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1/22/10
College of Mount St. Joseph Department of Music & GCGS present:
Robert Sharpe, guitar
College of Mount St. Joeseph Recital Hall
(at the corner of Delhi Ave. and Neeb Rd.), Friday @ 7:30pm
Performing works by Giuliani, Bach, Albeniz, Dowland and Walton.
See the concert flyer here Robert Sharpe Concert (PDF)
FREE ADMISSION!!
5/12/07
***GCGS Presents*** Christopher Wilke, baroque lute
Church of the Redeemer in Hyde Park (at the corner of Paxton and Erie), Saturday @ 7pm
Baroque Lute player Christopher Wilke will present a concert of masterworks from the 17th and 18th centuries. This will be a rare chance to hear J.S. Bach's Suite in G Minor performed on the original instrument as well as the "L'infidele" Sonata by Sylvius Leopold Weiss, the greatest and most prolific lute composer of all time. Also included will be an emotionally powerful work by an anonymous composer and the beautiful and technically complex Sonata in Eb Major by the last giant of the lute, Joachim Bernhard Hagen, written during the days of Haydn and Mozart.
See the concert poster here!
Mr. Wilke is an eclectic musician who concentrates on music for plucked strings, both modern and historical. As such, he plays electric and acoustic guitars, renaissance and baroque lutes, and theorbo. These fields of activity have naturally lead him to participate in such diverse areas of performance as contemporary music festivals, baroque operas, rock bands, and solo performances in North America and Europe.
His most recent CD release, "Charles Hurel: Theorbo Music" will soon to be released on the Centaur label. This recording, one of the few solo theorbo albums in the world, features the world debut recording of the complete solo music of the 17th-century French composer, Charles Hurel, performed on the 14-string instrument.
In addition to his work with traditional repertoire, Mr. Wilke is also a composer, having studied with Robert Denham and Angelo della Picca. Published works with Les Productions d'Oz of Quebec, Canada include "Emperor Romulus Augustus, His Serious Funk" and "Diatribe." He teaches music at Xavier University and the College of Mount Saint Joseph in Ohio and at Northern Kentucky University.
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4/??/07 (TBD)
***GCGS Presents***
Richard Goering, guitar, with Naomi Lewin, soprano, and Betty Douglas, flute
Church of the Redeemer in Hyde Park (at the corner of Paxton and Erie), Sunday @ 3pm
Guitarist Richard Goering has performed nationally in New York, New England, and the Midwest, and internationally in Spain and Italy. As concerto soloist he has performed with the Cordoba Symphonic, Rome Festival, and Huntington (WV) Chamber Orchestras. He has appeared with the Cincinnati Ballet Orchestra with Carmen DeLeone, and with the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, under Michael Gielen, in Carnegie Hall. At the Yale School of Music he won the Harriet Fox Memorial Prize and a Charles H. Ditson Scholarship.
Naomi Lewin is a native of Princeton, New Jersey, but holds both undergraduate and graduate degrees from Yale. As a singer and actress, she has appeared in a variety of opera and musical theater productions around the country. She is the mid-day announcer for WGUC, serves as writer and host of Classics for Kids, and has been mezzo-soprano soloist for performances of Handel's Messiah, Beethoven's Ninth Symphony, and the Vivaldi Gloria.
Betty Douglas is an active flutist and educator in the Cincinnati/ Tri-State area. She is a member of the Schoolhouse Symphony which performs educational programs at over 70 schools per year. Ms. Douglas has performed with the Lexington Philharmonic, Charleston Symphony Orchestra (South Carolina), Dayton Philharmonic, Eugene Symphony (Oregon), Eugene Opera, Kentucky Symphony, and Middletown Symphony (OH). A piccolo specialist, she was the 1996 winner of the National Piccolo Artist Competition (NFA) in New York City. Betty has taught at Northern Kentucky University, Morehead State, and Earlham College (IN). Ms. Douglas earned a Master of Music in Flute Performance from the Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music [CCM] and a Bachelor of Music in Flute Performance from the State University of New York at Potsdam and is currently pursuing a Doctorate in Music Performance at CCM.
6/9/06
***GCGS Presents***
Richard Todd & Robert Brown
St. Mark Lutheran Church, 415 East 8th Street in Newport, KY @ 7pm
Richard is currently serving as Assistant Professor of Music at Tennessee State University and is a doctoral candidate at the University of North Texas, where he has studied with Tom Johnson. Recent festival engagements include the Lachine International Guitar Festival and Competition in Montreal, Canada, the Festival Mediterraneo della Chitarra in Cervo, Italy, the Columbus State University Guitar Symposium, and Chitarre in Chiostro in L�Aquila, Italy. In addition, he has been a featured artist on live radio broadcasts for several NPR affiliates and has made television appearances in San Remo and Imperia, Italy. See his complete bio here.
Robert won first prizes in several international guitar competitions, including the Portland Solo Guitar Competition and the Dallas Classical Guitar Society Competition. He is currently the guitar teacher at the Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy, and operates his own private studio in Cincinnati. Read all of Robert's bio here.
View and print their concert poster here!
4/30/06
***GCGS Presents***
Christopher Hubbard & Kevin Mulhall
St. Mark Lutheran Church, 415 East 8th Street in Newport, KY @ 2pm
Kevin and Chris both teach at Sinclair Community College in Dayton. This will be mostly solo repertoire, with a few duets. See the program here. The proceeds from this concert are going to support GCGS, so you'll get a great concert and the warm fuzzies that come from knowing you've aided a good cause! View and print the concert poster here!
January 2005
The society is taking a small break until some restructuring is agreed upon. Don't worry, we aren't going away, but we'll need some time to get things rolling again. If you find you are interested in expediting this process, please feel free to contact Chris Hubbard or Greg Reedy with your ideas and enthusiasm. We can use the extra hands in helping make a great guitar society for Cincinnati.
11/12/04
Pedrick-Hutson Duo
Old St. George Church - Library @ 7pm
Dave Pedrick and Jeremy Hutson are two very conscientious players that make you want to start your own duo. Three words: Tone, Timbre, Ensemble - make this duo sound as one. There were moments I could close my eyes and believe I was hearing one guitar; their sense of ensemble was that good. Pedrick and Hutson are very conscientious of where their individual parts lie in a duo piece, and have the ability to elide one into the other seemlessly. Thanks for putting Cincinnati on your tour, guys! ---- Learn more about Dave and Jeremy here !
9/19/04
FIRST CONCERT OF THE 2004-05 SEASON
Ronn McFarlane - lutenist
St. Monica - St. George Church @ 1pm
This is the first concert of the new season and is it a BIG one! We are extremely lucky to have guest lutenist Ronn McFarlane perform via GCGS on a public concert. Some may know Mr. McFarlane from his participation in the Baltimore Consort, others may know his solo work. Regardless how you know him, you know it's worth hearing! This is certainly one you're NOT going to want to miss - and bring your friends! Besides, have we hosted a bad concert yet?? Our guests just keep getting better and better! Come hear this fantastic player on a fantastic instrument, and if you've never met anyone from the GCGS before, say HI! ---- Learn more about Ronn McFarlane here !
6/06/04 @ 2pm
**Guest Performance** - Guitar Duo - Richard Todd & Mitch Weverka
Old St. George Church Library (our normal meeting space)
$10 adult, $5 student, free to members.
We welcome back Mr. Todd, this time with guest Mitch Weverka, for a concert of guitar duos! Those who heard Richard play before know what he can do, and Mr. Weverka definitely has some formidable experience under his belt. Check out their bios here, and read up on what Todd and Weverka have been up to! Click on this link for Todd & Weverka's concert program !
5/16/04
FINAL MEETING OF THE SEASON! *Member Concert!*
Old St. George Parish - Library @ 2pm
This is our annual informal setting for our members (or other friends) to experience a performance atmosphere without the stress of a "real" performance. We get to hear a great variety of music and see a variety of techniques. This is a great venue for ALL LEVELS of performers, so don't be shy - come and play anything, or just listen and MEET THE MEMBERS OF GCGS!
4/02/04 @ 7pm
**Guest Performance** - Andrew Zohn
St. Monica-St. George Church -
$10 adult, $5 student, free to members! Guitarist/Composer Andrew Zohn is widely recognized as one of America�s finer guitarists. His ability on the instrument has earned prizes in five national and international competitions including the Guitar Foundation of America International Competition, the Stotsenberg International Solo Competition, and the Music Teachers National Association Wurlitzer Artist Competition. Learn more here about Andrew Zohn. Click on this link for Mr. Zohn's concert program !
2/29/04 @ 2pm
Holland & Corn Duo
This is an impromptu performance by one of our in-house guitar duos as they prepare for a big concert. This will take place of the March meeting!
2/07/04 @ 4pm (Saturday!)
**Masterclass** - Lily Afshar
Old St. George Parish, Clifton; $30.00 for participants, FREE for spectators! (members get preference for timeslots) Lily Afshar is head of the guitar program at University of Memphis, and is the recipient of several very prestigious awards. Ms. Afshar was among the twelve international guitarists selected to play for the late Maestro Andres Segovia in his master classes held at the University of Southern California at which time Maestro Segovia predicted that "she will be a beautiful celebrity." She then appeared in an interview on the NBC Nightly News. You can read more about
Lily Afshar, see photos and hear some of her music on her
homepage.
1/11/04
Happy New Year!
Today we will read through some ensemble music and see where things go for getting a large ensemble together for a future concert.
12/14/03
Open Day
There will be no meeting today due to the holidays. See you next year!
11/08/03 @ 1pm (Saturday!)
**Guest Performance** - Otto Tolonen
St. Monica-St. George Parish, Clifton; $10.00 non-members, $5.00 students, Free to GCGS members.
Otto Tolonen visits us from Finland, with many guest appearances and awards under his belt. Take a look at what Mr. Tolonen will play here, and find out a little bit about our guest from
Mr. Tolonen's bio. Tolonen's performances have been critically acclaimed, as you will read in his bio.
5/11/03
FINAL MEETING OF THE SEASON - *Member Concert*
This is an informal setting for our members (or other friends) to experience a performance atmosphere without the stress of a "real" performance. We get to hear a great variety of music and see a variety of techniques. This is a great venue for ALL LEVELS of performers, so don't be shy - come and play anything, or just listen and MEET THE MEMBERS OF GCGS!
4/13/03
**Guest Performance** - Robert Brown
Church of the Nativity, Price Hill; $5.00 non-members, Free to GCGS members.
A guitarist with local ties, Mr. Brown promises to provide a program worthy of any guitar student or enthusiast. Take a look at what Mr. Brown will play here, and find out a little bit about our guest from
Mr. Brown's bio. There will be some great music performed here by a well-trained guitarist.
3/9/03
**Guest Performance** - Troy King
Yet another fine guitarist who will join us for an afternoon of high technique and low stress. Information about Troy King can be found at
www.geocities.com/guitartroyking
2/8/03 (Saturday!)
**Guest Performance** - Goran Ivanovic
Mr. Ivanovic dazzled us with stunning technique and musicianship. He dished out an offering of original works as well as commanding music of other composers. He even preluded one piece on the program with an improvisation, a favorite pastime of his in his new home of Chicago where he studies with Sergio Assad. Take a look at his program
here. Find out more about Goran Ivanovic at
www.goranivanovic.com
1/12/03
This meeting will include a lecture and/or workshop. As of now it is somewhat TBD.
12/8/02
This particular meeting date is still open and may not happen due to some logistical problems with the time of year it falls. However, some discussion has come up about some members participating in area Holiday concerts. More to come as this develops.
11/3/02
**Guest Performance** - The Lexington Guitar Trio
Program TBD; Admission= suggested donation of $4.00 for non-members (but it is perfectly OK for anyone to donate to the cause!)
10/13/02
Member's Concert
This was our first member concert of the new season! We had a comfortable, intimate turnout and the programming was nice and diverse! To steal from Forrest Gump, our member concerts are kind of like a box of chocolates - you just never know what yer gonna get!
CLICK HERE to get a look at who performed and what they played.
6/9/02 - 9/11/02
SUMMER VACATION
Over the next few months, our society will be going under some important changes - all for the better. We are working to get the GCGS registered with the state as an official non-profit organization, as well as electing and defining specific roles for board members. All of this will help in bringing bigger and better things for upcoming meetings and special events. This is all good news, this is necessary because YOU have shown your enthusiasm for the Greater Cincinnati Guitar Society, and our mission for the greater Cincinnati area. All members will be notified via email of progress and any important matters. See you in a few months and THANK YOU!
5/12/02
***Guest Performance***
Admission = $4.00 (free to members)
Concert with Richard Todd (former student of Metteo Mela)
Church of the Nativity, 682 Hawthorne Avenue in Price Hill at 2pm (our regular meeting space and time). This concert will cost $4.00 admission to the general public, but free to members.
CLICK HERE for a look at Mr. Todd's bio, critical acclaim, and information about his recent recording.
4/14/02
**Members Concert**
We had a terrific assortment of solo pieces and experience levels for our Members Concert. It was great to see, and hear, lots of playing styles, guitars, and interpretations of some great guitar music. Kudos to all of the members who played their hearts out! CLICK HERE to get a look at who performed and what they played.
3/10/02
This meeting was more of the "Master Class" sort of thing. We decided to postpone the actual performances to April's meeting. Some of us obviously had things more under their fingers than others, but that's OK! We know we are in an environment where it's ok to trip and fall a few times.
3/5/02
****SPECIAL EVENT****
Concert with Matteo Mela at St. Monica's Catholic Church in Clifton.
WOW! Ok, anybody who missed this concert should eternally kick themselves. This guy was phenominal. His technique, though spectacular, was certainly unique... but MUSICALITY oozed out of this guy! He was so "at one" with his guitar and the music he played that describing it here almost sounds cheesy. Mr. Mela was worth WAY more than the measely $4.00 we charged for a 2-hour set (of course it was FREE to members), and a gorgeous sounding space to boot! Click this link to see his program Matteo Mela
February 10, 2002
We've begun to break the ice for some of you and get your feet wet by digging into some small ensemble music. For others, this is a great opportunity to collaborate with other players and keep our fingers moving. We guitar players always love getting a hold of new stuff, or even reading through some oldies but goodies. We now have a few duos, trios, and a quartet (?) in the works for a future performance at one of our meetings. We still have lots of music for anyone who missed out! Pieces in the works right now are some things by Brouwer, Scarlatti, and some other arrangements and early pieces.
January 13, 2002
Happy New Year! For this month's meeting we had a little more intimate gathering with some help from Chris Hubbard on good right-hand technique. For some at the meeting it was some new and eye-opening information, for others it was a nice refresher on some aspects often overlooked or taken for granted. Chris outlined some good methods and common sense for the new and seasoned player.
December 9, 2001
We hosted guitarist David Ferrara from Dayton, Ohio. He performed a spectacular program of familiar and not-so-familiar pieces comprising a VERY nice selection (kudos on programming!). Some of the highlights were the Aire Vasco by Antonio Jimenez Manjon, Danza Espanola #5 & #10 by Enrique Granados, and the Capricho Catalan by Isaac Albeniz. After the concert we took some time talking to our guest, then we closed with a sight-reading exercise in ensemble of some simple arrangements of Christmas tunes (since this was our only December meeting). Some pieces were more in "piano" score which added the challenge of picking a voice and staying with it, especially when voices were added or fell out!
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