Enric Madriguera, Christopher McGuire, Robert Guthrie
Former students of Andrés Segovia perform repertiore of the Great Maestro.
Robert Guthrie
Adjunct Professor of Guitar Originally self-taught, Texas-born guitarist Robert Guthrie won scholarships for worldwide study with masters such as Andres Segovia, Alirio Diaz, Jose Tomas, and Jesus Silva. His concert appearances have taken him to every state in the U.S. and throughout Mexico, Italy, Spain, and Venezuela. He has made recordings for NPR and PBS, which produced a documentary on his performing and teaching. He has given over 100 guest master classes in the U.S. and Mexico and has been faculty artist of the Aspen Music Festival, the Boston Conservatory, Queens College, and Yale University. He currently heads the guitar program at Southern Methodist University in Dallas
where his students are frequently competition winners. Mr. Guthrie, the recipient of the 1995 Teacher of the Year award from the Dallas Classical Guitar Society, also pursues a busy concert schedule. His repertoire covers the history of his instrument from the sixteenth century to present day, with a special emphasis on the music of Spain and South America.
Enric Madriguera
Degrees: Artist Diploma - Oscar Espla Conservatory, Alicante, Spain; Studies at Royal Conservatory, Madrid, Spain, Ph.D.; Humanities, University of Texas at Dallas.
Special Awards: Jose Ramiriz Award, International Guitar Competition, sponsored by University of Valencia, Spain; NEH Fellow at University of Kentucky Lexington (1971). Fulbright Senior Lecturer Award to teach/perform in Columbia, Ecuador, Bolivia, South America. Texas Commission on the Arts "Touring Grant." City of Dallas, Office of Cultural Affairs, "Neighborhood Touring Grant" for 1996-97.
Teaching: Guitar Ensemble, Applied Guitar for music majors, and Humanities.
Teaching Styles: Madriguera's philosophy of teaching music is performance based. Students in the music classes which he teaches perform on a regular basis at schools and in the community. Dr. Madriguera writes, "Experience is the best teacher."
Christopher McGuire has performed hundreds of acclaimed solo concerts on five continents. He has been invited as a guest artist with orchestras and prestigious chamber ensembles and also composes for his music group, D'Accord. He commands the many expressive qualities of the guitar with what one critic called "unselfconscious intensity." His engaging performance style invites people of all ages to feel they are taking part, not just taking a seat. Audiences and critics on four continents fulfil the prediction by Andrés Segovia that "he will be appreciated and applauded everywhere." In addition to numerous television and radio appearances he was the subject of a half-hour program on Radio Shanghai of China (estimated audience in thirteen Asian countries: one billion).
"He does indeed succeed in doing it all alone, he and his guitar...where one stops the other takes over in a continuous flow of melodious sounds."
FORT WORTH STAR TELEGRAM
“an artist, sensitive, with perfect technique.”
ANDRES SEGOVIA
http://www.christophermcguire.com
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A Tribute to Segovia
Featuring Carlos Bonell with
Robert Guthrie, Enric Madriguera,
and Christopher McGuire
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Fort Worth
8pm Thursday, March 16, 2006
The Modern Museum of Fort Worth |
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Dallas
8pm Tuesday, March 14, 2006
Caruth Auditorium SMU
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Las Vegas
Bonell & McGuire only
March 21, 2006
Doc Rando Recital Hall, Beam Music Center
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
UNLV Performing Arts Center |
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Call:
(702) 895-ARTS (2787)
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Carlos Bonell is celebrated for a distinguished career which includes TV, Film and CD recordings, worldwide tours, concertos with the major orchestras, and the creation of his own Ensemble. He can be heard on the sound tracks of the Hollywood films 'City of Angels' and 'The Honest Courtesan' and on the BBC TV productions 'Inspector Morse' and 'The Politician's Wife'.
Carlos Bonell was born in London of Spanish parents and studied at the Royal College of Music with John Williams where he was appointed the youngest ever professor there in 1972. He gained prominence in 1981 through his recording for Decca of Rodrigo's Concierto de Aranjuez with the Montreal Symphony Orchestra and Charles Dutoit. It was hailed as a “magnificent triumph” by Classical Music Magazine, UK, and awarded a coveted rosette by the Penguin CD guide. Since that time it has been repeatedly singled out as the finest version available.
In addition to his Decca recordings, Carlos Bonell has recorded for EMI, ASV, CBS and Upbeat Classics. At the beginning of his recording career his 1976 CBS recording with John Williams and Friends received a Grammy nomination, while his 1998 solo CD release The Private Collection was described as “a masterclass in magic” by the BBC Music Magazine. His 1997 CD The Sea in Spring was chosen as Pick of the Week by Classic FM. The 2000 CD Kinkachoo, I love you - Millennium Guitar, the first 1000 years is a unique musical journey through 1000 years of musical history, and premières a number of works. His DVD Classical Guitar performance released in 2005 contains a one hour live performance with spoken introductions in English and Spanish by Carlos himself. It has met with universal acclaim.
Carlos Bonell has formed musical associations with a wide variety of musicians including guitarist John Williams, flamenco guitarists Paco Peña and Juan Martín, jazz guitarist Martin Taylor, violinists Salvatore Accardo, Pinchas Zukerman and Levon Chilingirian, and singers Patricia Rozario, Teresa Berganza, Cleo Laine and Philip Langridge.
His concert tours extend to many parts of the world including most European capitals as well as the United States, Israel, and South Africa. During the 1980s he formed his own ensemble, the Carlos Bonell Ensemble, which includes some of Britain's finest musicians. The Ensemble, which has toured in more than 20 countries, is widely regarded as the most innovative and entertaining guitar-based ensemble in the world today. Carlos has appeared regularly with all the major British orchestras and at many international Festivals including The City of London, Aldeburgh, Helsinki, Israel, Tanglewood, Sydney, Istanbul, Hong Kong and New York's Mostly Mozart Festival. Since 2000, Carlos's concert schedule has expanded to include regular tours through Australia, the Far East and South America
Carlos Bonell's programmes reflect a wide musical interest beyond Spanish music. His association with various composers, and interest in contemporary music has led to programmes which include music by Barrington (“Inspector Morse” music) Pheloung, the late Stephen Oliver (who composed a guitar sonata for him), Ottavio Négro, Armand Coeck, and John Tavener. His specially devised programmes including “Millennium Guitar: the first 1000 years” and “Mystery, Myth and Magic” have proved very popular around the world.
He is also greatly in demand as an outstanding teacher. Every year he conducts international teaching courses in Italy, Spain, the UK and Venezuela, as well as masterclasses during many of his concert tours.
Current plans for 2005 include the world premières of works specially composed for Carlos by the Australian composer Phillip Houghton and by the Venezuelan composer Elvis Suarez. These works will appear in a new publishing venture: the Carlos Bonell Edition for Berben Music Publishers, which focuses on new music for guitar. A performance highlight of the season is the London International Guitar Festival in July (of which he is the Artistic Director) where he will be playing concerts with John Williams and the Chamber Ensemble of London, as well as teaching and lecturing. 2005 also sees the first book about the guitar by Carlos. Guitar - An Easy Guide was published in April 2005 by New Holland Publishing and contains an introduction to playing, a brief history of the acoustic guitar, and a recommended listening guide.
Future plans include an extended tour of the USA in 2006, as well as concerts throughout the UK and Europe. In 2007 he will play in Japan, and tour with the orchestra Philharmonia of the Nations conducted by Justus Frantz.
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