[NEohioPAL]Oberlin Conservatory of Music Hosts International Classical Guitar Convention and Competition Oct. 21-26
Marci Janas
Marci.Janas at oberlin.edu
Tue Oct 4 08:17:22 PDT 2005
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MEDIA CONTACT:
Marci Janas
440-775-8328 (office)
marci.janas at oberlin.edu
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
World=92s Top Classical Guitarists to Showcase Artistry at International
Convention Hosted by Oberlin Conservatory of Music, October 21-26
Editors please note:
A schedule of public concerts and biographies of featured artists are=20
included.
OBERLIN, OHIO (October 4, 2005) =97 When the world=92s leading =
guitarists=20
gather at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music from October 21st through=20
the 26th, for the Guitar Foundation of America=92s International=20
Convention, they will perform the broadest range of classical guitar=20
music imaginable. At the centerpiece of the convention is the 23rd=20
Annual International Solo Guitar Competition, the largest and most=20
prestigious such contest in America. Since its inception in 1982, the=20
convention has been held in Ohio just one other time; several Oberlin=20
alumni are registered for the competition. This year also marks the=20
first Youth Guitarist Solo Competition. The contest, which will be held=20=
October 22 and 23, is open to musicians who have not reached their 16th=20=
birthday by the time of the competition and who are not represented by=20=
professional management.
=93This is the biggest guitar event in the Western Hemisphere, =
and it=20
occurs only once a year,=94 says Oberlin=92s Teacher of Classical Guitar=20=
Stephen Aron, who is serving as director of this year=92s convention.=20
=93Bringing together a concentration of the greatest artists from all=20
over the world at one time is a very rare opportunity. The concerts=20
will offer listeners a snapshot of the best in guitar artistry =97 from=20=
senior, established players to the brightest young stars.=94
Afternoon and evening concerts featuring distinguished musicians =
from=20
around the globe will be held in Warner Concert Hall on the Oberlin=20
campus. The evening concert series begins Friday, October 21, with=20
Cuban guitar superstar Manuel Barrueco and ends on Wednesday, October=20
26, with the four finalists in the International Solo Competition. All=20=
evening concerts will be held at 8 p.m., and tickets range from $6 to=20
$15. Late afternoon concerts will be held at 4 p.m., with tickets=20
priced between $6 and $10. Early afternoon concerts will be held at 1=20=
p.m., with tickets priced between $4 and $8. A vendor fair will be held=20=
in the Conservatory=92s orchestra rehearsal room.
=93I feel like the host of the biggest party in the music =
industry,=94=20
says Aron. =93It=92s a great joy to be able to offer this incredible =
event=20
for the sake of my students and the entire Oberlin community. Thanks to=20=
the concert series, they=92ll have the opportunity to hear the most=20
astonishing guitarists =97 from Colombian virtuoso Ricardo Cobo to=20
Ohio-born Dominic Frasca, who writes his own music and invented new=20
ways of playing the guitar.=94
Many winners from the International Solo Guitar Competition have =
gone=20
on to enjoy major performing careers, including several who will=20
perform at Oberlin, among them Ricardo Cobo, Antigoni Goni, and Lorenzo=20=
Micheli. The event typically draws 60 contestants and is conducted in=20=
three stages, including a qualifying round=A0before a panel of judges =
and=20
semi-final and final rounds, during which competitors perform before=20
both a panel of judges and the public. The first-prize winner will=20
receive $5,000, an extensive United States tour, and CD and DVD=20
recording contracts. The second prize award is $2,000, third is $1,000,=20=
and fourth is $500.
Judges for the qualifying round of the adult solo competition =
will=20
include John McClellan, Carlos Molina, Jonathan Kulp, Nathan Fischer,=20
and Richard Greene. Joseph Mays, Frank Koonce, Enric Madriguera,=20
Jeffrey McFadden, Andrew Zohn, Angelo Favis, and Richard Provost will=20
judge the semifinal and final rounds.
In addition to the GFA and Oberlin Conservatory of Music, =
sponsors of=20
this year=92s convention include Mel-Bay Publications, Savarez, the=20
D=92Addario Foundation for the Performing Arts, the Eva and George =
Jordan=20
Memorial Fund of the Jewish Community Foundation, and Guitars=20
International.
Founded in 1973, the GFA offers its members the combined =
advantages of=20
a guitar society, library, publisher, continuing educational resource,=20=
and an arts council. Today the GFA is the largest multinational guitar=20=
organization in the world, providing serious guitarists worldwide a=20
full range of educational, literary, and performance resources and=20
opportunities.
For general convention information, visit the official =
convention web=20
site at http://guitarfoundation.org/gfaconvention.asp. For concert=20
tickets, call Oberlin=92s Central Ticket Service at 440-775-8169.=20
Discounts are available to purchasers of series packages; ask the box=20
office for more information.
The Oberlin Conservatory of Music, founded in 1865 and situated =
within=20
the intellectual vitality of Oberlin College since 1867, is the oldest=20=
continuously operating conservatory in the United States. Renowned=20
internationally as a professional music school of the highest caliber=20
and pronounced a =93national treasure=94 by the Washington Post, =
Oberlin=92s=20
alumni have gone on to achieve illustrious careers in all aspects of=20
the serious music world.
=0C
GUITAR FOUNDATION OF AMERICA AT OBERLIN:
EVENING CONCERT SERIES
All concerts will be held at 8 p.m. in Warner Concert Hall on the=20
Oberlin campus.
Tickets range from $6 to $15 and are available by calling Oberlin=92s=20
Central Ticket Service at 440-775-8169.
Friday, October 21
Manuel Barrueco
In a rare Ohio solo-performance, this world-renowned Cuban guitar=20
superstar will play works by Scarlatti, Granados, Chick Corea,=20
Piazzolla and others.
Saturday, October 22
Ricardo Cobo
Colombia-born Ricardo Cobo is recognized as one the world's supreme=20
virtuosi of the new classic guitar generation. He is the first Hispanic=20=
to win consecutive prizes at the GFA=92s International competition. He=20=
will play a program dedicated to the music of Latin America.
Sunday, October 23
David Tanenbaum
America=92s leading classical guitarist will play Baroque music and =
works=20
by Riley, Harrison and Kernis, assisted by Cleveland=92s Kashii String=20=
Quartet.
Monday, October 24
Paul Galbraith
This Grammy-nominated Scottish virtuoso will perform works by Bach,=20
Ravel and Santorsola, assisted by the St. Petersburg String Quartet.
Tuesday, October 25
Raphaella Smits
Called the Belgian =93Grande Dame=94 of the guitar, Smits plays 19th=20
century Romantic works of Mertz and Schubert, as well as contemporary=20
works of Hendrix and Assad.
Wednesday, October 26
International Solo Competition Finals
The best four of this year=92s competitors will vie for first prize in=20=
the Western Hemisphere=92s most important guitar competition.
GUITAR FOUNDATION OF AMERICA AT OBERLIN:
LATE AFTERNOON CONCERT SERIES
All concerts will be held at 4 p.m. in Warner Concert Hall on the=20
Oberlin campus.
Tickets range from $6 to $10 and are available by calling Oberlin=92s=20
Central Ticket Service at 440-775-8169.
Saturday, October 22
Stanley Yates
This British virtuoso will play rarely heard works for Russian=20
seven-string guitar.
Sunday, October 23
Chvatal-Kritzer Duo
Combining voice and guitar, this internationally acclaimed duo will=20
perform art songs, folk songs, and arias.
Monday, October 24
Antigoni Goni
This Greek guitar icon will play a modern program featuring works by=20
Takemitsu, Brouwer, Bogdanovic, and Hadjidakis.
Tuesday, October 25
Lorenzo Micheli
Italy=92s premiere concert guitarist plays a varied program, including=20=
works by Sor, Britten, Barrios, and Castelnuovo-Tedesco.
Wednesday, October 26
Dominic Frasca
Dubbed =93Guitar Hero 2005=94 by Guitar Player magazine, this New=20
York-based iconoclast plays his own incomparable works for amplified,=20
prepared guitar.
=0CGUITAR FOUNDATION OF AMERICA AT OBERLIN:
EARLY AFTERNOON SERIES
All concerts will be held at 1 p.m. in Warner Concert Hall on the=20
Oberlin campus.
Tickets range from $4 to $8 and are available by calling Oberlin=92s=20
Central Ticket Service
at 440-775-8169.
Saturday, October 22
Goran Kripokavic and Duo Spiritoso
Yugoslavian guitarist Kripokavic, winner of 14 major international=20
competitions, and Duo Spiritoso, featuring American guitarist Andrew=20
Zohn and Canadian guitarist Jeffrey McFadden, will present mixed=20
programs.
Sunday, October 23
Youth Competition Finals and Marronprater dance and music co.
The GFA will present the three finalists in its first competition for=20
young guitarists, and Northeast Ohio=92s premiere music/dance duo will=20=
perform their most famous original works.
Monday, October 24
Duo46 and Randall Avers
A Turkey-based violin/guitar duo will play new chamber works, and=20
Avers, an Ohio native and Oberlin Conservatory graduate now residing in=20=
Norway, will play major mainstream solo works.
Tuesday, October 25
Niibori Ensemble
In a rare United States appearance, Japan=92s premiere conducted guitar=20=
orchestra, which has performed more than 4,000 concerts worldwide, will=20=
offer a unique listening experience for Northeast Ohio residents.
Wednesday, October 26
Robert Barto and the Hanser-McClellan Duo
The world=92s leading Baroque lutanist, an American-born resident of=20
Germany, Barto will play works of Weiss and others; the American guitar=20=
duo will play new American and Latin American works for two guitars.
=0CBRIEF BIOGRAPHIES OF KEY PERFORMERS
Randall Avers
When Avers placed second in the GFA=92s International Solo =
Guitar=20
Competition at the age of 17, he was the youngest finalist in the=20
competition=92s history. Since then, he has won several additional =
awards=20
in international competitions. A 1996 graduate of the Oberlin=20
Conservatory of Music, he has appeared at music festivals and on=20
concert series throughout North America and Europe, and has toured=20
North Africa and Egypt as an Artistic Ambassador for the U.S.=20
Information Service. He currently resides in Oslo, Norway.
Manuel Barrueco
Recognized internationally as a leading figure in today=92s =
guitar=20
world, Barrueco is described as a superb instrumentalist and an elegant=20=
musician. His international tours take him to some of the most=20
important musical centers in the world each season, and television=20
stations in Japan, Germany, Spain, and the United States have broadcast=20=
his performances. The San Francisco Chronicle called his most recent=20
recording =93an extraordinary musical achievement.=94
Chvatal-Kritzer Duo
Since their successful Kennedy Center debut in 1996, Janet =
Chvatal and=20
Scott Kritzer have captured the hearts of song lovers across two=20
continents while touring the United States and playing for audiences of=20=
more than 8,000 at two European venues. Acclaimed by the New York Times=20=
for his Carnegie Hall debut, Kritzer has since performed extensively=20
throughout the U.S. on both classical and electric guitars. Meanwhile,=20=
Chvatal has had success as a soloist in major opera houses worldwide.
Ricardo Cobo
With an unprecedented array of gold medals from major =
international=20
competitions, Colombia-born Ricardo Cobo is recognized as one the=20
world=92s supreme virtuosi of the new classic guitar generation. He gave=20=
his professional debut with the Orquesta Filarmonica de Bogota at age=20
16 for a nationwide telecast audience of more than nine million=20
viewers. As a college student he gave his astonishing debut to American=20=
audiences as the first Hispanic to win consecutive prizes at the Guitar=20=
Foundation of America International competition. His busy touring=20
schedule has taken him from New York=92s Carnegie Hall to Korea=92s Ho =
Ham=20
Hall. Cobo=92s award-winning solo recordings of classical and children=92s=
=20
music reflect his versatility.
Duo46
Since 1994, the American duo of guitarist Matt Gould and =
violinist=20
Beth Ilana Schneider has established itself as an important advocate of=20=
contemporary art music with more than 70 commissioned and dedicated=20
works, two critically acclaimed recordings, numerous premiere=20
performances on three continents, and appearances at international=20
music festivals and venues of international importance, such as the=20
Styria Chamber Music Festival in Austria and the Kennedy Center.
Duo Spiritoso
The international guitar duo of Jeffrey McFadden and Andrew Zohn=20=
features an engaging blend of sound and a true driving energy. Both=20
artists have established careers as soloists. While McFadden has=20
performed extensively across North America and Europe and is frequently=20=
heard on CBC radio in Canada and NPR in the U.S., Zohn is both an=20
acclaimed performer and composer who has won prizes in five=20
international competitions, including the GFA competition.
Dominic Frasca
Referred to as =93Eddie Van Halen for eggheads=94 (Entertainment =
Weekly)=20
and as =93a guitarist of original and rare genius=94 by GFA Soundboard,=20=
Frasca attended Yale University and studied with Stephen Aron, teacher=20=
of classical guitar at Oberlin. He recently won first prize at a Rock=20
and Roll Hall of Fame contest that included 3,000 entrants. =93Dominic=20=
has invented remarkable new ways of playing the guitar. A true=20
iconoclast, he breaks all the rules,=94 says Aron.
Paul Galbraith
Considered groundbreaking, Galbraith=92s unique playing style =
and the=20
extraordinary design of his guitar increase his instrument=92s range to=20=
an unprecedented degree. One of his recordings was nominated for a 1998=20=
Grammy and another reached the Top 10 on Billboard=92s classical charts.=20=
A native of Scotland, his international career includes engagements=20
with the world=92s finest orchestras and music festivals. He has been=20
featured twice on NPR=92s All Things Considered and many times on=20
Performance Today.
Antigoni Goni
A first-prize winner of several prestigious international guitar=20=
competitions, Greek guitarist Antigoni Goni has performed extensively=20
in Europe, Russia, Canada, the Far East, and the U.S. and has=20
participated in guitar festivals throughout the world. An enthusiastic=20=
supporter and interpreter of contemporary music, she currently heads=20
the Guitar Department of the Juilliard Pre-College Division and serves=20=
as an associate of the Royal Academy of Music in London.
The Hanser-McClellan Guitar Duo
John McClellan and Kirk Hanser began performing together while=20=
co-directing the 1996 GFA conference in St. Louis. McClellan, a=20
professor of guitar at Webster University, authored the fastest-selling=20=
book in the history of Mel Bay Publications, and performed with Luciano=20=
Pavarotti during his last world tour. Hanser is director of the St.=20
Louis branch of the Childbloom Guitar Program, has received numerous=20
teaching awards, and has performed as a soloist throughout the U.S.,=20
Europe, and Japan.
Goran Kripokavic
A first-prize winner in several international guitar =
competitions,=20
Yugoslavian native Kripokavic has performed as a soloist with the=20
Slovak Chamber, the Montenegro Symphony, the Montenegro Chamber and=20
Chilean Symphony orchestras, and the Belgrade and Turin philharmonics.=20=
He has given solo recitals and master classes at guitar and music=20
festivals, and has been the subject of several television and radio=20
documentaries.
Marronprater dance and music co.
A collaborative union between choreographer Bethany Prater;=20
composer-guitarist James Marron, and a company of dancers and=20
musicians, this dynamic group =93redefines the boundaries between music=20=
and dance=94 (The Plain Dealer, Cleveland). In addition to performing=20=
throughout Ohio, the group has participated in music festivals in four=20=
other states, as well as at the Chimera Project in Toronto. According=20
to The Cleveland Free Times, =93they will blow you out of your socks.=94
Lorenzo Micheli
Hailed by music critics as a =93virtuoso extraordinaire=94 (Nice =
Matin,=20
France), a =93prodigious talent=94 (Soundboard, USA), and =93the prince =
of=20
the guitar=94 (Suonare, Italy), Micheli is one of the most important and=20=
active Italian guitarists in the world. Since winning first place in=20
some of the most important international guitar competitions, he has=20
taken up a busy concert career throughout the world. He also teaches=20
master classes at universities and music festivals throughout North=20
America and Europe.
David Tanenbaum
Ranking among the most highly esteemed guitarists of his =
generation,=20
Tanenbaum is recognized as one of the most eloquent proponents of=20
contemporary works for guitar, has soloed with orchestras around the=20
world, and has been featured at many leading international festivals.=20
He can be heard on some 30 recordings, one of which was nominated for a=20=
2002 Grammy. He currently chairs the guitar department at the San=20
Francisco Conservatory of Music.
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Director of Conservatory Media Relations
Oberlin Conservatory of Music
39 West College Street
Oberlin, OH 44074
www.oberlin.edu/con
(P) 440-775-8328
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
<center><bold><bigger>World=92s Top Classical Guitarists to Showcase
Artistry at International
Convention Hosted by Oberlin Conservatory of Music, October =
21-26</bigger>
</bold></center>
<italic><x-tad-bigger>Editors please note:
A schedule of public concerts and biographies of featured artists are
included.</x-tad-bigger><fontfamily><param>Times New Roman</param>
</fontfamily></italic><bigger>OBERLIN, OHIO (October 4, 2005) =97 When
the world=92s leading guitarists gather at the Oberlin Conservatory of
Music from October 21st through the 26th, for the Guitar Foundation of
America=92s International Convention, they will perform the broadest
range of classical guitar music imaginable. At the centerpiece of the
convention is the 23rd Annual International Solo Guitar Competition,
the largest and most prestigious such contest in America. Since its
inception in 1982, the convention has been held in Ohio just one other
time; several Oberlin alumni are registered for the competition. This
year also marks the first Youth Guitarist Solo Competition. The
contest, which will be held October 22 and 23, is open to musicians
who have not reached their 16th birthday by the time of the
competition and who are not represented by professional management.=20
=93This is the biggest guitar event in the Western Hemisphere, =
and it
occurs only once a year,=94 says Oberlin=92s Teacher of Classical Guitar
Stephen Aron, who is serving as director of this year=92s convention.
=93Bringing together a concentration of the greatest artists from all
over the world at one time is a very rare opportunity. The concerts
will offer listeners a snapshot of the best in guitar artistry =97 from
senior, established players to the brightest young stars.=94
Afternoon and evening concerts featuring distinguished musicians =
from
around the globe will be held in Warner Concert Hall on the Oberlin
campus. The <bold>evening concert series begins Friday, October
21,</bold> with Cuban guitar superstar Manuel Barrueco and ends on
Wednesday, October 26, with the four finalists in the International
Solo Competition. <bold>All evening concerts will be held at 8 p.m.,
and tickets range from $6 to $15. Late afternoon concerts will be held
at 4 p.m., with tickets priced between $6 and $10. Early afternoon
concerts will be held at 1 p.m., with tickets priced between $4 and
$8. </bold>A vendor fair will be held in the Conservatory=92s orchestra
rehearsal room.
=93I feel like the host of the biggest party in the music =
industry,=94
says Aron. =93It=92s a great joy to be able to offer this incredible =
event
for the sake of my students and the entire Oberlin community. Thanks
to the concert series, they=92ll have the opportunity to hear the most
astonishing guitarists =97 from Colombian virtuoso Ricardo Cobo to
Ohio-born Dominic Frasca, who writes his own music and invented new
ways of playing the guitar.=94 =20
Many winners from the International Solo Guitar Competition have =
gone
on to enjoy major performing careers, including several who will
perform at Oberlin, among them Ricardo Cobo, Antigoni Goni, and
Lorenzo Micheli. The event typically draws 60 contestants and is
conducted in three stages, including a qualifying round=A0before a panel
of judges and semi-final and final rounds, during which competitors
perform before both a panel of judges and the public. The first-prize
winner will receive $5,000, an extensive United States tour, and CD
and DVD recording contracts. The second prize award is $2,000, third
is $1,000, and fourth is $500.
Judges for the qualifying round of the adult solo competition =
will
include John McClellan, Carlos Molina, Jonathan Kulp, Nathan Fischer,
and Richard Greene. Joseph Mays, Frank Koonce, Enric Madriguera,
Jeffrey McFadden, Andrew Zohn, Angelo Favis, and Richard Provost will
judge the semifinal and final rounds.
In addition to the GFA and Oberlin Conservatory of Music, =
sponsors of
this year=92s convention include Mel-Bay Publications, Savarez, the
D=92Addario Foundation for the Performing Arts, the Eva and George
Jordan Memorial Fund of the Jewish Community Foundation, and Guitars
International.
Founded in 1973, the GFA offers its members the combined =
advantages
of a guitar society, library, publisher, continuing educational
resource, and an arts council. Today the GFA is the largest
multinational guitar organization in the world, providing serious
guitarists worldwide a full range of educational, literary, and
performance resources and opportunities.
<bold> For general convention information, visit the official
convention web site at
=
<underline><color><param>0000,0000,FFFD</param>http://guitarfoundation.org=
/gfaconvention.asp</color></underline>.
For concert tickets, call Oberlin=92s Central Ticket Service at
440-775-8169. Discounts are available to purchasers of series
packages; ask the box office for more information.
</bold> The Oberlin Conservatory of Music, founded in 1865 and
situated within the intellectual vitality of Oberlin College since
1867, is the oldest continuously operating conservatory in the United
States. Renowned internationally as a professional music school of the
highest caliber and pronounced a =93national treasure=94 by the<italic>
Washington Post</italic>, Oberlin=92s alumni have gone on to achieve
illustrious careers in all aspects of the serious music world.
=0C
<bold>GUITAR FOUNDATION OF AMERICA AT OBERLIN:
EVENING CONCERT SERIES
</bold><italic>All concerts will be held at 8 p.m. in Warner Concert
Hall on the Oberlin campus.
Tickets range from $6 to $15 and are available by calling Oberlin=92s
Central Ticket Service at 440-775-8169.
</italic><bold>Friday, October 21
Manuel Barrueco
</bold><italic>In a rare Ohio solo-performance, this world-renowned
Cuban guitar superstar will play works by Scarlatti, Granados, Chick
Corea, Piazzolla and others.
</italic><bold>Saturday, October 22
Ricardo Cobo
</bold><italic>Colombia-born Ricardo Cobo is recognized as one the
world's supreme virtuosi of the new classic guitar generation. He is
the first Hispanic to win consecutive prizes at the GFA=92s
International competition.</italic><fontfamily><param>Geneva</param>
</fontfamily><italic>He will play a program dedicated to the music of
Latin America.
</italic><bold>Sunday, October 23
David Tanenbaum
</bold><italic>America=92s leading classical guitarist will play Baroque
music and works by Riley, Harrison and Kernis, assisted by Cleveland=92s
Kashii String Quartet.
</italic><bold>Monday, October 24
Paul Galbraith
</bold><italic>This Grammy-nominated Scottish virtuoso will perform
works by Bach, Ravel and Santorsola, assisted by the St. Petersburg
String Quartet.
</italic><bold>Tuesday, October 25
Raphaella Smits
</bold><italic>Called the Belgian =93Grande Dame=94 of the guitar, Smits
plays 19th century Romantic works of Mertz and Schubert, as well as
contemporary works of Hendrix and Assad.
</italic>
<bold>Wednesday, October 26
International Solo Competition Finals
</bold><italic>The best four of this year=92s competitors will vie for
first prize in the Western Hemisphere=92s most important guitar
competition.
</italic><bold>
GUITAR FOUNDATION OF AMERICA AT OBERLIN:
LATE AFTERNOON CONCERT SERIES
</bold><italic>All concerts will be held at 4 p.m. in Warner Concert
Hall on the Oberlin campus.
Tickets range from $6 to $10 and are available by calling Oberlin=92s
Central Ticket Service at 440-775-8169.
</italic><bold>
Saturday, October 22
Stanley Yates
</bold><italic>This British virtuoso will play rarely heard works for
Russian seven-string guitar.
</italic>
<bold>Sunday, October 23
Chvatal-Kritzer Duo
</bold><italic>Combining voice and guitar, this internationally
acclaimed duo will perform art songs, folk songs, and arias.
</italic>
<bold>Monday, October 24
Antigoni Goni
</bold><italic>This Greek guitar icon will play a modern program
featuring works by Takemitsu, Brouwer, Bogdanovic, and Hadjidakis.
</italic>
<bold>Tuesday, October 25
Lorenzo Micheli
</bold><italic>Italy=92s premiere concert guitarist plays a varied
program, including works by Sor, Britten, Barrios, and
Castelnuovo-Tedesco.
</italic>
<bold>Wednesday, October 26
Dominic Frasca
<italic>
</italic></bold><italic>Dubbed =93Guitar Hero 2005=94 by </italic>Guitar
Player<italic> magazine, this New York-based iconoclast plays his own
incomparable works for amplified, prepared guitar.
</italic><bold>=0CGUITAR FOUNDATION OF AMERICA AT OBERLIN:
EARLY AFTERNOON SERIES
</bold><italic>All concerts will be held at 1 p.m. in Warner Concert
Hall on the Oberlin campus.
Tickets range from $4 to $8 and are available by calling Oberlin=92s
Central Ticket Service
at 440-775-8169.
</italic><bold>Saturday, October 22
Goran Kripokavic and Duo Spiritoso
</bold><italic>Yugoslavian guitarist Kripokavic, winner of 14 major
international competitions, and Duo Spiritoso, featuring American
guitarist Andrew Zohn and Canadian guitarist Jeffrey McFadden, will
present mixed programs.
</italic>
<bold>Sunday, October 23
Youth Competition Finals and Marronprater dance and music co.
</bold><italic>The GFA will present the three finalists in its first
competition for young guitarists, and Northeast Ohio=92s premiere
music/dance duo will perform their most famous original works.
</italic>
<bold>Monday, October 24
Duo46 and Randall Avers
</bold><italic>A Turkey-based violin/guitar duo will play new chamber
works, and Avers, an Ohio native and Oberlin Conservatory graduate now
residing in Norway, will play major mainstream solo works.
</italic>
<bold>Tuesday, October 25
Niibori Ensemble
</bold><italic>In a rare United States appearance, Japan=92s premiere
conducted guitar orchestra, which has performed more than 4,000
concerts worldwide, will offer a unique listening experience for
Northeast Ohio residents.
</italic>
<bold>Wednesday, October 26
Robert Barto and the Hanser-McClellan Duo
</bold><italic>The world=92s leading Baroque lutanist, an American-born
resident of Germany, Barto will play works of Weiss and others; the
American guitar duo will play new American and Latin American works
for two guitars.
</italic>=0C<bold>BRIEF BIOGRAPHIES OF KEY PERFORMERS
=20
Randall Avers
</bold>When Avers placed second in the GFA=92s International =
Solo
Guitar Competition at the age of 17, he was the youngest finalist in
the competition=92s history. Since then, he has won several additional
awards in international competitions. A 1996 graduate of the Oberlin
Conservatory of Music, he has appeared at music festivals and on
concert series throughout North America and Europe, and has toured
North Africa and Egypt as an Artistic Ambassador for the U.S.
Information Service. He currently resides in Oslo, Norway.
<bold>Manuel Barrueco
</bold>Recognized internationally as a leading figure in today=92s=
guitar world, Barrueco is described as a superb instrumentalist and an
elegant musician. His international tours take him to some of the most
important musical centers in the world each season, and television
stations in Japan, Germany, Spain, and the United States have
broadcast his performances. The <italic>San Francisco
Chronicle</italic> called his most recent recording =93an extraordinary
musical achievement.=94=20
<bold>
Chvatal-Kritzer Duo
</bold> Since their successful Kennedy Center debut in 1996, Janet
Chvatal and Scott Kritzer have captured the hearts of song lovers
across two continents while touring the United States and playing for
audiences of more than 8,000 at two European venues. Acclaimed by the
<italic>New York Times</italic> for his Carnegie Hall debut, Kritzer
has since performed extensively throughout the U.S. on both classical
and electric guitars. Meanwhile, Chvatal has had success as a soloist
in major opera houses worldwide.<bold>=20
Ricardo Cobo
</bold> With an unprecedented array of gold medals from major
international competitions, Colombia-born Ricardo Cobo is recognized
as one the world=92s supreme virtuosi of the new classic guitar
generation. He gave his professional debut with the Orquesta
Filarmonica de Bogota at age 16 for a nationwide telecast audience of
more than nine million viewers. As a college student he gave his
astonishing debut to American audiences as the first Hispanic to win
consecutive prizes at the Guitar Foundation of America International
competition. His busy touring schedule has taken him from New York=92s
Carnegie Hall to Korea=92s Ho Ham Hall. Cobo=92s award-winning solo
recordings of classical and children=92s music reflect his versatility.
<bold>
Duo46
</bold> Since 1994, the American duo of guitarist Matt Gould and
violinist Beth Ilana Schneider has established itself as an important
advocate of contemporary art music with more than 70 commissioned and
dedicated works, two critically acclaimed recordings, numerous
premiere performances on three continents, and appearances at
international music festivals and venues of international importance,
such as the Styria Chamber Music Festival in Austria and the Kennedy
Center.
<bold>Duo Spiritoso
</bold> The international guitar duo of Jeffrey McFadden and Andrew
Zohn features an engaging blend of sound and a true driving energy.
Both artists have established careers as soloists. While McFadden has
performed extensively across North America and Europe and is
frequently heard on CBC radio in Canada and NPR in the U.S., Zohn is
both an acclaimed performer and composer who has won prizes in five
international competitions, including the GFA competition.=20
<bold>Dominic Frasca<italic>
</italic></bold><italic> </italic>Referred to as =93Eddie Van =
Halen for
eggheads=94<italic> (Entertainment</italic> <italic>Weekly) </italic>and
as =93a guitarist of original and rare genius=94 by <italic>GFA
Soundboard</italic>, Frasca attended Yale University and studied with
Stephen Aron, teacher of classical guitar at Oberlin. He recently won
first prize at a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame contest that included
3,000 entrants. =93Dominic has invented remarkable new ways of playing
the guitar. A true iconoclast, he breaks all the rules,=94 says Aron.
<bold>Paul Galbraith
</bold> Considered groundbreaking, Galbraith=92s unique playing style
and the extraordinary design of his guitar increase his instrument=92s
range to an unprecedented degree. One of his recordings was nominated
for a 1998 Grammy and another reached the Top 10 on
<italic>Billboard=92s</italic> classical charts. A native of Scotland,
his international career includes engagements with the world=92s finest
orchestras and music festivals. He has been featured twice on NPR=92s
<italic>All Things Considered</italic> and many times on
<italic>Performance Today</italic>.
<bold>Antigoni Goni
</bold> A first-prize winner of several prestigious international
guitar competitions, Greek guitarist Antigoni Goni has performed
extensively in Europe, Russia, Canada, the Far East, and the U.S. and
has participated in guitar festivals throughout the world. An
enthusiastic supporter and interpreter of contemporary music, she
currently heads the Guitar Department of the Juilliard Pre-College
Division and serves as an associate of the Royal Academy of Music in
London.
<bold>The Hanser-McClellan Guitar Duo
</bold> John McClellan and Kirk Hanser began performing together while
co-directing the 1996 GFA conference in St. Louis. McClellan, a
professor of guitar at Webster University, authored the
fastest-selling book in the history of Mel Bay Publications, and
performed with Luciano Pavarotti during his last world tour. Hanser is
director of the St. Louis branch of the Childbloom Guitar Program, has
received numerous teaching awards, and has performed as a soloist
throughout the U.S., Europe, and Japan.=20
<bold>Goran Kripokavic
</bold> A first-prize winner in several international guitar
competitions, Yugoslavian native Kripokavic has performed as a soloist
with the Slovak Chamber, the Montenegro Symphony, the Montenegro
Chamber and Chilean Symphony orchestras, and the Belgrade and Turin
philharmonics. He has given solo recitals and master classes at guitar
and music festivals, and has been the subject of several television
and radio documentaries.
<bold>Marronprater dance and music co.
</bold> A collaborative union between choreographer Bethany Prater;
composer-guitarist James Marron, and a company of dancers and
musicians, this dynamic group =93redefines the boundaries between music
and dance=94 (<italic>The Plain Dealer</italic>, Cleveland). In
addition to performing throughout Ohio, the group has participated in
music festivals in four other states, as well as at the Chimera
Project in Toronto. According to <italic>The Cleveland Free
Times</italic>, =93they will blow you out of your socks.=94
<bold>Lorenzo Micheli
</bold> Hailed by music critics as a =93virtuoso extraordinaire=94
(<italic>Nice Matin</italic>, France), a =93prodigious talent=94
(<italic>Soundboard</italic>, USA), and =93the prince of the guitar=94
(<italic>Suonare</italic>, Italy), Micheli is one of the most
important and active Italian guitarists in the world. Since winning
first place in some of the most important international guitar
competitions, he has taken up a busy concert career throughout the
world. He also teaches master classes at universities and music
festivals throughout North America and Europe.
<bold>David Tanenbaum
</bold> Ranking among the most highly esteemed guitarists of his
generation, Tanenbaum is recognized as one of the most eloquent
proponents of contemporary works for guitar, has soloed with
orchestras around the world, and has been featured at many leading
international festivals. He can be heard on some 30 recordings, one of
which was nominated for a 2002 Grammy. He currently chairs the guitar
department at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music.
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