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Contact: Christina Chapple
Date: 3/13/03
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Left, Bel Arts Trio; right, Jason Vieaux SOUTHEASTERN SPONSORS ANNUAL GUITAR FESTIVAL MARCH 24-28 HAMMOND -- The annual Southeastern Louisiana University Guitar Festival, scheduled March 24-28, will bring to campus eclectic and traditional guitar soloists and ensembles of international stature, said festival organizer Patrick Kerber. “This year's festival is the first year that we have presented four guest artists,” said Kerber, a member of Southeastern’s music faculty. “It is a testament to the growth of both the festival and the Music and Dramatic Arts Department.” Kerber said the week will begin with the spirited rasqueados, zapateos, and caste jondo of “Alianza Flamenca,” a group that combines song, dance, and lively flamenco guitar playing. Also on the festival’s “guest” list are guitarists Jason Vieaux, guitarist and performance artist Randy Pile, and the Bel Arts Trio. The trio’s guitarist, Jim Smith, director of the guitar program at the University of Southern California, will also present a master class and Southeastern faculty member John Crabtree will moderate a guitar composers’ symposium. “Lali Calix, the leader of Alianza Flamenca, is also offering a flamenco dance class on Monday, March 24,” Kerber said. “What’s particularly neat about the class is that participants who do really well may be invited to dance with Alianza Flamenca during their concert that night at the Pottle Music Building Auditorium.” The Southeastern Guitar Festival is sponsored by the Campus Activities Board, College of Arts and Sciences, Lyceum Arts and Lectures, and the Southeastern Guitar Club. All festival events are free. March 24, 3:30-5:30 p.m., Kinesiology and Health Studies Building Dance Studio (Room 153): Students will have the opportunity to learn the exciting zapateos (dance steps), palmas (hand clapping), and compas (rhythm) of flamenco with Lali Calix of Alianza Flamenca. Contact Southeastern Dance Program Director Martie Fellom at 985-549-2133 for more information. March 24, 7:30 p.m., Pottle Music Building Auditorium: Energetic zapateos, soulful cante jondo, and fiery rasqueados will be the order of the evening as the internationally experienced flamenco troupe Alianza Flamenca presents the world famous folk art of Spain. March 25, 7:30 p.m., Pottle Music Building Auditorium: First prize winner at the 1992 GFA International Guitar Competition and top prize winner in the Naumburg International Competition, recording artist Jason Vieaux's virtuoso performances have dazzled audiences throughout the North America, Southeast Asia, and Europe. March 26, noon-1:30 p.m., Pottle Music Building, Room 124: Southeastern alumnus and faculty member John Crabtree will moderate a roundtable discussion of the specific orchestration techniques encountered by composers of music for guitar and orchestra. March 26, 7:30 p.m., Pottle Music Building Auditorium: California guitarist/performance artist Randy Pile, who performed during Southeastern’s Fanfare1999, returns to campus with his eclectic presentation combining traditional virtuoso guitar playing and contemporary performance art, including coordinated stage lighting, set changes, and conversation. March 27, Bel Arts Trio, 7:30 p.m., Pottle Music Building Auditorium: Three virtuoso musicians come together to present a dynamic concert of contemporary style chamber music for guitar, flute, and cello. Their program will span the guitar repertoire with arrangements of Bizet's "Carmen" to Bernstein's "West Side Story." March 28, noon, Pottle Music Building, Room 124: Jim Smith, guitarist of the Bel Arts Trio and head of the Guitar Department at the University of Southern California, will share his knowledge and expertise in the art of classical guitar playing. For additional information call Kerber at 985-549-2886 or 985-542-1319. |
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