CLASSICAL  GUITAR  WEEKEND
CLEVELAND,  OHIO
MARCH 7-9, 2008
CLASSICAL GUITAR WEEKEND
is presented by
in cooperation with the
and
Case Western Reserve
University Dept. of Music
Western Reserve Historical Society
Forest Hill Church
Cleveland Classical Guitar
Society
Galli Genius Strings
with additional support from:
WCLV 104.9 FM
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Cleveland Scene
Free Times
Acoustic Guitar Magazine
Akron Beacon Journal
Friends of Classical Guitar Weekend
  Jonathan Leathwood, guitar
Rohan de Saram, cello

RECITAL: Friday, March 7 at 8:00 PM
(Sample Audio 1:
Narcissus from Oxen of the Sun by Stephen Goss)
(Sample Audio 2:
Arabesque from Duo for Guitar and Cello by Stephen Dodgson)

Location: Forest Hill Church, 3031 Monticello Blvd., Cleveland Heights, Ohio 44118  (Map)
Works to be performed:
BRITTEN Nocturnal after John Dowland, Op. 70 for Solo Guitar
STEPHEN GOSS Park of Idols for Guitar and Cello
KODÁLY Sonata for Solo Cello, Op. 8
STEPHEN DODGSON Duo for Guitar and Cello
Admission: $22; $20 students with ID (no credit cards, please)
Tickets and information: Call Guitars International (216) 752-7502.

LECTURE DEMONSTRATION: BACH ON THE GUITAR: Saturday, March 8 - 9:30 to Noon
Location: CIM Studio 113 (Map)
Admission: Free
Information: Call Guitars International (216) 752-7502

PERFORMANCE & LECTURE PRESENTATION: Sunday, March 9 - 1:00 to 3:30 PM
Jonathan Leathwood, six and ten string guitars
Stephen Goss, composer
Location: CIM Studio 113 (Map)
Work to be performed: STEPHEN GOSS Oxen of the Sun 
Description: Performance by Jonathan Leathwood of Goss' seventeen minute epic work, Oxen of the Sun (written for Jonathan Leathwood), followed by a discussion of the composer/performer relationship in the composition process. (See Stephen Goss' entry below for videos of Jonathan Leathwood's performance of this work).
Admission: Free
Information: Call Guitars International (216) 752-7502

  Nigel North, Renaissance & Baroque lutes
RECITAL: Saturday, March 8 at 4:00 PM
(Sample Video 1, Sample Video 2)

Location: Harkness Chapel, 11200 Bellflower Road, Cleveland, Ohio, 44106, on the Case Western Reserve University campus  (Map)
Works to be performed: 
DOWLAND Queen Elizabeth's Galliard, Go from my Window, Dowland's 1st Galliard, Mrs Winter's Jump
BYRD Pavan a Bray &  Galliard
FERRABOSCO Fantasie
HUWET Fantasie
DANYEL The leaves be greene
JOHNSON The Prince's Almain and Coranto
DOWLAND Dowland's Tears, Forlorn Hope Fancye, Fantasie (In Nomine)
WEISS Sonata "L'infidele" - Entrée, Courante, Sarabande, Menuet, Musette and Paysanne
WEISS Tombeau sur la morte de Mr Comte de Logy
J.S. BACH Prelude, Fugue and Allegro, BWV 998
Admission: $22; $20 students with ID (no credit cards, please)
Tickets and information: Call Guitars International (216) 752-7502.

MASTER CLASS 1: Friday, March 7 - Noon to 1:30 PM
Location: Harkness Chapel, 11200 Bellflower Road, Cleveland, Ohio, 44106, on the Case Western Reserve University campus(Map)
Description: Case Western Reserve University lute students will perform and be coached by Mr. North.
Admission: Open to observers free of charge
Information: Call Case Western Reserve University Department of Music (216) 368-2400.

MASTER CLASS 2: Friday, March 7 - 3:00 - 6:00 PM
Location: CIM Studio 113 (Map)
Description: Cleveland Institute of Music guitar students will perform and be coached by Mr. North.
Admission: Open to observers free of charge
Information: Call Guitars International (216) 752-7502.

  SoloDuo, guitars
RECITAL: Saturday, March 8 at 8:00 PM
(Sample Video 1, Sample Video 2)

Location: Cleveland Institute of Music, Mixon Hall, 11021 East Boulevard, Cleveland, Ohio 44106 (Map)
Works to be performed: 
ROSSINI Ouverture from "Il Barbiere di Siviglia"
CASTELNUOVO-TEDESCO The Well-Tempered Guitars op.199
PIAZZOLLA Tango Suite
JOAQUIN RODRIGO Tonadilla
PIERRE PETIT Toccata
MAURO GIULIANI Variazioni Concertanti op.130
Admission: $22; $20 students with ID (no credit cards, please)
Tickets and information: Call Guitars International (216) 752-7502.

MASTER CLASS: Sunday, March 9 - 9:30 AM to Noon
SoloDuo:
   Lorenzo Micheli, guitar
   Matteo Mela, guitar
Location: CIM Studio 113 (Map)
Description: Cleveland Institute of Music guitar students will perform and be coached by SoloDuo.
Admission: Open to observers free of charge
Information: Call Guitars International (216) 752-7502.
  Stephen Goss, composer
PERFORMANCE & LECTURE PRESENTATION: Sunday, March 9 at 1:00 PM
(Video: Jonathan Leathwood's performance of Oxen of the Sun: Sirens, Orpheus, Arethusa, Narcissus
)

Artists: Stephen Goss, composer, and Jonathan Leathwood, six and ten string guitars
Location: CIM Studio 113 (Map)
Work to be performed: STEPHEN GOSS Oxen of the Sun
Description:
Performance by Jonathan Leathwood of Goss' seventeen minute epic work, Oxen of the Sun (written for Jonathan Leathwood), followed by a discussion of the composer/performer relationship in the composition process.
Admission: Free
Information: Call Guitars International (216) 752-7502.
  Jason Vieaux, guitar
Classical Guitar
CIM FACULTY RECITAL: Sunday, March 9 at 4:00 PM
(Sample Video 1, Sample Video 2)

Location: Cleveland Institute of Music, Kulas Hall, 11021 East Boulevard, Cleveland, Ohio 44106 (Map)
Works to be performed: 
ALBÉNIZ Rumores de la Caleta
ALBÉNIZ Torre Bermeja
J.S. BACH Lute Suite No. 3, BWV 995
PAT METHENY/VIEAUX Five Songs in the Form of a Baroque Suite
J.S. BACH Prelude, Fugue and Allegro, BWV 998
Admission: Free
Information: Call the Cleveland Institute of Music (216) 791-5000.

CIM FACULTY MASTER CLASS: Saturday, March 8 - 1:00 to 3:30 PM
Location: CIM Studio 113 (Map)
Description: Non-Cleveland Institute of Music guitar students* will perform and be coached by Mr. Vieaux.
Admission: Open to observers free of charge

Non-CIM guitar students who wish to perform in the Jason Vieaux Master Class: Please submit your name, street address, phone number, e-mail address and an audition recording (CD or cassette) containing two contrasting works to Erik Mann, c/o the Cleveland Institute of Music, 11021 East Boulevard, Cleveland, OH 44106-1776. Information and recording must be received by Wednesday, February 27, 2008. For further information: Contact Erik Mann at guitar@emann.net or 440-278-0728.


 
 
© Copyright 1997-2007 Guitars International by arrangement with Armin Kelly. Dealers in the world's finest new individually handmade classical guitars and flamenco guitars. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part without the expressed written consent of Guitars International is prohibited.