Guitar Soundings a Publication of the Seattle Classic Guitar Society

Guitar Soundings A publication of the Seattle Classic Guitar Society

Volume 58, Number #1 Established 1958 January/February 2017 SCGS 2016–2017 International Concert Series presents Michael Partington All performances take place at the Illsley Ball Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, 7:30 PM

Michael Partington (UK) – Sat. March 4th, 7:30 pm

Michael Partington is one of the most engaging of the new generation of concert players. Praised by Classical Guitar Magazine for his “lyricism, intensity and clear tech- nical command,” this award-winning British guitarist has performed internationally as a soloist and with ensemble to unanimous critical praise. Audiences are put at ease by his charming stage manner and captivated by his musical interpretations. His innate rhythmic understanding and sense for tonal color combine to form some of the most memorable phrasing to be heard on the guitar.

He began playing guitar at age 6 while growing up in Wales, gave his first public performance at age 7 and won his first competition at age 9. He has trained with many of the world’s greatest guitarists, including Oscar Ghiglia, Eliot Fisk, Eduardo Fernandez, Manuel Barrueco and David Russell, who commented on his “exquisite good taste and fluid perfection.”

Mr. Partington has appeared throughout the USA, UK, Canada, Russia and Scan- danavia in solo recital, with orchestra and in chamber ensembles. His North American appearances include the first solo guitar recital in Seattle’s Benaroya Hall, as well as Town Hall and Meany Theater in Seattle, Austin, Los Angeles, New Haven, Phoenix, Portland, Reno, San Francisco, Vancouver and many others. Concerts in England and Wales have included Blackheath Halls, the Royal College of Music, St. Martin-in-the-Fields and St. James’, Piccadilly in London; the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama in Cardiff; St. Mary in the Castle, Hastings; Bristol Music Club; Russell-Cotes Museum, Bournemouth; Brewery Arts Centre, Kendall; Trinity Arts Centre, Tunbridge Wells; Nottingham; Carlisle; Derby; and others. He has performed live on BBC Radio 3’s In Tune, BBC Radio Bristol, BBC Wales and Great Western Radio in the UK, as well as St. Paul Sunday on National Public Radio in the US, KUOW, KING FM, KZAZ, and KAOS in Washington, JPR in Oregon, KUT in Texas, and cable television in California, Montana and Washington. Continued on page 2 >>>>

2016-2017 International Concert Series March 4, 2017 – Michael Partington Table of Contents Michael Partington plays International Series...... 1–2 May 6, 2017 – Antigoni Goni Michael Partington Master Class...... 2 Frye Art Museum Guitar Series...... 3 SCGS Holiday Concert Photos, Guitar Orchestra...... 4 Tickets for the International Guitar Concert Events Calendar, PLU Guitar Festival Info...... 5–6 Series may be purchased at Rosewood Guitar Open Mic Info...... 7 Store: 206-297-8788, Benaroya Box Office: 206- 215-4747 or online at: www.seattleguitar.org F G F G F G F G F G F G F G F G F G F G F G F cont. from page 1

An advocate of new music, he has commissioned and premiered works by Stephen Goss, Bryan Johanson, Toshio Hosokawa, Angelo Gilardino, Tom Baker, Kevin Callahan and others. He is a frequent performer and teacher at festivals, including the Guitar Foundation of America Festival, Llantilio Crossenny Festival, Portland Guitar Festival, Northwest Guitar Festival, Shenandoah Valley Bach Festival, Cascadia Festival and Chelan Bach Fest. He has also performed with Orchestra Seattle, Seattle Chamber Players, Seattle Creative Orches- tra, Wenatchee Valley Symphony, Rainier Symphony, Portland State University Orchestra, Seattle Symphony Chorale, Seattle Choral Company, and flutist Paul Taub in the duo Dinamici. Mr. Partington is frequently invited to adjudicate or sit on the jury for local, national and international competitions in the US and Canada, including the Guitar Foundation of America competition, the National finals for the Federation of Canadian Music Festivals, the Music Teachers of North America national finals and the Portland Guitar Competition. His recordings are available on the Rosewood Recordings, Present Sounds and Cadenza Music labels. He currently lives in Seattle where he is director of the Guitar Program at the University of Washington.

Michael Partington Master Class

Sunday, March 5h, 2017 - 10:00 am - Brechemin Hall - UW Music Department

The Michael Partington Master Class will be held Sunday, March 5th, 2017 at the University of Washington Music Department, in Brechemin Hall at 10:00 AM. We will be scheduling 4 performers. The performance fee is $40 per player. If you are interested in performing in the master class and/or applying to the David Marshall Scholarship Fund to cover the fee, please submit an online application form at: www.seattleguitar.org, or send a completed application form (PDF or Email Text) to: [email protected]. The cut-off date to apply for both the Master Class and the David Marshall Scholarship is Monday, February 20th, 2017. Selected players and scholarship recipients will be notified by Monday, February 27th. SCGS website: www.seattleguitar.org

The Master Class will be open to auditors and the fee to attend is $10.00. University of Washington students are free.

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Many thanks toTh everyone awho nperformed, k Yoattended uand volunteered! for the SCGS Annual Holiday Concert in December. We had a fantastic concert and delicious treats provided by the Vennetti sisters. We look forward to seeing and hearing everyone again next year! F G F G F G F G F G F G F G F G F G F G F G F

2016–2017 Frye Art Museum Guitar Series January 28, 2017 – Martha Masters February 11, 2017 – Marc Teicholz April 22, 2017 – Lily Afshar

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Martha Masters – Saturday, Jan. 28th, 2017, 2:00 pm Martha Masters is on the guitar faculty of California State University Fullerton and Loyola Mary- mount University in Los Angeles. Masters is also the President of the Guitar Foundation of America (GFA). In October of 2000, Martha won first prize in the Guitar Foundation of America’s International Solo Competition. In November of 2000, she also won the Andrés Segovia International Guitar Competi- tion in Linares, Spain and was a finalist in the Alexandre Tansman International Competition of Musical Personalities in Lodz, Poland. Masters was a prizewinner or finalist in many other competitions, including the 1999 International Guitar Competition “Paco Santiago Marín” in Granada, Spain, the 1998 Tokyo International Guitar Competition and the 1997 GFA International Solo Competition. Martha’s Naxos recital disc has sold over 10,000 copies worldwide in the first year of its release. Her recordings of Italian music and and early 20th Century Spanish music have been released on the GSP label. Masters has published books with Mel Bay and Alfred, and has received critical acclaim as an author and pedagogue. Marc Teicholz – Saturday, Feb. 11th, 2017, 2:00 pm Marc Teicholz was awarded first prize at the 1989 Guitar Foundation of America’s International Solo Competition and was also a prize winner at the 1991 New York East-West Artists Competition. Marc’s performances throughout the world include tours of the United States, Canada, Russia, Poland, Switzerland, South- east Asia, New Zealand and Fiji. His recitals and master classes have received critical acclaim, and he has been featured in concert with orchestras in Spain, Portugal, California and Hawaii. Marc has had new works written specially for him. Most recently, he debuted Clarice Assad’s Concerto for Guitar, “O Saci-Pererê”, at the Biasini Festival in San Francisco. He has recorded solo CDs for Naxos, Sugo, Menus & Music, and Guitar Salon Inter- national. His latest CD, Valseana, presents works performed on historic guitars of the period of each musical selection. Teicholz, currently on the faculty of the San Francisco Conservatory, teaches in the Summer at the California Summer Arts Festival and the Weatherfield Music festival in Vermont. He received his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from the Yale School of Music, and holds a J.D. from the University of California Berkeley Boalt School of Law.

Lily Afshar – Saturday, April 22nd, 2017, 2:00 pm Originally from Tehran, Lily is known internationally for her virtuoso performances, master classes, recordings, DVDs and music publications. Her prodigious skill and love of music led her to the Boston Conservatory, where she earned a Bachelor’s degree in music, and to the New England Conservatory, where she received her Master of Music degree. At Florida State University she studied with the renowned Bruce Holzman and became the first woman in the world to be awarded the Doctor of Music degree in guitar performance. Lily studied extensively with Oscar Ghilglia and was selected to play for Maestro Andrés Segovia in his master classes held at the University of Southern California. As a tenured professor and head of the guitar program at the University of Memphis Rudi E. Scheidt School of Music, Afshar received the 2000 Board of Visitors Eminent Faculty Award and the 2008 Alumni Associa- tion Distinguished Teaching Award. In 2011 she was honored with the Distinguished Alumni Award from The Boston Conservatory.

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Guitar Orchestra of Seattle - Winter 2017 Session Get your guitar and come join the Guitar Orchestra in 2017 with great music and fun people! We start rehearsals at St. Thomas Chapel (on the corner of 65th and 2nd Ave NW) on Tuesday, January 10th, from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM.

We will be celebrating the birth of Neoclassicism with Maurice Ravel’s “Le Tombeau de Couperin.” Come join us as we explore small Baroque dance forms infused with twentieth century American Jazz and late nineteenth century Romanticism in this masterpiece of modern music.

Please contact Mark Hilliard Wilson at mhwguitar.com or 206-301-9165 to audition and play with the Guitar Orchestra. The Guitar Orchestra will perform at the SCGS February Open Mics at the Phinney Ridge Center in Seattle and the C&P Coffee House in West Seattle. Tuition is $200 for a ten-week session.

Page 4 Seattle Classic Guitar Society January/February 2017 Events Calendar: Saturday, February 4, 1:30-3:00 PM, Silverdale, WA Events are also listed on our website: www.SeattleGuitar.org Michael Partington - Master Class Washington Academy of Music - 3343 NW Byron Street, Silverdale, WA 98383. 360-613-5700. Cost: $10 for auditors, $50 for perform- Friday, January 13, 8:00 PM, Seattle, WA ers (limited to 4)*. Included in performer fee: Lunch with the Artist Michael Nicolella performs with the Seattle Symphony “Luck be a at Cash Brewing - 3388 NW Byron Street, Silverdale, WA 98383 Lady - Megan Hilty Sings Sinatra and More” at Taper Auditorium, 11:30 AM until 1:00 PM. Benaroya Hall, 3rd and Union, downtown Seattle 206.215.4747 Friday, February 10, 7.30 PM, Seattle, WA Saturday, January 14, 8:00 PM, Seattle, WA UW students of Michael Partington will present a program French Michael Nicolella performs with the Seattle Symphony “Luck be a music by Poulenc, Coste, Dyens, Kleynjans and others. Brechemin Lady - Megan Hilty Sings Sinatra and More” at Taper Auditorium, Auditorium, UW School of Music. Admission is free. Benaroya Hall, 3rd and Union, downtown Seattle 206.215.4747 For more information visit www.music.washington.edu

Sunday, January 15, 2:00 PM, Seattle, WA Monday, February 13, 12:15 PM, Seattle, WA Michael Nicolella performs with the Seattle Symphony “Luck be a Robert Vierschilling - Solo Lunchtime Classical Guitar Concert Lady - Megan Hilty Sings Sinatra and More” at Taper Auditorium, at the Couth Buzzard Bookstore. 8310 Greenwood Ave. N, Seattle, Benaroya Hall, 3rd and Union, downtown Seattle 206.215.4747 WA. Free admission, tips accepted.

Tuesday, January 17, 7:00–9:00 PM, West Seattle, WA Friday, February 17, 7.30 PM, Milwaukee, WI Unplugged! - an Open Mic Without a Mic! This evening is for Michael Partington will perform a solo concert at the University of classical guitarists and our acoustic friends. West Seattle, at the Wisconsin Milwaukee. Program includes music by Coste, Mertz, C&P Coffeehouse, 5612 California Ave. SW. About 5 blocks south Rodrigo, Piazzolla, Goss and others. of the Alaska Junction. The C-Line bus stops just across the street. For more information visit www.michaelpartington.com

Saturday, January 21, 7.30 PM, Seattle, WA Friday, February 17, 7:30 PM, Seattle, WA Michael Partington will perform with Opus 7, directed by Loren Classical Guitar Cabaret – featuring Robert Vierschilling, Jessica Ponten, in music by Jeffrey Van as part of their program Peace in Papkoff, Stella Kosim and guests. Couth Buzzard Bookstore and Our Time. University Congregational United Church of Christ, Café, 8310 Greenwood Ave. N., Seattle, WA. For more info visit the 4515 16th Ave NE. For more information visit www.michaelpar- Couth Buzzard page on Facebook. Free - Tips accepted. tington.com Friday, February 17, 5:30 PM, Minneapolis, MN Monday, January 23, 6:30–8:30 PM, Seattle, WA Michael Nicolella performs the premiere performance of composer SCGS Open Mic at Phinney Ridge Neighborhood Center, Christopher Marshall’s “Burning Blue” for electric guitar and wind 6532 Phinney Avenue North - Seattle, WA 98103 - in Room #5. ensemble with the University of Minnesota Morris Symphonic Winds led by director Simon Tillier at Westinister Presbyterian Saturday, January 28, 2:00 PM, Seattle, WA Church, 1200 S Marquette Ave, Minneapolis, MN Martha Masters performs on the SCGS sponsored concert series at the Frye Art Museum. 704 Terry Avenue, Seattle, WA 98104-2019. Saturday, February 18, 10:00 AM, Milwaukee, WI www.fryemuseum.org. Free, but get there early to get a free ticket Michael Partington will conduct a master class at the University of at the front desk. Wisconsin Milwaukee. For more information visit www.michaelpartington.com Thursday, February 2, 7:30 PM, Bellevue, WA The Eastside Open Mic is held the First Thursday of each month Saturday, February 18, 2:00 PM, Seattle, WA at 7:30 p.m. in downtown Bellevue, in the Carlyle Condominium Mark Hilliard Wilson with the Ecco Chamber Ensemble at the clubhouse at 1264 Bellevue Way NE, Bellevue, WA. Chapel, in the Good Shepherd Center 4649 Sunnyside Ave N, Seat- tle, WA 98103. This second installment in a series of concerts built Friday, February 3, 7:00 PM, Silverdale, WA around the intersection of social justice and art is titled, “whats’ love Michael Partington - solo concert. Living Word Christian Church, got to do with it?” Mark, Sarah, and Stacey are back together to 3475 NW Carlton Street, Silverdale, WA 98383. Tickets: $20/$10 present a program that features compelling, beautiful and challeng- ing music that explores the role of technology, our humanity and isolation, and the age-old dilemma of following one’s heart. The program features songs by John Dowland, Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco,

Submit items for the Events Calendar at: [email protected] Continued on page 6 >>>> Submission deadline for the March-April issue is Feb. 10th, 2017.

January/February 2017 Seattle Classic Guitar Society Page 5 Gabriel Fauré, Reynaldo Hahn, Joaquin Rodrigo, and Manuel Valls, Saturday, March 11, 5:00 PM, Tacoma, WA as well as the premiere of Mark Hilliard Wilson’s Instagram Lieder. PLU Guitar Festival faculty concert, featuring Elizabeth CD Brown, Stephen Howland, Gohar Vardanyan and Tim Tuesday, February 21, 7:00–9:00 PM, West Seattle, WA Lerch. Admission is included in the Festival Registration, or tickets Unplugged! - an Open Mic Without a Mic! This evening is for may be purchased separately. Mary Baker Russell Music Center: classical guitarists and our acoustic friends. West Seattle, at the Lagerquist Concert Hall. Tickets: $8-general, $5-senior, $3-alumni, C&P Coffeehouse, 5612 California Ave. SW. About 5 blocks south complimentary-18 and under. Information: 253-535-7787 or www. of the Alaska Junction. The C-Line bus stops just across the street. plu.edu/music

Thursday, February 23, 7:00 PM, West Seattle, WA Saturday, April 8, 8:00 PM, Portland, OR Guitar Orchestra performs Maurice Ravel’s “Le Tombeau de Cou- Michael Partington will perform a solo concert at the Northwest perin”. West Seattle, at the C&P Coffeehouse, 5612 California Ave. Guitar Festival, Lincoln Hall, Portland State University. Program SW. About 5 blocks south of the Alaska Junction. The C-Line bus includes music by Coste, Mertz, Rodrigo, Piazzolla, Goss and stops just across the street. others. For more information visit www.northwestguitarfestival.org

Monthly: Thursday, February 23, 7:00 PM, Belfair, WA Michael Partington - solo concert. North Mason Timberland First Friday of the month, 6:00–6:30 PM, Seattle, Washington Library. 23081 NE State Route 3, Belfair, WA 98528 Mark Hilliard Wilson plays music for meditation at St. James Cathedral every Friday throughout the year. Music of Luys de Nar- vaez, Sylvius Leopold Weiss, Mark Wilson and more. Monday, February 27, 7:00 PM, Seattle, WA Guitar Orchestra performs Maurice Ravel’s “Le Tombeau de Cou- perin” at the Seattle Classic Guitar Society Open Mic at 5575 Phin- Pacific Lutheran University Guitar Festival ney Avenue North at the Phinney Neighborhood Center. Saturday, March 11, 2017

Monday, February 27, 6:30–8:30 PM, Seattle, WA Pacific Lutheran University is pleased to announce their sev- SCGS Open Mic at Phinney Ridge Neighborhood Center , enth annual Guitar Festival on Saturday, March 11, 2017. This 6532 Phinney Avenue North - Seattle, WA 98103 - in Room #5. full day of hands on classical and jazz guitar workshops and concerts features PLU guitar faculty members Elizabeth CD Friday, March 3, 8:00 PM, Seattle, WA Brown and Dr. Stephen Howland alongside exciting guests Michael Partington - Live Radio interview and performance. Classical KING FM, 98.1, appearance on Northwest Focus with Gohar Vardanyan (New York) and Tim Lerch. Festival partic- Sean MacLean. ipants will have the opportunity to perform with the Jazz and/ or Classical Festival Guitar Orchestras, with music available in Saturday, March 4, 7:30 PM, Seattle, WA advance. All events take place at Pacific Lutheran University, Michael Partington in concert on the Seattle Classic Guitar Soci- in the Mary Baker Russell Music Center, with concerts held in ety International Series, 7:30 p.m. at Illsley Ball Nordstrom Recital the exquisite Lagerquist Concert Hall. Hall, Benaroya Hall, 3rd and Union, downtown Seattle. For information and advance tickets contact the Rosewood Guitar, 206-297- All-inclusive price: $60 (General), $40 (Senior) and $30 (Stu- 8788 or the Benaroya Box Office, 206-215-4747 or online at: www. dents, Grade 6+) seattleguitar.org. Thanks to the D’Addario Music Foundation festival par- Sunday, March 5, 10:00 AM, Seattle, WA ticipants will receive a set of guitar strings—first come, first Michael Partington will present a Master Class at the University of Washington Music Department, Brechemin Hall. Auditors: $10.00 served! to attend. For more information and to register visit: www.plu.edu/ Saturday, March 11, 10:00 AM - 6:30 PM, Tacoma, WA music or call the PLU Music Office: 253-535-7602. Seventh annual PLU Guitar Festival, co-sponsored by the Seattle Classic Guitar Society. Featuring Elizabeth CD Brown, Stephen A special thank you to PLU, Seattle Classic Guitar Society, Howland, Gohar Vardanyan and Tim Lerch. For more information Seattle Jazz Guitar Society, the D’Addario Music Foundation see page 6 of this newsletter. and Rosewood Guitar.

Page 6 Seattle Classic Guitar Society January/February 2017 SCGS Phinney Ridge Open Mic Info for 2017 Seattle Classic Guitar Society A nonprofit organization promoting the art of the classic guitar 4th MONDAY of the Month in the Puget Sound area. This is a fun opportunity to gain experience performing and meet other classical guitarists. All levels of playing ability are welcome and Board of Directors: all ages too. Please come and share your musical journey with us. If Kindred Ritchie – Chair, acting President you have questions please email: [email protected]. Bill Clements – Vice President Elizabeth Brown – Treasurer The SCGS Open Mic is scheduled on the 4th MONDAY from Julie Wieringa – Secretary & Communications 6:30PM to 8:30PM, with music starting by 7:00PM or earlier Jessica Papkoff – Newsletter Editor depending on attendance. There is a sign-up sheet in the classroom. Executive Director: Time slots are usually 5 minutes. More time if you have an upcoming Hilary Field concert and additional time slots as time permits. Phinney Ridge Neighborhood Center - in Room #5 or #3 as noted - 6532 Phinney For more information contact us at: Avenue North - Seattle, WA 98103 SCGS P.O. Box 30167 2017 Open Mic dates – 4th Monday, 6:30-8:30pm Seattle, WA 98113 E-mail: [email protected] Room 5: 1/23, 2/27, 5/22, 9/25, 10/23, 11/27 Phone: 206-365-0845 Room 3: 3/27, 4/24 Website: www.SeattleGuitar.org

Board meetings are monthly, 2nd Monday, 7-9pm. SCGS members may Unplugged! attend by contacting SCGS (see above) to confirm location. Open Mic in West Seattle – 3rd Tuesdays Donations are gladly accepted and are tax deductible; SCGS is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization. When: Third Tuesdays, 7:00pm - 9:00pm Where: C&P Coffeehouse in West Seattle Unless otherwise noted, the contents of Guitar Soundings are copyright ©2017 SCGS. 5612 California Ave. SW, 98136 The C-Line Bus stops just across the street. The “tuning gear” logo is a trademark of SCGS. What: This open mic without a mic is an evening for classical guitarists and our acoustic friends to “practice performing”. Ama- teurs, professionals, and kids are invited to come share their music in a cozy, comfortable setting. Contact Ellen Wanless at wisteria@ drizzle.com for more information. Paid for by the Seattle Classic Guitar Society and the C&P Coffee Company.

Eastside Classical Guitar Get-Togethers Eastside Get-Togethers (open mic) are on the first Thursday of each month on the Eastside in Bellevue, WA. All levels welcome. For more information please contact: [email protected] or phone Nancy at 425-454-0186. New Store hours 2016: OPEN: Tuesday-Friday: 10:00am – 5:30pm OPEN: Saturday: 10:00am – 5:00pm CLOSED: Sunday, Monday Lessons 7 days a week 9:00am-10:00pm

Member Submissions Welcome! If you would like to contribute an article, recording review or information about upcoming concerts to Guitar Soundings, please contact the main office at (206) 365-0845 or send e-mail to [email protected]. Submission deadline for the March-April issue is February 10th, 2017.

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