Heitor Villa-Lobos Website

Kuang-Hao Huang
Friday, March 2
Recital with saxophonist Ashu
St. Mark's Concert Series
San Antonio, TX
Works by Ibert, Rachmaninoff, Villa-Lobos, Debussy, Piazzolla and Demersseman

Oni Buchanan, piano

Piano Concert
Sun, March 2, 2pm
"Poetry in Piano, part 2"
St. Lawrence University Guest Recital Series
Canton, NY

Binghamton Philharmonic

Binghamton Philharmonic Presents Free Marimba Concert

Makoto Nakura performs music of Villa-Lobos, Bach, Bartok and Sanchez-Gutierrez

Concert Hosted by Composer-in-Residence

On Sunday, March 2, 2008, at 3:00 p.m. in the Anderson Center Chamber Hall at Binghamton University, the Binghamton Philharmonic continues its new series of free chamber music concerts, called South of the Border: Explorations, examining the diverse world of contemporary classical music.  The concerts are hosted by the Binghamton Philharmonic's composer-in-residence Carlos Sánchez-Gutiérrez.  The March 2 concert features a performance by marimbist Makoto Nakura of music by Heitor Villa-Lobos (Etudes and Preludes), Moto Osada (Sylvan Lay and Pastoral Air), Akemi Naito (Memory of the Woods), Carlos Sánchez-Gutiérrez (Wink/Te') J. S. Bach (Sonata in G minor), Bela Bartok (Fugue) and Kenji Bunch (Triple Jump).  Admission to this concert is free and seating is by general admission. Call 607-723-3931 for further information or visit www.binghamtonphilharmonic.org.   Advance reservations are not necessary.  This concert is co-sponsored by the Binghamton University Music Department.

The South of the Border: Explorations series is made possible by a grant from The New York State Music Fund, established by the New York State Attorney General at Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors.  This performance is also made possible with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts, a state agency.  General Operating Support is provided to the Binghamton Philharmonic by a grant from the United Cultural Fund, a program of the Broome County Arts Council. 

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Makoto Nakura

Marimbist Makoto Nakura is a musician whose artistry and astonishing virtuosity has been mesmerizing audiences all over the world. 

In 1994, Makoto came from his native Japan to become the first marimbist to win a place on the prestigious Young Concert Artists roster. He has performed for audiences in 40 of the 50 states, with orchestras such as the New York Chamber Symphony, the Chicago Sinfonietta, the California Symphony and, as a recital soloist, his long list of appearances includes Carnegie's Weill Recital Hall, New York's 92nd Street Y, Washington's Kennedy Center, Seoul's Hoam Art Hall and Tokyo's Suntory Hall. He has performed numerous times with the American Ballet Theater in New York City, and he has also appeared as a guest artist with The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center.

Mr. Nakura has established himself as a dedicated champion of the music of our time, and many leading young composers, including the composers on his three CDs have written pieces for him. It is his mission to explore and expand the possibilities of the marimba, and to demonstrate what an exciting and provocative vehicle it offers to composers and what a thrilling experience it presents for audiences. 

Born in Kobe, Japan, Mr. Nakura began to play the marimba at the age of eight. He earned both Bachelor's and Master's degrees from Musashino College in Tokyo and continued his studies at the Royal Academy of Music in London. 

A television portrait of Mr. Nakura was shown nationally on CBS News Sunday Morning. His recitals have been widely televised by KBS(Korea) and NHK(Japan), as well as many radio stations.

His recent honors include a National Arts Festival New Artist Award from the Japanese Agency of Cultural Affairs and the BMI/Carlos Surinach Fund Marimba Commission. He was named an Associate of the Royal Academy of Music in London. His first CD from Kleos Classics Ritual Protocol and his second CD, Tsuneya Tanabe Works for Marimba on Japan's ALM Records, are devoted to works written especially for him. His latest CD from Kleos, "Triple Jump: Six Original Pieces for Marimba" was released in November 2004.

Seraphim Singers
Ave Maria
Sunday, March 2, 2008 at 4:00pm at Mission Church, Boston

JENNIFER LESTER, conductor
SCOTT METCALFE, violin

BIBER Mystery Sonatas
BIEBL Ave Maria
BYRD Alleluia. Ave Maria.
FINISSY Seven Sacred Motets (selections)
HOLST Ave Maria
RACHMANINOFF Bogoroditse Devo
SCHUTZ Magnificat
VILLA-LOBOS Ave Maria
WOODMAN *COMMISSIONED WORK

Mission Church, Boston
1545 Tremont Street, Mission Hill

Suggested Donation $20 adults/$10 students & seniors

Victoria Scholars Men's Choral Ensemble
http://www.victoriascholars.ca/
Graçias a la Vida - The Gift of Spanish Song
Sunday March 2, 2008 at 7:30pm
Our Lady of Sorrows Church

Enjoy the passion and drama of choral music written by our Spanish friends. Experience the emotionally colourful music of our namesake Tomás Luis de Victoria, as well as rarely-heard works by Javier Busto, Pablo Casals and Heitor Villa Lobos. You might even hear some toreadors... Olé!.