A Publication of the Minnesota Guitar Society • P.O. Box 14986 • Minneapolis, MN 55414 MARCH/APRIL 2007 VOL. 23 NO. 2 GetGet aa Klugh!Klugh! EarlEarl KlughKlugh solosolo concertconcert Saturday March th pm LuteLute Sweet!Sweet! NigelNigel NorthNorth Saturday April st pm Also In This Issue Interview with Nigel North Local Artists concerts by Matthew Dorn and Brent Weaver Youth Guitarathon registration form and more News and Notes Minnesota Guitar Society Board of Directors Newsletter EDITOR OFFICERS: BOARD MEMBERS: Paul Hintz PRESIDENT Joe Haus Christopher Kachian Steve Kakos PRODUCTION VICE-PRESIDENT Joanne Backer Alan Norton i draw the line, inc. ARTISTIC DIRECTOR Joe Hagedorn Annett Richter David’s Print Shop TREASURER Jim Campbell Daniel Sturm Kuan Teoh Web Site Production MANAGING DIRECTOR Paul Hintz Todd Tipton Amy Lytton SECRETARY Patrick Strother Brent Weaver <http://www.mnguitar.org> Minnesota Guitar Society To reserve tickets Mission Statement for any Sundin Hall To promote the guitar, in all its stylistic and cultural diversity, through our newsletter and through our sponsorship of concert, call our public forums, concerts, and workshops. phone line at To commission new music and to aid in its promotion, publication, and recording. 612-677-1151 To serve as an educational and social link between amateur and professional guitarists and the community. and leave a To promote and help create opportunities for Minnesota guitarists message. and players of related instruments. As a member of the Minnesota Guitar Society, you receive ticket discounts on all MGS-sponsored events, a year’s subscription to the Guitarist and the opportunity to place free classifieds in each issue. To join the Minnesota Guitar Society, please fill out the information on this coupon and mail it to: Minnesota Guitar Society, P.O. Box 14986, Minneapolis, MN 55414 ❐ Student $15 ❐ Family $30 ❐ Sponsor $200 - $499 ❐ Regular $25 ❐ Patron $50 - $199 ❐ Benefactor $500 + ❐ Renewing ❐ New Member NAME __________________________________________________________ ADDRESS _______________________________________________________ CITY ________________________ ST ______________ ZIP _________ 2 guitarist Concert Spotlight: Earl Klugh n Saturday, March 17th, Sundin Hall at Hamline the arrange- University in St. Paul will be site of a rare solo con- ments is that all Ocert by one of the greatest names in contemporary of them, with instrumental music, Earl Klugh. This master of the nylon the exception of string guitar has not appeared in the Twin Cities for over “Ding Dong,” two decades, and has never before performed a solo concert were sponta- here. This Minnesota Guitar Society sponsored concert neous creations starts at 8 pm. Tickets are only $20 ($17 for MGS members, in his home stu- students, and seniors). To reserve tickets, call our phone line dio (where he at 612-677-1151 and follow the instructions in the recorded recorded the message. Advance tickets will also be on sale the week be- CD). Featured fore the concert at Cadenza Music in St. Paul (see their dis- on the album play ad on page 11). Please note that Sundin Hall has gen- are four won- eral admission seating. The box office will open at 7:15 pm derful-sound- the night of the concert; doors to the hall will open at 7:30. ing classical guitars. Which Earl Klugh one does he Born in Detroit in 1954, Earl Klugh was 13 when he was play in person? captivated by the sound of the guitar, as played by Chet Join us on Atkins on television’s Perry Como Show. By the time he was March 17th in 15, Klugh was already working as a performer and teacher. Sundin Hall Connections with nationally known musicians, especially and find out! guitarist George Benson, soon followed, and Chet Atkins Witness Klugh’s became only one of the many world-famous artists with powerful ability to create and arrange “in the moment” in whom Klugh has collaborated during his 30-year career. person! The music is sure to be wonderful. To learn more Nominated for over a dozen Grammy awards, and with about him, visit his website: <www.earlklugh.com>. total record sales well into the millions, Klugh continues to be a creative force in instrumental music, touring with his trio and playing an active role in the music and educational scene in his adopted home of Atlanta. Earl Klugh Masterclass Naked Guitar MacPhail Center for Music Earl Klugh has been a major Sunday, March 18, 3–5 pm recording artist for over three decades and is considered one of For info contact the originators of “smooth jazz.” Matthew Prediger at MacPhail Labels can be arbitrary: Klugh 612-767-5310 doesn’t consider himself to be a “jazz” artist at all. Perhaps that’s because his greatest strengths are the wide range of tone colors he produces in his playing, and the beauty, virtuosity, and emotional range (from pathos to humor and more) of Directions to Sundin Hall his arrangements. Although he’s released dozens of record- ings over his career, many platinum sellers, the favorite on the Hamline U Campus among guitarists might be Solo Guitar, the CD he produced From I head north on Snelling and released in 1989 that demonstrates his skills in abun- dance—especially his famous version of “If I Only Had a Avenue in St Paul past University Brain.” It’s been a long wait for another such solo CD. Avenue to Hewitt Avenue Thanks to the 2005 release of Naked Guitar the wait is over. Turn right Sundin Hall is on your left This CD has the same range of tunes as his 1989 release, from old pop to jazz standards, and even concludes with a a halfblock east of Snelling lovely original composition. All are first rate. The range of Free parking is available one block moods is there too, from pensive to upbeat to playful—as in “Ding Dong the Witch Is Dead,” a nod to the first CD, and a past the hall in lots off Hewitt nod to Klugh’s sense of humor (also shown on his website, (on your right) or off Pascal named “Get a Klugh” to help all of us learn how to properly ( block north) pronounce his last name). What is most remarkable about march / april 3 Concert Spotlight: Nigel North n Saturday, April 21st, Sundin Hall at Hamline North also is an enthusiastic teacher. For over 20 years he University in St. Paul will be filled with the power- was Professor of Lute at the Guildhall School of Music and Oful delicacy of the lute, as played by one of its con- Drama, in London; from 1993 to 1999 he was Professor at temporary masters, Nigel North. This Minnesota Guitar the Hochschule der Künste, Berlin, and since January 1999 Society sponsored concert starts at 8 pm. Tickets are only he has been Professor of Lute at the Early Music Institute of $20 ($17 for MGS members, students, and seniors). To Indiana University. Since January 2005, in addition to his reserve tickets, call our phone line at 612-677 1151 and fol- post at Indiana University, North has been teaching the lute low the instructions in the recorded message. Advance tick- at the Royal Conservatory in Den Haag, the Netherlands, ets will also be on sale the week before the concert at and spending a little more of his time back in Europe. Cadenza Music in St. Paul (see their display ad on page 11). New recording projects include, for Naxos, the complete lute works of John Dowland (4 CDs), for ATMA Classique, Nigel North a series of CDs of music by the 17th century French Nigel North was lutenists, and, for ECM, Robert Dowland’s “A Musical Ban- initially inspired, at quet” with soprano Monika Mauch. Much more about age 7, by the early six- North can be found at his website, <www.nigelnorth.net>. ties British instrumen- Nigel North is a master of both Baroque and Renaissance tal pop group The music. For his Sundin Hall concert, he plans to focus on Re- Shadows. He studied naissance lute, featuring composers John Dowland, Robert classical music on the Johnson, and Nicolas Vallet. Join us on April 21st for a won- violin and guitar, dis- derful night of Renaissance lute at its finest. covering his real path in life, the lute, when he was 15. Basically See our interview with self-taught on lute, he has (for over 30 years) Nigel North on page 7! developed a musical life that embraces roles as a teacher, accompa- nist, soloist, director, and writer. Milestones on the way include the Upcoming Local publication of a continuo tutor (Faber Artists concerts 1987) representing his work and passion for Matthew Dorn March th this subject, and the landmark 4-CD set Brent Weaver April th “Bach on the Lute” recorded on the Linn Records label (1994–1997). Visit http://wwwmnguitarorg for North is known for his masterful musicianship in both info on all guitarrelated events in MN! solo and ensemble settings. Besides hundreds of perfor- mances and recordings with singers and in various early music ensembles, he is widely known for the ensemble Romanesca, which he formed with Andrew Manze (violin) and John Toll (harpsichord & organ). For ten years (1988– 1998) they explored, performed, and recorded 17th century chamber music, winning several international awards for their recordings. Upcoming Sundin Hall Concert: Annual SeasonEnding Classical Guitarathon Saturday May th pm 4 guitarist Local Artists Series Concert ur 2006–2007 Local Artists Series continues with a concert on Sunday, March 25th at 2 pm by Matthew ODorn in Lloyd Ultan Recital Hall at the University of Minnesota. For directions and details, visit the U-MN Music Department website at <www.music.umn.edu>.