Rola

Dyens

Saturday, October 16, 2010, at 8 p.m

.Baltim

ore Museum

of Art

Scott TennantSaturday, February 5, 2011 at 8 p.m

.Baltim

ore Museum

of Art

John William

sFriday, M

arch 18, 2011 at 8 p.m.

Harold J. Kaplan C

oncert Hall,

Towson U

niversity Alturas D

uoSaturday, A

pril 30, 2011 at 8 p.m.

Harold J. Kaplan C

oncert Hall,

Towson U

niversity

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BC

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aster Classes

The BC

GS is proud to bring classical guitar m

aster classes to everyone!

October is the m

onth for two distinguished FR

EE m

aster classes. Both classes are open to performers and

auditors. To attend, you have to register on the BCG

S w

eb site, go to EVEN

TS and fill in the inform

ation. All

classes take place at Hope Presbyterian C

hurch and are FR

EE for all to attend (registration is required).

Troy King: Sunday, O

ct. 24, 2010 from 1-4 p.m

.M

artha Masters: Sunday, O

ct. 31, 2010 from 1-4 p.m

.

In addition to the classes above, the BC

GS

will present these m

aster classes:

Roland Dyens w

ill present a master class in collaboration

with the Tow

son University, Friday, O

ctober 15, 2010 at 7 p.m

. Performers w

ill be students of Towson; how

ever, the class is also open to auditors for a $5 fee. To register, go to bcgs.org, to EV

ENTS and fill out the form

.

Scott Tennant will present a m

aster class around the time

of his performance w

ith the BCG

S in February of 2011. Exact date/tim

e will be posted on the BC

GS w

eb site

Alturas D

uo will present a m

aster class around the time of

their performance w

ith the BCG

S in April of 2011. Exact

date/time w

ill be posted on the BCG

S web site

Ensemble

The BCG

S ensemble is alw

ays welcom

ing new m

embers!

Com

posed of mostly non-professional guitarists, this unique

group performs under the baton of distinguished guitarist and

music professor Ronald Pearl. Typically they perform

at least tw

ice a season, this season they will perform

at our BCG

S H

oliday Celebration on Sunday, D

ecember 5, 2010 at

2 p.m. at A

n Die M

usik LIVE! Rehearsals are w

eekly at Loyola C

ollege; see bcgs.org, OPPO

RTUN

ITIES.

Open Stage M

eetingsLast season, the O

pen Stage (BYOG

= B

ring Your Ow

n G

uitar) meetings w

ere a huge success. Take advantage of a unique opportunity to play any at any level, in front of a hand-clapping audience. A

ll levels of classical guitar players are w

elcom

e to play, or, you can just co

me to

mingle and listen to others.

This season, the m

eetings take place on these Saturday evenings at H

ope Presbyterian Church in Baltim

ore.

September 11, 2010 from

7-10 p.m.

Novem

ber 6, 2010 from 7-10 p.m

.January 22, 2011 from

7-10 p.m.

March 26, 2011 from

7-10 p.m.

May 14, 2011 from

7-10 p.m.

Please go to our web site and click on O

PPORT

UN

ITIES.

There you w

ill find more inform

ation on the meetings,

dates and contact information.

VolunteerC

ontribute to the BC

GS by beco

ming a volunteer! W

e are alw

ays looking fo

r enthusiastic guitar lovers to help out at co

ncerts: usher, distribute programs, drive an

artist, as well as photograph BC

GS events. Please

contact us by filling out the co

ntact form

on our w

eb site if you are interested in beco

ming m

ore involved

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You can look up events, see w

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ake guitar friends, chat with other

mem

bers and post your thoughts and suggestions,

photos and music. You w

ill find us there by searching fo

r the “Baltim

ore C

lassical Guitar Society.”

BC

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ission Statem

entT

he Baltim

ore C

lassical Guitar So

ciety is a non-pro

fit organizatio

n dedicated to fostering the aw

areness andappreciatio

n of the classical guitar. W

e believe that the guitar is an accessible and versatile instrument that is uniquely

capable of bringing classical m

usic to everyone.

Baltim

ore C

lassical Guitar So

ciety2010-2011 C

oncert Seaso

nR

oland Dyens

Saturday, October 16, 2010 at 8 p.m

.B

altimore M

useum of A

rt

“Roland Dyens, one of the few

individuals worthy of the m

antle of m

aster.” (BBC Radio 3)

Roland Dyens shares the joy of his m

usical talent while perform

ing, com

posing, and teaching throughout the world. This tri-dim

ensional offering provides the basis for the phenom

enal success of this musician and his

ongoing evolution. Never falling short of a full event, his concerts unfold for his

audience as a personal experience of emotional aw

akening. He has a sensitive

and colorful approach to the guitar – an unfailing open-mindedness w

hich brings together all form

s of music to each and every one of his program

s. His

stage presence, his improvised openings, and unique relationship w

ith the listeners, undeniably position him

at the forefront of guitar performance.

For many decades, his m

usic has been an integral part of the instrument’s

repertoire, placing him at the heart of a select group of contem

porary guitarist/com

posers who enjoy such a privileged position. Roland D

yens’ com

positions and arrangements are w

idely performed and highly acclaim

ed throughout the w

orld. They provide a new

breath of life for the guitar as this player and com

poser never ceases to challenge the limitations of

his instrument.

Saturday, February 5, 2011 at 8 p.m.

Baltim

ore Museum

of Art

“Tennant fulfills every criterion: taste, touch, interpretation, program

ming, insight and enjoyability!”

(American Record G

uide)

Beloved by audiences around the world, Scott Tennant is a favorite guest

artist in music series and guitar festivals. A

founding mem

ber of the G

ramm

y-winning ensem

ble Los Angeles G

uitar Quartet, Scott Tennant

is himself considered to be one of the w

orld’s top classical guitarists. Past seasons have taken him

to festivals in Europe, Japan, the United States,

and Canada.

He has m

ade numerous recordings as a soloist on the G

HA

and Delos

labels, and as a mem

ber of the Los Angeles G

uitar Quartet on the G

HA

, D

elos, Sony Classical, W

indham H

ill, Deutsche G

ramm

ophon, and Telarc labels. T

heir Telarc release “LAG

Q Latin” w

as nominated for a G

ramm

y, and their current Telarc title “LA

GQ

’s Guitar H

eroes” received a Gram

my

as the “Best Classical C

rossover Recording” in 2005.

Scott Tennant has authored several books and articles on guitar technique, including his best seller “Pum

ping Nylon,” w

hich has attained a “cult” classic status. H

e is on the faculty of the USC

Thornton School of Music.

Scott Tennant

Friday, March 18, 2011 at 8 p.m

.H

arold J. Kaplan C

oncert Hall, Tow

son University

“…the finest guitarist before the public today.”

(The New

York Times)

John W

illiams’ nam

e is one that m

ost m

usic lovers have known fo

r as lo

ng as they have known anything at all abo

ut classical guitar. B

orn in A

ustralia, Mr. W

illiams has traveled the w

orld since the

early 1960’s, concertizing so

lo and with such m

usical collabo

rators

as Julian Bream

, Itzhak Perlman, and A

ndré Previn amo

ng many

others, and w

ith his ensembles.

His reperto

ire is evidence of richly varied musical interests, ranging

from

Renaissance m

usic through 19th and 20

th century music of

many natio

ns. His C

Ds include his ensem

ble’s recording of

adaptations of A

frican music, and a so

lo recording of V

enezuelan w

orks. W

ith over thirty best-selling recordings in his disco

graphy, Jo

hn William

s has also played for such film

s as The Deer H

unter and A Fish C

alled Wanda.

John William

s

Alturas D

uoSaturday, A

pril 30, 2011 at 8 p.m.

Harold J. K

aplan Concert H

all, Towson U

niversity

“…m

arvelous virtuosity...”(The W

ashington Post)

The A

lturas Duo has been reco

gnized as one of the m

ost engaging

ensembles perfo

rming in the cham

ber music w

orld to

day. The

only gro

up of its kind, the Alturas D

uo was fo

rmed w

ith the idea of playing So

uth Am

erican and classical music by bringing to

gether the unusual co

mbinatio

n of the viola, charango

, and guitar, and in do

ing so, creating passio

nate music that m

oves at ease between

the Baro

que, South A

merican fo

lk rhythms, and new

pieces written

especially for the duo

.

The 20

09-10 concert seaso

n will see the duo m

aintaining a busy schedule of co

ncerts, master classes and lectures in C

anada, the U

nited States, Puerto Rico

, Bo

livia, and Brazil. T

hey will co

llaborate

with flutists Jessica W

arren-Aco

sta and James Strauss, as w

ell as w

ith Co

ral Cantigas of W

ashington, D

.C., the N

ew H

aven Cho

rale, the C

rescendo Cho

ir, and the Waterbury Sym

phony.

The A

lturas Duo took first prize at the 2006 N

ew England International

Cham

ber Music C

ompetition, and recently w

on the 2009 Cham

ber M

usic Am

erica/Am

erican Society of Com

posers, Authors, and Publishers

Aw

ard for adventurous programm

ing.

BCG

S Holiday C

elebrationSunday, D

ecember 5, 2010 at 2 p.m

.A

n Die M

usik LIVE!

Please join us in celebrating the holidays with guitar lovers and friends of the BC

GS. W

ith its joyous blend of wonderful m

usic and intense collaboration, the 60-m

inute concert features a variety of musical collaborations in addition to the tw

enty-mem

ber BCGS Ensem

ble conducted by R

onald Pearl. We invite you to join the artists in a reception im

mediately follow

ing the concert.