92nd Street Y (92Y) (Venue Partner)
1395 Lexington Ave
212.415.5500
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- When
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Sunday Jan 31, 2010 (7pm)
- Where
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Directions: Corner of 92nd St and Lexington Ave
- Price
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$25 - 48
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“ Soundcheck's John Schaefer hosts this full-day celebration of the great baroque composer featuring virtuoso lutenist Paul O'Dette, a longtime scholar and professor at the Eastman School of Music and co-curator of the program. The day is broken into two three-hour blocks with the first featuring an orchestral suite performed by the Brazilian Guitar Quartet and the second a world premiere of Gyan Riley's Stream of Gratitude, inspired by Bach's Suite for Lute in C Minor. The percussive quality of the guitar enlivens Bach's intricately complicated melodies making the fest an inspired departure from the normal chamber and orchestra presentation while providing an accessible introduction for the classically curious.”
Chris Kompanek, Flavorpill
Paul O'Dette, co-curator & lute
David Spelman, co-curator
John Schaefer, host
Eliot Fisk, guitar
Paul Galbraith, guitar
David Leisner, guitar
Nigel North, lute
Gyan Riley, guitar
Robert Mealy, violin
Avi Stein, harpsichord
Works by Bach, Frescobaldi, Handel, Riley (world premiere, co-commissioned by the 92nd Street Y) and Weiss.
"O'Dette is the greatest living lutenist."
—Stereophile
Over the space of two concerts and almost six hours, 92Y's biennial guitar extravaganza reveals the different facets of Bach’s artistry. It's an afternoon and evening of breathtaking versatility, variety and virtuosity. Presented as part of the New York Guitar Festival.
This concert is approximately 3 hours in duration.
