GuitarFest 2008 Prize Winner: Cecilio Perera

Thursday, June 11:

4-5 pm: Fenway Center

This concert showcases the talents of Cecilio Perera, one of the GuitarFest 2008 Adult Performance competition winners.

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    Concert Program

    Cecilio Perera, 2008 Adult Performance competition winners

    Leo Brouwer
    Sonata
    + Fandangos y Boleros
    + Sarabande de Scriabin
    + Toccata de Pasquini

    Arr. J. C. Oliva
    Mexican Popular Songs

    Alberto Ginastera
    Sonata op.47
    + Esordio
    + Scherzo
    + Canto
    + Finale

    Leo Brouwer
    10 Nuevos Estudios Sencillos
    + Omaggio a Debussy
    + Omaggio a Mangoré
    + Omaggio a Caturla
    + Omaggio a Prokofiev
    + Omaggio a Sor
    + Omaggio a Piazzolla
    + Omaggio a Villa-Lobos
    + Omaggio a Szymanowski
    + Omaggio a Stravinsky

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Scott Tennant

Thursday, June 11:

8-10 pm: Fenway Center

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Concert Program

  • Scott Tennant, guitar

    Jose Viñas (1823-1888)
    Fantasía Oríginal

    Leo Brouwer (1939)
    Homenaje a Falla
    + Pieza sín título
    + Danza del Altiplano
    + Preludio (from Suite No. 1)
    + Danza característica

    Johan Jakob Froberger (1616-1667)
    Lamento (trans.: T. Hoppstock)

    Antonio Ruiz-Pipó (1934-1997)
    Canción y Danza No. 1

    Joaquín Rodrigo (1901-1999)
    Selections from Por los Campos de España

    … Intermission …

    Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767)
    Fantasia No.1 (trans.: C. Marchione)
    + Largo
    + Allegro
    + Adagio/Allegro

    Federico Moreno Torroba (1891-1982)
    Burgalesa
    Suite Castellana
    + Fandanguillo; Arada; Danza

    Miroslav Tadic (1959)
    3 Balkan Pieces
    + Makedonsko Devojce
    + Rustemul
    + Walk Dance

    Eduardo Sainz de la Maza (1903-1982)
    Campanas del Alba

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Marco Tamayo

Friday, June 12:

4:30-5:30 pm: Fenway Center

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Concert Program

Marco Tamayo, guitar

Fernando Sor (1778-1839)
Gran Solo op. 14

Tal Hurwitz (winner of the 2008 Composition Competition)
Sonata
+ Risoluto (US premier )
+ Andante semplice
+ Toccata

Francisco Tarrega (1852-1909)
Three Pieces
+ Maria (gavota)
+ Lagrima
+ Rosita

Leo Brouwer (1939-)
La Ciudad de las Columnas
“Variaciones sobre Pieza sin titulo”
+ Andar la Habana
+ La ceiba y el colibri
+ Convento de San Francisco
+ Por la Calle del Obispo
+ Amanecer en el Morro
+ Toque en la Plaza de armas

Joaquin Turina (1882-1949)
Guitar Sonata op. 61
+ Allegro
+ Andante
+ Allegro vivo

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Alfredo Sanchez & Alfonso Moreno

Friday, June 12:

8-10 pm: Fenway Center

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Concert Program

  • Alfredo Sanchez, guitar (Mexico)

    J.S. Bach (1685 - 1750)
    Selection of preludes from "The Well Tempered Clavier"

    Manuel Maria Ponce (1882 - 1948)
    Selection of preludes

    Mario Davidovsky (n. 1934)
    Synchronisms N°. 10

    Manuel Maria Ponce (1882 - 1948)
    Sonatina Meridional
    + Campo (Allegretto)
    + Copla (Andante)
    + Fiesta (Allegro con brio)
  • Alfonso Moreno, guitar (Mexico)
    Simon Tedeschi, piano

    Manuel Maria Ponce (1882 - 1948)
    “Concierto del Sur”
    + Allegretto
    + Andante
    + Allegro Moderato e Festivo

    Manuel Maria Ponce (1882 - 1948)
    “Dos Piezas Mexicanas”
    + Serenata Mexicana
    + Scherzino Mexicano

    Julius Luce
    “Dos Valses Sudamericanos”

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David Witten

Saturday, June 13:

4:30-5:30 pm: Fenway Center

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Concert Program

David Witten, piano
Sue-Ellen Hershman-Tcherepnin, flute

Manuel Maria Ponce (1882 - 1948)
Malgré tout – Danza para la mano izquierda sola

Manuel Maria Ponce (1882 - 1948)
Preludio y Fuga para la mano izquierda sola

Manuel Maria Ponce (1882 - 1948)
Preludio y Fuga Sobre un Tema de Handel

---PAUSE---

Manuel Maria Ponce (1882 - 1948)
Three Pieces for Flute and Piano
+ Pastorcito alegre
+ Pajarito
+ Scherzino

Mario Lavista (1943)
Simurg (1980)

Manuel Maria Ponce (1882 - 1948)
Intermezzo

Manuel Maria Ponce (1882 - 1948)
Balada Mexicana

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Eliot Fisk

Saturday, June 13:

8-10 pm: Fenway Center

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Concert Program

  • Eliot Fisk, guitar

    Joaquin Turina (1882-1949)
    Fantasia Sevillanas, Op. 29

    Domnenico Scarlatti (1685-1757)
    4 Sonatas

    J. S. Bach (1685-1750)
    Suite in D major BWV 1012
    + Prelude
    + Allemande
    + Courante
    + Sarabande
    + Gavotte I
    + Gavotte II
    + Gigue

    INTERMISSION

    Heitor Villa Lobos (1887-1959)
    Cadenza from the Guitar Concerto

    12 Etudes (1929)
    + 1. Étude des arpèges, Allegro non troppo
    + 2. Des arpèges, Allegro
    + 3. Allegro Moderato
    + 4. Des accords répétés, un poco modéré
    + 5. Adantino
    + 6. Poco allegro
    + 7. Très animé
    + 8. Modéré
    + 9. Très peu animé
    + 10. Très animé
    + 11. Lent
    + 12. Animé

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Soneros de Veracruz

Sunday, June 14:

6-7:30 pm: Fenway Center

The ensemble SONEROS DE VERACRUZ: members of the group Tlen Huicani from the University of Veracruz (“the singers” in the indigenious nàhuatl language) is dedicated to immortalizing the music of the Mexican town and province of Veracruz. Its members uncover and faithfully perform new and almost forgotten traditional music.

The repertoire of the group has been enriched during tours through the various countries of Central and South America. During these journeys, SONEROS DE VERACRUZ has augmented their already vast repertoire, assimilating the styles and techniques of innumerable local artists.

Soneros de Veracruz collaborates frequently with theatre and dance companies. Their numerous tours with Mexico’s Ballet Folklorico have taken them throughout Central and South America, the USA, Europe and Asia.

During its illustrious career, Soneros de Veracruz has received numerous awards and honors. Critics have celebrated Soneros de Veracruz as “the finest ensemble of folkloric music in the Mexican Republic”.

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Concert Program

  • Soneros de Veracruz

    Rancheras
    + Sinaloense
    + Herradero
    + Serenata Huasteca
    + El Huasteco
    + Las Tres Huastecas
    + El Querreque

    Sones Jarochos
    + El Siquisiri
    + La Bamba
    + La Bruja
    + Cascabel
    + Estampa Jarocha
    + Sones de Veracruz
    + Balaje

    Tropical
    + Veracruz
    + Tres Veces Heroica
    + Amor de Mis Amores

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