Ed Billingham

 

Ed studied in London with Carlos Bonell and David Russell and studied performance and interpretation with Rodger Bigley as an RNCM post grad. He is an experienced and engaging performer who also teaches in Manchester and Yorkshire. Ed has performed at many festivals including Boston, Rye, Battle, Buxton Fringe as well as the Rose Hill Theatre Whithaven, De La Warr Pavillion, Bridgewater Hall, Bolivar Hall London and RNCM Concert Hall.

Up coming concerts include Buxton Fringe and Chorlton Festival and Prestbury Church Cheshire. In April Ed stood in for a Ray Burley Concert with a days notice.

His programme will include the Bach Chaconne as well as Rodrigos Fandango along with works by Dyens, Villa Lobos, Eric Satie and Albeniz.

Programme

Villa Lobos Cinq Preludes  (1940)

1. Lyric melody.  Homage to the Brazilian sertanejo
2. Capadocia & capoeira melody.  Homage to the carioca hustler
3. Homage to Bach
4. Homage to the Brazilian Indian
5. Homage to social life.  To the young teenagers who frequent Rio's concerts and theatres

J.S.Bach

Chaconne in D minor from 2nd Partita for Violin

Tarrega

 Recuerdos de la Alhambra

Interval 

Roland Dyens

Tango en Skai 

Rodrigo 

Fandango

Barrios 

Valse op 4 No8

Isaac Albeniz

Asturias 

Mallorca 

Sevilla 

An evening of local talent

Tonight's concert will be shared by members and friends of Ealing Guitar Society.

You are invited to bring food and drinks to share.  Admission for this event is £5 for those taking part and for those who wish simply to sit back and enjoy.

Pictured above are Moises Silva, who will play

Prelude 4, Villa-Lobos

Etude 1, Villa-Lobos

Elegie, Mertz

Due canzoni lidie, Nucio D'Angelo

Molly and Rob Frost, who will play

Creedence Clearwater Revival - Proud Mary and Bad Moon Rising

Hotel California - the Eagles

David Williamson, who will play

The Lady Is a Tramp - Lorenz Hart
‘Round Midnight - Thelonius Monk
I’ve Never Been In Love Before - Frank Loesser (from Guys and Dolls)

Matt Burgass will play

Choros no.1                                  Villa Lobos
Mozart Theme and Variations       Sor
Vals op.8 no.4                               Barrios
Lullaby of Birdland                        Shearing (arr. Lovelady)

Mike Fox will play

Zoot Allures by Frank Zappa and his own composition Mandibles. 

Patrick Smart will play

Tarrega's Grand Waltz, with a twist of his own variations.

Ezhan Khan will play

Riders on the Storm - the Doors
Bésame Mucho - Consuelo Velázquez
Broon's Bane - Rush

James Bradshaw will play

Cavatina (duet with Steve Dell) - Stanley Myers
Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence - Sakamoto

George Stanev will play

Allegro - Mauro Giuiliani
Alpackingtons Pound - Alfie Paca
the Wasp - Chris Dell

John Newman & Richard Clark

John Newman

John has been connected with the society for 35 years having given his first '5 min slot' in 1980. since then he has performed many times as both soloist and in ensemble in various forms: guitar duets , flute and guitar, guitar trio and is a member of the long running Hanwellian ensemble-quintet.
John began his studies, after graduating in Physiology, in 1069 with the Jazz guitarist and full time session -man Charlie Smith. Later periods of study were with Douglas Rogers , Fiona Harrison and he attends summer schools and weekend course regularly with, amongst others, Gerald Garcia. 
John was formerly secretary of Ealing guitar society having taken over from  Valery Flynn after her very sad illness in 1997.He does therefore fully appreciate the amount of time that Steve Dell gives to us in keeping things rolling over the last 10 or so years. 

Programme

Sonata, 4mvts,           G.P.Telemann

2 minuets and Andante Largo [op 5/5]      F. Sor

Walzt op.8, no.3. Julia Florida.                     A. Barrios

Jorge da Fusa                                                    Garoto
 
One minute divertimento, Dusk in the Valley and Danza Gitana  -  L. Almeida

Richard Clark

Richard was born in Liverpool in 1959, had classical guitar lessons in his teens, and obtained an ALCM diploma. Since that time he continued practising and learning and has been a member of the EGS for about 20 years. He has performed at the EGS a number of times and at charity events, including an annual appearance at mental health charity MIND’s festival in Kingston. In addition to his classical work he has worked with singer David Jennings and Australian composer and producer Cliff Bradley to write and record songs. He loves the sound and versatility of the classical guitar and will present a programme of music ranging from renaissance to romantic music.

Programme

Sonatas K11 and K175                              Domenico Scarlatti

Sonata opus 22                                          Fernando Sor

                        i.)  Allegro

                        ii.) Adagio

                        iii.) Minuet and Trio

                        iv.) Rondo

Recuerdos de la Alhambra                       Francisco Tarrega

The Sage                                                      Greg Lake

Prelude no 4                                               Heiter Villa Lobos

Petros Andreou & Steve Dell

Petros Andreou

Petros was born in 1960 in Cyprus, but since the age of 6 months has lived in the United Kingdom. Petros started learning the Classical Guitar at the age of 9 and then the Bouzouki at the age of 12. He started playing the Bouzouki professionally from the age of 15. He experimented with transcribing classical music for the Bouzouki and found an authentic sound. He has performed the Vivaldi guitar concerto adapted for Bouzouki and has given numerous recitals as a soloist performing classical transcriptions. He has also performed his own compositions. He has performed twice at the Purcell Room of the Royal Festival Hall in London with soprano singer Soumaya Deeb, and was then invited to perform at the Auditorium Al Bustan in Beirut Lebanon in 2005 which proved to be a great success. Petros currently teaches both the Classical Guitar and Bouzouki; and performs on both instruments.

1) Robert De Visee - Suite in D Minor

2) Domenico Scarlatti - 2 Sonatas K.322 K.391

3) Villa Lobos - Preludes 1, 3, 5

                    19th Century Guitar

4) Fernando Sor - Minuet in C

5) Johan Kasper Mertz - Polacca

Steve Dell

Occasionally the guitar society's chairman feels a compelling duty to put himself in the hot seat and find out what it feels like!

Programme to be drawn from the following.

Folk Songs English Folk Song (Duarte) / Fair Young Mary (Scottish Air) / Spatter the Dew (Scottish Jig) / Glastonbury Fayre (Dell) / the Entertainer (Joplin) / Anji (Davey Graham)

Elizabethan / Baroque the Woods so Wilde (Byrd) / Can She Excuse (Dowland)  / Earl of Salisbury's Galliard / Air on a G String (Bach)

South America & Spain Bésame Mucho - Consuelo Velázquez / Como Llora Estrella - Antonio Carillo / Tico Tico - Zequina Abreu / Fandanguillo (Turina) / Soleares (Torroba)

France Pavane / Sicillienne (Fauré)

Pop / Rock / Movie themes Army Dreamers (Bush)  / Here, there and Everywhere (McCartney/Lennon) / The Crystal Ship / People are Strange (the Doors) / Broon's Bane (Rush) / Merry Xmas Mr Lawrence (Sakamoto)

TenStringFever

Guitarist Terry Spooner and violinist Jane Miller formed TenStringFever in 2005 with a view to performing a wide range of music to audiences anywhere.

Both experienced musicians, their backgrounds range through classical, jazz, rock, folk, tango, film music, and they met whilst teaching their respective instruments in east London. Also they have played together in various ensembles.

Apart from live performances they have released two albums ‘Jigs & Jazz’ and ‘Chase the Sun’, the latter to critical acclaim.

Their music has a huge range and in tonight’s recital they will be playing  classical , gypsy jazz , Argentinian tangos , and film music by Schubert ,Boccherini,  Piazzolla, Morricone plus some of  their own original pieces.

Programme

◊   MINUET & TRIO  (Boccherini)
◊   ANDALUZA   (Granados)
◊   ANDANTE (from Sonata D384)      (Schubert)
◊   ANOTHER DAY/ICE & FIRE (Miller)
◊   SICILIENNE  (Maria-Theresa v. Paradis)
◊    MAYAN  BLUE  (2009)  / PAINTED SKY (2007)  /  CHASE THE SUN  (2008) (Spooner)

               ~   INTERVAL   ~

SOLO GUITAR

◊    DON’T KNOW WHY (Harris)/ WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD (Thiele/Weiss)
◊    VERANO PORTENO-Tango (Piazzolla)

VIOLIN & GUITAR   

◊      CINEMA PARADISO (2 THEMES)  (Morricone)
◊      NUEVO MUNDO/PSICOSIS (Piazzolla)
◊      TEARS/DJANGOLOGY  (Reinhardt /Grappelli)
◊      OBLIVION/LIBERTANGO   (Piazzolla)  

Fiona Harrison

Guitarist Fiona Harrison trained at the Royal College of Music and Yale University, USA. She has performed solo recitals throughout the country, performed Rodrigo’s fiendishly difficult masterpiece, “Concierto d’Aranjuez” with many orchestras and is equally at ease with smaller chamber groups. Performance venues include London’s Purcell Room and Barbican Centre. 
Fiona has been featured on television, BBC radio and worked as a soloist and ensemble musician aboard various cruise lines. She co-hosted many hugely popular residential flute and guitar courses with her former flautist, Julie Wright and has been the featured guest soloist and teacher at various guitar festivals, including the “International Summer School” at West Dean. Fiona is well-known as an inspiring music teacher and worked as part of the professional development team for the ABRSM for many years. She has vast experience in teaching masterclasses and private lessons at all levels.
Fiona’s  latest CD “The Legend of Hagoromo” features exciting, fresh music from Japan, Australia and France and her current recording project is with the stunning electric guitarist Stuart Ansell. Fiona is a former resident of Ealing and currently resides in Surrey.

PROGRAMME

Domenico Scarlatti   Sonata (K.380)
Silvius Leopold Weiss   Prelude S-C34/1 arr. by P. Batchelar & R. Wright
Capricio  arr. by R. Burley
Giuliani    Variations on a Theme of Handel (op.107)
Sor     Introduction and Variations on“Malborough  s’en va-t-en guerre” op.28
Antonio Lauro    Carora El Marabino
Roland Dyens     Tango en Skai

-- interval --

Eduardo Sainz de la Maza   Campanas del Alba
Yuquijiro Yocoh    Sakura Theme and Variations
Astor Piazzolla    Oblivion  arr. by M. Lizumi
Verano Porteňo arr. by Baltazar Benitez
Keigo Fujii    The Legend of Hagoromo

Photo courtesy of Clare Park.

Renato Pavesi

Renato Pavesi was born in Budapest from an Italian father and a Hungarian mother and was raised there where he learnt privately from a handful of exceptional guitar maestros. In Hungary, he had several projects and had appeared in TV and radio shows and regularly was invited to play on festivals including one of Europe's largest music gathering the SZIGET Festival. He had travelled extensively and performed not only in European countries such as Sweden, Italy, Spain and France but in Iraq, Korea and Japan as well. In the UK he was performing in the St. James Theatre and The Rose Theatre in Kingston and on summer festivals like the Also Festival. His repertoire is based on many of his own compositions and of flamenco puro guitar pieces. He had been influenced by Paco de Lucia, Sabicas and also by Hungarian Gipsy music. He keeps alive the tradition of solo flamenco guitar recital commenced by Maestro Sabicas and aside of being a traditional player he reinvents and personalises the spirit of flamenco.  Currently Renato is studying music at Kingston University in London.

Programme

Tarantas,

Soleares

Libertango

Zambra

Colombianas

Herencia Latina

Granainas

Tangos

Farruca

Terra

Bulerias

Stephen Yates

Stephen Yates is one of Britain's few composer/guitarists. Originally an award winning classical guitarist performing standard repertoire, his experience of arranging and composing for ensembles combined with his love for a wide variety of music from around the world inevitably led him to apply himself to music for solo guitar. His music is as eclectic as can be imagined, incorporating classical European as well as Asian, African, Irish and popular influences, but rather than pastiche, he combines these elements at their core to produce a style all his own. Virtuosic and yet lyrical, his music can be seen as belonging both to the classical world as well as to the contemporary.

                                  Programme

                                   Barefoot Sundance

                                   Io Pan

                                   Summers Spent

                                   The Great Good bye

                                   Trajectory X

                                          Interval    

       

                                    Meditation on Solitude

                                    Dance of the Mayfly

                                    Mr Hyde's Hop

                                    March For a Free Man

                                    I am Pi

TenString Fever

Guitarist Terry Spooner and violinist Jane Miller formed TenStringFever in London in 2005, having met through their work teaching their respective instruments, and having collaborated in performances in other various ensembles.

Their performances feature pieces from a wide musical spectrum and their recordings also reflect this, from their first album ‘ Jigs & Jazz’  to their critically acclaimed ‘Chase the Sun’ album.

In tonight’s programme the duo will be playing guitar, violin, charango and viola featuring music from South America, Spain, England, France, Italy and Ireland.

From Argentine tangos and film music to the gypsy jazz of Django Reinhardt and their own original pieces.

Programme.

Music from South America, Spain, France, Italy, England and Ireland

Ice & Fire (Miller)/Mayan Blue (Spooner)

Sicilienne (Maria-Theresa v.Paradis)

Charango and violin

Carnavalito/Viento Azul (Venegas)

Guitar and viola

Milonga Del Angel (Piazzolla)/Painted Sky (Spooner)

Violin and guitar

Andaluza (Granados)

Another Day (Miller)/Chase the Sun (Spooner)

Oblivion/Libertango (Piazzolla)

               I N T E R V A L

Solo guitar

Verano Porteno (Piazzolla)/La Negra (Lauro)

Violin and guitar

Cinema Paradiso: Main theme/Love theme (Morricone)

Histoire du Tango:  (Piazzolla)

(Bordel 1900/Cafe 1930/Nightclub 1960)

Tears/Djangology (Reinhardt/Grappelli)

Three Celtic Pieces:

Catriona/Cry of the Celts/Lord of the Dance

Pavel Ralev

Pavel was born in 1991 in Sofia, Bulgaria and started playing the guitar at the age of ten, when he was first introduced to some basic chords by his parents. He was improving quickly and soon after he started taking classical guitar lessons when he was eleven. Very quickly he fell in love with the instrument even more and decided to become a musician. After two years of training he took guitar, aural, harmony, music history and piano examinations, and entered the National School of Music and Dance Arts in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. In 2009 he was accepted to study on a full scholarship with Michael Lewin and Timothy Walker at the Royal Academy of Music.

Pavel has participated in masterclasses with world-renowned guitarists such as Fabio Zanon, Olivier Chassain, David Russell, Edoardo Catemario, George Vassillev to name a few, and he has met and played for the legendary Julian Bream. He has won several prizes in solo and chamber music competitions in his native Bulgaria. He has performed live for the Bulgarian National Radio and Television, and in venues like the Plovdiv Philharmonic House, Bulgarian National Opera, Duke’s Hall at the RAM, and the House of Commons in the British Parliament. Pavel collaborates with brilliant young musicians like guitarist Stanislav Hvartchilkov and violinist Nazrin Rashidova, and has made recordings with sound engineer Nikolay Georgiev.

Pavel Ralev currently lives in London and teaches the guitar there. He recently took his Dip ABRSM examinations. Not long ago he got engaged to his girlfriend Alexandra.

Programme

Alonso Mudarra (c. 1510-1580)                                       Fantasia X

John Dowland (c. 1563-1626)                                           A Fancy VII

J. S. Bach (1685-1750)                                                          Prelude in D minor, BWV 999

Fernando Sor (1778-1839)                                                 Introduction and Variations on a Theme by Mozart

J. K. Mertz (1806-1856)                                                       Introduction and Rondo Brilliant

William Walton (1902-1983)                                           Five Bagatelles
             II Lento
              III Alla Cubana

INTERVAL

J. S. Bach (1685-1750)                                                          Prelude, Fugue and Allegro, BWV 998

Mauro Giuliani (1786-1829)                                             Grande Ouverture

A. Barrios-Mangore (1885-1944)                                    Una Limosnita por el Amor de Dios

H. Villa-Lobos (1887-1959)                                               Suite populaire brésilienne

                Gavotta-Choro

AUGUSTUS WOODROW-TOMIZUKA

AUGUSTUS WOODROW-TOMIZUKA was born in 1995 in Amsterdam, Holland. He began playing guitar at age seven upon being inspired by an early obsession with the Beatles, and after experimenting with various styles of music and playing extensively with an indie rock band called “Picasso’s Wall”, he discovered an affinity for the classical guitar. He already bears several notable musical achievements, including the first prizes at the 2013 Indiana International Guitar Competition senior youth division, the 2013 Appalachian State Youth Guitar Competition, and the 2014 Texas International Guitar Competition senior youth division.

In his senior year of high school, he appeared as a solo performer on NPR's From the Top radio program, where he was also interviewed about his guitaristic pursuits and his National Science Foundation research on ant behavior. As a college freshman, he was the only undergraduate to win top prizes in the 2013 Tucson Flamenco Festival Open Guitar Competition, the 2013 Thomas Beeston Guitar Competition, and the 2014 Sholin Memorial Guitar Competition. As the winner of the 13^th Annual William Wolfe Guitar Competition this past December, Gus will be the ecstatic recipient of a custom-made instrument by renowned luthier Stephan Connor.

Recently, Augustus was named one of only 160 national winners out of 11,000 applicants in the 2014 YoungArts Competition, joining other artists, filmmakers, dancers, actors, and writers in a weeklong performance project at the New World Symphony Center in Miami. On the academic front, he was awarded a prestigious Flinn Scholarship, and is currently pursuing his love of music at the University of Arizona under the guidance of Maestro Tom Patterson in the world-class Bolton Guitar Studies Program. This summer he will make his debut in Europe with solo appearances in Germany, the Netherlands and England.

In addition to his musical interests, Augustus has a passion for science, conservation, and karate, having won numerous accolades in the latter including gold medals in the U.S. Open International Tournament in Las Vegas in 2007 and 2011, and the USA NKF National Championships in Ft. Lauderdale in 2009. His volunteer work at the Reid Park Zoo led them to send him to Canada as their Arctic Ambassador to study polar bears in Churchill, Manitoba. In the coming years he intends to continue being an active advocate for environmental stewardship.

“Guitar is the Star”

BWV 998 Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Prelude
Suite L’infidèle Silvius Leopold Weiss (1686-1750)
Entree
Courante
Sarabande
Menuet
Paysanne
Grande Ouverture, Op. 61 Mauro Giuliani (1781 – 1829)
Prelude No. 1 Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887 – 1959)
Etude No. 9
Etude No. 3
Etude No. 12

INTERMISSION

Soleares Joaquín Turina (1882-1949)
Sandy's Portrait Sérgio Assad (b. 1952)
Prelude
Passacaglia
Toccata
Otoño Porteño Ástor Piazzolla (1921-1992)
Primavera Porteña

Alicia Hunt & Roland Gallery

Alicia Hunt 

Alicia is a regular visitor to the recital platform as a solo and chamber musician. She has performed in Holland and Germany and has appeared widely in the UK, giving performances of the Mozart Flute Concerto in G, Concerto for Flute & Harp, the Cimarosa Concerto for two flutes and Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto No. 5.

For over twenty years Alicia has worked as part of a duo with piano, performing numerous recitals for regional music clubs and societies. She regularly performs with guitar and has given frequent chamber concerts with strings and oboe and as part of an ensemble with voice and classical accordion.

Alicia has played for several orchestras in performances at the Royal Festival Hall and the Royal Albert Hall. She has been principle flautist under the direction of Sir Simon Rattle and was piccolo soloist in Messiaen’s Turangalîla Symphony; this performance was broadcast for BBC Radio 3 in the presence of the composer.

Alicia is founder member of ‘The Musical Story Group’, an ensemble with piano and narrator, for which she composes and arranges classical music with stories for children.

Roland Gallery 

Roland is a prominent player in the field of guitar chamber music. He is leader of the English Guitar Quartet and the Segovia Trio. Roland has recorded Rodrigo’s Concierto de Aranjuez with the London Philharmonic Orchestra.

Roland has played at many of London’s major concert halls. He has toured Hungary, Israel, Holland, Australia, Canada and Venezuela. He has broadcast live on Radios 2, 3 & 4, Classic FM and made several appearances on television. He has worked regularly with the Royal Ballet and appeared with them at the Royal Opera House, on tour and on film.

In 1992 Roland was appointed professor of Guitar at Trinity College of Music. Well known as an arranger, he has produced over 300 arrangements and transcriptions. In 1998 the Modern Guitar Trio was founded by Roland, with Roland Chadwick and Vincent Lindsey-Clark to showcase exclusively the three members’ original compositions. Composers who have specially written works for him include Martyn Brabbins, Tim Brady, Jim Harley, Stepan Rak, Jeffrey Sharkey, Roger Steptoe, Antonin Tucapsky, Arthur Wills and Richard Roderick Jones.

MUSICAL FRIENDS - A recital of music for flute and guitar

 

Jacques Ibert (1890 - 1962) - Entr'acte (Flute and Guitar)

Paul Farrer (b. 1973) - Elswhere (Flute and Guitar):
Three parts: Fast - Slow - Fast

Richard Roderick Jones (b. 1947) - Six Bagatelles for Guitar (2007):
1 Prelude 2 Improvisation 3 Capriccio
4 Nocturne 5 Waltz 6 Madrigal Rondo

Fernando Sor (1778 - 1839) - L’Encouragement (Flute and Guitar):
1 Andante cantabile 2 Theme and variations: Andantino 3 Ländler

INTERVAL

Richard Roderick Jones (b. 1947) - Sonata for Flute and Guitar (2011):
1 Allegro 2 Poco lento 3 Brioso

William Alwyn (1905 - 1985) Divertimento for Flute Solo (1939):
1 Introduction and Fughetta 2 Variations on a Ground
3 Gavotte and Musette 4 Finale alla Gigue

Virginia Firnberg (b. 1963) - Fluidic (Flute and Guitar)

Fernando Sor (1778 - 1839) - Fantasie, opus 54 (Flute and Guitar):
3 Finale - Allegro, dans le genre Espagnol

Benjamin Bruant

Passionate about guitar from an early age of seven, I went on to study at
the Music School of Le Havre, my home city in France.
Fifteen years later, I moved to Paris in order to improve my technique and
nourish my passion. I had the chance there to study with Pedro Ibanez,
teacher at the National Conservatory, who has brought my musicianship up
to a high level of accomplishment.
Following my three years of study in Paris, feeling that I could still learn
and improve myself, I moved to London where I studied with Michael
Lewin at the Royal Academy of Music. I have had the opportunity to meet
the best guitarists from all over the world. I have improved myself by
listening to them and have reached the highest level of playing.
Life is a continuous school and I hope to improve myself even more each
day in order to perform my music to the best that I can for my whole life.

Programme

M. Giuliani (1781 1829) - Grande Overture opus 61
A. Barrios ( 1885 1944) - La Catedral
J. Rodrigo (1901 1999) - Invocation et Dance
J.S Bach (1685 1750) - Prelude Fugue Allegro BWV 998

Interval

F. Tarrega (1852 1909) - Recuerdos de la Alhambra
F. Mompou (1893 1987) - Suite Compostelana
1. Preludio
2. Coral
3. Cuna
4. Recitativo
5. Cancion
6. Muniera
J.S.Bach (1685 1750) - Chaconne BWV 1004

John Dalton - Harper

The Panorama of the Harp

John Dalton was formerly assistant editor on Guitar magazine, interviewing the guitarists of some of the most popular bands of the 70s and 80s, including Andy Summers of the Police, Steve Howe of Yes, Steve Hackett of Genesis, Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top, Bernie Marsden of Whitesnake, Neal Schon of Journey, Frank Zappa of Frank Zappa and the Mothers.

Today he is a musician and speaker who gives harp concerts with an astonishing variety of music, ancient and modern, including celtic, Latin American, classical, jazz and tunes from around the world. He also offers several wide-ranging talks linked with music. The topics are intended to be experiential rather than theoretical, and to show that in the 21st century we still live amidst The Mysteries.

In bardic and ancient poetic fashion they are combined with the ravishing sounds of the celtic harp, as were tales in days of yore.

Programme 
 

Epitaph of Seikilos (c.100 BC - oldest song in the world).
Ut Queant Laxis (Hymn to St John the Baptist) - Gregorian.
Ys - celtic suite to goddess Isolda and mythical Breton Celtic city Ys, swallowed by the sea.
Erev Shel Shoshanim - Jewish tune, Night of the Roses.
Angel - by Wes Montgomery.
Aranjuez, Rodrigo, slow movt, arrangement for Celtic harp.
Arran Boat Song - Scottish trad.
Dunolly Castle - Scottish trad.
Song of Tiriosko - Bulgarian folk tune.
El Vagabundo - by Ismael Ledesma (Paraguayan tune).
Llanos - by Afredo Ortiz (Venezuelan tune).
Danza de Huyancayu - Peruvian folk tune.
She Moved The Fair - Irish song.
Greensleeves - well known love song by harper H. VIII.
March of Brian Boru - Irish trad.
Aquatintes - Bernard Andre.
Je Te Veux - Erik Satie.
Raga and Oriental scales.
Dodi Li - Jewish tune (Nicholas Chen).
Harp Blues variations.
Aire Cuan (Quiet Air) - Irish trad.
Chegada - Paraguayan trad.

Jeff Rodriguez

Combined with his career as a concert recitalist in possession of a repertoire spanning five centuries - from the Renaissance through to the 20th century - Jeff also enjoys the reputation of being a fine flamenco and jazz guitarist making him without doubt one of the most versatile guitarists in the UK.  

In addition to his solo activity, Jeff performs actively in a variety of classical and jazz settings. As a flamenco guitarist, he has a number of original flamenco compositions to his name. He is also passionate about early music and plays vihuela de mano.

Jeff has recorded two CDs to date. His first, “20th Century Guitar” (2005) was received to high acclaim and features some of the finest repertoire of the 20th century. His second solo release ´Iberian & Latin American Guitar Music´ was released in 2008.

As well as being regularly invited to perform at various venues and festivals throughout the UK, he has also performed in Canada, Portugal, Spain and Italy.
A sought after teacher, he runs a busy teaching schedule, and taught at the renowned Spanish Guitar Centre in London for many years.

Based in London since 1998, Jeff received his Bachelor of Music from the University of Toronto, where he studied with Norbert Kraft and Jeffrey McFadden. He studied jazz improvisation with Rob Bulger and flamenco guitar with Pepe Haro. He also holds an FRSM in Performance.

PROGRAMME

Homanaje a Toulouse - Lautrec                Eduardo Sainz de la Maza

Partita no. 2 BWV 1004                           J.S Bach
1)Alemanda
2)Corrente
3)Sarabanda
4)Giga
5)Ciaccona

intermission

Etudes pour la Guitare (1928 Manuscript)    Heitor Villa-Lobos
1 - Anime (Prelude)
2 – Tres Anime
3 – Un peu anime
4 – Un peu modere
5 – Andantino
6 – Un peu anime
7 -Tres anime
8 – Modere
9 – Un peu Anime
10 – Anime
11 – Lent;Anime
12 - Anime