November/December 2012
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MGS Mission Statement Promote the guitar in all its stylistic and cultural diversity through sponsorship of public forums, concerts, and workshops. Serve as an educational and social link between the community and amateur and professional guitarists of all ages. A Publication of the Minnesota Guitar Society • P.O. Box 14986 • Minneapolis, MN 55414 NOVEMBER / DECEMBER 2012 VOL. 28 NO. 6 Concerts at Sundin Music Hall Friday, Nov. 9th Duo Maccari-Pugliese even years ago, a high- Bios light of our Sundin Both born in 1970, Claudio Maccari and Paolo Pugliese Music Hall series was started their studies of and researches into 19th century music in theS Minnesota debut of an 1988. Since then they have been redefining the musical language amazing duo, two young of the Classical and Romantic periods, using original instru- Italian classical guitarists ments and historical methods. Maccari and Pugliese are cited in with 21st century virtuosity the 1997 guitar history book, The Classical Guitar. After making but a passion for the repertoire, and the guitars, of the 19th centu- their New York debut at Carnegie Recital Hall in 1992, they were ry. Most of us had never heard, live, anything quite like the music- asked to give concerts and masterclasses by famous institu- making of Claudio Maccari and Paolo Pugliese, and all of us who tions and important international festivals such as the Royal were there and did hear them have been waiting impatiently to Academy and the Great Britain International Guitar Festival hear them again. of London, the Academy of Music in Gröningen, the Darwin The wait is over! On November 9th Duo Maccari-Pugliese make International Guitar Festival, the Sydney Guitar Society, the their overdue return. Read on to learn a bit about the artists, and Guitar Foundation of Australia, the Parco della Musica in Rome, preview their unique and exciting program. continued on p. 3 Saturday, Dec. 8th Acoustic Guitarathon uitarathons are a regular part of our annual concert series at Sundin Music Hall. In fact, a version of our now tradi- tional season-ending Classical Guitarathon was the very Gfirst event our Society presented, way back in the Pleistocene PreInternet Age. Of course, times change and our Guitarathons continue to evolve as well. This season, our mid-series event brings a new, unique and exciting blend of styles and artists to Sundin. On Saturday, December 8th, long-time MGS friends and members as well as new and emerging masters of a variety of styles will provide six individual, exciting mini-sets for a full evening of great music, featuring flamenco, jazz, and original and traditional steel- string acoustic guitar sounds. Please join us! The Artists Pictured (clockwise from upper left): Sam Breckenridge, Bobby Ekstrand, David Sam Breckenridge is an emerging talent on the Twin Cities fin- Gregory, Michael Ziegahn, Bobby Stanton, and Reuben Ristrom. gerstyle acoustic guitar scene. A self-taught musician, Sam initially established his musical presence as the principal songwriter of the In 2010, a watershed moment occurred in Sam’s musical journey acoustic duo Afterall, along with singer/lyricist Tim Griesgraber. when he came across a YouTube video gone viral by a fingerstyle Sam’s expressive acoustic guitar playing and natural ability to cre- acoustic guitarist from Kansas named Andy McKee. Sam was ate striking original compositions allowed Afterall to enjoy over immediately fascinated by McKee’s lightning-fast harmonics, 10 years of regular performances at the highly regarded Fine Line classical right hand technique, and percussive beats on the body Music Café in Minneapolis as well as many other local venues. of the guitar. He knew immediately that he had found the style that would define Also in this issue: News and Notes Galore!; Minnesota Guitar Society him as a musi- cian. At that point, Find us and like us on Facebook! Ben Woolman reports on Practicing. Sam decided to continued on p. 4 News and Notes Matching Gift Campaign a Success and Italian from the prolific catalog of the 19th century Italian We’ll have a full report in our next issue but we can tell you guitar virtuoso Mauro Giuliani (opp. 13, 89, and 95). Available now that, thanks to the extra generosity of so many members, from their website or for download from iTunes. the Board’s matching gift pledge was met and so was our criti- First-Ever MGS Garage Sale! cal need for added support this season. Our thanks to all of you! Regular Sundin concert attendees have seen our info table. You Our friends and members make the music happen. See the list of may have checked out the display of donated sheet music—our contributors on page 7, and if any names are missing or in error, small fun- and fund-raising enterprise. Well, we’re making a please contact us! good thing better. All this season, we will collect guitar-related More Good News items—books, sheet music, and CDs. Bring your contribution to Shortly before we went to press, we learned that we’ve received any Sundin concert, and leave it with the MGS board member(s) an Arts Activities Support grant from the Metropolitan Regional at the info table. All items must be in good or better condition. All Arts Council for $10,000 to help fund our current season, includ- will be displayed and for sale at (only) the last two concerts of our ing the Community Concerts Series we will present next spring. season—Xuefei Yang in April and the May guitarathon. Proceeds Our proposal was one of 56 that were funded, out of some 116 will benefit the Youth Guitarathon project! applicants. Look for more about the Community Concerts in our OpenStage next issue. Schedule for 2012–13: once a month, on (usually the first) the dream songs project Sunday, from 2 till 4 pm: Nov. 4th / Dec. 2nd / Jan. 6th / Feb. 3rd / MGS members Alyssa Anderson and Joseph Spoelstra have Mar. 3rd / April 7th/ May 5th launched an exciting new classical voice and guitar duo called the Location: Coffee Grounds in Falcon Heights, about 10 minutes dream songs project. They will present a concert titled “Schubert & from either Minneapolis or St. Paul downtown, at 1579 Hamline Friends” featuring Dominick Argento’s Letters from Composers, Ave. N. (651) 644-9959 / <www.thecoffeegrounds.net>. Easy to Rodrigo’s Three Spanish Songs, and an array of pieces from the get to from Hwys 35E/W, 94, or 36 (but check the MnDOT website height of Romantic-era guitar songs, including works by Carrulli, for construction updates!). continued on p. 6 Moretti, Keller, Jadin, Giuliani, and Schubert. The concert will be at Dreamland Arts in St. Paul on Saturday, December 1 at 7:30 pm. For info about tickets and more about their upcoming season, visit <thedreamsongsproject.org>. Also, the dream songs project announces the release of its first recording,Mauro Giuliani: Songs for Voice and Guitar. The album features songs in French, German, Minnesota Guitar Society BOARD OFFICERS PRESIDENT Mark Bussey VICE-PRESIDENT Joanne Backer TREASURER Gigi Voegeli SECRETARY Chris Olson ARTISTIC DIRECTOR Joe Hagedorn MANAGING DIRECTOR Paul Hintz BOARD MEMBERS Kris Anderson Joe Haus Chris Becknell Steve Kakos Jim Flegel Annett Richter Brent Weaver Ben Woolman TECH GURU Jim Campbell WEBMASTER Amy Lytton NEWSLETTER EDITOR Paul Hintz NEWSLETTER PRODUCTION i draw the line, inc. Fox Ridge Printing NEWSLETTER DISTRIBUTION Joanne Backer Jim Falbo Chris Becknell Joe Haus Ben Woolman 2 guitarist Sundin Music Hall Concert Series Duo Maccari-Pugliese, continued from p. 1 Maccari and Pugliese play original guitars: Mauro Giuliani’s and many American universities and societies. Their natural and Nicolò Paganini’s guitars (Fabricatore), Guadagnini, Lacote, artistic talents, together with constant musicological research, Panormo, Vinaccia, and Garganese, with gut strings according to have allowed them to cooperate with world-famous artists such historical criteria. as John Williams and Malcolm Bilson. Visit their website <www.maccaripugliese.com> to learn more They teach 19th century guitar at the Accademia about them, or simply plan to be among the throng of classical- Internazionale della Musica (International Academy of Music) in guitar-duo lovers spending an enchanted evening at Sundin Milan. They are artistic directors of the Ensemble Ottocento, an Music Hall on Friday, November 9th, captivated by the sounds of Italian orchestra specializing in 19th century music performed on the 19th century. authentic instruments. Program Overture from “Il Barbiere di Siviglia” by Gioachino THURSDAY MUSICAL Rossini-Mauro Giuliani Over 120 years of outstanding performances Trois Petits Divertissements op. 61 n. 3 (Andante- by local classical artists Allegretto) by Fernando Sor MORNING ARTIST SERIES Duetto II in A minor (Allegro-Adagio-Polacca) by Filippo Gragnani November 1, 15, 29, December 6 Thursdays at 10:30 AM Intermission Bloomington Center for the Arts l’Encouragement op. 34 by Fernando Sor 1800 W. Old Shakopee Road, Bloomington Duo op. 31 n. 3 (Allegro agitato—Romance, Andante Tickets $10 at the door sostenuto—Rondò, poco vivace) by Antoine de Lhoyer Original guitars: Gaetano II Guadagnini (1830) and Carlo YOUNG ARTIST PROGRAM Guadagnini (1812) STRINGS Young Artist Program membership offers PIANO performance and competition opportunities 2012–13 SUNDIN SERIES AT A GLANCE VOICE to young musicians. WINDS Fri. Nov. 9 - Duo Maccari-Pugliese, GUITAR Up to $20,000 awarded each year! Join now! 19th Century Classical Guitars JUNIOR HIGH HIGH SCHOOL C O L L E G E Sat. Dec. 8 - Acoustic Guitarathon Sat. Jan. 19 - Lute Summit, Renaissance & Baroque Lutes Young Artist Recitals: Jan. 19, 20, November 15, 2012 Sat. Feb. 16 - Vladimir Gorbach, Classical Guitar 26 and 27, Feb. 2 and 3, 2013 Early Registration Sat. March 16 - Mimi Fox, Jazz Guitar Young Artist Competition: March 16, 2013 January 1, 2013 Fri.