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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 may / june 2017 VOL. 33 nO. 3 Classical Guitarathon June 3, 8 p.m. Tony Hauser with David Gregory, cajon - all works by Tony Hauser Lament for Jonathan Kaminsky Rondobout Two Choros Seven Days in Sevilla (Sevillanas) Jeff Lambert Etude 1 – Giulio Regondi Etude 9 – Giulio Regondi F’ête villageoise (Rondo Caprice), Op. 20 – Giulio Regondi Milena Petkovic Suite Koyunbaba – Carlo Domeniconi Jacob Jonker El Decameron Negro – Leo Brouwer Maja Radovanlija & Linda Chatterton, flute Sonatina Op. 205 – Mario Castelnuovo Tedesco Paçoca (Choro) – Celso Machado James Flegel, classical guitar Theme, Variations, and Finale – Manuel M. Ponce Fantasia-Sevillana – Joaquin Turina About our performers: Tony Hauser Guitarist Tony Hauser’s love for the guitar was born at the age of ten when he began studying with his brother, flamenco guitar- ist, Michael Hauser, with whom he has concertized extensively. As a youth he established solid foundations as both a classical and fla- menco guitarist studying both in Minnesota with Albert Bellson and Jeffrey Van, and in Spain with the legendary flamenco guitarists Niño Ricardo and Luis Maravilla. Under the tutelage of Andres Segovia‘s protege, Jesus Silva, he received his Bachelor of Music degree from the North Carolina School of the Arts. Lessons and master classes with Maestro Segovia, John Williams, Abel Carlevaro and Cuban compos- er-guitarist Leo Brouwer followed. He has taught at Viterbo College in La Crosse WI and was the Director of the Guild of Performing Arts Music School in Minneapolis. Currently he serves on the faculty of the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, MN. continued on p. 2 Minnesota Guitar Society ~~ Find us and like us on Facebook! Sundin Music Hall Concerts Dear Guitar friends, Guitarathon, continued from p. 1 Spring is here once again. And our season is coming to a close. Did the music make the weather more bearable? Did it Tony Hauser has toured with the legend- make the sun a little warmer? For me, music gets me through, ary jazz guitarist Charlie Byrd and leads a connects me to others, gives me hope, gives me something to band called “The Brasilnutz.” His music has strive for – could I play that phrase more beautifully? More been broadcast on National Public Radio precisely? Did it bring joy to the listener? Make them hear and Garrison Keillor‘s “A Prairie Home something new? Here’s to learning, playing, listening, and Companion.” He also has won the Minnesota supporting the musical landscape of this lovely state. As Music Award for Guitarists and is the founder always, thank you for your memberships and contributions to of the Minnesota Guitar Society. Mr. Hauser was nominated the Minnesota Guitar Society. If you have a story to tell about by Senator Rod Grams to represent the state of Minnesota with the importance of music in your life, I would love to hear from performances at Kennedy Center and on the Capitol grounds you. ([email protected] ) in Washington D.C. Sincerely, Tony Hauser’s discography includes “Circulo Magico” and Emily Youngdahl Wright, “Distribution of Flowers” with Brazilian recorder virtuosa Managing Director Cléa Galhano, and a recording of Russian Gypsy music with the singer, Sergei Pobedinski, entitled “Gentlemen Gypsies.” He has released numerous titles on his own label—Blue Gentian Records. In addition to his original scores for modern ClassiCal Guitar instruCtion beGinninG/advanCed dance ensembles, he has composed solo guitar, flute and gui- tar duets in a modern classical style, and numerous flamenco oseph works for guitar with bass, percussion winds and vibra- J phone. In 2015 he performed the premiere of his “Concerto for hagedorn Flamenco Guitar and Chamber Orchestra” entitled “Alegrias” University of River Falls, WI Faculty Member with the MN Sinfonia conducted by Jay Fishman. 6 1 2 • 3 7 4 • 4 6 8 1 David Gregory David Gregory began his flamenco guitar studies with Michael Hauser and subsequent- ly studied in New York with Pedro Cortes and Minnesota Guitar Society in New Mexico with Chuscales. He has spent years in Spain and in Sevilla has studied with BoARD oFFiCeRS Pedro Sierra amongst others. He is an excel- PReSiDeNT: Mark Bussey lent accompanist of dance and singing having intensively ViCe-PReSiDeNT: Joanne Backer studied that aspect of flamenco (the core education that every TReASUReR: Doug Whorton flamenco guitarist must have). In Spain he began playing the SeCReTARy Chris Olson “cajon” a Peruvian percussion instrument introduced to fla- ARTiSTiC DiReCToR: Joe Hagedorn menco by Paco de Lucia, and is much in demand throughout MANAGiNG DiReCToR: Emily Wright the Midwest for his various talents. BoARD MeMBeRS Jeff Lambert Al Norton Guitarist and composer, Jeff Lambert, has Annett Richter performed all over the United States. For ten Joe Haus years he was a member of the Minneapolis Guitar Quartet. With that group he played with TeCH GURU: Mark Bussey the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, Minnesota WeBMASTeR: Amy Lytton Orchestra, Austin Symphony Orchestra, and Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra; and he appeared on NPR, NeWSLeTTeR eDiToR: Emily Wright MPR and TPT. He played on two of the quartet’s CDs and has NeWSLeTTeR PRoDUCTioN: released three solo CDs. In December 2017, he will be releas- i draw the line, inc. ing his recording of the complete solo guitar works of Giulio Fox Ridge Printing Regondi on Romantic guitar. Jeff received his DM and MM degrees from Northwestern University. He has taught at NeWSLeTTeR DiSTRiBUTioN: MacPhail Center for Music since 2006. Joe Haus Chris Olson continued on p. 3 Chris Becknell Jim Falbo Doug Wright Doug Whorton Al Norton Paul Hintz Brent Weaver To reserve tickets for any Sundin Music Hall concert, please call 612-677-1151 or visit www.mnguitar.org the MGS web site, <www.mnguitar.org>. 2 guitarist Sundin Music Hall Concerts Guitarathon, continued from p. 2 local musicians. He is also an Arrowhead Regional Arts Council grant recipient. Milena Petkovic Jacob has received pedagogy training through the Suzuki Milena Petkovic was born in Prizren, Serbia. Association of the Americas from David Madsen, William She began playing classical guitar at the age Kossler and Andrea Cannon. His students have had the of eleven. She finished High Music School in opportunity to play for William Kanengiser and the Brasil Belgrade with three diplomas: Music Theory, Guitar Duo, as well as attending Suzuki Institutes and the Lute and Classical Guitar. In 2011 Milena SAA International Conference in Minneapolis. Jacob is com- graduated from the Academy of Arts in Novi mitted to fostering a high standard of character and musician- Sad with a Bachelor of Music Degree in Guitar Performance ship in all his students while continuing to push himself as a under the guidance of Prof. Zoran Krajišnik. During her stud- performer. ies she participated in numerous national and international Maja Radovanlija music festivals. Among the awards Milena has received for her work are the second prize for guitar performance at the Maja Radovanlija was born in Belgrade, International Guitar Festival, Kyustendil, Bulgaria (2006), the Serbia. As a child, she won several awards in first prize at Guitar Open Festival in Subotica, Serbia (2010), music festivals and competitions in the former and the second prize at Naissus Guitar Festival in Niš, Serbia Yugoslavia. While studying guitar perfor- (2010). Milena had participated in masterclasses held by Sante mance at the University of Belgrade, she won Tursi, Vojislav Ivanovic, Edin Karamazov, Andrew Zohn and first prize at the International Competition in Robert Sharpe, Adam del Monte and Patrick Roux. Kjustendil, Bulgaria. After that, Maja performed frequently as In 2011 she continued her studies at Indiana University, and solo and chamber musician touring Serbia, Bulgaria, Slovenia, in 2014 she graduated with a Performer Diploma and Master’s Macedonia, Greece, Tunisia, Switzerland, Luxemburg and Degree in Guitar Performance at the Jacobs School of Music, other European countries. under the guidance of Maestro Ernesto Bitetti. Milena often Maja studied guitar, theory and early music at Jacobs School performs as a soloist and in various chamber ensembles – of Music, Indiana University, Bloomington. During her gradu- guitar duo, duo with flute, violin and clarinet. Besides Serbia, ate studies Maja premiered new pieces written for guitar by D. she played in Bulgaria, Hungary, Italy as well as in the US, Freund, and A.Travors. In recent years she premiered pieces Indiana and Minnesota. by Szilard Mézei, Alex Lubet, Joey Crane, Ben Abrahamson, She is currently in her final year of doctoral studies at the Jeffrey Van, and other American and Serbian composers. University of Minnesota, School of Music where she also Maja has been collaborating with numerous performers holds the position of Teaching Assistant. Milena is a student of and artists. She is a member of Minneapolis Guitar Quartet, Professor Maja Radovanlija. Lubet-Radovanlija guitar duo, Szilard Mezei strings flute trio, Chatterton-Radovanlija guitar-flute duo, ImprovIsAndDo Jacob Jonker project, KolektivArt Bg-Mpls, Improvised Ecosystems inter- Jacob Jonker holds a Master’s Degree in disciplinary project, and Bluets interdisciplinary project. In Guitar Performance from the University of solo recitals Maja often performs her own pieces, inspired by Minnesota - Minneapolis, where he studied Balkan music, as well as her own arrangments of traditional under Jeffrey Van. Prior to that he studied Balkan songs. under Joseph Hagedorn at the University of In the fall of 2011, she was appointed as guitar faculty at the Wisconsin - River Falls. While in school, Jacob School of Music, University of Minnesota in Minneapolis.