briangardiner ([info]briangardiner) wrote,
2007-09-28 19:24:00
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Classical Guitar Society of Upstate New York Fall Festival

I am in Oneonta New York for the above mentioned CGSUNY Fall Festival tomorrow.  I have been here three hours, and already I ran into DON WITTER walking the STREETS.  

Tomorrow starts with us amateurs giving mini performances. I have slot two at 9:45, an dwill be playing two Waltzes by Fransisco Tarrega and The English Suite (Duarte). After that I get to listen to a pile of other members, then a composers clinic at 4:00 with Mir Ali, whomever that is.

The evening features Mark Delprioria playing pieces from teh Segovia archive. I'm guessing this is some of the stuff Angelo edited, but I don't know fro sure. I will try and post in tomorrow night with the days events, although it may have to wait until Monday night.

 

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[info]matanya

September 29 2007, 06:12:27 UTC 4 years ago

I have been here three hours, and already I ran into DON WITTER walking the STREETS.

My condolences....

[info]filialucis

September 29 2007, 11:29:32 UTC 4 years ago

"...and already I ran into DON WITTER walking the STREETS."

He's even walking in capital letters now? That ought to take some doing... *grin*

[info]d2a0v0i5d

September 29 2007, 13:32:44 UTC 4 years ago

Please post Mark's programme for us. Some of the material in the Segovia Archive is excellent. I particularly like the Fernande Peyrot "Variations", and several of the Gaspar Cassado works.

[info]carlosbarientos

September 30 2007, 04:19:04 UTC 4 years ago

Good for you! Play well... Finished the Handel, have begun fingering and ran into an article... more later...

Anonymous

October 3 2007, 23:44:44 UTC 4 years ago

"Mir Ali, whomever that is..."

So, did you find out about this Mir Ali. Please do let us know about him. I see he appears on YOUTUBE playing various things. How was the workshop and his concert????

Jean-Marie Leclair

[info]briangardiner

October 4 2007, 00:39:42 UTC 4 years ago

Re: "Mir Ali, whomever that is..."

Mir is a Pakistani born, US raised (with some stops along the way) guitar player/composer. He is very talented, and does things a little different. He has a guitar that he removed (I could have the details wrong) the fourth and fifth strings, and replaced them with sitar strings. It sounds like it would be dreadful, but it's not. It creates a very interesting sound. He then uses an electronic drone, and plays through a three part piece that is exceptional. After that he does more straight up classical/flamenco playing. I really enjoyed both his show, and his workshop, in which he really just explained the process he goes through to compose a piece.

As an aside, he is one of the nicest people you will ever meet, so much so that he went to the trouble to acquire my e-mail address (I didn't give it to him) and have a representative from his management firm contact me just to say he enjoyed meeting me and please keep in touch.

I would go see him again in a heartbeat.
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