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Upcoming Events Here is an updated listing of concerts, NYCCGS meetings, and other classical guitar events happening in and around New York City. Click on the event that interests you for details. Questions? Contact us. March 14, 2010 Second Sundays Classical Guitar Concert Series: Dan Acsadi Presented by The Roger Smith Hotel Roger Smith Hotel Tickets $15. For reservations, email rogersmitharts@rogersmith.com or call (212) 755-1400.
March 18, 2010 Carlos Perez Carlos Perez, Guitar: Recital in Celebration of Chile's Bicentennial March 19, 2010 NYCCGS 2009 -2010 Concert Series: Jorge Caballero Engelman Recital Hall Ticket information
"...his unusual combination of a deft, powerful technique and a soft-spoken interpretive persona made a strong impression." - The New York Times April 10, 2010 David Russell "An artist of formidable technical accomplishment and wonderfully sophisticated musicianship." April 11, 2010 Second Sundays Classical Guitar Concert Series: Pia Gazarek-Offermann Presented by The Roger Smith Hotel Roger Smith Hotel Tickets $15. For reservations, email rogersmitharts@rogersmith.com or call (212) 755-1400.
April 17, 2010 Carlos Barbosa-Lima Heckscher Museum of Art April 30, 2010 NYCCGS 2009 -2010 Concert Series: Frederic Hand Engelman Recital Hall Ticket information
"Frederic Hand is a tremendously skilled and expressive guitarist. But what makes him unique is that he is also one of today's most fascinating composers, able to weave together a variety of influences, from jazz to Dowland to the avant-garde." - Guitar Review May 09, 2010 Second Sundays Classical Guitar Concert Series: Brad Richter Presented by The Roger Smith Hotel Roger Smith Hotel Tickets $15. For reservations, email rogersmitharts@rogersmith.com or call (212) 755-1400.
"Richter's compositions carry the audience away into a world of magical sounds. He captures typical American themes and transforms them into imaginative original music. His cultivated playing is as highly developed as the intelligent sound language of his compositions which move the listener with its emotional depths." - Concertino 1/2004 Brad began teaching himself to play guitar and compose at age 12. At 18, having had no formal musical training, he was awarded the Presidential Scholarship to the American Conservatory of Music in Chicago where he began performing, composing, and eventually teaching professionally. After completing his undergraduate degrees in performance and composition, Brad accepted a scholarship to the Royal College of Music in London where he studied with guitarist Carlos Bonell. He became the first guitarist in the college's history to win the coveted Thomas Morherr Prize, and went on to win the Royal College of Music guitar competition before completing his Master's degree and returning to the US to continue his concert career. Throughout North America and Europe, Brad has performed as a soloist, with renowned chamber ensembles and in duos with artists such as Grammy winning cellist, David Finckel of the Emerson String Quartet. His performances and compositions are frequently heard on NPR and PBS stations around the United States and he has also written and performed the score for the Emmy award winning PBS television series, The Desert Speaks. Festival appearances have included the Guitar Festival of Great Britain, The London International Guitar Festival (with Carlos Bonell, Alirio Diaz and John Williams), The Aspen Music Festival and the Walnut Valley Festival, where he won the National Finger-picking Championship, a competition that features some of the world's finest guitarists from all genres. Additionally, Brad won first place in the 2004 International Composer's Guild Competition. Mel Bay, GSP and Lathkill Music Publishers publish Brad's books and compositions and his critically acclaimed new CD, A Whisper in the Desert, is now available from Acoustic Music Records. While at home in Tucson, Arizona, Brad teaches music at the University of Arizona and is the Artistic Director of Lead Guitar!, a not-for-profit he co-founded in 2006 which establishes guitar programs in schools around the country with large populations of at-risk-youth. He also enjoys hiking, running, biking and playing his guitar in the mountains and deserts that surround Tucson. The rugged beauty of the American southwest continues to be a source of inspiration for much his music. May 23, 2010 Keith Calmes Sunday May 23, 3 PM Dr. Keith Calmes performs Villa-Lobos' Guitar Concerto Phone for more information: 732-842-9000 June 12, 2010 Michele Ramo Heckscher Museum of Art June 13, 2010 Second Sundays Classical Guitar Concert Series: Dieter Hennings Presented by The Roger Smith Hotel Roger Smith Hotel Tickets $15. For reservations, email rogersmitharts@rogersmith.com or call (212) 755-1400.
Hennings is one of the few guitarists/lutenists of his generation. A graduate of the University of Arizona School of Music, where he received the Outstanding Senior Award, in Guitar Performance in 2004, Mr. Hennings is currently pursuing a double Doctoral degree in Early Plucked Instruments and Guitar Performance and Literature with Paul O'Dette at the Eastman School. Mr. Hennings has won many other prestigious competitions including the 2005 Eastman Guitar Concerto Competition, the 2002 Villa de Petrer (Spain) International Competition Ralph Stevens Guitar Competition, the 2001 Portland Guitar Competition the 1999 and 2000 Claire Schaeffer Guitar Competition. In the field of guitar performance Dieter is deeply committed to the diffusion of new music, specially of Latin America, having recently performed works by Ricardo Zohn-Muldoon, Carlos Sanchez-Gutierrez and Mario Davidovsky. July 11, 2010 Second Sundays Classical Guitar Concert Series: Atanas Ourkouzounov and Mie Ogura Presented by The Roger Smith Hotel Roger Smith Hotel Tickets $15. For reservations, email rogersmitharts@rogersmith.com or call (212) 755-1400.
Ourkouzounov has written over 50 works for guitar - solos, duos, trios, quartets, instrumental ensembles, and two concerti - a number of which have won important prizes, and a majority of which have been published by leading publishers. Atanas Ourkouzounov performs widely as a soloist, with his wife the Japanese flautist Mie Ogura, and with the Ourkouzounov Ensemble (two guitars, flute and cello). In addition to two CDs on which Ourkouzounov plays, more than 25 CDs of his music performed by others are currently available. Complete lists of Ourkouzounov's compositions, publishers, awards and CDs can be found at www.ourkouzounov.com. | ||||||
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Through his acclaimed performances, arrangements, and teaching, Dan Acsadi is a passionate advocate for both the guitar and the music of his native Hungary. Dan's arrangements encompass art and folk music of the 18th through 21st centuries, innovatively expanding the guitar’s repertoire. He is firmly committed to the guitar as a versatile chamber music instrument, performing regularly with voice, viola, violin, flute, string quartet, and guitar ensemble. Beginning his musical studies at age six, Dan earned his M.M. from New England Conservatory (NEC) and B.A. from Cornell University, where he double majored in music and economics. He is currently pursuing the Doctor of Musical Arts degree at NEC with Eliot Fisk. Dan has previously studied with Pablo Cohen and John Hall, and has performed in the masterclasses of Manuel Barrueco, Leo Brouwer, Eduardo Fernandez, and Adam Holzman. Dan maintains a large and diverse teaching studio in the Boston area.
The youngest musician and only guitarist to win the prestigious Naumburg International Competition, 
"...she is truly outstanding. Listening to this exquisite playing, you understand who Pia Gazarek-Offermann is. She has a great sensibility in her phrasing and she has her own special sound, extremely pure. This helps her to convey to the listener a world of inner poetry..." - Classical Guitar
A Grammy-nominated, Emmy-winning guitarist-composer, 
Recognized as one of the leading guitarists and guitar composers of the 21st century, 
