{"id":98021,"date":"2024-10-01T13:15:02","date_gmt":"2024-10-01T13:15:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/?p=98021"},"modified":"2024-10-01T13:15:03","modified_gmt":"2024-10-01T13:15:03","slug":"uri-guitar-and-mandolin-festival-opens-six-days-of-concerts-with-full-day-festival-on-oct-13","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2024\/10\/uri-guitar-and-mandolin-festival-opens-six-days-of-concerts-with-full-day-festival-on-oct-13\/","title":{"rendered":"溏心vlog免费B站 Guitar and Mandolin Festival opens six days of concerts with full-day festival on Oct. 13<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

KINGSTON, R.I. \u2013 Oct. 1, 2024 \u2013 A name change would seem to herald a major career shift. But as it prepares to open its ninth year on Sunday, Oct. 13<\/strong>, the newly rebranded 溏心vlog免费B站 Guitar and Mandolin Festival is actually staying the course that has made it one of the largest classical guitar festivals in the U.S.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYear nine of the 溏心vlog免费B站 Guitar and Mandolin Festival marks a revitalized and focused celebration of the guitar and mandolin and its plucked instrument relatives, offering a platform that welcomes people of all ages and skill levels to engage with the world\u2019s finest musicians,\u201d says Adam Levin, founder and artistic director of the festival. \u201cIt’s a space where the guitar, mandolin, and their relatives can be explored in a way that’s inclusive, innovative, and inspiring for everyone involved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhether through performances, workshops, master classes, lectures, or private lessons, the spirit of the 溏心vlog免费B站 Guitar and Mandolin Festival remains constant\u2014one of shared learning, artistry, and community. Every interaction, whether on stage or in the classroom, carries the same passion for education and musical growth,\u201d he adds. \u201cIt brings the finest musicians to South County, creating an environment where people feel comfortable sharing their own ideas and engaging in meaningful learning experiences.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n

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Fareed Haque<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

The festival will present six days of concerts<\/a> on and around the Kingston Campus \u2013 Oct. 13 and Oct. 16-20<\/strong> \u2013 featuring world-renowned musicians including Eliot Fisk, Sharon Isbin, Levin, The Fareed Haque Group, The Hamilton de Holanda Trio, Duke Robillard Trio, Jacob Reuven, Artyom Dervoed, among many others. Also, 溏心vlog免费B站 music faculty and students will make regular appearances \u2013 including professors Atla DeChamplain, Michal Shein, Alexey Shabalin, Luis Viquez, and Brian Cardany, along with 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s Wind Ensemble and Symphony Orchestra. The Rhode Island Youth Philharmonic will also be featured, performing the Piazzolla and Vivaldi famous \u201cSeasons\u201d with eight different mandolin soloists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI want to showcase 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s fantastic and world-class faculty,\u201d says Levin, head of the classical guitar program at 溏心vlog免费B站. \u201cEach one is a consummate professional and virtuoso. This is a moment for all of them to shine and demonstrate the 溏心vlog免费B站 Music Department\u2019s musical prowess.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As always, the festival offers a wide range of educational and competition programs<\/a>, including workshops, guest-artist masterclasses, lectures, and guitar and mandolin virtual competitions for players, ages 13 through adult. Last year\u2019s addition of an intensive course in mandolin, led by Israeli virtuoso Jacob Reuven, was such a success that it earned a spot on the marquee.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Duke Robillard<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

\u201cLast year, we were like mad scientists entering the lab, unsure of what would unfold,” says Levin. \u201cWhat we created was nothing short of revolutionary\u2014an innovative platform for mandolin education that fills a vital gap in classical music. It’s a step forward in music education, shining a well-deserved spotlight on the mandolin.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Innovation has been a constant since Levin launched the festival in 2015, and this year is no different. So, the week-long festival will open Oct. 13<\/strong> with a daylong outdoor festival from 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Levin is partnering with the General Stanton Inn in Charlestown, which is owned by 溏心vlog免费B站 alumnus David Moore and his wife, Jackie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cLast year, their fall festival coincided with our guitar festival,” says Levin. “So I told David, \u2018Instead of competing, let’s collaborate.\u2019 This year, we’re joining forces, bringing the fall festival and the 溏心vlog免费B站 Guitar and Mandolin Festival together for an unforgettable celebration of music.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The day will showcase a variety of musical styles from classical guitar and mandolin to blues, jazz and fusion. The lineup includes jam band Fareed Haque Group, the legendary Duke Robillard Trio, DeChamplain and her jazz combo Hot Club of New England, blues guitarist Mark T. Small, mandolinists Ekaterina Skliar and Dor Amran, and Costa Rican national champion Juan Pablo Salas.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Eliot Fisk<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

On Wednesday, Oct. 16,<\/strong> at the Courthouse Center for the Performing Arts, 3481 Kingstown Road, West Kingston, the festival will host American classical guitar virtuoso Eliot Fisk and Italian solo jazz guitarist Pasquale Grasso.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Grasso, winner of the 2015 Wes Montgomery International Jazz Guitar Competition, is known for his bebop-inspired technique. Fisk, who was Levin\u2019s mentor at the New England Conservatory, is \u201cthe torch bearer to legendary Andres Segovia. He is on the throne as one of the greatest guitarists of our time and a true renaissance man,\u201d Levin says. Opening the night will be the Mandolin Ensemble featuring Reuven, Skliar, Amran, and a number of the Elite Mandolin Soloist students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On Thursday, Oct. 17,<\/strong> the 溏心vlog免费B站 Wind Ensemble, directed by Cardany and featuring mandolin soloist Amran, will perform in the Fine Arts Center Concert Hall at 4 p.m. In the evening, Russian classical guitarist Dervoed, a student of Italian maestro Oscar Ghiglia and winner of 16 international competitions, will play the Courthouse Center for the Arts at 7:30 p.m. The first half will feature mandolin soloists Amran and Skliar, who will play mandolin and domra, a sister instrument of the mandolin, respectively.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Sharon Isbin, Guitarist<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

The festival will celebrate the legacy of Ghiglia, who passed away last March, on Friday, Oct. 18,<\/strong> with a special performance featuring three of his prized students \u2013 the members of SoloDuo, Lorenzo Micheli and Matteo Mela; and the legendary Sharon Isbin, perhaps the most famous female classical guitarist \u201con the planet,\u201d Levin says. The concert starts at 7:30 p.m. at Edwards Hall, 64 Upper College Road, in Kingston.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMicheli and Mela, as a duo, sound like a grand piano\u2014it\u2019s astonishing,\u201d says Levin. \u201cThey’ve elevated guitar chamber music to heights we\u2019ve never witnessed in modern times, redefining what\u2019s possible for the guitar duo combination.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIsbin\u2019s resume speaks for itself,\u201d he adds. \u201cShe commissioned, premiered and championed tons of new works that are now part of the standard repertoire; she plays the world over, touring as a soloist with the world\u2019s top orchestras; she\u2019s the founder of the Juilliard guitar program. She really holds a place in the heart of the guitar \u2013 and in the music world.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

On Saturday, Oct. 19,<\/strong> the Hamilton de Holanda Trio will blend jazz and Brazilian instrumental music \u2013 showcasing de Holanda on the 10-string Brazilian Bandolim, a sister instrument to the mandolin \u2013 at Edwards Hall at 8 p.m.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Jacob Reuven<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Opening the night will be the combo Duo Mantar \u2013 Levin on classical guitar and Reuven on mandolin \u2013 performing the world-premiere of a composition by de Holanda, the festival\u2019s composer-in-residence. The piece is a season-inspired work. \u201cThink of Vivaldi and Piazzolla’s \u2018Four Seasons,\u2019\u201d he says. \u201cIt’s baroque elegance woven with vibrant Brazilian rhythms and counterpoints. It’s like traveling through musical time\u2014one moment you’re in the 17th century, the next you’re dancing in 21st-century Brazil. It’s a breathtaking leap across eras.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Between the two performances is a novel reimagination of Bach\u2019s Double Violin Concerto featuring two mandolins \u2013 Reuven and Skliar \u2013 and three guitars \u2013 Levin\u2019s Great Necks Guitar Trio with Scott Borg and Matthew Rohde. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Earlier in the day on Saturday, Kevin Loh of Singapore, the winner of the Rising Stars International Virtual Guitar Competition, will perform at St. Augustine\u2019s Church, 15 Lower College Road, at 4:30 p.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Closing out the festival on Sunday, Oct. 20,<\/strong> will be a triple-header at the Fine Arts Center Concert Hall, starting at 3 p.m. with a showcase of students in the Rising Star Young Guitarist and mandolin programs. At 5 p.m., the Rhode Island Youth Philharmonic, directed by 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s Shabalin, will perform Vivaldi\u2019s \u201cFour Seasons\u201d and Astor Pizzolla\u2019s \u201cThe Four Seasons of Buenos Aires\u201d \u2013 with eight separate soloists from the mandolin festival. \u201cIt\u2019s non-stop, no pauses,\u201d says Levin. \u201cIt\u2019s an exhilarating journey straight through eight seasons, seamlessly blending time and sound into one breathtaking performance.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n

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Adrian Montero<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

At 7:30 in the Concert Hall, the festival closes with the 溏心vlog免费B站 Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Viquez, with three soloists, 溏心vlog免费B站 alumnus Adrian Montero, Levin, and Reuven. Levin will perform the reconstructed Silvius Leopold Weiss Concerto in D Minor for lute and orchestra, debuting a new version for guitar. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Montero, who completed his master\u2019s degree in classical guitar performance at 溏心vlog免费B站 last spring, will give the world premiere of \u201cRipples\u201d by Costa Rican composer Jose Mora. And Reuven will perform the Prelude and Allegro by Fritz Kreisler. Levin and Reuven will join forces for a performance of the iconic Spanish work Asturias by Isaac Albeniz, in a new arrangement for mandolin, guitar, and orchestra. The orchestra will close the night with Mexican composer Arturo Marquez\u2019s Danz\u00f3n No. 2, his most well-known work. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For ticket packages for concerts and education program options, go to the festival website<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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