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 Ernesto Tamayo February 16, 2008 - 8PM St. Andrew's Episcopal Church 1600 Santa Lucia Ave. - San Bruno, CA (Adjacent to San Bruno Park) >>> Click here for directions. Admission: $10.00 View Program > FIRST PRIZE WINNER of the 1995 NGWS in New Milford, Connecticut, Ernesto Tamayo has toured extensively throughout North and South America and Europe. He is one of the most accomplished and sought-after guitarists of his generation. Ernesto is often praised for his brilliant technique, artistry, and his exceptionally warm tone and expressive interpretations on the guitar. Born in Havana, Cuba, Ernesto began studying the guitar with his father when he was five. He made his television debut at the young age of nine. Sony Music Entertainment and Sony Classical of Mexico enabled Ernesto to come to the United States where he received a full scholarship for advanced studies at Peabody Conservatory with well-known guitarist Manuel Barrueco. In Cuba he studied with Antonio Alberto Rodriguez (Biki), and Leo Brouwer. Since his arrival in the United States, Ernesto has performed in numerous concert series' and with orchestras in the United States and abroad. In September of 1999, he made his Carnegie Hall debut with a sold-out performance. Past engagements at guitar festivals include appearances at the Fourth International Guitar Festival in Cuernavaca, Mexico, the Sixth International Guitar Festival in Long Island, New York, the "Classical Guitarists of the World" concert series in Fullerton, California and the Connecticut Guitar Summer Workshop. Ernesto has also given solo recitals for the classical guitar societies of Baltimore, Miami, Reno, Cheyenne and Northern Colorado, among others. Ernesto has recorded four albums, Ernesto Tamayo Plays Bach, Melodias Cubanas, The Cuban Guitarist, and Classical Persuasions. The Cuban Guitarist album features two world premier recordings, “The Havana Suite” by Cuban guitarist and composer Aldo Rodriguez, and “Five Inspirations” Back to Top |
 Perfecto De Castro March 29, 2008 - 8PM St. Andrew's Episcopal Church 1600 Santa Lucia Ave. - San Bruno, CA (Adjacent to San Bruno Park) >>> Click here for directions. Admission: $10.00 View Program >> A graduate of the PWU School of Music, Perfecto studied with one of the Philippines’ best guitar pedagogues, Maestro Jose Valdez, and has since augmented his guitar studies through lessons and masterclasses taught by some of the world’s best guitarists and teachers: Angelito Agcaoili, Michael Dadap, Paul Galbraith, Tilman Hoppstock, Scott Kritzer, Jonathan Leathwood, Janet Marlow, Jorge Orozco and James Smith. Along with solo guitar performances, Perfecto has performed with the Metro Manila Community Orchestra and the Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra, both as a concerto soloist and texture accompanist. He is a founding member of the Kasilag Guitar Quartet, whose 2004 debut CD has received critical acclaim from Japan’s Gendai Guitar Magazine and the Guitar Foundation of America’s Soundboard Magazine. Perfecto De Castro’s solo 10 String Guitar CD, “A Journey through Ten Strings", features pieces from his programmes; from Baroque Lute Music to Philippine Art Songs and Contemporary Ethnic Music. The CD also includes the world premiere recording of Rohan Leach's “Sylph Dance”, a suite written for 10 String Guitar and dedicated to Perfecto De Castro. |
Williams has distinguished himself by winning prizes in ten international guitar competitions: New England Conservatory’s Boston GuitarFest (2006) As part of his training, Williams has received master classes with the maestros John Williams (Australia), Pepe Romero (Spain), Roland Dyens (France), Sergio Assad (Brazil), Eliot Fisk (U.S.) and many others. His primary teachers have been the accomplished American guitarist and composer Michael Chapdelaine and the master pedagogue Thomas Patterson. Williams earned a Bachelor of Music in Guitar Performance from the University of New Mexico and a Master of Music from the University of Arizona. As a composer, Williams’ pieces have been internationally performed and lauded as “decidedly rhythmic and lyrical.” He has written for strings, marimba, guitar(s), bassoon, voice, harp, and orchestra. His most recent work 5 Sounds for guitar explores percussive timbres and extended techniques coupled with the rhythms of the Americas. Williams is a laureate of the 2000 and 2001 John Donald Robb Composer’s Symposium and his principle teachers have been Patrice Repar, Daniel Asia, William Wood, and Christopher Shultis. |
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