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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
BCG
S Holiday C
elebrationSunday, D
ecember 5, 2010 at 2 p.m
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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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e a fan on FacebookB
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e a fan of the BCG
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You can look up events, see w
ho might be going to
concerts, m
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
GS M
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.
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