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Guitar SoundingsVolume 58, Number #1 Established 1958 January/February 2017

A publicAtion of the SeAttle clASSic GuitAr Society

Table of ConTenTs

Michael Partington plays International Series...............1–2Michael Partington Master Class.....................................2Frye Art Museum Guitar Series.......................................3SCGS Holiday Concert Photos, Guitar Orchestra...........4Events Calendar, PLU Guitar Festival Info..................5–6Open Mic Info................................................................7

2016-2017 InternatIonal ConCert SerIeS

March 4, 2017 – Michael PartingtonMay 6, 2017 – Antigoni Goni

Tickets for the International Guitar Concert Series may be purchased at Rosewood Guitar

Store: 206-297-8788, Benaroya Box Office: 206-215-4747 or online at: www.seattleguitar.org

SCGS 2016–2017 InternatIonal ConCert SerIeS

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MIChael PartIngton (UK) – Sat. MarCh 4th, 7:30 PM

Michael Partington is one of the most engaging of the new generation of concert players. Praised by Classical Guitar Magazine for his “lyricism, intensity and clear tech-nical command,” this award-winning British guitarist has performed internationally as a soloist and with ensemble to unanimous critical praise. Audiences are put at ease by his charming stage manner and captivated by his musical interpretations. His innate rhythmic understanding and sense for tonal color combine to form some of the most memorable phrasing to be heard on the guitar.

He began playing guitar at age 6 while growing up in Wales, gave his first public per-formance at age 7 and won his first competition at age 9. He has trained with many of the world’s greatest guitarists, including Oscar Ghiglia, Eliot Fisk, Eduardo Fernandez, Manuel Barrueco and David Russell, who commented on his “exquisite good taste and fluid perfection.”

Mr. Partington has appeared throughout the USA, UK, Canada, Russia and Scan-danavia in solo recital, with orchestra and in chamber ensembles. His North American

appearances include the first solo guitar recital in Seattle’s Benaroya Hall, as well as Town Hall and Meany Theater in Seattle, Austin, LosAngeles, New Haven, Phoenix, Portland, Reno, San Francisco, Vancouver and many others. Concerts in England and Wales have included Blackheath Halls, the Royal College of Music, St. Martin-in-the-Fields and St. James’, Piccadilly in London; the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama in Cardiff; St. Mary in the Castle, Hastings; Bristol Music Club; Russell-Cotes Museum, Bournemouth; Brewery Arts Centre, Kendall; Trinity Arts Centre, Tunbridge Wells; Nottingham; Carlisle; Derby; and others. He has performed live on BBC Radio 3’s In Tune, BBC Radio Bristol, BBC Wales and Great Western Radio in the UK, as well as St. Paul Sunday on National Public Radio in the US, KUOW, KING FM, KZAZ, and KAOS in Washington, JPR in Oregon, KUT in Texas, and cable television in California, Montana and Washington.

Seattle Classic Guitar Society January/February 2017

MIChael PartIngton MaSter ClaSS SUnday, MarCh 5h, 2017 - 10:00 aM - BreCheMIn hall - UW MUSIC dePartMent

The Michael Partington Master Class will be held Sunday, March 5th, 2017 at the University of Washington Music Department, in Brechemin Hall at 10:00 AM. We will be scheduling 4 performers. The performance fee is $40 per player. If you are interested in performing in the master class and/or applying to the David Marshall Scholarship Fund to cover the fee, please submit an online application form at: www.seattleguitar.org, or send a completed application form (PDF or Email Text) to: [email protected]. The cut-off date to apply for both the Master Class and the David Marshall Scholarship is Monday, February 20th, 2017. Selected players and scholarship recipients will be notified by Monday, February 27th. SCGS website: www.seattleguitar.org The Master Class will be open to auditors and the fee to attend is $10.00. University of Washington students are free.

2016–2017 Frye Art Museum Guitar Series

January 28, 2017 – Martha MastersFebruary 11, 2017 – Marc Teicholz

April 22, 2017 – Lily Afshar

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An advocate of new music, he has commissioned and premiered works by Stephen Goss, Bryan Johanson, Toshio Hosokawa, Angelo Gilardino, Tom Baker, Kevin Callahan and others. He is a frequent performer and teacher at festivals, including the Guitar Foundation of America Festival, Llantilio Crossenny Festival, Portland Guitar Festival, Northwest Guitar Festival, Shenandoah Valley Bach Festival, Cascadia Festival and Chelan Bach Fest. He has also performed with Orchestra Seattle, Seattle Chamber Players, Seattle Creative Orches-tra, Wenatchee Valley Symphony, Rainier Symphony, Portland State University Orchestra, Seattle Symphony Chorale, Seattle Choral Company, and flutist Paul Taub in the duo Dinamici. Mr. Partington is frequently invited to adjudicate or sit on the jury for local, nationaland international competitions in the US and Canada, including the Guitar Foundation of America competition, the National finals for the Federation of Canadian Music Festivals, the Music Teachers of North America national finals and the Portland Guitar Competition. His recordings are available on the Rosewood Recordings, Present Sounds and Cadenza Music labels. He currently lives in Seattle where heis director of the Guitar Program at the University of Washington.


Thank You !

Many thanks to everyone who performed, attended and volunteered for theSCGS Annual Holiday Concert in December.

We had a fantastic concert and delicious treats provided by the Vennetti sisters.We look forward to seeing and hearing everyone again next year!

January/February 2017 Seattle Classic Guitar Society

2016–2017 Frye Art Museum Guitar Series:

Marc Teicholz was awarded first prize at the 1989 Guitar Foundation of America’s International Solo Competition and was also a prize winner at the 1991 New York East-West Artists Competition. Marc’s perfor-mances throughout the world include tours of the United States, Canada, Russia, Poland, Switzerland, South-east Asia, New Zealand and Fiji. His recitals and master classes have received critical acclaim, and he has been featured in concert with orchestras in Spain, Portugal, California and Hawaii. Marc has had new works written specially for him. Most recently, he debuted Clarice Assad’s Concerto for Guitar, “O Saci-Pererê”, at the Biasini Festival in San Francisco. He has recorded solo CDs for Naxos, Sugo, Menus & Music, and Guitar Salon Inter-national. His latest CD, Valseana, presents works performed on historic guitars of the period of each musical selection. Teicholz, currently on the faculty of the San Francisco Conservatory, teaches in the Summer at the California Summer Arts Festival and the Weatherfield Music festival in Vermont. He received his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from the Yale School of Music, and holds a J.D. from the University of California Berkeley Boalt School of Law.

Martha MaSterS – SatUrday, Jan. 28th, 2017, 2:00 PM

MarC teICholz – SatUrday, FeB. 11th, 2017, 2:00 PM

lIly aFShar – SatUrday, aPrIl 22nd, 2017, 2:00 PM

Martha Masters is on the guitar faculty of California State University Fullerton and Loyola Mary-mount University in Los Angeles. Masters is also the President of the Guitar Foundation of America (GFA). In October of 2000, Martha won first prize in the Guitar Foundation of America’s International Solo Competition. In November of 2000, she also won the Andrés Segovia International Guitar Competi-tion in Linares, Spain and was a finalist in the Alexandre Tansman International Competition of Musical Personalities in Lodz, Poland. Masters was a prizewinner or finalist in many other competitions, includ-ing the 1999 International Guitar Competition “Paco Santiago Marín” in Granada, Spain, the 1998 Tokyo International Guitar Competition and the 1997 GFA International Solo Competition. Martha’s Naxos recital disc has sold over 10,000 copies worldwide in the first year of its release. Her recordings of Italian music and and early 20th Century Spanish music have been released on the GSP label. Masters has published books with Mel Bay and Alfred, and has received critical acclaim as an author and pedagogue.

Originally from Tehran, Lily is known internationally for her virtuoso performances, master classes, recordings, DVDs and music publications. Her prodigious skill and love of music led her to the Boston Conservatory, where she earned a Bachelor’s degree in music, and to the New England Conservatory, where she received her Master of Music degree. At Florida State University she studied with the renowned Bruce Holzman and became the first woman in the world to be awarded the Doctor of Music degree in guitar performance. Lily studied extensively with Oscar Ghilglia and was selected to play for Maestro Andrés Segovia in his master classes held at the University of Southern California. As a tenured professor and head of the guitar program at the University of Memphis Rudi E. Scheidt School of Music, Afshar received the 2000 Board of Visitors Eminent Faculty Award and the 2008 Alumni Associa-tion Distinguished Teaching Award. In 2011 she was honored with the Distinguished Alumni Award from The Boston Conservatory.

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Get your guitar and come join the Guitar Orchestra in 2017 with great music and fun people! We start rehearsals at St. Thomas Chapel (on the corner of 65th and 2nd Ave NW) on Tuesday, January 10th, from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM.

We will be celebrating the birth of Neoclassicism with Maurice Ravel’s “Le Tombeau de Couperin.” Come join us as we

explore small Baroque dance forms infused with twentieth century American Jazz and late nineteenth century Romanticism in this masterpiece of modern music.

Please contact Mark Hilliard Wilson at mhwguitar.com or 206-301-9165 to audition and play with the Guitar Orchestra.

The Guitar Orchestra will perform at the SCGS February Open Mics at the Phinney Ridge Center in Seattle and the C&P Coffee House in West Seattle. Tuition is $200 for a ten-week session.

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Events Calendar:Events are also listed on our website: www.SeattleGuitar.org

Friday, January 13, 8:00 PM, Seattle, WAMichael Nicolella performs with the Seattle Symphony “Luck be a Lady - Megan Hilty Sings Sinatra and More” at Taper Auditorium, Benaroya Hall, 3rd and Union, downtown Seattle 206.215.4747

Saturday, January 14, 8:00 PM, Seattle, WAMichael Nicolella performs with the Seattle Symphony “Luck be a Lady - Megan Hilty Sings Sinatra and More” at Taper Auditorium, Benaroya Hall, 3rd and Union, downtown Seattle 206.215.4747

Sunday, January 15, 2:00 PM, Seattle, WA Michael Nicolella performs with the Seattle Symphony “Luck be a Lady - Megan Hilty Sings Sinatra and More” at Taper Auditorium, Benaroya Hall, 3rd and Union, downtown Seattle 206.215.4747

Tuesday, January 17, 7:00–9:00 PM, West Seattle, WAUnplugged! - an Open Mic Without a Mic! This evening is for classical guitarists and our acoustic friends. West Seattle, at the C&P Coffeehouse, 5612 California Ave. SW. About 5 blocks south of the Alaska Junction. The C-Line bus stops just across the street.

Saturday, January 21, 7.30 PM, Seattle, WAMichael Partington will perform with Opus 7, directed by Loren Ponten, in music by Jeffrey Van as part of their program Peace in Our Time. University Congregational United Church of Christ, 4515 16th Ave NE. For more information visit www.michaelpar-tington.com

Monday, January 23, 6:30–8:30 PM, Seattle, WASCGS Open Mic at Phinney Ridge Neighborhood Center, 6532 Phinney Avenue North - Seattle, WA 98103 - in Room #5.

Saturday, January 28, 2:00 PM, Seattle, WAMartha Masters performs on the SCGS sponsored concert series at the Frye Art Museum. 704 Terry Avenue, Seattle, WA 98104-2019. www.fryemuseum.org. Free, but get there early to get a free ticket at the front desk.

Thursday, February 2, 7:30 PM, Bellevue, WAThe Eastside Open Mic is held the First Thursday of each month at 7:30 p.m. in downtown Bellevue, in the Carlyle Condominium clubhouse at 1264 Bellevue Way NE, Bellevue, WA.

Friday, February 3, 7:00 PM, Silverdale, WAMichael Partington - solo concert. Living Word Christian Church, 3475 NW Carlton Street, Silverdale, WA 98383. Tickets: $20/$10

Submit items for the Events Calendar at: [email protected] Submission deadline for the March-April issue is Feb. 10th, 2017.

Saturday, February 4, 1:30-3:00 PM, Silverdale, WAMichael Partington - Master ClassWashington Academy of Music - 3343 NW Byron Street, Silverdale, WA 98383. 360-613-5700. Cost: $10 for auditors, $50 for perform-ers (limited to 4)*. Included in performer fee: Lunch with the Artistat Cash Brewing - 3388 NW Byron Street, Silverdale, WA 9838311:30 AM until 1:00 PM.

Friday, February 10, 7.30 PM, Seattle, WAUW students of Michael Partington will present a program French music by Poulenc, Coste, Dyens, Kleynjans and others. Brechemin Auditorium, UW School of Music. Admission is free.For more information visit www.music.washington.edu

Monday, February 13, 12:15 PM, Seattle, WARobert Vierschilling - Solo Lunchtime Classical Guitar Concert at the Couth Buzzard Bookstore. 8310 Greenwood Ave. N, Seattle, WA. Free admission, tips accepted.

Friday, February 17, 7.30 PM, Milwaukee, WIMichael Partington will perform a solo concert at the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee. Program includes music by Coste, Mertz, Rodrigo, Piazzolla, Goss and others.For more information visit www.michaelpartington.com

Friday, February 17, 7:30 PM, Seattle, WAClassical Guitar Cabaret – featuring Robert Vierschilling, Jessica Papkoff, Stella Kosim and guests. Couth Buzzard Bookstore and Café, 8310 Greenwood Ave. N., Seattle, WA. For more info visit the Couth Buzzard page on Facebook. Free - Tips accepted.

Friday, February 17, 5:30 PM, Minneapolis, MNMichael Nicolella performs the premiere performance of composer Christopher Marshall’s “Burning Blue” for electric guitar and wind ensemble with the University of Minnesota Morris Symphonic Winds led by director Simon Tillier at Westinister Presbyterian Church, 1200 S Marquette Ave, Minneapolis, MN

Saturday, February 18, 10:00 AM, Milwaukee, WIMichael Partington will conduct a master class at the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee. For more information visit www.michaelpartington.com

Saturday, February 18, 2:00 PM, Seattle, WAMark Hilliard Wilson with the Ecco Chamber Ensemble at the Chapel, in the Good Shepherd Center 4649 Sunnyside Ave N, Seat-tle, WA 98103. This second installment in a series of concerts built around the intersection of social justice and art is titled, “whats’ love got to do with it?” Mark, Sarah, and Stacey are back together to present a program that features compelling, beautiful and challeng-ing music that explores the role of technology, our humanity and isolation, and the age-old dilemma of following one’s heart. The pro-gram features songs by John Dowland, Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco,

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Gabriel Fauré, Reynaldo Hahn, Joaquin Rodrigo, and Manuel Valls, as well as the premiere of Mark Hilliard Wilson’s Instagram Lieder.

Tuesday, February 21, 7:00–9:00 PM, West Seattle, WAUnplugged! - an Open Mic Without a Mic! This evening is for classical guitarists and our acoustic friends. West Seattle, at the C&P Coffeehouse, 5612 California Ave. SW. About 5 blocks south of the Alaska Junction. The C-Line bus stops just across the street.

Thursday, February 23, 7:00 PM, West Seattle, WAGuitar Orchestra performs Maurice Ravel’s “Le Tombeau de Cou-perin”. West Seattle, at the C&P Coffeehouse, 5612 California Ave. SW. About 5 blocks south of the Alaska Junction. The C-Line bus stops just across the street.

Thursday, February 23, 7:00 PM, Belfair, WAMichael Partington - solo concert. North Mason Timberland Library. 23081 NE State Route 3, Belfair, WA 98528

Monday, February 27, 7:00 PM, Seattle, WAGuitar Orchestra performs Maurice Ravel’s “Le Tombeau de Cou-perin” at the Seattle Classic Guitar Society Open Mic at 5575 Phin-ney Avenue North at the Phinney Neighborhood Center.

Monday, February 27, 6:30–8:30 PM, Seattle, WASCGS Open Mic at Phinney Ridge Neighborhood Center, 6532 Phinney Avenue North - Seattle, WA 98103 - in Room #5.

Friday, March 3, 8:00 PM, Seattle, WAMichael Partington - Live Radio interview and performance.Classical KING FM, 98.1, appearance on Northwest Focus with Sean MacLean.

Saturday, March 4, 7:30 PM, Seattle, WAMichael Partington in concert on the Seattle Classic Guitar Soci-ety International Series, 7:30 p.m. at Illsley Ball Nordstrom Recital Hall, Benaroya Hall, 3rd and Union, downtown Seattle. For infor-mation and advance tickets contact the Rosewood Guitar, 206-297-8788 or the Benaroya Box Office, 206-215-4747 or online at: www.seattleguitar.org.

Sunday, March 5, 10:00 AM, Seattle, WAMichael Partington will present a Master Class at the University of Washington Music Department, Brechemin Hall. Auditors: $10.00 to attend.

Saturday, March 11, 10:00 AM - 6:30 PM, Tacoma, WASeventh annual PLU Guitar Festival, co-sponsored by the Seattle Classic Guitar Society. Featuring Elizabeth CD Brown, Stephen Howland, Gohar Vardanyan and Tim Lerch. For more information see page 6 of this newsletter.

Saturday, March 11, 5:00 PM, Tacoma, WAPLU Guitar Festival faculty concert, featuring Elizabeth CD Brown, Stephen Howland, Gohar Vardanyan and Tim Lerch. Admission is included in the Festival Registration, or tickets may be purchased separately. Mary Baker Russell Music Center: Lagerquist Concert Hall. Tickets: $8-general, $5-senior, $3-alumni, complimentary-18 and under. Information: 253-535-7787 or www.plu.edu/music

Saturday, April 8, 8:00 PM, Portland, ORMichael Partington will perform a solo concert at the Northwest Guitar Festival, Lincoln Hall, Portland State University. Program includes music by Coste, Mertz, Rodrigo, Piazzolla, Goss and others. For more information visit www.northwestguitarfestival.org

Monthly:

First Friday of the month, 6:00–6:30 PM, Seattle, Washington Mark Hilliard Wilson plays music for meditation at St. James Cathedral every Friday throughout the year. Music of Luys de Nar-vaez, Sylvius Leopold Weiss, Mark Wilson and more.

Pacific Lutheran University Guitar FestivalSaturday, March 11, 2017

Pacific Lutheran University is pleased to announce their sev-enth annual Guitar Festival on Saturday, March 11, 2017. This full day of hands on classical and jazz guitar workshops and concerts features PLU guitar faculty members Elizabeth CD Brown and Dr. Stephen Howland alongside exciting guests Gohar Vardanyan (New York) and Tim Lerch. Festival partic-ipants will have the opportunity to perform with the Jazz and/or Classical Festival Guitar Orchestras, with music available in advance. All events take place at Pacific Lutheran University, in the Mary Baker Russell Music Center, with concerts held in the exquisite Lagerquist Concert Hall. All-inclusive price: $60 (General), $40 (Senior) and $30 (Stu-dents, Grade 6+)

Thanks to the D’Addario Music Foundation festival par-ticipants will receive a set of guitar strings—first come, first served!

For more information and to register visit: www.plu.edu/music or call the PLU Music Office: 253-535-7602.

A special thank you to PLU, Seattle Classic Guitar Society, Seattle Jazz Guitar Society, the D’Addario Music Foundation and Rosewood Guitar.


SCgS PhInney rIdge oPen MIC InFo For 2017

4th MONDAY of the MonthThis is a fun opportunity to gain experience performing and meet other classical guitarists. All levels of playing ability are welcome and all ages too. Please come and share your musical journey with us. If you have questions please email: [email protected].

The SCGS Open Mic is scheduled on the 4th MONDAY from 6:30PM to 8:30PM, with music starting by 7:00PM or earlier depending on attendance. There is a sign-up sheet in the classroom. Time slots are usually 5 minutes. More time if you have an upcoming concert and additional time slots as time permits. Phinney Ridge Neighborhood Center - in Room #5 or #3 as noted - 6532 Phinney Avenue North - Seattle, WA 98103

2017 Open Mic dates – 4th Monday, 6:30-8:30pmRoom 5: 1/23, 2/27, 5/22, 9/25, 10/23, 11/27 Room 3: 3/27, 4/24

Seattle Classic Guitar SocietyA nonprofit organization promoting the art of the classic guitar in the Puget Sound area.

Board of Directors:Kindred Ritchie – Chair, acting PresidentBill Clements – Vice PresidentElizabeth Brown – TreasurerJulie Wieringa – Secretary & CommunicationsJessica Papkoff – Newsletter Editor

Executive Director:Hilary Field

For more information contact us at:SCGSP.O. Box 30167Seattle, WA 98113E-mail: [email protected]: 206-365-0845Website: www.SeattleGuitar.org

Board meetings are monthly, 2nd Monday, 7-9pm. SCGS members may attend by contacting SCGS (see above) to confirm location.

Donations are gladly accepted and are tax deductible; SCGS is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization.

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[email protected]. Submission deadline for theMarch-April issue is February 10th, 2017.

Unplugged!Open Mic in West Seattle – 3rd Tuesdays

When: Third Tuesdays, 7:00pm - 9:00pmWhere: C&P Coffeehouse in West Seattle 5612 California Ave. SW, 98136 The C-Line Bus stops just across the street.

What: This open mic without a mic is an evening for classical guitarists and our acoustic friends to “practice performing”. Ama-teurs, professionals, and kids are invited to come share their music in a cozy, comfortable setting. Contact Ellen Wanless at [email protected] for more information.

Paid for by the Seattle Classic Guitar Society and the C&P Coffee Company.

Eastside Classical Guitar Get-TogethersEastside Get-Togethers (open mic) are on the first Thursday of each month on the Eastside in Bellevue, WA. All levels welcome. For more information please contact: [email protected] or phone Nancy at 425-454-0186.

New Store hours 2016:OPEN: Tuesday-Friday: 10:00am – 5:30pm

OPEN: Saturday: 10:00am – 5:00pmCLOSED: Sunday, Monday

Lessons 7 days a week 9:00am-10:00pm

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