Saturday, March 1 2008

These concert listings come courtesy of the following sites: Concerto, Concertino, and Portal VivaMusica in Brazil; ConcertDiary in the UK, Instant Encore in the US, and La Scena Musicale in Canada. Also from my faithful HVL Website viewers - send me an email if you know of any upcoming Villa-Lobos concert, anywhere in the world.

There's a new Concert Listing website: Bachtrack.

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Key 1

Bach, Villa-Lobos & Nazareth on guitar, in Rio de Janeiro

Date: 
03/01/2008 - 11:30
Location: 
Brazil: Rio de Janeiro
Work Performed: 
Etude #1 for guitar

Rio de Janeiro (RJ)
01/03/2008 - Sábado, 11h30

Bach, Villa-Lobos e Ernesto Nazareth em recital de violão solo
Helder Viana, violão.

Parque das Ruínas
Rua Murtinho Nobre, 169 - Santa Tereza. Tel.: (21) 2253-8645.
$ Grátis

PROGRAMA:
Bach - Sonatas para violão
Villa-Lobos - Estudo N°1 de violão
Ernesto Nazareth - Odeon

Recital solo, Série Música no Museu

Key 1

BB#1 in Madison WI

Date: 
03/01/2008 - 13:30
Location: 
USA: Madison WI
Work Performed: 
Bachianas Brasileiras #6

DMA Chamber Recital Poster

DMA Chamber Music PosterHere's the poster I whipped up for my upcoming chamber recital. I'll be playing Mozart's Sonata K. 292 for bassoon and cello, Heitor Villa-Lobos's Bachianas Brasilieras No. 6 for flute and bassoon, Francis Poulenc's Sonata for clarinet and bassoon, Jean Françaix's Trio for oboe, bassoon, and piano, and György Ligeti's Six Bagatelles for woodwind quintet. The recital is March 1st, and I'm working with Chelle Casareale, Dave Cecil, Vince Fuh, Lesley Hughes, Ching-Chieh Hsu, Garry Kling, and Laura Kling. As usual, I'll post the recording as soon as possible after the performance.

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The Spirit of Rio in Santa Rosa

Date: 
03/01/2008 - 17:30
Location: 
USA: Santa Rosa CA
Work Performed: 
String Quartet #03
Choros #05
Bachianas Brasileiras #5
Choros #01

BRAZIL – The Spirit of Rio
Saturday, March 1, 2008, 5:30 p.m.
Jackson Theater, Sonoma Country Day School

Santa Rosa Symphony Chamber Players
Claudia Villela
, vocalist
Randy Vincent, guitar

Villa-Lobos:
String Quartet No. 3, Popcorn
Chôros No. 5, Alma Brasileira
Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5
Chôros No. 1

Jobim: songs for voice and guitar
So Danco Samba
The Girl from Ipanema
One Note Samba

Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars

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BB#6 at Gustavus Adolphus College

Date: 
03/01/2008 - 19:30
Location: 
USA: St. Peter MN
Work Performed: 
Bachianas Brasileiras #6

Gustavus Presents Flutist John Samuel Roper Recital 

Tuesday, February 26, 2008 (Today)

The Department of Music at Gustavus Adolphus College will present a faculty flute recital by John Samuel Roper, Saturday, March 1, at 7:30 p.m. Roper's recital will be presented with pianist Jieun Kim and bassoonist Ann Pesavento. The performance in Jussi Bjorling Recital Hall is free and open to the public.

John Samual Roper is in his second year as instructor of flute at Gustavus. In addition to a busy private lesson schedule, he is an accomplished and active recitalist. Jieum Kim is currently completing her doctoral studies in collaborative piano at the University of Minnesota and is a sought after pianist in the Metro area. Bassoonist Ann Pesavento is professor of music at Gustavus and a long-time member of the Mankato Symphony Orchestra.

Saturday's program opens with Bach's Sonata in E Major, BWV 1035, followed by the flute/bassoon duet Bachianas Brasilieras No. 6, written by Heitor Villa-Lobos. Roper returns after intermission to present Phillipe Gaubert's Sonate pour Flute et Piano and concludes with the Sonata for Flute and Piano, Op. 14 by Robert Muczynski.

A reception for the musicians will follow Saturday's recital. The performance begins at 7:30 p.m. in Jussi Bjorling Recital Hall. It is free and open to the public.

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Latin American Festival in OKC

Date: 
03/01/2008 - 20:00
Location: 
USA: Oklahoma City OK
Work Performed: 
Bachianas Brasileiras #4

Oklahoma City Philharmonic
March 1, 2008
Latin American Festival

Joel Levine, conductor

Sierra: Fandangos
Villa-Lobos: Bachianas Brasileiras #4
Gutierrez: Pavana para Cuerdas
Orbon: Tres Versiones Sinfonicas
Galindo Dimas: Sones de Mariachi

Pre-concert Music Talk at 7pm features Roland Barrett, Assistant professor of Music, OU

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A 75th Birthday Tribute to Julian Bream

Date: 
03/01/2008 - 20:00
Location: 
USA: New York NY
Work Performed: 
Preludes for Guitar

Read this post, from Tumbling Villa-Lobos, about this concert at the 92 St. Y.

92 St. Y
A 75th Birthday Tribute to Julian Bream  

Frederic Hand, lute
William Kanengiser, guitar
David Leisner, guitar [playing the Villa-Lobos Preludes]
David Tanenbaum, guitar
Scott Tennant, guitar
Benjamin Verdery, guitar

Some of today's finest guitarists celebrate the life and legacy of Julian Bream, the incomparable master whose achievements as both a performer and musical advocate have boosted the guitar's stature and popularity.

Works by Praetorius, Susato, Lawes, Britten, de Falla, Roussel, Takemitsu, Villa-Lobos

Pre-concert talk at 7pm with Benjamin Verdery of Yale University.

Part of the 92nd Street Y Guitar Institute.

Date & Time: Sat, Mar 1, 2008, 8:00pm
Location: Lexington Avenue at 92nd Street Directions
Venue: Kaufmann Concert Hall