05sRFsTyE0
cherylgriceguitar.com
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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 (2015) 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 Auckland, where she teachers privately on the North Shore. 
 
 “A performance of great beauty and sensitivity…Vital and poised”  – London Times 
 “A guitarist of much skill and captivating artistry” – Manchester Evening News 
 “Sensitive interpretation, an outstanding performance by a versatile and talented player” – Central District Times 
 “Outstanding Quality” – Wanganui Chronicle  
 “a touch that was soft and exquisitely sensitive…combined great virtuosity with striking dynamic contrasts” – Middle C NZ 
 “She has the virtuosity to convey her tremendous sensitivity to the music………The touch, shaping and resonance of each note receives the respect and attention it deserves. Beautiful; in fact – magic!” –  Island Tides BC 
 
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Where : 1012 East Coast Rd., Fairveiw Heights, Auckland,0630.
When : Saturday 18th March, 8pm (Door opens 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

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Fabio Montomoli in Concert….. Saturday 19th November, 1012 East Coast Rd.,

Fabio Montomoli…….Guitar.
 
 
Fabio Montomoli graduated with highest votes at Music Academy “S.Cecilia”in Rome, guiding by the Master Carlo Carfagna. He attended to regular courses at “Mozarteum” in Salzburg, studying Klassische Guitar with Masters Eliot Fisk and Joaquin Clerch-Diaz and Barockmusik with the Music Master Nicolaus Harnoncourt. He studied also counterpoint and composition with Master Francesco Iannitti Piromallo.
 
 First prize winner in 7 of the most important national competitions, winner of the International “Mauro Giuliani” Guitar Competition in ’92.
 
 Subsequently, he started his concert career, that brings him to play amongst the most important concert seasons around the world, including tours in U.S.A. Latin America, Europe, Asia and Africa. Fabio Montomoli has perform more than 550 concerts as soloist, as well as accompanied by orchestra, covering a wide repertory that included the “Concierto de Aranjuez” by Rodrigo, the Concerto n.1 in D by Castelnuovo Tedesco, the Concerto in A 0p.30 by Giuliani and the Concerto in D by Vivadi,
 
 In addition, He collaborates with many contemporary composers who have dedicated him their music. He has recorded 8 CD by the label “SAM world” in Lari (PI), among which are included various first recordings as well as transcriptions of some important instrumentals operas.
 
 Very active as a teacher, holds Master Classes around the world in the most important guitar Festivals.
 
 Since 2003, is the artistic director and founder of the “International Guitar Festival Palmiero Giannetti” in Grosseto and of the “International Guitar Festival Alvaro Mantovani”, in Follonica (Italy).
 
 Fabio Montomoli plays a Connor’s guitar.
 
See attachments for more Bio. information and Programme etc.
 
 
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Where : 1012 East Coast Rd., Fairveiw Heights, Auckland,0630.

(map attached)

When :

Saturday 19th November,  8pm       (door opens at 7.30pm)

Adults

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$30, Child/student $15, Consession $25.

Wine,juice and Tapas included.

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

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Jane and Marek Duo Concert…..Saturday 3rd Sept.1012 East Coast Rd.

You are warmly invited to a concert featuring a unique programme of music from New Zealand and Poland. Dr Marek Pasieczny and Dr Jane Curry have combined forces to present an evening of attractive music for two guitars, featuring a new arrangement by Maria Grenfell and the little heard Pas de Deux by Anthony Ritchie. Music by Polish guitarist and composer extraordinaire Marek Pasieczny features his dynamic and engaging Sakura No Hana Variations, Six Polish Sketches, and a beautiful arrangement of Arvo Pärt’s Variationen zur Gesundung von Arinuschkaamong others.

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Biographies.

Marek Pasieczny

Internationally award winning guitarist and composer Marek Pasieczny is one of the most influential and respected contemporary composers writing for the guitar worldwide. Pasieczny holds three Master Degrees in music from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland in Glasgow, UK (for composition and performance with distinction) and “Karol Lipinski” Academy of Music in Wroclaw, Poland (for performance with distinction). In 2010, Pasieczny began a combined doctoral degree in composition and performance in Australia, before returning to Europe in 2012, continuing his PhD at Surrey University in Guildford, UK. At the same time, Pasieczny has taken up lectureship in composition and orchestration at the university. As a composer, guitarist, lecturer and adjudicator Pasieczny has appeared regularly at festivals in Europe (Poland, France, Germany, Czech Republic, Greece, Bosnia and Herzegovina UK, Italy), Asia (China, Japan), Australia, New Zealand and South Africa.

Pasieczny has composed for and collaborated with such musicians as : Pat Metheny (CD „Upojenie”), Odair and Clarice Assad, David Russell, Roland Dyens, Carlo Domeniconi, Ana Vidovic, Pavel Steidl, Eduardo Catemario, Gabriel Bianco, Krzysztof Pelech, Duo Melis and many others. Premieres of his works have been performed in venues such as: Lutoslawski’s Hall in Warsaw, Poland; Royal Albert Hall and Wigmore Hall in London, UK; Carnegie Hall in New York City, USA; Canterbury Cathedral in Canterbury, UK; He Luting Hall and He Lv Ting Hall in Shanghai, China. In 2012, Pasieczny became a D’Addario artist and featured on the cover of the prestigious Classical Guitar Magazine.

 

                                    Dr Jane Curry

English born New Zealander classical guitarist Jane Curry is lecturer in music at Te Koki New Zealand School of Music, Victoria University, Wellington. She is a highly sought after soloist, chamber musician and educator, with her students achieving high honours in their studies and regularly winning competition prizes and scholarships as they develop their professional careers. A concerto soloist with the Kapiti Concert orchestra and the Nelson Symphony, Jane is also involved in a number of chamber music collaborations including the New Zealand Guitar Quartet: with career highlights including the New Zealand premiere of the Concerto Andaluz by Joaquin Rodrigo with the Nelson Symphony (performed also with the National Capital Orchestra, Canberra, Australia), busy tour schedules with Chamber Music NZ and Arts on Tour, concerts in the Adam International Chamber Music Festival, the Southern Lakes Festival of Colour and Christchurch Arts Festival. She is also a member of Trio Archi D’Amore Zelanda – a string trio consisting of viola d’amore and cello currently working on projects that include travel to Poland for the International viola d’amore Congress, commissioning new works and recording a collection of Baroque and contemporary works.

During her studies in the USA she placed in several international guitar competitions including 1st Prize Beeston International Guitar Competition (University of Arizona), 2nd Prize Portland International Guitar Competition (Oregon) 2nd Prize California Guitar Panorama International Competition (California), 3rd Prize Rantucci International Guitar Competition (New York), and has been the recipient of many scholarships including the prestigious Creative NZ Jack McGill Music Scholarship (NZ), the International Arts Foundation Scholarship (NZ), Waikato Trust Arts Scholarship (NZ), Medici Scholar (University of Arizona) and a Creative NZ grant. She has performed in New Zealand, Australia, England, Scotland, Spain, Mexico, Tahiti, Canada, and throughout the United States.

For Auckland Concert Programme see attachments.

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Where : 1012 East Coast Rd., Torbay, North Shore,Auckland 0630.

(Map attached)

When :  Saturday 3rd. September, concert start 8pm (Door open 7.30)

Adult  $30.   Child/ Student  $15.    Concession/Senior  $25.

Wine ,Juice, Tapas included

Please R.S.V.P. to Rod by reply email or ph.473 2226.

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Concert with Stephanie Jones. Saturday 13th August.

Hello everyone,
It is a busy time of the year for concerts……………..
In August we will have here in N.Z.,on tour, Australian Guitarist Stephanie Jones.
She will be giving one concert in Auckland.
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Stephanie Jones’ childhood resonated with the sound of music from a very young age.
She played many instruments, beginning first with the piano, and progressing to the violin,
viola, saxophone and flute. However, it was the guitar with its captivating range of sounds
and great versatility that especially appealed to her, and it quickly became her first love.
StephanieJones
Stephanie is currently in Germany studying a Masters in Classical Guitar Performance with
Thomas Müller-Pering at the prestigious University of Music Franz Liszt.
 
In 2014, Stephanie graduated from the Australian National University with First Class
Honours. Over the previous four years, Stephanie was studying with the renowned Timothy
Kain and Minh Le Hoang. Following this, she was awarded a Friends of the School of Music
Transition Scholarship to assist her in a series of projects following her graduation.
 
Stephanie underwent a successful Australian-Wide Tour which helped launch her new CD
“Colours of Spain.” She was also awarded the Clifford Hocking Scholarship as part of the
Mount Beauty Music Festival, and nominated for the Freedman Fellowship through The
Music Trust. In 2015, Stephanie was awarded an Australian Music Foundation Scholarship,
which included a performance at Wigmore Hall in London.
Stephanie has released two albums, “Colours of Spain” (2015), and “Bach, the Fly, and the Microphone” (2009).
                                    stephaniejonesguitar.com
                                                       Auckland Programme (see notes attached)
 Adagio, Fugue, Presto ( Sonata BWV 1001 )               J.S Bach
 Variations on a Theme By Handel, Op. 107           M. Giuliani
 Cadiz                                                                      I. Albéniz
 Romanza                                                                  M. Llobet
Scherzo-vals
                                                        Interval
Recuerdos de la Alhambra                                          F. Tarrega
 Invierno Porteño                                                        A. Piazzolla
 Five Bagatelles                                                           W. Walton
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Where : 1012 East Coast Rd., Fairveiw Heights, Auckland,0630.

When : Saturday 13th August , 8pm  (door open 7.30pm)

Adults $30, Child/student $15, Consession $25.

Wine,juice and Tapas included.

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

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‘Duo Vela’ Marla and Daniel Nistico…… Flute and Guitar. Concert 1012 East Coast Rd. Torbay. 8pm 30th July.

duo vela |ˈvālə|

duovela

 

plural form of VELUM: of Latin origin, meaning sails.

 

With a ship and the stars to guide, let Duo Vela transport you across the ocean to other lands.

 

Experience new sounds and indulge your senses in the colors and picturesque scenes painted by the flute and guitar.

 

Duo Vela performs enchanting music from across the seas, giving audiences a taste of the sounds, rhythms and cultures of different lands. Their programs range from sultry, rhythmic and daring tango music from Argentina, to soaring, colorful and evocative music from Australia.

 

Duo Vela has brought their exciting programs to venues across the United States east coast, including the Eastman School of Music, George Eastman Museum, Robin Hixon Theatre, Avaloch Farm and on both WXXI’s Backstage Pass with Julia Figueras and WRUR’s Open Tunings with Scott Regan.

 

This summer, Duo Vela will be venturing across the seas, performing around twenty-five concerts in China, Australia and New Zealand. Concluding this they will perform at the National Flute Association (NFA) Convention in San Diego, one of the world’s largest flute events. Duo Vela has commissioned leading US composer John Anthony Lennon to write a substantial work for flute and guitar, which will be completed in 2017-18.

 

“Together they create an astoundingly beautiful world of sound”

–Nicholas Goluses, Professor of Guitar, Eastman School of Music.

 

“World-class instrumental artistry”

–Scott Regan, 88.5 WRUR Radio Host.

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Across the Seas Program

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Sonatina Op. 25 by Mario Castlenuovo-Tedesco

Allegretto grazioso

Tempo di Siciliana

Scherzo, Rondo

From the Dreaming by Phillip Houghton

Cave Painting

Wildflower

Gecko

 

INTERMISSION

 

“Syrinx” for solo flute by Claude Debussy

“Una Limosna por el Amor de Dios” for solo guitar by Agustin Barrios

Histoire du Tango by Astor Piazzolla

Bordel 1900

Café 1930

Nightclub 1960

Concert d’aujourd’hui

When : Saturday 30th July , 8pm……..door open 7.30pm.

Adults $30, Child/student $15, Consession $25.

Wine,juice and Tapas included.

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

 

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Duo Kita in Concert…….1012 East Coast Rd., 8pm Sat. 18th June

We are pleased to host a concert here in Auckland for Duo Kitā as part of their New Zealand tour.
(see attachment for more information.)
Duo Kitā
 
Classical guitarists Jake Church and George Wills formed Duo Kitā in 2014. Duo Kitā completed their debut New Zealand tour in 2015 and quickly established themselves as an exciting chamber group. This tour was supported with a Freemasons Lankhuyzen/Whetu-Kairangi Music Award. A passionate interest in a variety of music leads their programs to explore music from European lute culture to modern day composers who unashamedly push the boundaries of the classical guitar. Performance highlights include the Victoria University Alumni Awards Ceremony, Victoria University Legacy Club, St Andrews on the Terrace, and the Sarah Lilli Family Charity Concert 2015. Recently, Duo Kitā performed as finalists in the prestigious Pettman/Royal Overseas League Chamber Competition.
In 2016, both Jake and George received the New Zealand Aspiring Guitarist Awards for the Taranaki Classical Guitar Summer School. After performing a featured concert as soloists, Duo Kitā closed the Summer School with a performance of Marek Pasieczny’s Polish Sketches. Jake and George wish to thank the Freemasons Hinemoa-Kairangi Benevolent trust for generously supporting their 2016 NZ tour.
 
 
                                           Programme
Largo e Rondo, op.32                          Ferdinando Carulli (1770-1841)
Summer Garden Suite                      Sérgio Assad (1952)*
Summer Garden
Farewell
Butterflies
Spagna                            Francesco da Milano (1497-1547)
Canon
 ‘Sakura No Hana’ Variations      Marek Pasieczny (1980)*
                                                   Interval
Milonga          Jorge Cardoso (1949)*
Sonata in E, K.531: Allegro           Domenico Scarlatti (1685-1757)
Sonata in d, K.115: Allegro
Danza del Molinero               Manuel de Falla (1886-1947)
El Círculo Mágico                   Arr.Duo Gruber-Makla
Danza Ritual del Fuego
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Where : 1012 East Coast Rd., Fairveiw Heights, Auckland,0630.  (see attached map)

When :   Saturday 18th June,  8pm (door open 7.30pm)

Adults $30, Child/student $15, Consession $25.

Wine,juice and Tapas included.

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

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Plot Twist: The Bass Guitarist is a Robot

When:

Thu 14 Apr 2016, 7:30pm–9:00pm

Where:Q Theatre, 305 Queen Street, Auckland

Restrictions:All Ages

Ticket Information:

  • General Admission: $35.00
  • Senior Citizen: $25.00
  • Student: $15.00
  • Buy Tickets – +64 9 309 9771
  • Additional fees may apply

Witness the evolution of technology.
This multi-genre-concert-experiment will feature a robotic bass guitarist (*spoiler alert*), invented by a kiwi engineer, performing live music in harmony with exceptional human musicians.

Can a robot play music with feeling?

Will you clap for a robot?

How long until robots take over?

We will question of the future of machines in art, through a sonically rich set of performances including pieces from the history of Classic, Blues, Jazz, Rock, and Experimental music.

Some of the best and most talented musicians from New Zealand have been assembled to take on this challenge: Cheryl Grice (Classical Guitar), Sean Clancy (Electric Guitar), Petr Tomek (Piano), and Sam Holdom (Drums).

This will be the first, and maybe the last, performance of its kind worldwide.

Join us to witness history in the making… for better or worse.

http://www.eventfinda.co.nz/2016/plot-twist-the-bass-guitarist-is-robot/auckland#none

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Sasha Witten-Hannah Classical Guitar

The Good Home, 83 Birkenhead Avenue, Auckland

Sunday 3 April 2016 3:00pm and Sunday 1 May 2016 3:00pm

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When:

Sun 3 Apr 2016, 3:00pm–6:00pm
Sun 1 May 2016, 3:00pm–6:00pm

Where:The Good Home, 83 Birkenhead Avenue, Auckland

Restrictions:All Ages Licensed

Ticket Information:

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Sasha plays a variety of music from around the world including Spain and South America, as well as his own compositions in a classical style. He has played as a soloist in all the major concert venues in Auckland, toured all over New Zealand and performed in many countries overseas.
Come along and enjoy the great atmosphere on a Sunday afternoon with premium free entertainment, food, service, surroundings and an excellent beverage list. A big welcome at The Good Home, Birkenhead.

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Concert with Iliya Kristoff……1012 East Coast Rd.,19th March,8pm

Iliya is back with us to start off the concert program for 2016.
Iliya Kristoff was born in 1971 in Plovdiv – the second largest city in Bulgaria. He started playing guitar at the age of six. By age nine he was winning national classical guitar competitions. He took first award in Bulgaria’s national biannual guitar contest three years in a row from 1981 to 1985. Iliya graduated from the High School of Music in Plovdiv in 1990 and in 1994 he obtained his Masters degree in Music Pedagogy from Bulgaria’s Academy of Music and Dance, Plovdiv. Iliya has ten awards from Bulgarian national classical guitar competitions and two awards from international classical guitar competitions. Iliya and his wife Stefka have been living in Bay of Plenty, New Zealand since 2002..
 

“His technique, his musicianship and his artistry allowed the audience to relax and enjoy a superb recital… I had to constantly remind myself that this consummate musician lives and teaches in Tauranga and has not just flown in on a concert tour… He has so much to offer us.”

Bob Addison, Bay of Plenty Times

“Iliya plays with exceptional artistry, clarity and passion. He draws his audience to himself with ease, inviting them to experience new musical worlds.”

David Isaacson, MM

Program for Auckland.

M. Giuliani (1781-1829) – Rondoletto op.4

J. Morel (b. 1931) – Danza Brazilera

J. Brahms (1833-1897) – Intermezzo, op.117, no.2 (arr. by Iliya Kristoff)

J. Malats (1872-1912) – Serenata Española (arr. by F. Tarrega)

F. Moreno Torroba (1891-1982) – Turegano (from ‘Castles of Spain’)

                                        Interval

J. S. Bach (1685-1750) – Allemande from Lute Suite no.3 (BWV 995)

F. Moreno Torroba (1891-1982) – Madroños

M. Ponce (1882-1948) – Gigue from suite in A minor

A. Piazzolla (1921-1992) – Invierno Porteño (arr. by Sergio Assad), La Muerte del Angel (arr. by Baltazar Benitez)

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Where : 1012 East Coast Rd., Fairveiw Heights, Auckland,0630.( Map attached)

When : 19th March  8pm  (door open at 7.30pm)

Adults $30, Child/student $15, Consession $25.

Wine,juice and Tapas included.

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