Plucked Baroque: Guitar-Harpsichord Concert with Anthony Newman on October 3, 2014
Internationally renown harpsichordist Anthony Newman and guitarist Mesut Özgen present a concert featuring works by Bach, Vivaldi, Boccherini, Domeniconi, and Newman, as part of the FIU GuitArt Series, at the Wertheim Performing Arts Center Concert Hall on Friday, October 3, 2014 at 7:30 pm.
The program includes Trio Sonata No. 6 and Chromatic Fantasy and Fugue BWV 903 by J.S. Bach, Lute Concerto in D major RV. 93 by A. Vivaldi, Suite for Harpsichord by A. Newman, Anatolian Variations by C. Domeniconi, and Introduction and Fandango (from Quintet No. 4 G. 448) by L. Boccherini, featuring flamenco dancer Karen Fuller.
Özgen and Newman first met at Yale School of Music in the 90s. Their collaboration began with Özgen’s recording of one of Newman’s guitar works on his CD Troubadour and the multimedia DVD New Dimensions in Classical Guitar. Later, Newman wrote other guitar works for Özgen and they started performing as a duo since 2007.
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Guitar-Harpsichord Duo: Anthony Newman and Mesut Özgen
Anthony Newman has been in the public eye as America’s leading organist, harpsichordist, pianist, fortepianist, conductor, and writer for more than 30 years. A specialist in music of the Baroque period, particularly the works of J.S. Bach, Newman has played an important role in the movement towards historically informed performance. Time magazine described him as the “high priest of Bach.” As a composer, his works have been heard in such cities as Paris, Vienna, Budapest, Krakow, Warsaw, New York, and London. His extensive compositional output include five concertos, three orchestral sinfonias and a variety of works for piano, organ, and guitar, as well as chamber music for strings, winds and brass. His latest works for guitar include "Passacaglia, Sarabande, and Gigue" for guitar and harpsichord and "From the Major Arcana: Suite for Guitar."
Newman was born in Los Angeles and studied in Paris with Alfred Cortot and famed Notre Dame organist Pierre Cochereau. Later he received degrees from Mannes College of Music in New York, Harvard University, and Boston University. Currently he is music director at St. Matthew’s Church in Bedford, NY. Among his collaborations are also included some of the “greats” of music: Kathleen Battle, Itzhak Perlman, Jean-Pierre Rampal. Julius Baker, Eugenia Zukerman, Leonard Benstein, and Wynton Marsalis.
Mr. Newman will also give a Lecture-Demo on Baroque Performance Practice at FIU School of Music Instrumental Hall on Tuesday, September 30, 2014 at 11:00 am and a Guitar Masterclass at FIU Concert Hall same day at 3:30 pm. These events are free and open to the public.