GUITAR today + tomorrow sat · mar · 24
2012 guitar extravaganza Benjamin Verdery, Artistic Director
concerts•master classes•workshops•lectures•panel discussions performances by SoloDuo • Zaira Meneses • Kim Perlak • Dither Guitar Quartet Hartt School Suzuki Guitar Ensemble • Heritage High School Guitar Ensemble talks & classes with Scott Cmiel • Daniel Corr • Gary Lee • Jeffrey McFadden Jack Vees • Benjamin Verdery • Kevin Vigil
Robert Blocker, Dean
guitar: Today & Tomorrow march 24, 2012 · Schedule of Events
9:00 am
Registration Sprague Hall (470 College Street) – Main Lobby
10:00 am Concert
Music for Guitar Ensemble Sprague Hall – Morse Recital Hall Hartt School Suzuki Guitar Ensemble David Madsen, director Heritage High School Guitar Ensemble Kevin Vigil, director
11:00 am Master Class
Master Class with Zaira Meneses W.L. Harkness Hall (100 Wall Street) – Sudler Recital Hall
11:45 am Master Class
Master Class with SoloDuo Sprague Hall – Morse Recital Hall
12:30 pm Panel Discussion
The Future of Classical Guitar Pedagogy W.L. Harkness Hall – Sudler Recital Hall With Scott Cmiel, Daniel Corr, Jeffrey McFadden, Kim Perlak, Benjamin Verdery, and Kevin Vigil
1:00 pm Museum Hours
Yale Collection of Musical Instruments 15 Hillhouse Avenue The Collection is open to visitors from 1:00 to 5:30 pm
2:00 pm Concert
Dither Guitar Quartet Sprague Hall – Morse Recital Hall New music for electric guitar quartet
Yale guitar extravaganza Benjamin Verdery, Artistic Director
3:15 pm Workshop
Improvising for Large Guitar Ensembles Sprague Hall – Morse Recital Hall With composer-bassist Jack Vees and composer-guitarist Benjamin Verdery. Anyone with a guitar can participate!
4:15 pm Discussion
What to look for in a classical guitar Yale Collection of Musical Instruments With luthier Gary Lee and guitarist Benjamin Verdery, concluding with an open Q & A
4:45 pm Lecture
Fretboard Harmony W.L. Harkness Hall – Sudler Recital Hall With Jeffrey McFadden
6:00 pm Concert
Music of the Americas Sprague Hall – Morse Recital Hall Kim Perlak and Zaira Meneses, guitars
8:00 pm Concert
SoloDuo Sprague Hall - Morse Recital Hall Matteo Mela and Lorenzo Micheli, guitars
The Yale Guitar Extravaganza is supported by the D’Addario Foundation for the Performing Arts. WSHU 91.1 fm is the media sponsor of the Yale Guitar Extravaganza.
MUSIC FOR GUITAR ENSEMBLE Hartt Suzuki Guitar Orchestra • David Madsen, director Heritage Guitar Ensemble • Kevin Vigil, director Morse Recital Hall in Sprague Memorial Hall
march 24, 2012 sat · 10:00 am
Traditional
Aunt Rhody Variations Aaron Ding and Grace Flynn
Anonymous
A Toye Matthew Leypold
arr. David Madsen
Greensleeves Variations Carlos Ernest, Karstian Lang, Lang Le, and Samuel Montoya
Francis Poulenc (1899–1963)
Carillon from Suite Francaise Rob Avena, Elizabeth D’Andrea, Joshua Fernandez, and Lia LaPrise
Joseph Haydn (1732–1809)
Presto Daniel Hartington, Kimberly Jackman, and Emmett Moberly-LaChance
Scott Joplin (1868–1917) Karl Jenkins (b. 1944)
Heliotrope Bouquet Palladio hartt suzuki guitar orchestra Joshua Fernandez, Samuel Henke, Rob Avena, Abigail Heller, Emma Ort, Richard Hansen, Caleb Ritter, Drake Muth, Joshua Bobruff, Seth Heye-Smith, Jesse Kulnych-Griffith, Remy Hochman, Joseph Hochman, and Elliott Moberly-LaChance
As a courtesy to the performers and audience, turn off or silence all cell phones and pagers.
Mary Paige Rodgers
I Sat On My Spurs (2012) Mary Paige Rodgers, guitar
John Lennon and Paul McCartney
Lady Madonna (1968) Arr. André Couasnon
Keith Filppu
Emilio’s March (2011)
Leo Welch
Shades of Light (2011) I, II, II – III, III, IV
Jürg Kindle Roland Dyens
Berimbao (1995)
Jeffrey Tanner
Divergent Rondo (2007)
Austin Tango (2009)
heritage guitar ensemble Marissa Alvarez, Matthew Bosek, Jacqueline Bucsa, Taylor Crew, Brandon Curley, Christopher Gaughf, Nathaniel Hagberg, Samuel Hentschel, *Catherine Huynh, Peter Huynh, Amanda Keenan, Alex Lassa, Devon Locraft, Ryan Mayobre, *Katherine Montera, Mary Paige Rodgers, Jake Spradling, Nicholas Studebaker, Patrick Stump, Kayleigh Tamm, *Ashleigh Tinston, *Nicole Tramell, and Ashley Walker *member of Ashburn Girls Guitar Ensemble
Please do not leave the hall during selections. Photography or recording of any kind is prohibited.
master Classes Zaira Meneses • Sudler Recital Hall
march 24, 2012 sat · 11:00 am
SoloDuo • Morse Recital Hall
march 24, 2012 sat · 11:45 am
master class with Zaira Meneses
Max Steinhoff, guitar Enrique Granados (1867-1916): Spanish Dance No. 5, Op. 37, “Andalusia”
Ashley Walker, guitar Leo Brouwer (b. 1939): Etudes Simples XI
master class with SoloDuo
Alan Pawlowicz ’12mm, guitar Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco (1895–1968): El Sueno de la Razón Produce Monstruos From 24 Caprichos de Goya, Op. 195
Alexander Milovanov ’13ad, guitar Giulio Regondi (1822-1972): Fantasy on Mozart’s Don Giovanni (after Sigismund Thalberg)
dither guitar quartet Taylor Levine · Joshua Lopes · James Moore ’06mm · Gyan Riley Morse Recital Hall in Sprague Memorial Hall
march 24, 2012 sat · 2:00 pm
Paula Mathusen
but because without this
Jascha Narveson
Ones
Joshua Lopes
Dreaming of Vermont
Lisa R. Coons
Prolix
Eva Beglarian
The Garden of Cyrus
music of the americas Zaira Meneses · Kim Perlak ’01mm Morse Recital Hall in Sprague Memorial Hall
march 24, 2012 sat · 6:00 pm
Benjamin Verdery (b. 1955)
Tread Lightly, for You Tread on my Dreams
Bryan Johanson (b. 1951)
Still Life in Wood and Wire
Andrew York (b. 1958)
Lullaby
Robert Honstein ’10mma (b. 1980)
Barton’s Blues I. Rhythmic and Bluesy II. Moving Forward III. Cadenza IV. As if from a Distance/Return
Irving Berlin (1888–1989) arr. Kim Perlak
God Bless America
Verdery
Keanae, HI
Kim Perlak ’01mm, guitar
M.M. Ponce (1882–1948)
Prelude Balleto Gigude
Antonio Lauro (1917–1986)
Natalia Cueca Chilena Virgilio
Agustín Barrios (1885–1944)
Last Tremolo
Leo Brouwer (b. 1939)
Paisaje Cubano con Campanas (Cuban Landscape with Bells )
Nico Rojas (1921–2008)
Guajira a mi Madre
Zaira Meneses, guitar
soloduo Matteo Mela · Lorenzo Micheli Morse Recital Hall in Sprague Memorial Hall
march 24, 2012 sat · 8:00 pm
Ferdinand Rebay (1880–1953)
Sechs Variationen über eine Sarabande von G.F Händel
Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco (1895–1968)
Les guitares bien tempérées, Op. 199 Prélude et fugue no. 15 en la majeur, “I hear America singing” Prélude et fugue no. 4 en mi majeur
Claude Debussy (1862–1918)
Clair de lune transcribed by Ida Presti (1924–1967) and Alexandre Lagoya (1929–1999)
Castelnuovo-Tedesco
Les guitares bien tempérées, Op. 199 Prélude et fugue no. 23 en fa majeur Prélude et fugue no. 24 en do mineur
Johann Sebastan Bach (1685–1750)
French Suite No. 5, BWV 816 Allemande Courante Sarabande Gavotte Bourrée Loure Gigue
Castelnuovo-Tedesco
Les guitares bien tempérées, Op. 199 Prélude et fugue no. 7 in en do dièse mineur Prélude et fugue no. 21 en mi bémol majeur, “I thought once how Theocritus had sung”
Mauro Giuliani (1781–1829)
Variations Concertantes, Op. 130
About the Artistic Director
featuring arrangements of works by Bach, Mozart, Strauss, and Hendrix, and the traditional Amazing Grace. His recording Start Now (Mushkatweek) won the 2005 Classical Recording Foundation Award. Other recordings of note include Some Towns & Cities, which won the 1992 Guitar Player Magazine Best Classical Guitar Recording, and his collaboration with John Williams on John Williams Plays Vivaldi (Sony Classical).
Benjamin Verdery, artistic director of the Yale Guitar Extravaganza, has been chair of the guitar department at the Yale School of Music since 1985. Called “an American original, an American master” by Guitar Review Magazine and “iconoclastic” and “inventive” by the New York Times, Verdery has enjoyed an innovative and eclectic musical career. He has performed and taught master classes throughout Europe, Mexico, Canada, Cuba, Japan, and South America, and has recorded and performed with such diverse artists as Frederic Hand, Leo Kottke, Anthony Newman, Jessye Norman, Paco Peña, Hermann Prey, and John Williams. He regularly gives flute and guitar concerts with the Schmidt/ Verdery Duo and with his ensemble Ufonia. Benjamin has released over fifteen albums, his most recent, Branches (Mushkatweek)
A prolific composer, Benjamin Verdery has had many compositions performed and published over the years. Workshop Arts (distributed by Alfred Music) has released Mr. Verdery’s book Easy Classical Guitar Recital as well as his instructional video, Essentials of Classical Guitar. His recordings include Bach: Transcriptions for Guitar (GRI), Reverie: French Music for Flute and Guitar (Sony Classical), Some Towns and Cities (Sony Classical), Ride the Wind Horse: American Guitar Music (Sony Classical), The Enchanted Dawn (GRI), Ben Verdery Ufonia, and Soepa: American Guitar Music (Mushkatweek). He joined John Williams on the Sony Classical CD John Williams Plays Vivaldi for a recording of the Concerto in G Major for two mandolins. » benjaminverdery.com
About the Performers
hartt suzuki guitar ensemble David Madsen, director Students of Daniel Hartington, David Madsen, and Jim Rickevicius David Madsen founded what is now the Hartt School’s Suzuki Guitar Program in 1990. He is the chair of the guitar and harp department of the Community Division at the Hartt School of Music. David graduated with a BM degree in guitar performance from the University of Connecticut and has since studied with David Leisner and Pepe Romero. His Suzuki studies have been with Bill Kossler and Frank Longay. He became a registered Teacher Trainer with the Suzuki Association of the Americas in 2000, and has conducted courses throughout North America and in Singapore, Peru, and Argentina. Mr. Madsen is a member of the SAA Guitar Committee. In the fall of 2008, David began teaching the Suzuki Pedagogy courses for the country’s first long-term training program for Suzuki guitar at the University of Hartford. He is a former member of the Board of Directors for the Suzuki Association of the Americas.
Daniel Hartington performs regularly as a soloist and extensively as part of a number of chamber ensembles. Recent solo performances include recitals throughout New England, as well as in several cities in Germany. Daniel’s chamber music experience includes premier performance and recordings of
several major works. He has also served as director of the Connecticut Guitar Society’s Guitar Ensemble. Daniel is currently on the faculty of Eastern Connecticut State University, the Hartt Community Division at the Hartt School, and Miss Porter’s School. He completed graduate studies at the Hartt School with Richard Provost and undergraduate studies at the University of Rhode Island with Daniel Salazar, Jr. He has performed in many master classes including classes with world-renowned guitarists William Kanengiser, David Russell, David Tannenbaum, and Oscar Ghiglia. » www.danielhartington.com
Jim Rickevicius has been an active member of the Suzuki community since 1996. He teaches Suzuki guitar at the Hartt Community Division at the Hartt School in West Hartford, where he is also the guitar coordinator for the Hartt Suzuki Institute. Jim received a B.A. degree in music and a B.S. degree in elementary education from Central Connecticut State University, and an M.M. degree in guitar performance from the Hartt School. He has taken Suzuki training with Frank Longay, Bill Kossler and David Madsen. He enjoys working with students and families to make music a rewarding part of their lives.
About the Performers
heritage guitar ensemble with members of the ashburn girls guitar ensemble Leesburg, Virginia Kevin Vigil, director Jan Edmondson, assistant director Kevin Vigil holds degrees from Shenandoah University (DMA), Yale University (MM), and the University of Memphis (BM). He joined the faculty of Heritage High School in 2005. His interest in secondary school guitar programs began when he met John Graham (Lake Braddock Secondary School, Fairfax County) in 1991. Over the years, he performed for, coached, and traveled with John’s students. Their book Guitar 101 was published by Clear Note Publications (www.clearnote.net) in 2008. Kevin has been a clinician, adjudicator, performer, and director for several guitar festivals and competitions in Virginia, Maryland, and the District of Columbia. His most recent endeavors include the planning and coordination of the 2012 LCPS All-County Guitar Festival, featuring the Los Angeles Guitar Quartet (March 12–14). Dr. Vigil has presented lectures on guitar education for the Guitar Foundation of America, Yale University, and James Madison University, among others. He was recently interviewed by Dr. Matthew Hinsley from GuitarCurriculum.com and is honored to be a part of today’s panel discussion on the Future of Guitar Pedagogy.
Jan Edmondson began her classical guitar education at Sophocles Papas’s Guitar Shop in Washington, D.C., at age twelve. Following the Segovia tradition of guitar study under Myrna Sislen, Jesus Silva, and John Marlow, she earned her BM degree in guitar performance from American University in 1979. After careers as an editor and as a Registered Nurse, Jan earned teacher certification in music education at George Mason University in 2001. Ms. Edmondson has been teaching guitar for Loudoun County Public Schools since 2002 and has hosted the middle school AllCounty Guitar Festival three years at her home school, Belmont Ridge MS in Leesburg, VA. In 2007, she established the Ashburn Girls Guitar Ensemble (AGGE) for high school girls in response to many many former students’ and parents’ requests for private lessons. AGGE has performed monthly at many special events throughout Loudoun County, VA, and is thrilled to be part of Yale’s Guitar Extravaganza VII. AGGE is sponsored by the Community Music School of the Piedmont headquartered in Upperville, VA, where Ms. Edmondson is also a teacher of private lessons for guitar.
About the Performers
Dither, a New York-based electric guitar quartet, is dedicated to an eclectic mix of experimental repertoire which spans composed music, improvisation, and electronic manipulation. Formed in 2007, the quartet has performed in the United States and abroad, presenting new commissions, original compositions, improvisations, multimedia works, and large guitar ensemble pieces. With sounds ranging from clean pop textures to heavily processed noise, from tight rhythmic unity to cacophonous sound mass, all of Dither’s music wholeheartedly embraces the beautiful, engulfing, and often gloriously loud sound of electric guitars. The quartet’s members are Taylor Levine, David Linaburg, Joshua Lopes, and James Moore. (Gyan Riley appears today as a substitute player.) Dither’s recent collaborators include downtown bagpiper Matthew Welch, composers Eve Beglarian and David Lang, and guitarist/composers Bryce Dessner, Nick Didkovsky, Marco Cappelli, Elliott Sharp, and Mark Stewart.
In the fall of 2008, the quartet traveled to Hong Kong to premiere an evening-length theatrical work by Samson Young, Hong Kong Explodes!, funded by the Hong Kong Council for the Arts. Recent performances in New York include the Performa Biennial, the MATA Festival Interval Series, the Whitney Museum of American Art, and the Bang on a Can Marathon, at which they performed a monstrous rendition of Eric K M Clark’s exPAT, a Dither commission for hearing-deprived guitar orchestra. Dither’s debut album was released on Henceforth Records in June 2010. » ditherquartet.com
Zaira Meneses is among the most exciting performers on the international classical guitar circuit. Her musicality and charisma have delighted audiences on three continents. Recent achievements include a special prize from Italy’s prestigious Academia Chigiana and the recording of several solo CDs. She has also aroused considerable interest through postings of live performances on YouTube.
About the Performers
eminent pianists such as Jon Kimura Parker and Virginia Eskin, with whom she has often appears in lecture-recital format.
Zaira Meneses was born in Xalapa, Mexico. From an early age she showed great talent, studying both classical guitar and voice. She traveled widely, performing as well with the famed Orquesta de Guitarras. At the age of 17 and as the youngest contestant, she won first prize in an important national concerto competition. This success led to performances of Joaquin Rodrigo’s Concierto de Aranjuez and Concierto Madrigal for two guitars throughout Mexico. Since moving to the United States in 2001, Meneses has built a stellar reputation for her warm sound, limpid technique, and superb natural musicality, performing in many of the great concert halls of the world, including Boston’s Jordan Hall, New York City’s Alice Tully Hall, and Salzburg’s Wiener Saal. An unusual aspect of her work in chamber music has been collaborations with
Meneses has served as artist in residence at prestigious universities throughout the United States and recently began a long-term association with Syracuse University. She is Director of Community Outreach and Student Affairs for the Boston Guitar Fest and Artistic Director of the new cross-disciplinary cultural initiative Guitar and Friends, for which she was awarded a grant by the Albert Augustine Foundation. In both of these positions she continues to enliven the cultural life of the city of Boston through outreach activities while maintaining a demanding touring schedule in the Americas and Europe. » www.zairameneses.com
Kim Perlak’s versatile and inclusive approach to guitar performance embraces new composition, scholarship, and public service. An American music specialist, Kim’s performance of classical works and her collaborations with jazz and traditional players have been featured at the National Guitar Workshop, Yale Guitar Extravaganza, on CBS Sunday Morning, and in concert halls across the nation. Her commitment to new music has resulted in a recent premiere of a work by guitarist/composer Benjamin Verdery and the broadcast of her guitar, flute, and cello recording of works by Andrew York and Bryan Johanson on NPR.
About the Artists
Ten years ago, Matteo Mela and Lorenzo Micheli formed a duo that has performed throughout Europe, Asia, the United States, Canada, and Latin America, and has been acclaimed everywhere – from New York’s Carnegie Hall to Seoul’s Sejong Chamber Hall, from Kiev’s Hall of Columns to Vienna’s Konzerthaus – as one of the best ensembles ever heard.
Kim’s work combining performance, scholarship, and outreach has been funded through grants from the Carolina Institute for Leadership and Engagement in Music, the Center for African American Southern Music, and the Yale alumniVentures program. Her project “Music-History-Service” was honored by PBS’s From the Top as part of its Arts Leadership Series. Perlak directs the programs in guitar and American music at Concordia University (Texas) and is on the faculty of Austin Community College and the National Guitar Workshop. She holds degrees from the University of Texas at Austin (’08dma), Yale School of Music (’01mm), and Stetson University (’98bm). She has studied with Adam Holzman, Benjamin Verdery, and Stephen Robinson. Kim Perlak plays guitars by Thomas Humphrey and endorses D’Addario strings. » kimperlak.com
About one of SoloDuo’s performances, the Washington Post wrote: “Extraordinarily sensitive, with effortless command and an almost unbearable delicacy of touch, the duo’s playing was nothing less than rapturous – profound and unforgettable musicianship of the highest order.” In addition to classic, romantic, and modern repertoire, Matteo and Lorenzo – joined by lutenist Massimo Lonardi – enjoy exploring the early literature for baroque guitar and theorbo. Together, Matteo and Lorenzo have recorded François de Fossa’s Three Quartets, Op. 19 (Stradivarius, 2004); a CD of 17thcentury Italian music for baroque guitar, archlute, and theorbo (La Suave Melodia, Stradivarius, 2008); Solaria, an anthology of 20th-century masterpieces for two guitars (Pomegranate, 2007); the Duos Concertants by Antoine De Lhoyer (Naxos, 2007); a collection of chamber works by Mauro Giuliani (Amadeus, 2008); a collection of 19th-century pieces for two guitars (Noesis, Pomegranate 2009), the Sonatas of Ferdinand Rebay (Stradivarius, 2010); and the 24 Preludes and Fugues by Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco
About the Artists
Scott Cmiel is on the faculty of the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, where he is chair of the Preparatory Division Guitar Department and Musicianship Department. He also maintains his own studio and is an instructor in the Menuhin Program at the Nueva School in Hillsborough, California.
(Solaria, 2011), as well as a dozen solo recordings on the labels Naxos, Brilliant Records, Kookaburra, Mel Bay, and Stradivarius. Matteo resides in Geneva, Switzerland, where he teaches at the Conservatoire Populaire. Lorenzo lives in Milan, Italy, and teaches both at the CSI Conservatory in Lugano, Switzerland, and the Conservatory of Aosta, Italy. » www.soloduo.it
Cmiel’s students have won numerous local, regional, and national awards, and they have been featured on local and national radio and television. His teaching has been praised by some of the guitar world’s most outstanding artists. William Kanengiser of the Los Angeles Guitar Quartet has hailed him as “one of the most effective and inspirational guitar instructors in the United States,” and Peter and Zoltan Katona have called him “surely one of the most inspiring guitar teachers of our time.” » www.scottcmiel.com
About the Presenters
Daniel Corr, a graduate of the Yale School of Music (’01mm, ’02ad) has been praised as “a guitarist for music lovers to catch” (Hartford Courant). Recent appearances include performances of guitar concertos with the American Classical Orchestra, Seattle Creative Orchestra (at Benaroya Hall), and Auburn (WA) Symphony. He has been a featured solo recitalist at universities from Villanova to Kentucky to the Central Conservatory of Music (Beijing). A passionate chamber musician, Daniel is a member of the Tricordes ensemble. Other chamber music collaborators have included Myron Lutzke, Linda Quan, Rie Schmidt, Paul Taub, and Antoine Tamestit. Daniel was featured in a television project for the New Haven Symphony by Emmy-winning director Karyl Evans. Daniel’s recent recording with the Auburn Symphony Orchestra, Concierto de Aranjuez, is available at www.danielcorr.com. Daniel’s artistry has been recognized in several competitions, including first prize at the 12th Northwest Guitar Competition and a top prize at the SUNY-Potsdam Crane New Music Solo Performer Competition (adjudicated by composer George Crumb). He received Yale’s prestigious Eliot Fisk Prize in 2001. In 2006, Daniel was awarded the Certificate of Excellence from the Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences. Daniel serves as a lecturer of music and artistic director of the Gateway International Guitar Series at Gateway Community College. » danielcorr.com
Gary Lee has enjoyed playing guitar since the age of nine. In 1999, his fascination and curiosity with guitar design, coupled with his love for woodcraft, drew him to begin building classical guitars. He quickly developed an aptitude and love for lutherie. Trained as a research scientist with a Ph.D. in biochemistry, he attained his first dream with a successful career in academic research and later, in corporate biotechnology. Gary’s second dream was realized in 2007 with the beginning of Lee Guitar Works and the transition to building guitars full-time. Gary’s research background inspires creativity, thoughtful design and exacting execution. His handcrafted classical guitars incorporate the best of traditional design with contemporary approaches. His experience in building classical guitars has been invaluable for constructing steel-string acoustics with great responsiveness and tonal character. When he is not building guitars, Gary serves on the board of advisors to the New Jersey Guitar and Mandolin Society and regularly lectures on lutherie at guitar festivals and societies. He enjoys traveling and playing music and tennis with his wife, Candace. They live in Wayne, New Jersey, a suburb of New York City. » www.leeguitarworks.com
About the Presenters
Jeffrey McFadden, one of the finest guitarists of his generation, has performed throughout Canada and the U.S. and in Europe. He has given world premieres of works by numerous composers and has been a featured performer at several international music festivals. In 1992, McFadden was awarded a silver medal in the Guitar Foundation of America Competition and was a prize-winner in the 1993 Great Lakes Guitar Competition. His debut recording, the first in the Laureate Series on the Naxos label, was released worldwide. Classic CD has described his playing as “major artistry,” and of his latest solo release ClassicsToday.com raved, “Jeffrey McFadden is not only an extraordinary guitarist – he’s also an inspired musician.” Jeffrey McFadden has collaborated with Canada’s most prominent musicians and composers, including Norbert Kraft, Robert Aitken, Ann Monoyios, John Beckwith, and R. Murray Shafer. He also has performed frequently in the newly-formed Duo Spiritoso with American guitarist and composer Andrew Zohn. He is frequently heard on CBC radio and NPR as both soloist and ensemble player. Jeffrey has given masterclasses and seminars at the Université de Montréal, Conservatoire de Music à Hull/ Gatineau, University of British Colombia, Michigan State University, and the Oberlin College Conservatory. He is a lecturer in guitar at the University of Toronto. » www.jeffreymcfadden.com
Jack Vees, composer and electric bassist, is the operations director of the Center for Studies in Music Technology (csmt) at Yale. He received his M.F.A. in composition from the California Institute of the Arts, where he studied with Louis Andriessen, Vinko Globokar, and Morton Subotnik. Vees is active in the international arena as both a performer and a composer, having works played at sites from CBGB’s of the downtown New York scene to such festivals as the Berlin Biennale and New Music America. Many contemporary music groups like Ensemble Modern, Zeitgeist, and the California Ear Unit have commissioned pieces from him. A collection of his works entitled Surf Music Again is available on the CRI/ Emergency Music label. His opera Feynman, for solo voice and percussion, was premiered in June 2005 at the Norfolk Chamber Music Festival and later performed at the Knitting Factory in New York City. He is also the author of The Book on Bass Harmonics, which has become a standard reference for bassists since its publication in 1979. Mr. Vees joined the Yale faculty in 1988.
special thanks Yale Collection of Musical Instruments One of the foremost institutions of its kind, the Collection acquires, preserves, and exhibits musical instruments from antiquity to the present. The Collection holds regular public visiting hours and presents an annual concert series as well as lectures and other events. » www.yale.edu/musicalinstruments
Vendors Lubos Naprstek a is self-taught luthier who emigrated from the Czech Republic to the U.S. in 1984. As a boy he was always fascinated with wood; his acquired skills in designing with accuracy and symmetry, as well reading blueprints, proved useful in building and designing stringed instruments, and in repair and restoration. His favorite classical guitar construction is inspired by Hauser/Torres. He has also built replicas of Miguel Rodriguez, Santos Hernandez, and Robert Bouchet guitars with great success. » www.lubosnaprstek.com
Nathan Richardson offers the only complete fretted instrument repair service with pick up and delivery to the Yale School of Music. Mr. Richardson has been working happily with Yale since 2009. He currently serves the greater New Haven area and north to Middletown. He will be on hand at the Guitar Extravaganza to answer questions on guitar care and repair, as well as offering restringing during concerts.
Upcoming Events
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St. Lawrence String Quartet
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Morse Recital Hall | Wednesday | 8 pm Yale in New York Preview Music for low instruments by Mozart, Penderecki, Druckman, Schütz, Bruckner, Gubaidulina, and more. Free Admission
Morse Recital Hall | Tuesday | 8 pm Oneppo Chamber Music Series Mozart: Quartet in D minor, K. 421; Korngold: Quartet No. 3; John Adams: String Quartet (2008). Tickets $20–30, Sudents $10
New Music New Haven
The Yale Cellos
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Morse Recital Hall | Thursday | 8 pm Featuring guest composer Steve Reich, with performances of Proverb (1995) and Vermont Counterpoint (1982). Free Admission
Morse Recital Hall | Wednesday | 8 pm Aldo Parisot, director. Music by Albinoni, Schumann, Joplin, Rouse, Villa-Lobos, and more. Tickets $10–20, Students $5
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