2009-2010 Sundin Hall Concert Series
This activity is made possible in part by a grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board, through an appropriation by the Minnesota State Legislature and a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts.
Peter Huttlinger
Friday, September 25th, 2009
Our Sundin Hall series kicks off with National Fingerstyle Championship winner Peter Huttlinger, who is one of today’s finest fingerstyle guitarists. He has been featured twice on the cover of Fingerstyle Guitar magazine, has released seven CDs, and has created two top-selling series of instructional DVDs for Homespun Recordings.
Carlos Pérez
Friday, October 30th 2009
Born in Santiago, Chile, Carlos Pérez has given recitals in more than thirty countries and been awarded first prizes at major international guitar competitions in Venezuela, France, Belgium, Austria and Spain. He has issued five CDs. His first DVD was issued this year by Mel Bay. His arrangements and compositions have been published by Editions Henry Lemoine (France), Productions d’Oz (Canada), and Grenzland-Verlag Theo Hüsgen (Germany).
Lute Summit—Baroque and
Renaissance Lute
Saturday, November 21st 2009
Minnesota-based lutenists Paul Berget, Richard Griffith, Rockford Mjos, Phil Rukavina, and Thomas Walker, Jr. will collaborate on a unique, round-robin style concert featuring lute music in solo, duo, trio, quartet, and quintet arrangements.
Read more about the performers in the July-August issue of the Guitarist.
Michael Partington
Concert: Saturday, December 12th 2009
Masterclass: Sunday, December 13th, 3 p.m. at MacPhail
British-born Michael Partington is an internationally known classical guitarist and heads the guitar department at the University of Washington in Seattle. His program features sonatas from the standard repertoire as well as a new work he commissioned. In addition to his concert, he will conduct a masterclass on Sun. Dec. 13 from 3 till 5 pm at MacPhail Center for Music in Minneapolis. The masterclass is co-sponsored by MacPhail and more information about it can be found at their website.
Flamenco Guitarathon
Saturday, January 23rd, 2010
Local flamenco guitarists gather for a wonderfully varied program of solo and ensemble performances. Previous “flamencoathons” have been near-sell-out extravaganzas of great playing and lively audiences, and have featured locally based masters of flamenco as well as rising stars on the scene. This year’s edition will be no different. Make sure you have a seat that night—by ordering season tickets today!
Andrew Zohn
Saturday, February 20th 2010
Guitarist/composer Andrew Zohn has been hailed as “one of the finest guitarists of his generation” by Anthony Morris, host of the nationally-syndicated radio program Guitar Alive. In addition to concertizing as a soloist throughout North America and in Europe, Zohn is active as a chamber musician and orchestral soloist and has released solo CDs on the Centaur and Clear Note labels.
Soloduo
Concert: Saturday, March 27th 2010
Masterclass: Sunday, March 26th 2010
Matteo Mela and Lorenzo Micheli met in the US, in the state of Texas, far from their native Italy, in autumn of 2000. A year later, they formed Soloduo, which has since performed throughout Europe and North America to universal acclaim. Micheli’s solo performance here during the 06–07 season was a triumph. We’re glad to have him back! The duo will conduct a masterclass on Sun. Mar. 28. Time and location TBA.
Salomé Sandoval
Saturday, April 17th 2010
A classically trained singer who is at the same time a classical guitar self-accompanist, Salomé Sandoval is a unique and exciting artist. Sandoval has played and sung Early Music, Latin American music, and contemporary music in several ensembles and choirs in Venezuela and the US. This will be her Twin Cities debut.
Classical Guitarathon
Saturday, May 29th, 2010
A classical guitarathon concert was the first event presented by our Society. This annual extravaganza always ends our season on a high note.