Cleveland Guitar Society announces schedule
Sunday, February 20 at 3:00 we will host our very first collaborative concert with the Cleveland Composers Guild! Composers submitted works to be reviewed by us, from which we chose seven of the best. This music, for solo guitar, guitar duo, piano and guitar, and flute and guitar, will be performed by eleven of the area’s best musicians, including Jason Vieaux, James Marron, George Bachmann, and more! This will be at Christ Episcopal Church, 3445 Warrensville Center Rd, Shaker Heights. The concert is free, and everyone is invited to dinner after the concert at Pearl of the Orient, with a 15% discount if you bring your program or mention the concert! You can see the program and read what the composers say about their pieces here:
http://www.clevelandclassicalguitar.org/Guitar_Plus_Concert.html
We are extremely excited to be presenting Ronald Pearl on March 13. His duo with Julian Gray was one of the premier guitar duos in the world, with four critically acclaimed recordings. He is now performing as a solo artist and composer. You can hear a sampling of him playing his own composition My Name is Red, full of exotic sounds and blistering passagework here:
http://www.clevelandclassicalguitar.org/www.clevelandclassicalguitar.org/Ronald_Pearl.html
Guitarists can also find information on that page on auditioning to perform for his master class. It is a great opportunity to learn from a first-rate teacher! The deadline for submissions is February 25.
Guitarists, don’t forget that our last open recital of the season is only a month away! You can email me to sign up to play on Sunday March 6.
In the Community:
On February 12 and 13, the fabulous Baroque ensemble Les Delices will present La Guitarre Royalle- a special pair of concerts featuring Lucas Harris on theorbo and baroque guitar. You can see him perform here: http://vimeo.com/6581625 and he will join the groups’ leader Debra Nagy on Around Noon (WCPN 90.3) this Wednesday February 9 at about 12:30. CCGS members (that includes anyone on our email list) receive a 10% discount to the concerts on all single tickets bought online (enter the discount code: delices) or at the door (check or cash only; please mention CCGS affiliation to receive the discount).
http://www.lesdelices.org/
Russian-Israeli guitarist Yuri Liberzon will perform Thursday, February 24 at 8:00 pm at Kulas Chamber hall at the Baldwin Wallace Conservatory.
http://www.yuriguitar.com/
The Northeast Ohio Guitar Festival and the James Stroud All-Ohio Guitar Competition will take place February 25-27. It will include concerts by world-class artists Marco Sartor and SoloDuo, a vendor fair, and a competition for Ohio students. This will take place at the University of Akron.
http://www3.uakron.edu/music/guitar/stroud_events.html
Events for the eleventh annual Classical Guitar Weekend, May 20-22, have been announced! For more information, please visit:
http://www.guitarsint.com/concert_series.cfm