City : Santa Cruz, CA
Venue : First Congregational Church
Address : 900 High Street Santa Cruz, California 95060
Time : 8:00 PM

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Santa Cruz Guitar Orchestra Spring Concert

The Santa Cruz Guitar Orchestra presents the finale concert of the 2012-13 season with an exciting program of music from Baroque to modern, as well as traditional musics from African and Indonesian to Turkish with wonderful guest musicians: Marc Teicholz, guitar; Doanna Weissgerber, soprano; Sheila Willey, soprano; Christopher Mallett, guitar; and Ravi Lamb, electric guitar.

The concert program includes a wide range of works. Among the highlights are Bach’s “Sinfonia” (watch out how the guitars imitate trumpets, oboe, strings, and timpani of the original cantata version), Brazilian composer Heitor Villa-Lobos’s beautiful “Aria” from the Bachianas Brasileiras no. 5, Carlos Rafael Rivera’s dreamy “Lula’s Prayer”, William Kanengiser’s “Gongan” (specially arranged for the guitar orchestra with Indonesian kendang drums), eerily sounding like an authentic Gamelan Orchestra), our signature piece Ben Verdery’s “Scenes from Ellis Island” featuring surprise guest musicians in the exciting finale with a special rhythmic pattern from traditional East Indian music, and the world premiere of Mesut Özgen’s “Istanbul Espresso” for guitar orchestra with soprano, mandolin, electric guitar, and bass. Also in the program are works by John Williams, Mark Aitken, Sean Hayward, Mark-Hilliard Wilson, and Jordan Brownlee. more...

Program

Phunk Phase by Jordan Brownlee Prophecy by Sean Hayward

Sinfonia by J.S. Bach (arr. by Peter Constant for guitar orchestra with solo guitar, mandolin, timpani, and bass from Cantata BWV 29)
Following the Wind by Mark Aitken

Lula’s Prayer by Carlos Rafael Rivera

Musha Study and Middle Ten by John Williams (based on traditional Zimbabwean music)

Gongan by William Kanengiser (for guitar orchestra with Indonesian drums)

Aria by Heitor Villa-Lobos (arr. by Mesut Özgen for soprano and guitar orchestra from Bachianas Brasileiras no. 5)

In Honor of Her Success by Mark-Hilliard Wilson

Istanbul Espresso by Mesut Özgen (for guitar orchestra with soprano, mandolin, electric guitar, and bass) (world premiere)

Scenes from Ellis Island by Benjamin Verdery

Santa Cruz Guitar Orchestra:

Classical Guitars: Sean Hayward, Weston Mossman, Andy Dalton, Robert Shapero, Janet Sanchez Noguera, Maya Khayat, Ziad Khayat, Debbie Morton, John Bower, Roger Mawer, Kelsey McDonald, Ellery Wolfe, Robert Bell, Sven Gamsky, Bruno Franco, Nathania Isnandar, Jay Arms
Mandolins: Robert Shapero, Roger Mawer

Slide Guitar: Weston Mossman

Electric Guitar: Sean Hayward

Bass Guitars: Roger Mawer, Sven Gamsky

Guest Soloists: Marc Teicholz (guitar), Doanna Weissgerber and Sheila Willey (voice), Christopher Mallett (guitar), and Ravi Lamb (electric guitar)

Director and Conductor: Mesut Özgen

The SCGO presents the finale concert of the 2012-13 season with an exciting program of music from Baroque to modern and traditional played by a symphony of guitars!

Sinfonia de Guitarra

Friday, May 24, 2013 at 8:00 pm

First Congregational Church
900 High Street
Santa Cruz, California 95060

Admission: $15 general, $10 seniors (65 & older), $5 students (with valid ID) at the door. Free for children (12 & under, admission with ticket)

Advance tickets are available at scgo.brownpapertickets.com and at Streetlight Records: 939 Pacific Ave. Santa Cruz, CA

Doors will open at 7:30 pm and the show will start at 8:00 pm.

Santa Cruz Guitar Orchestra Spring Concert 2013 directed by Mesut Özgen

Acknowledgements

Special thanks to Kenny Hill, Phil Collins, New Music Works, Pastor Stan Abraham, Abigail Meloche, the Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church, South Bay Guitar Society, David Kaun, Amy Beal, Shelley Mossman, Daryl Mossman, Linda Burman-Hall, Anatole Leikin, William Coulter, Meg Sandow, Dave Morrisson, Matthew Grasso, and Susie Bower for supporting the Santa Cruz Guitar Orchestra.