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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 SEPTEMBER / OCTOBER 2012 VOL. 28 NO. 5 Fall Concerts at Sundin Music Hall Saturday, Sept. 15th Saturday, Oct. 20th Mak Grgić Duo Sudamericano e’re glad to introduce to e think every Minnesota an exciting new guitarist would voice on classical guitar, agree that few WMak Grgić of Slovenia, for his first per- Wsounds are more more formances here. On Friday, September musically satisfying than 14th he’ll be in Morris for a concert a finely played solo clas- at the U of Minnesota campus there sical guitar—except per- (arranged by MGS board member Jim haps for two such guitars, Flegel). The next night, Saturday the played together! We are 15th, Grgić will present the first con- very fortunate to have two cert of our 2012–13 season at Sundin Music Hall. The program fea- outstanding, and very different, guitar duos on our program this tures a splendid mix of favorites from the standard repertoire and season. Our visiting artists in October, each a stellar performer as new or rarely heard works. Don’t miss this chance to hear a brilliant a soloist, have created something very special in the past decade young artist at the start of what is sure to become a stellar career! with Duo Sudamericano. Their performances and recordings Bio feature an amazing combination of familiar works and sounds At the age of 24, Mak Grgić has already been invited to a multi- (such as Gismonti and Piazzolla) with original compositions and tude of music venues worldwide. These include The Allegro Guitar arrangements, and other new work. No place in North America Series in Dallas-Forth Worth, the Portland (Oregon) Classical Guitar would be a better venue for this duo than Sundin Music Hall, and Society, Guitar Festival Mikulov, Piran Music Nights, The Sounds there is no better time to be there than Saturday, October 20th. of Six Strings, Cankarjev Dom, The Dallas Opera with Chamber Duo Sudamericano will also conduct a masterclass on Sunday, Orchestra in performances of Peter Maxwell Davies’s The Lighthouse, October 21st in our area. Details on that were pending as we went and the Lancaster Festival in Lancaster, Ohio, for a performance of to press. Check our website (<www.mnguitar.org>) for details in Rodrigo’s Fantasia para un Gentilhombre, conducted by Gary Sheldon, advance of the weekend, find us on Facebook, and call our infor- newly appointed conductor of the Miami City Ballet. Recently, mation line (612-677-1151) to reserve your concert tickets! Grgić has performed with the Spokane Symphony at the Festival Bios at Sandpoint, Idaho, at the “Musica a 4 Stelle” summer festival in Since they met in 2003, renowned Chilean guitarists José Grado, Italy, at St. Donat’s Church in Zadar, Croatia, at the Atrium of Antonio Escobar and Javier Contreras have collaborated on each the City Museum of Ljubljana, Slovenia, and at the Guitar Festival at other’s solo concerts at festivals and concert series in Chile and William Paterson University in Wayne, New Jersey. Grgić made his abroad. From the start, they have shown a virtuosity and musi- orchestral debut with the St. Petersburg Symphony in St. Petersburg, cality that have entranced the general public and the critics. For Russia, playing Rodrigo’s Concierto de Aranjuez. For four years he this reason, they decided to focus on developing a duo identity, was a member of the Zagreb Guitar Quartet, which toured becoming one of the most outstanding new instrumental ensem- throughout Croatia as well as from Dubai to Montreal to Mobile, bles. Duo Sudamericano has consolidated an attractive repertoire Alabama, to Paris. essentially created from and inspired by South America, where Grgić took first prize at the Pacific Guitar Festival and Competition the most varied expressions of the classic-contemporary style are 2011, and has been honored with highest prizes at: the First Andres fused with folk, jazz, and popular music with Latin American Segovia International Competition for young guitarists in Velbert, roots. In 2009, their first recording,Truco , was released with works Germany, the Forum Gitarre Wien International Competition, mainly composed by Javier Contreras himself along with other continued on p. 3 South American composers such as Astor Piazzolla, Egberto Gismonti, and Alberto Ginastera. In 2010, Duo Sudamericano premiered the first concerto for two guitars and string orchestra Also in this issue: News and Notes Galore!; Ben by Javier Contreras. Woolman considers going Back to Basics; A José Antonio Escobar (b. 1973) is one of the most distinguished Party Invitation from the MGS Board. and versatile classical guitar soloists of his generation, drawing continued on p. 4 Minnesota Guitar Society—Find us and like us on Facebook! News and Notes Minnesota Guitar Society Adieu Summer Concert 2012 MGS member Pavel Jany announces this year’s edition of a great annual event, the BOARD OFFICERS “Adieu Summer Concert,” on Sunday September 9th from 4 to 6:30 pm in the Como PRESIDENT Mark Bussey Lakeside Pavilion, at 1360 N. Lexington Pkwy, St. Paul. Tickets are $10, admission for VICE-PRESIDENT Joanne Backer children under 12 is free. For online tickets and for more info visit <www.ticketto TREASURER Gigi Voegeli brasil.com> or call 651-308-7246. The “Adieu Summer Concert” is an annual multi- SECRETARY Chris Olson cultural family event celebrating and embracing diversity through international music ARTISTIC DIRECTOR Joe Hagedorn and dance. This year the lineup will include the instrumental group The Talking MANAGING DIRECTOR Paul Hintz Strings featuring violinist Gary Shulte, jazz vocalist Lee Engele, Trio Bossa Nova featuring vocalist/percussionist Lidia Berman, and Ticket to Brasil performing as a BOARD MEMBERS 10-piece ensemble featuring guitarist Pavel Jany, saxophonist Doug Little, Brazilian Kris Anderson Joe Haus vocalist Joyce Perez, and keyboardist Dan Musselman, among others. Chris Becknell Steve Kakos First-Ever MGS Garage Sale! Jim Flegel Brent Weaver Regular Sundin concert attendees have seen our info table. You may have checked Ben Woolman out the display of donated sheet music—our small fun- and fund-raising enterprise. TECH GURU Jim Campbell Well, we’re making a good thing better. All this season, we will collect guitar-related WEBMASTER Amy Lytton items—books, sheet music, and CDs. Bring your contribution to any Sundin concert, NEWSLETTER EDITOR Paul Hintz and leave it with the MGS board member(s) at the info table. All items must be in good NEWSLETTER PRODUCTION or better condition. All will be displayed and for sale at (only) the last two concerts of i draw the line, inc. our season—Xuefei Yang in April and the May guitarathon. Proceeds will benefit the Fox Ridge Printing Youth Guitarathon project. Help us raise funds and have some fun! Matching Gift Campaign a Success! NEWSLETTER DISTRIBUTION Joanne Backer Jim Falbo We’ll have the final numbers in the next issue of our newsletter but we can tell you Chris Becknell Joe Haus now that, thanks to the extra generosity of many members, the Board’s matching gift Ben Woolman pledge has been met and so has our critical need for added support this season. Our thanks to all of you! Our friends and members make the music happen. Twin Cities Classical Guitar Meetup Sundin Music Hall is on The Twin Cities Classical Guitar Hamline U. Campus at Meetup is an informal group of play- 1536 Hewitt Ave. ers interested in getting together to in St. Paul. perform pieces, attend concerts, or simply enjoy sharing ideas about Directions: from I-94, head north on Snelling classical guitar. Whether you are a Ave. in St. Paul, past University Ave. to Hewitt rank beginner or a seasoned pro, Ave. Turn right, Sundin Hall is on your left, a To reserve tickets for any you are welcome here. Through our half-block east of Snelling. Free parking is avail- Sundin Hall concert, please call able one block past the hall, in lots off Hewitt 612-677-1151. continued on p. 3 (on your right) or off Pascal (1 block north). 2 guitarist Sundin Music Hall Concert Series Mak Grgić, continued from p. 1 Mak Grgić Program the International Guitar Competition in Arrenzano, Italy, G. Zamboni Romano (late 17th/ early 18th c.) the Fifth Anna Amalia Competition for young guitarists in Allemande, Sarabande and Gigue from Sonata VII Weimar, Germany, and the International Guitarart Festival and Ceccona from Sonata XII Competition in Belgrade, Serbia, As the youngest participant, he was awarded the third place in the category with no age limit at I. Albeniz (1860–1909) the Concorso Europeo di Chitarra Classica, Citta di Gorizia, in Sevilla and Asturias Italy in 2005. H. Mancini (1924–94) & N. Rota (1911–79) Born in 1987 in Ljubljana, Slovenia, Mak Grgić follows in a The Godfather’s Waltz (arr. M. Grgic) distinguished line of some of today’s finest young guitarists S. Myers (1930–93) emerging from the Croatian school of guitar. In Zagreb, he stud- Cavatina ied with Ante Cagalj at the Elly Basic Conservatory of Music and A. Lauro (1917–86) obtained his bachelor’s degree after studying with Alvaro Pierri Seis por derecho at the Universitaet fur Musik und darstellende Kunst in Vienna, Intermission Austria. Currently, he is pursuing a master’s degree at the USC Thornton School of Music as a student of William Kanengiser of J. S. Bach (1685–1750) the Los Angeles Guitar Quartet.