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Harris BeckerFestival Director

March 6-9, 2008

THE LONG ISLAND GUITAR FESTIVALHAS BEEN FUNDED IN PART BY:

The Augustine Foundation

This event is supported by a grant from Long Island University’s

John P. McGrath Fund

The School of Visual and Performing Arts

The Division of Student Affairs at C.W. Post

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The Department of Music of the C.W. Post Campusof Long Island University

For more information on the Long Island Guitar Festival visit www.liu.edu/gfest

MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY A GRANT FROM THE D’ADDARIO FOUNDATION

FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS WITH SUPPORT FROM

J. D’ADDARIO & COMPANY INC. AND D’ADDARIO STRINGS.

SCHEDULE OF EVENTSLONG ISLAND GUITAR FESTIVAL

2008Thursday, March 68:15 p.m. CONCERT – Cable/Becker Duo • Great Hall

Friday, March 71 p.m. MASTER CLASS – Hayley Savage • Fine Arts Center3 p.m. TECHNOLOGY WORKSHOP – John Meschi

Fine Arts Center8 p.m. CONCERT – Gyan Riley • Hillwood Cinema

Saturday, March 89:30 a.m. MASTER CLASS – The Music of J.S. Bach

Hillwood Study Lounge(with violinist Dale Stuckenbruck)

11:30 a.m. HIGH SCHOOL GUITAR ENSEMBLE WORKSHOPHillwood Recital Hall

1 p.m. CONCERT – Boris Gaquere • Hillwood Cinema3 p.m. MASTER CLASS – Andrew York

Hillwood Recital Hall5 p.m. CONCERT – Emerging Artists • Hillwood Cinema

Joshua Bavaro & LaVita-Williams Guitar Duo8 p.m. CONCERT – Hayley Savage• Hillwood Cinema

Sunday, March 911 a.m. WORKSHOP & MINI-CONCERT – Frederic Hand

Hillwood Recital Hall1 p.m. CONCERT – Emerging Artists

Jay Source & Nilko Andreas GuarinHillwood Cinema

2:30 p.m. CONCERT – A Look to the Futurefeaturing prodigy guitarists from Hillwood Recital HallThe Juilliard School pre-college guitar ensembledirected by Tali Roth.

4 p.m. LONG ISLAND CLASSICAL GUITAR SOCIETYMEETING • Hillwood Fishbowl

7:30 p.m. CONCERT – Andrew York • Hillwood Recital Hall

Note: The Recital Hall, Cinema and Fishbowl are located inHillwood Commons.

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CABLE/BECKER – DUOJENNIFER CABLE – SOPRANOHARRIS BECKER – GUITAR & LUTETHURSDAY MARCH 6 –8:15 PM – GREAT HALL

Jennifer Cable earned her DMA and MM degrees from the EastmanSchool of Music in Rochester, NY, and her BM degree from OberlinCollege. Dr. Cable teaches voice, diction, music appreciation andthe occasional music history course at the University of Richmond,where she is an Associate Professor Music and the Director of the Vocal Program. The study of18th century English song is the primary focus of her research and performing work, with papersand lecture recitals presented on the cantatas of Johann Christoph Pepusch, the early 18th centuryEnglish cantata, and the solo vocal music of Henry Carey. Recent publications include essays inStages “Adorn’d with every Grace”: Music, Dance, & Drama in London c. 1675-1725, edited byKathryn Lowerre, and Leadership at the Crossroads, edited by Joanne Ciulla (both publicationsforth-coming). She has recorded for the Contemporary Record Society and Word Records.

Harris Becker, guitarist and lutenist is an active soloist, chamber musician, educator andadjudicator. Performances have taken him throughout the United States, Europe, South America,Mexico and Canada. New York performances include Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center and WeillRecital Hall at Carnegie Hall. Mr. Becker has premiered many new works for solo guitar and guitarin ensembles. Composers who have dedicated works to him include Carlo Domeniconi(Guitar x2), Hayley Savage, Raoul Pleskow, Howard Rovics and the microtonal composer, Johnny Reinhard.The Lakeville Journal, CT reviews Becker’s performance… “Mr. Becker played these pieces {BachLute Suite} with fine musicianship and style…” Director of Guitar Studies at the C.W. PostCampus of Long Island University. Mr. Becker is Founder and Director of the Long Island GuitarFestival, which is in its sixteenth season. This festival included a celebration concert featuring fourworld premieres including two guitar concertos. In 1997, the Florida Department of State, Divisionof Cultural Affairs selected Mr. Becker to be part of Florida's Artist Residency program, givinglecture/demonstrations on the history of the guitar, including performances on the lute and

Baroque guitar. Mr. Becker has been on the musicfaculties of the Aaron Copland School of Music atQueens College and Director of Music for MixedEnsembles at the International Institute for ChamberMusic at the Richard Strauss Conservatory in Munich.In the summer of 2006 Mr. Becker co-founded a musicfestival in rural Quebec “Songe d’été en Musique” InApril of 2007 Mr. Becker presented a lute and voicerecital with Soprano Jennifer Cable commemoratinghistoric Jamestown in Virginia. Other performances in2007 included the Ridgefield Symphony.

PROGRAM: CABLE/BECKER – DUO

Melancholy Galliard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . John DowlandLady Hunsdon’s Puffe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (1562-1626)A FancyCaptain Digorie Piper’s GalliardA Fancy

Now I see they looks were feigned . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thomas Ford. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (1580 -1648)

My Love hath vow’d . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thomas Campion. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (1567 – 1620)

Now cease my wand’ring eyes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . John DowlandWhen Laura smiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Philip Rosseter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (1568-1623)

Can she excuse my wrongs? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . John DowlandNow, o now, I needs must part . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . John DowlandPrelude Fugue & Allegro (BWV 998) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J. S. Bach. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (1685-1750)

INTERMISSION

from Deutsche Volkslieder, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Johannes BrahmsErlaube mir, feins Mädchen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (1833-1897)Die Sonne scheint nicht mehrFeinsliebchen, du sollst mir nicht barfuss gehnSchwesterleinMein Mädel hat einen Rosenmund

Toccata in Blue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Carlo Domeniconi. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (b.1947)

Long, long ago . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thomas H. Bayly. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (1797-1839)

The Broken Hearts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Charles Purday. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (1799-1885)

My dar hair’d girl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thomas B. Phipp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(1796-1849)

My Heart and Lute . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Henry R. Bishop. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(1796-1849)

My Minstrel Love . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . John Barnett. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(1837-1916)

Mr. Becker presented has presented a series of lectures, “Exploring Music” and Aspects of 20thCentury American Music at the Bruce Museum of Art in Greenwich, Connecticut. Mr. Beckerparticipates in the Summer Chamber Music Festival at Long Island University giving master classesand concerts with the Pierrot Consort and has performed at the “III International Guitar FestivalPro-musica/ SESC” in Caxias do Sul, Brazil. He has given master classes in the United States andCanada including Mannes College of Music in New York. His transcriptions and editions arepublished by T.D. Ellis Music Publishing.

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HAYLEY SAVAGEMASTER CLASS • FRIDAY MARCH 71 PM • FINE ARTS CENTER

JOHN MESCHITECHNOLOGY WORKSHOP,FRIDAY MARCH 73 PM • FINE ARTS CENTER

JOHN MESCHI is a member of the C.W. Post Department ofMusic faculty and serves as the Department’s Graduate Adviserand Technology Coordinator. He holds degrees from New YorkUniversity (B.S., Music Education) and Long Island University(M.A., Music) and has been involved with the musical applications of computers since the mid-1980s with special interests in algorithmic composition and developing music-oriented software.Besides teaching music at C.W. Post, Mr. Meschi trains teachers in basic computer skills, multi-media and Web design in the Department of Educational Technology and teaches Internet andWeb design in the Art Department and the Interactive Multimedia Arts Program.

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GYAN RILEYGUITARIST/COMPOSER

FRIDAY MARCH 7 CONCERT

8 PM • HILLWOOD CINEMA

In 1999, Gyan Riley became the firstguitarist ever to be awarded a fullscholarship from the San FranciscoConservatory of Music. While stillstudying at the conservatory, he receiveda recording contract for his debut CDof original works, Food for the Bearded(New Albion Records). Riley’s awardsinclude First Prize in the PortlandInternational Guitar FestivalCompetition and First Prize in the SanFrancisco Conservatory Guitar ConcertoCompetition. He played in theAmerican premiere of John Adams’ El Nino with soprano Dawn Upshaw and the San FranciscoSymphony. Concert tours have taken him to some of the world’s most prestigious concert halls inthe UK, Germany, Austria, Italy, France, Croatia, Turkey, Norway, Ireland, and throughout theUnited States. Riley tours regularly with the Los Angeles based Falla Guitar Trio, the FeinsmithQuartet, and father/composer/ pianist Terry Riley. He has received commissions from theCarnegie Hall Corporation, the New York Guitar Festival, the San Francisco Foundation, andthe Elaine Kaufman Cultural Center. Last October marked the release of his second CD oforiginal works, Melismantra, featuring Tracy Silverman on electric violin, Scott Amendola ondrums, and Zakir Hussain on tabla. Gyan served as the artistic director for the San FranciscoClassical Guitar Society from 2002-2004, and as guitar faculty at the San Francisco Conservatoryof Music, Humboldt State University, and Cal State University East Bay between 2005-2007.

www.gyanriley.com

“Mind blowing chops . . .” -Acoustic Guitar, Jan. 2003

“Hats off, gentlemen. A genius.” - Guitarra Magazine

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PROGRAM: GYAN RILEY, GUITAR

Suite for Lute, BWV 997 ................................................. J.S. Bach (1685-1750)PreludeSarabandeDouble

Uspavanka for Téa............................................................. Gyan Riley (b. 1977)

Étude No. 8 .................................................................................. Heitor Villa-Lobos (1881-1959)Étude No. 7

Sonata Quasifantokastica................................................... Gyan RileyI. TokataII FantasyIII. Quasitremelodo

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Piedad .................................................................................. Terry Riley (b. 1935)

Invocation ........................................................................... Gyan RileyProgression of the AncestorsSteps of the ForgottenMajesticalCode ChangesSinspiration

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DALE STUCKENBRUCKMASTER CLASS, “INTERPRETINGTHE MUSIC OF J.S. BACH”SATURDAY MARCH 89:30 AM • HILLWOOD STUDY LOUNGE

DALE STUCKENBRUCK enjoys a diverse andinteresting musical life as soloist, concertmaster, chambermusician, and teacher. He attributes his training to hismentor of over thirty years, Erick Friedman, under whomhe received his D.M.A from the Manhattan School ofMusic on the Eugene Ysaÿe's understanding of Early Music.He won the Vittorio Giannini Memorial Award for violin for four years at the North CarolinaSchool for the Performing Arts. He has performed as soloist with the Brooklyn Philharmonic,Philharmonia Virtuosi, New York Virtuosi, New York String Ensemble, Tschaikovky ChamberOrchestra, Taipei City Symphony Orchestra, and regional orchestras in the U.S. He is oftenheard as concertmaster of many of New York’s premier musical organizations such as theBrooklyn Philharmonic, Philharmonia Virtuosi, New York Virtuosi, Dance Theater of Harlem,Queens Symphony, Long Island Philharmonic, Vermont Mozart Festival, Masterwork Chorus,Dessoff Chorus, Westfield Symphony, Bronx Arts Ensemble, St. Patrick’s Cathedral, and Music atSt. Ignatius of Loyola, and numerous Broadway shows. His recordings include the violin concertoby Lou Pelosi for CRI. Other classical recording are found on Musical Heritage, SONY, BMG,Vanguard, and Kultur Video (with Erick Friedman) He has recorded over 80 films, and is foundon more than 40 current commercial CDs as concertmaster ,soloist, sawist, and mandolinist. Hehas been on the violin faculty of Long Island University since 1986 and a member of “PierrotConsort”, and reviewer for the music journal NOTES. He has been performing with HeawonKim, concert pianist, in recitals for 30 years, performing in South America, Asia, Europe, atColleges and Universities in the U.S, and many public and private radio and TV stations. He hasbeen featured in Strings Magazine , Newsday, and Korea’s “Wuolgang Umak” (MonthlyMagazine). Please click on the left ("Dale, sawist") to see Dale's virtuoso musical saw endeavors.As a violinist who performs on violins in various historical settings he has lead New York’s EarlyMusic ensembles such as the J.S. Bach cantata series at Holy Trinity Lutheran, Music at St.Ignatius of Loyola series. As a mandolinist he has performed at City Opera, Metropolitan Opera,American Ballet Theater, as soloist with the Garrett Lakes Festival Orchestra, the musical"Jerome Robbins Broadway", as soloist and chamber musician with Paula Robeson at the MetMuseum"s concert at the Temple of Dandur, the Caramoor Festival, and on a new recording withPaula Robison and the Charleston Symphony. He has served as personnel manager for theBrooklyn Philharmonic (1995-1998), New York Virtuosi (since 1991), and Gotham CityOrchestra (since 2002). On Broadway he has served as concertmaster and in-house-contractor forthe following shows: “Secret Garden”, “Tommy”, “Jekyll & Hyde”, “Victor, Victoria”, and "LaBoheme". He has been; a contractor for major musical events at Carnegie Hall, Avery FisherHall, BAM, Miller Theater, Kay Playhouse, Merkin Concert Hall, Madison Square Garden, TillesCenter, NJPAC, Purchase, and the 92 Street "Y". Dale appeared as a guest on "Emeril Live",September 15, 2003. He currently serves as assistant director of the C.W. Post Summer ChamberMusic festival and musical advisor to numerous artistic institions.He is serving his third season as artistic director with "Kammermusik", a innovative,

conductorless, new string ensemble of high school students on Long Island that performs withinternationally reknowned artists in unusual programs and in an intimate setting.

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HIGH SCHOOLGUITAR ENSEMBLEWORKSHOPSATURDAY MARCH 811:30 AMHILLWOOD RECITAL HALL

The Friends of Quebec's “A Midsummer Music Dream”congratulate Harris Becker and the Long IslandGuitar Festival for 16 magnificent years

of making the world a better place through the music oftalented composers, performers and students.

Thank you Harris!We look forward to you and your colleagues being with us a third year for

"Songe d'ete en musique" at Moulin Bernier in Quebec, 4-10 August 2008.

Tous les amis du Songe d'été en musique du Québec félicitent Harris Beckerainsi que le Festival de guitare de "Long Island" pour leur magnifique travail

des 16 dernières années. Par le biais de la musique accompagnée de ses talentueuxcompositeurs, musiciens, étudiants, ils tentent de faire de cette terre un meilleurmonde. Merci à toi Harris! Nous avons hâte de vous retrouver, toi et ton équipe,de nouveau parmi nous lors de “Songe d'été en musique” qui aura lieu au Moulin

Bernier à Courcelles (Québec) du 4 au 10 août 2008.

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LONG ISLAND CLASSICAL GUITAR SOCIETY182 Parkside Ave. • Miller Place, NY 11764

(631) 821-5270 • www.licgs.us

CONGRATULATIONS ON THE 16TH ANNUAL

LONG ISLAND GUITAR FESTIVALThe newly formed Long Island Classical Guitar Society, in association with the annualLong Island Guitar Festival, provides a forum for students, professional teachers, perform-ers and enthusiasts of the classical guitar. Members of LICGS are entitled to free anddiscounted concerts, master classes, coaching and other important events. Our web siteprovides information about concerts and recitals throughout the metropolitan area.Professional members and teachers receive information through our web site inquiries forguitar studies and playing opportunities. Members are invited to attend monthly mixersto meet fellow guitar enthusiasts, play solo pieces & ensemble, exchange ideas and mostlyjust to have a good time.

JOIN LICGS

Levels of Membership:Individual $20.00/year

Family $30.00/year

Student $10.00/year

Professional $35.00/year

LICGS STAFFDennis Rief, Executive DirectorHachitoy Tanaka, Director

Harris Becker, Artistic AdvisorPasquale Bianculli, Staff AdvisorMichael Belajonas, Staff AdvisorPat Caruso, Staff Assistant

John Meschi, Web Site AdministratorE-mail: licgs@licgs.us

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BORIS GAQUERECONCERT • SATURDAY MARCH 81 PM • HILLWOOD CINEMAwww.myspace.com/borisgaquere

Boris GAQUERE obtains First prize as well as a Superior Diploma ofGuitar from the Royal Music Conservatoires of Brussels then Mons(Belgium), class of Sérgio and Odair Assad whom he currently assists.

Boris followed master-classes with Leo Brouwer, Roland Dyens, DavidRussell, Roberto Aussel, Costas Cotsiolis and Paulo Bellinati in thecourse of his studies..

In 1997, together with guitarist Denis SungHô they form the “Gaquere-SungHô Duo”. Very soon theyare invited to play in concert cycles for young talent in Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands.

Together they produce their first recording in 1998 for the CHAMBER label. The cd includesAstor Piazzolla’s “Tango Suite”, Sérgio Assad’s “Tres Cenas Brasileiras” as well as Boris’ own‘Obrigado’, composition for guitar, published by Productions d'Oz. Boris is delighted to discover thatObrigado is interpreted by other musicians around the world.

Boris’ compositions are currently published by Productions d’Oz (Canada), GSP (California, USA)and Editions Lemoine (Paris, France).

Columbia Music Entertainment, Ltd. Japan, commissioned Boris to compose ‘Tabi’, as recorded andperformed by Shin-ichi Fukuda in 2003. This gave Boris the opportunity to arrange and record severalAntonio Carlos Jobim songs, for guitar and assorted ensembles, for the J-Room label, a subsidiary ofColumbia Music Entertainment. Other Japanese guitarists have recorded Boris’ musics: Yasuji Ohagi ,for Victor Entertainment, Inc. and Tomonori Arai, for ALM Records.

Boris Gaquere pursues an international career with concerts in all major cities of Europe, both Eastand West. He also regularly performs both in North and South America as well as Japan. Borisregularly appears in numerous radio and television shows.

In 2001, he recorded Astor Piazzolla’s ‘Double Concerto for Guitar and Bandonéon’ for the RTBF(radio and Belgian national television) accompanied by the Wallonia Chamber Orchestra.

'Xeque-Mate', Boris’ first solo album for VGo Recordings, Inc. was recorded in San Francisco in 2003.Boris is privileged to duet with Odair Assad on the album’s title track; one of Boris’ compositions forthis cd.

Other material includes Sérgio Assad’s “Aquarelle”, Roland Dyens’ “Hommage à Villa-Lobos” andSébastien Vachez’ “Cavatine”. Three waltzes for guitar duo written by Clarice Assad are also part ofthe repertoire of this CD.

‘Carpe Diem’, released with some pride in 2005, is Boris’ second album for VGo Recordings, Inc.The album focuses on music from the Baroque period, with pieces by J.S. Bach, Sylvius LeopoldWeiss and more.

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‘Tempo Feliz’ is Boris’ current project. An album recorded with Brazilian master percussionistRenato Martins is the fruit of this labour which was released in the course of 2006, on Mogno Musica Belgian Jazz, Roots and Fusion recording label.

Boris Gaquere is the assistant of Odair Assad at Mons Royal Conservatory (Belgium).

REVIEWS:“I believe that Boris Gaquere is one of the new generation’s most interesting and ‘authentically musical’guitarist/composers. To my eye, he belongs to a very small circle of artists who are as sensitive as they arecreative and who have understood the importance of silence and the unspoken in music.” – Roland DYENS

“Dear Boris, you have made a beautiful recording of these wonderful pieces of music. I very muchenjoyed your performance of the Suite by Loeillet. You play with the freshness and clarity it needs.Congratulations for your recording.” - David RUSSELL (about Boris Gaquere’s Carpe Diem CD)

“... There is in Boris a marvellous control of the guitar, a beautiful essential rythmic sprightliness for thisdemanding repertoire...” – Philip CATHERINE

“... a name to watch for in the future.” - Classical Guitar - UK

“Gaquere, in this first CD [Xeque-Mate ~ VGo Recordings], shows an original compositional voice, acommand of the instrument and a strong ear for new composers. He is a new voice I hope to hear moreof soon.” - Guitarramagazine.com - USA

“... Estupendo!” - El Telégrafo – Uruguay

PROGRAM: BORIS GAQUERE

Tempo Feliz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Baden Powell (arrgt: Sérgio Assad)

Violao no Samba . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Luis Bonfa (arrgt: Sérgio Assad)

Felicidade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . V. de Moraes / A.C. Jobim (arrgt: Roland Dyens)

Baile Funk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Boris Gaquere

Hommage à Villa-Lobos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Roland DyensClimazonieDanse Caractérielle & BachianinhaAndantinostalgieTuhù

Sai do Chao . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Paulo Bellinati

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Garlic Toast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Boris Gaquere

O Choro de Juliana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Marco Pereira

Jazz Sonata . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dusan BogdanovicAllegro non troppo, molto ritmicoLentoAllegro molto

Obrigado . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Boris GaquereEscola de SambaPao de AçucarCarioca

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EMERGING ARTISTSJOSHUA BAVARO & LA VITA-WILLIAMS GUITAR

DUO • MARCH 85 PM • HILLWOOD CINEMA

Joshua began his guitar studies at the age of six. Just two years later,he was personally picked and accepted into the studio of MaestroJorge Morel, world-renown guitarist and composer. He went on tostudy with Ana Maria Rosado in the Pre-College division of theManhattan School of Music at age sixteen. Joshua was lateraccepted into Manhattan School of Music with a scholarship wherehe is currently studying with David Leisner. He has participated inMaster classes with distinguished teachers including David Russell,Roland Dyens, David Leisner, and Adam Holzman. Joshua hasperformed for the New York City Classical Guitar Society; the Long Island Guitar Festival; MusicaReginae Productions; New Jersey City University; The ISO Concert Orchestra; The Bergen YouthSymphony Orchestra; The Office of the Queens County District Attorney; The Consulate Generalof the Republic of Argentina in New York City; Paseo La Plaza, Buenos Aires, Argentina; and withthe Congressional Youth Chamber Orchestra of Argentina. In March 2007, he premiered Rapsodiadel Plata, a new concerto for guitar and orchestra by Jorge Morel, which was dedicated to him.Joshua has appeared on several radio programs focusing on the classical guitar such as De Segovia aYupanqui, on Argentina’s Radio Nacional. Recently, he was awarded the Augustine GuitarScholarship by Manhattan School of Music.

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PROGRAM: JOSHUA BAVARO

Prelude # 1 .......................................................................................Heitor Villa Lobos

Lute Suite No. 1, BWV 996 ..........................................................J. S. BachOverture - PrestoAllemandeCouranteSarabandeBourréeGiga

from Bardenklänge...........................................................................J. K. MertzRomanzeScherzoSehnsuchtTarantelle

Recently hailed as “a duo of spectacularenergy and technical resource” (NylonReview, July 2006), and billed as “rising starsin the New York classical guitar scene” (NewYork Classical Guitar Society), La VitaWilliams Guitar Duo has stunned audienceswith a delicate mixture of virtuosity andmusical sensitivity for nearly three years.Classical Guitar Magazine profiled the duo as“alluring” and “accomplished.” Tony Morrisof NPR’s Classical Guitar Alive! said “La VitaWilliams Guitar Duo is an energetic youngensemble with a polished and warm sound.”The Montauk Pioneer wrote “The audience couldn’t help but see how much passion there was andgave the duo a standing ovation after their stellar performance.”

The two met at Mannes College of Music in New York City while attending graduate school. Theystudied under Fredric Hand and were coached by Michael Newman and Terry Champlain. Through-out that time they performed music ranging from the Renaissance to modern pieces by local artists.

Both guitarists bring a unique personality to the stage; Bret Williams comes from CentralCalifornia. He studied with Terry Mills from the University of the Pacific and received hisBachelors of Music from Adam Holzman at the University of Texas. Giacomo La Vita was bornin Florence (It.) and raised in the United States. He studied with Ricardo Cobo and RonnYedidia prior to college. He received his Bachelors from Mannes and went on to win severalnational guitar competitions.

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Soon after receiving their Masters Degrees the duo put out their first full-length CD [89th &2nd Records, CD 313-5B-1] featuring music from Spain and Latin America by composers Manuelde Falla, Isaac Albéniz, Astor Piazzolla, Sérgio Assad, and Alberto Ginastera. Guitarra Magazinepraised the debut recording as “a true work of aural beauty…a magnificent CD.”

This summer the duo ended their 1st season with a performance along side Metropolitan Operatenor Ronald Naldi at the 2007 Summer Stars Chamber Music Festival. Concerts this seasoninclude the Brooklyn Academy of Music, St. Peter's Church (New York), Riverside Church(New York), The Kimmel Center (Philadelphia, PA), Baltimore College (Maryland), CentenaryCollege (New Jersey), the New York Guitar Seminar, and the Long Island Guitar Festival.

PROGRAM: LA VITA WILLIAMS GUITAR DUO

Cadiz Cataluna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Isaac Albeniz (1860-1909)

Jobiniana No. 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sergio Assad (b. 1952)

Serenata Andaluza . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Manuel de Falla (1876-1946)Danza Ensanola (from La Vida Breve)

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LONG ISLAND GUITAR FESTIVAL

Harris Becker, Festival DirectorJohn Meschi, Project Designer and CoordinatorEmily Cintron, Secretary, Department of Music

Lisa Meyer, Production Coordinator, Department of MusicPasquale Bianculli, Festival AdvisorJames Erickson, Festival Assistant

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

FROM LONG ISLAND UNIVERSITYDr. David Steinberg, President

Dr. Jeffrey Kane, Vice President for Academic AffairsMatilda Tazzi, Printing and Duplicating Services

Ilyse K. Zincone, Graphic Designer

FROM THE C.W. POST CAMPUSDr. Joseph Shenker, Provost, C.W. Post Campus

Dr. Rhoda Grauer, Dean, School of Visual & Performing ArtsJon Fraser, Associate Dean, School of Visual & Performing ArtsProfessor Stephanie Watt, Chairman, Department of Music

Kathy Mendall, Conference Services

Rita Langdon, Public Relations

FROM TILLES CENTERDr. Elliot Sroka, Executive DirectorGeorge Lindsay, General Manager

ADVISORY BOARDDennis Rief • Pasquale Bianculli • John Meschi • James Erickson

Andrew Falino • Brian Fleming

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HAYLEY SAVAGECONCERT • SATURDAY MARCH 88 PM • HILLWOOD CINEMA

Hayley Savage – guitarist, pianist and composer – has received manypremieres of her own works, which are mostly commissions and rangefrom concerti and symphonic music to choral pieces. Hayley’sconcerto English Fantasia for Guitar and String Orchestra, written forJohn Mills, has received 10 performances, in the UK, Europe, the USand Canada, where it was broadcast on CBC Radio in 2002. Hayleyhas also composed music for Poet Laureate nominee U.A. Fanthorpe.

In 1999 Hayley won the Worshipful Company of Musicians Ivor Mairants Guitar Award, London,and was interviewed about this achievement on Music Matters on BBC Radio 3.

She is a member of the Appassionata Guitar Trio, who have performed on London’s South Bank,in the Royal Albert Hall Lunchtime Series and in Europe and America, including Long Island, thePortland Guitar Festival and Yale University. Appassionata have also played live on In Tune onBBC Radio 3 and their debut CD – Let Go – has received glowing reviews.

Hayley has been asked to make a return visit to the 16th Long Island Guitar Festival to performsome of her own new works for solo guitar, which will be included on her forthcoming albumCrossed Wires and Coloured Strings.

PROGRAM: HAYLEY SAVAGE

Concertino per la Chitarra Sola . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Johann Kaspar Mertz. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (trans. Stephen Begley)

Lob der Thranen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Franz Schubert. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (trans. J.K.Mertz)

Passing Through . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hayley Savage

Alba . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hans Haug

Rondo Brillanti No.2 Op.2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dionisio Aguado

INTERMISSION

Falling Stars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hayley Savage

Coloured Strings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hayley Savage

Niel Gow’s Lament . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Niel Gow. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (trans. David Russell)

Crossed Wires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hayley Savage

Num Pagode em Planaltina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Marco Pereira

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FREDERIC HANDGUITARIST AND COMPOSER

WORKSOP & MINI-CONCERT

SUNDAY MARCH 911 AM • HILLWOOD RECITAL HALL

Frederic Hand’s versatile performing style and concert programsfeature his own works which have brought him renown as both aGrammy-nominated and Emmy-winning television composer andrecording artist. Of his compositions for guitar, Alexandre Lagoyahas written, "His knowledge of the instrument enables him toachieve effects which are absolutely remarkable. Mr. Handpossesses a magnificent talent which touches me profoundly."

Noted for his unique performances of early music, Frederic Hand is the creator and director ofJazzantiqua, a group The New York Times has described as “scintillating and brilliant.”

Mr. Hand arranged and performed the theme from the Academy Award winning film, Kramer vs.Kramer, which led to a best selling recording Baroque and on the Street (CBS). Most recently, hiscomposition Prayer, recorded by John Williams, was nominated for a Grammy award. Hand’srecordings include Jazzantiqua and Heart’s Song on Music Masters, and Trilogy, an album of sologuitar music released by the Musical Heritage Society.

He has performed as a guest artist with the Mostly Mozart Festival, Marlboro Music Festival, NewYork Philharmonic, Waverly Consort and the Orchestra of St. Luke’s, among others. Hand, whohas been the appointed guitarist and lutenist with the Metropolitan Opera since 1986, was chosento perform in the Metropolitan Opera's inaugural chamber music series at Carnegie Hall in 1999.He has performed onstage with Placido Domingo, and Luciano Pavarotti, conducted by JamesLevine

Frederic Hand’s playing and improvisations have been heard on the scores of numerous films,including those starring Leonardo Di Caprio and Robert DeNiro in This Boy’s Life, Dustin Hoffmanand Meryl Streep in Kramer vs Kramer and Sean Connery in The Next Man. His televisedperformances include appearances with Meg Ryan, Marisa Tomei and Anne Heche. He has alsoperformed on the Broadway stage with Maximillian Schell in John Osborne's A Patriot for Me.

Hand’s original scoring for television includes Sesame Street, As the World Turns and The GuidingLight, for which he was awarded an Emmy. Over one dozen volumes of his original compositionsand arrangements are published worldwide through G. Schirmer, Theodore Presser, Cherry Laneand Mel Bay.

Frederic Hand’s tours throughout North America and Europe have been met with the highestcritical acclaim. He has taught masterclasses and given residencies at the New EnglandConservatory of Music, Yale University, Dartmouth College, Cleveland Institute of Music, EmoryUniversity, University of California at Santa Barbara, Colorado State, Miami University andUniversity North Carolina.

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A graduate of the Mannes College of Music, Hand studied in England with Julian Bream on aFulbright scholarship. Hand is currently chairman of the Classical Guitar department at the StateUniversity of New York at Purchase and he also serves on the faculties of the Mannes College ofMusic and Bennington College.

REVIEWS:“Mr. Hand produced a strikingly clean and penetrating tone. Making a strong impression with hismusicianship on each instrument, he played unerringly, with all the verve and spirit that one could ask.”

- New York Times

“A brilliant master of the guitar.”- Milwaukee Sentinel

“Hand is an extraordinary player. His speed seems to have no limit. He plays with intelligence and finesse,and every aspect of the line and individual sound is lovingly shaped.”- Milwaukee Journal

“Classical guitar recitals don’t get much better than this. Frederic Hand is a tremendously skilled andexpressive guitarist. But what makes him unique is that he is also one of today’s most fascinating composers,able to weave together a variety of influences, from jazz to Dowland to the avant-garde.”- Guitar Review

“Always fully in control and in sublime musical form...a brilliant performance.”- Het Laatste Nieuws, Brussels

“Hand’s technique is second to none. His technical prowess is dazzling and he possesses a strong lyricalsense achieved through a variety of tonal colors.” - Kansas City Star

Lisa de Grande

“She has that warm Spanish sound,” El Ideal, Granada, España

Seco de Lucena, 11 • 18009, Granada, SpainSpain Tel. 011 34 958 22 84 13 • Fax 011 34 958 22 17 25 • Cell 34 617 766 349

Email lisadegranada@hotmail.com

Guitars, Strings and Accessories

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JAY SORCE &NILKO ANDRES GUARINEMERGING ARTIST SHOWCASECONCERT • SUNDAY MARCH 91 PM • HILLWOOD CINEMAJay Sorce is currently working towards his Doctorate in guitarperformance at Stony Brook University. He earned his MMfrom the University of Arizona, in Tucson, where he studiedwith Tom Patterson, and BM from the Manhattan School ofMusic where he studied with Oren Fader and David Starobin.He has given solo classical guitar performances at locationsthroughout New York, New Jersey, and Arizona. He is an avidensemble player as well as composer, and has performed in concerts, including his own compositions,with the Sorce-Paglia Duo, The New Bridge Trio, and The Uruguay Guitar Quartet. He is current-ly on the faculty of the Port Jefferson Music Academy.

PROGRAM: JAY SORCE

Sonatina (1997) ....................................................................................... Morel, JorgeI. Allegretto ............................................................................................. (b. 1931)II. Andante EspressivoIII. Allegro

Sonata ‘Omaggio a Boccherini’, Op. 77 (1935)................................... Castelnuovo-Tedesco, MarioI. Allegro Con Spirito.............................................................................. (1895-1968)II. Andantino, Quasi CanzoneIII. Tempo Di MinuettoIV. Vivo Energico

Recipient of the Colombia Exterior Award 2006 given toColombians who have distinguished themselves outside oftheir native country, classical guitarist Nilko Andreas Guaríngraduated from the Manhattan School of Music in New York.

He began playing cello at the age of 7 at the NationalConservatory of Colombia, eventually finding his true love inthe classical guitar, which he studied with Ramiro Isaza. Healso studied Colombian Music at the Bogotá Academy ofArts with Jorge Sossa and Nestor Lambuley, while comple-menting the Guitar under the tutelage of Gentil Montaña.

In the year 2000 he was awarded a merit scholarship at theManhattan School of Music in New York City, were he studied Classical Guitar in the studio ofDavid Leisner , Composition with Dr. Reiko Fueting and Dr. J.Mark Stambaugh, and OrchestralConducting with Paul Brantley.

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As soloist and chamber musician, Nilko Andreas has given numerous recitals in the US andColombia, receiving various accolades and appearing at renown venues such as Merkin Hall,Symphony Space, Columbia University, Princeton University, Colombian Consulates, theColombian Civic Center (for which he composed the organization's hymn), the James MemorialChapel, Columbia University, the Church for all Nations, Mannes School of Music, Peter NortonSymphony Space, the Midtown Guitar Seminary, the United Nations, Lincoln Center, SummerStage, Merkin Hall, the New Victory Theater on Broadway , Houston TX. Museum of fine Artsand Steinway Hall, and various TV shows, among others. Recently, he performed at TheSmithsonian Museum in Washington, DC. as a special guest of the Colombia Ambassador AndrésPastrana and for Colombian Ambassador Carolina Barco at the Colombia Exterior 2007 ceremony.Nilko Andreas has also performed for guitar greats such as Manuel Barrueco, Eliot Fisk.

REVIEWS:“Guitarist Nilko Andreas Guarin plays with casual charisma and spontaneity that grows irresistible”- Backstage, New York

“Dear friends, the pre-Columbian gold and the legendary treasures of El Dorado which surround us thisevening are masterfully accompanied by the musical chords of Colombian guitarist, Nilko Andreas Guarín.I am proud to present this talented artist who has rediscovered and revalued the magnificent contributionthat the composer Guillermo Uribe Holguín made to the Colombian and Latin-American music.”- Andres Pastrana (Former President of Colombia)

PROGRAM: NILKO ANDREAS GUARIN

Elegie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .J.K.Mertz

Sonatina Meridional . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .M.M. PonceI. CampoII. CoplaIII. Fiesta

Suite Colombiana No. 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Gentil MontanaI. El margariteno (pasillo)II. Guabina ViajeraIII. BambucoIV. porro

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A LOOK TO THE FUTURE - TALI ROTH DIRECTORGUITAR STUDENTS FROM THE JULLIARD PRE-COLLEGE DIVISIONCONCERTSUNDAY MARCH 92:30 PMHILLWOOD RECITAL HALL

RYAN JOHNSON,KEVIN SHERWIN,ASHER ELBAZ,JESSICA FYODORVA,EMMELINE FINCKEL,SHANTUM MIRSA

PROGRAM: HIGH SCHOOL GUITAR WORKSHOP

Asturias ........................................................................................... Issac Albeniz(Asher Elbaz)

Vals Venezulano Nos. 3 & 4 ......................................................... Antonio LauroDouble (from Partita BWV1002)................................................. J. S. Bach

(Emmeline Finckel)

Spanish Dance No. 5 ..................................................................... Enrique GranadosGigue (from Lute Suite Suite BWV 996)....................................... J. S. Bach

(Kevin Sherwin)

Variations on a Theme of Mozart ................................................ Fernando Sor(from the Magic Flute) (Shantum Mirsa)

Etude No. 1..................................................................................... Heitor Villa-LobosChoro No. 1 (Ryan Johnson)

Gavotte nos. 1&2 ........................................................................... J.S. Bach

L’Evasion ......................................................................................... Astor Piazzolla(Ryan Johnson, Kevin Sherwin, Asher Elbaz,Jessica Fyodorva, Emmeline Finckel, Shantum Mirsa)

LONG ISLAND CLASSICAL GUITAR SOCIETYMEETINGSUNDAY MARCH 94 PMHILLWOOD FISHBOWL

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ANDREW YORKCONCERTSATURDAY MARCH 87:30 PM • HILLWOOD RECITAL HALL

Andrew York is one of today's most visible and innovativeclassical guitar composers, and a member of the GRAMMYwinning Los Angeles Guitar Quartet. Andrew’s discographyincludes “California Breeze,” a new recording for Sony Japan,three solo CD's for the GSP label, ten CD’s with the LAGQ onDelos, Sony and Telarc labels, as well as inclusions on numerouscompilation recordings. York's compositions have also beenrecorded by guitar luminaries John Williams, Christopher Parkening, Scott Tennant and WilliamKanengiser. As a published composer, York's works appear in print worldwide through AlfredPublications, Hal Leonard, Mel Bay Publications, Guitar Solo Publications, Doberman-Yppan inCanada, Ricordi in London, and in Japan through Gendai and Rittor Music.

Andrew is a virtuoso classical and jazz guitarist; an extremely rare combination. As a classicalguitarist, Andrew received a grant from the Del Amo Foundation for Study in Spain, and as ajazz player studied with Joe Diorio and Lenny Breau. Andrew received his Master of Music degreefrom University of Southern California, and is the only USC graduate in the school’s history totwice receive the Outstanding Alumni of the Year Award – in 1997 as a member of LAGQ andin 2003 as the sole recipient.

REVIEWS:

“Andrew York’s eclectic writing and playing constitute one of the hippest styles in American classical guitar . . .his writing projects levels of honesty, spirit and magnetism that are rare in contemporary guitar composition.”- Jim Ferguson, Guitar Player Magazine

“Immaculate technique, elegant and expressive ... His intimate knowledge of the instrument provides forsome delicious sonorities of authentic originality ... ” - John Schneider, Soundboard Magazine

“Andrew York takes old wine skins (Bagatelle, Etude, Saraband ... ) and fills them with the new wine ofhis artistic soul. This is beautiful music.” - Michael Rivers, Victory Review

“When Andrew York plays, the guitar becomes transparent; the music just pours out from his soul.”- Russ De Angelo, Festival Director, La Guitarra California

“While some people play music others are musicians. These people transcend whatever instrument theyplay and connect with a level far beyond the mere physical. Andrew York is one of these special peoplewho do just that; he is a musician’s musician. Not only through his performances but through hiscomposing he is enriching the guitar in ways only future generations will truly understand. It is an honorand pleasure to know this gifited and kind artist.” - Bill Piburn, Fingerstyle Guitar Magazine

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PROGRAM: ANDREW YORKI

Chilean Dance

SkerriesAvenue of the GiantsCall

Woven HarmonySquares SuspendedWarp-Aspect 2Woven World

LamentMarley’s Ghost

II3rd Cello Suite in C major, selections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J.S. BachAllemandeCouranteSarabandGigue

Letting Go

KinderlightFanfareCradle SongJosh's Jam

Why

SamsongBy CandlelightSunWalk

Sunburst

All compositions by Andrew York unless otherwise noted

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