The 2012 New York Guitar Festival® John Schaefer, Host David Spelman and A.J
Merkin Concert Hall Tuesday, January 17, 2012 at 7:30 pm Kaufman Center presents The 2012 New York Guitar Festival® John Schaefer, host David Spelman and A.J. Benson, curators Silent Films/Live Guitars REDHOOKER Buster Keaton’s The Neighbors (1920, 18 minutes) STEPHEN GRIESGRABER, guitar MAXIM MOSTON and BEN LIVELY, violin PETER HESS, bass clarinet Intermission MY BRIGHTEST DIAMOND Buster Keaton’s The Balloonatic (1923, 22 minutes) SHARA WORDEN, guitar KELLER WILLIAMS Buster Keaton’s One Week (1920, 19 minutes) About the Artists Since forming in 2006, Redhooker has shared the stage with Victoire, Julianna Barwick, Build, Arturo en el Barco, Dither, Twi the Humble Feather and other adventurous artists who challenge traditional genre classifications. With an unorthodox instrumentation of violins (Maxim Moston, Ben Lively and Andie Springer), bass clarinet (Peter Hess), and electric guitar and electronics (Stephen Griesgraber), Redhooker’s 2010 release, Vespers, found the group incorporating extended ambient improvisation with their concise, minimalist compositions. The album made numerous best of 2010 lists around the world and was ranked ninth in the WNYC New Sounds listeners’ poll of the top 10 releases of 2010. Most recently, Redhooker contributed music to the feature film Vidal Sassoon: The Movie. They will begin work on their third album in 2012. Shara Worden (My Brightest Diamond) received a BA in Opera from the University of North Texas. After moving to New York, she decided to focus on arranging and began studying composition with composer/performer Padma Newsome (Clogs, The National). During this time she composed music for several Off-Broadway theater productions.
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