19th NY Guitar Seminar at Mannes
Sunday, June 30, 2019 at 5:00 PM
Tickets $20; general admission
www.mannesguitar.com 

Lang Center
Mannes School of Music
55 West 13th Street, New York, NY 10011

Participants Ensemble & Soloists Concert
Feat. the New York Guitar Seminar Ensemble
Scott Jackson Wiley, conductor

Performing Leo Brouwer’s 
Acerca del Cielo, al aire y un Sonrisa

Additional Performers and Repertory to be Announced

19th NY Guitar Seminar at Mannes
Saturday, June 29, 2019 at 7:30 PM
Tickets $20, general admission
www.mannesguitar.com 
Ernst C. Stiefel Concert Hall
Mannes School of Music
55 West 13th Street, New York, NY 10011
Celil Refik Kaya

Program

Enrique Granados (1867-1916), transc.Kaya: Valses poéticos
Jean Baptiste Loeillet (1680-1730), arr. Kaya: Suite in e minor 
Agustín Barrios Mangoré (1885-1944): Choro de Saudade - Valse Op. 8 No. 3 - Danza Paraguaya No. 1

Intermission

Jorge Morel (b. 1931): Sonatina
Celil Refik Kaya (b. 1991): Miriam & Leon’s Daughters 
Carlo Domeniconi (b. 1947): Koyunbaba Op.19

19th NY Guitar Seminar at Mannes
Friday, June 28, 2019 at 7:30 PM
Tickets $20; general admission
www.mannesguitar.com 
Ernst C. Stiefel Concert Hall
Mannes School of Music
55 West 13th Street, New York, NY 10011

Mário da Silva
CD Release Concert

VIOLÃO EXPANDIDO: New Music from Brazil

Program

Clarice Assad (b. 1978): Lullaby (2013)
Jaime Zenamon (b. 1953): Unicórnio (1997)
Sergio Assad (b. 1952): Aquarelle (1986)
Edino Krieger (b. 1928): Passacalha para Fred Schneiter (2002)
Arthur Kampela (b. 1960): Percussion Study 1 (1992)
Alessandro Ferreira (b. 1976): Cordamadeira (2008)
Chico Mello (b. 1957): Do Lado Do Dedo (1986)

19th NY Guitar Seminar at Mannes
Friday, June 28, 2019 at 5:00 PM
Tickets $20; general admission
www.mannesguitar.com Ernst C. Stiefel Concert Hall

Mannes School of Music
55 West 13th Street, New York, NY 10011

Participants’ Soloists Concert
Performers and Repertory to be Announced

19th NY Guitar Seminar at Mannes
Thursday, June 27, 2019 at 7:30 PM
Tickets $20; general admission
www.mannesguitar.com 
Ernst C. Stiefel Concert Hall

Mannes School of Music
55 West 13th Street, New York, NY 10011
Raphaella Smits

Program

Maria M.Ponce (1882-1948): Suite en la menor (1929)
Federico Mompou (1893-1987): Suite Compostelana (1962)

Intermission

Henry Purcell (1659-1695): Suite II 
Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767): Fantasie in B Minor
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750): From Partita BWV 1004: Chaconne

19th NY Guitar Seminar at Mannes
Thursday, June 27, 2019 at 3:00 PM
Lang Center (2nd Floor of Arnhold Hall)
Mannes School of Music
55 West 13th Street, New York, NY 10011

Maestro Leo Brouwer

Master Class for Guitar Soloists
Program

Shefali Sahai
Leo Brouwer: Un Día de Noviembre

Nicholas Padmanabhan
Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite, BWV 997, Prelude

Chris Alexander
Leo Brouwer: Dos aires populares cubanos

Conor Padmanabhan
Joaquín Turina: Sonata, Op 61, first movement

Intermission

Nathan Smith
Wenzel Matiegka: Sonata 4, first movement

Doug Whorton
Leo Brouwer: Canción de Cuna (Berceuse)

David Robertson
Fernando Sor: Variations on a Theme of Mozart, Op. 9

19th NY Guitar Seminar at Mannes
Wednesday, June 26 at 7:00 PM
Americas Society
680 Park Avenue (at 68th Street), New York, NY

Leo Brouwer 80th Anniversary Celebration

The Music of Leo Brouwer
Newman & Oltman Guitar Duo

Celil Refik Kaya

João Luiz & Friends
Note: Tickets for this concert must be purchased directly from Americas Society:

https://www.as-coa.org/events/leo-brouwer-80th-anniversary-celebration/overview

Program

Sonata No. 1 (1990)
Celil Refik Kaya, guitar

Brief Pause
Paisajes, Retratos y Mujeres (1997)
João Luiz & Friends (João Luiz, guitar, Matthew Lipman, viola, Yeami Kim, flute)

Intermission

Música Incidental Campsina (1978)
Fool on the Hill, from Beatlerianas (1976) 
El Libro de los Seres Imaginarios /The Book of the Imaginary Beings (2018)

I. El Unicornio / The Unicorn
II. El Minotauro / The Minotaur
III. Hadas y Gnomos / Fairies and Gnomes
IV. La Gorgona y la Mantícora / The Gorgon and the Manticore

New York Premiere Performance
Dedicated to Newman & Oltman Guitar Duo
Composed in La Habana, December, 2018
This work was commissioned by Raritan River Music 
with the generous support of Jeffrey Nissim

Newman & Oltman Guitar Duo (Laura Oltman and Michael Newman, guitars)

Award Presentation to Maestro Leo Brouwer
Michael and Laura wish to extend very special thanks to: 

Jeffrey Nissim
Sebastian Zubieta, Gina Portale, Martha Cargo
Elias Barreiro, Orlay Olonso, Rene Izquierdo
Raritan River Music Board of Trustees:
Rosanna Hunt (President), Lucinda Chou (Treasurer), Lois Laning, Peter Laning, Steven Lember, John M. Perry

Final Participant’s Concert of Guitar Solos and Ensembles

Featuring World Premiere of new music by João Luiz: “Frutas do Brasil” Suite for Guitar Orchestra

$20; $10 for students and seniors

Juan Carlos Laguna
Yenne Lee
Steve Goss
Joseph Mayes
Kathleen Mayes
Joao Luiz
Laura Oltman

$20; $10 for students and seniors

Guitarists Yenne Lee and Jiji

Two prize-winning Korean-American women will play music from around the world.  Yenne Lee has over 3 million views for her “Autumn Leaves” performance.  Jiji is winner of the Concert Artists Guild award. 

$20; $10 for students and seniors

$20; $10 for students and seniors

Kathleen Mayes
Joseph Mayes
Matthew Marshall
Steve Goss
Mariano Aguirre
Joao Luiz
Michael Newman
Harris Becker

$20; $10 for students and seniors

New Zealand Guitar

Featuring New Zealand guitarist Matthew Marshall and flutist Carol Hohauser

World Premiere Performances of “Suite New Zealand” by Nikita Koshkin, and “Four Intermezzi” by Michael Calvert, plus new music by Philip Norman and Kenneth Young.

$20; $10 for students and seniors

$20; $10 for students and seniors

Juan Carlos Laguna, guitar

Renowned Mexican guitarist performing new music (many US Premieres) by De Biasi, Ourkouzounov, Yoshimatsu, Kantor, and Ocampo.

$20; $10 for students and seniors

$20; $10 for students and seniors

Matthew Marshall
Harris Becker
Steve Goss
David Leisner
Laura Oltman
Michael Newman
Gabriel Handy

$20; $10 for students and seniors

Music from the Americas
Newman & Oltman Guitar Duo
Featuring special guest João Luiz

Opening Concert of New York Guitar Seminar at Mannes

Music from Brazil, USA, Argentina by Paul Moravec, João Luiz, Clarice Assad, Luiz Simas, Astor Piazzolla, Radames Gnattali, Heitor Villa-Lobos, Paolo Bellinati, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Pixinguinha.

Presented by Americas Society
To purchase tickets in advance and for more information: 
https://www.as-coa.org/events/new-york-guitar-seminar-brazil

Concert – Final Participants Concert

Date: Saturday, July 1 at 7:30 PM
Location: Tishman Auditorium at the University Center at The New School
63 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10003,
(at the corner of 13th Street)

Details: Ensemble performances by participants of the New York Guitar Seminar at Mannes

Tickets are purchased through Eventbrite: www.mannesguitar.eventbrite.com

Concert – Vladislav Bláha

Date: Friday, June 30 at 7:30 PM
Location: Ernst Stiefel Concert Hall at Mannes School of Music
55 West 13th Street, New York, NY 10011

Details: Vladislav Bláha (Czech Republic) will perform music composed for him, including the famed “Usher Waltz” by Nikita Koshkin

Tickets are purchased through Eventbrite: www.mannesguitar.eventbrite.com

Concert – Gohar Vardanyan and Roberto Fabbri

Date: Thursday, June 29 at 7:30 PM
Location: Ernst Stiefel Concert Hall at Mannes School of Music
55 West 13th Street, New York, NY 10011

Details: Strings By Mail artist Gohar Vardanyan (Armenia/USA) and SONY recording artist Roberto Fabbri (Italy) each perform a set of guitar solos.

Tickets are purchased through Eventbrite: www.mannesguitar.eventbrite.com

Concert – Rene Izquierdo and Elina Chekan
Dates: Wednesday, June 28 at 7:30 PM
Location: Ernst Stiefel Concert Hall at Mannes School of Music
55 West 13th Street, New York, NY 10011

Details: Cuban guitarist Izquierdo and Belarusian guitarist Chekan perform solos and duets

Tickets are purchased through Eventbrite: www.mannesguitar.eventbrite.com

Concert – Tribute to Elías Barreiro
Date: Tuesday, June 27 at 7:00 PM
Location: Americas Society
680 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10065

Details: Conversation with the great 87-year-old maestro, and concert featuring:

• Rene Izquierdo
• Duo Cantabile (Lauri Aguirre, soprano, and Mariano Aguirre, guitar)
• Newman & Oltman Guitar Duo

Music by Lecuona, Cervantes (arr. Barreiro), Brouwer, Ponce, M. D. Pujol, Chaviano, C. García Tolsa

Tickets are purchased through Americas Society / Council of the Americas:
http://www.as-coa.org/events/new-york-guitar-seminar-mannes-2017-tribute-elias-barreiro

Concert – Manuel Barrueco with Beijing Duo
Date: Monday, June 26 at 7:00 PM
Location: Americas Society, 680 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10065

Details: Solos, Duos, and Trios. Music by Bach (Chaconne, Brandenburg Concerto 6) and Granados (Valses Poeticos and Goyescas)

Tickets are purchased through Americas Society / Council of the Americas

http://www.as-coa.org/events/new-york-guitar-seminar-mannes-2017-manuel-barrueco-and-beijing-guitar-duo