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SUMMARY:RE•SON•ANCE – an evening of guitar\, voice and violin
DESCRIPTION:Re•son•ance\nExplore the shared vibrations of musical traditions\nacross time and cultures.\nEnjoy the violin and guitar music of Niccolò Paganini\nin breathtaking displays of virtuosity\,\nthe raw intensity of flamenco voice and guitar\,\nand the infectious drive of a bluegrass surprise!\n \n Featuring\n \nJeremy Garcia\nClassical & Flamenco Guitar\n  \n \nIrma La Paloma\nCante & Castanets\n  \n \nErvin Luka Sešek\nViolin & Viola\n  \n \nAndrés Laucirica\nGuitar & Percussion
URL:https://www.gcguitar.org/event/resonance-an-evening-of-guitar-voice-and-violin/
LOCATION:Ovations Night Club\, 2536 Times Blvd\, Unit B\, Houston\, 77005\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251206T193000
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DTSTAMP:20260430T092801
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SUMMARY:A Beckoning - Ovations 2025-12-06
DESCRIPTION: A Beckoning\n  \nW O R L D   P R E M I E R E\nCommissioned by and dedicated to\nThe Kacherski-Morita Duo \nAlex Nazaretski\, composer\nJay Kacherski\, guitar\nLina Morita\, piano \n  \nOvations Nightclub\nDecember 6\, 2025\n7:30 pm\n(doors open 6:30 pm) \n  \nHave YOU ever felt beckoned?\n…to a place\, a person or a period in time?\nLet Alex Nazeretski‘s hypnotic and dreamy\nA Beckoning\nrefresh your memories.\nCommissioned by and dedicated to\nThe Kacherski-Morita Duo\n — Alex Nazaretski —\nplays additional original works on\nboth guitar and piano\,\nplus guitar gems by\nDebussy and Dyens. \n— The Kacherski-Morita Duo —\nwill dazzle with\nFormentera by Bigazzi and Colonna\,\nPolyphonia by famed Brazilian composer Clarice Assad\,\nDíptico Granadino II by Spanish composer\nJosé Galeote. \n— Jay Kacherski —\nBig Blue Sky by Taylor Counce (world premiere)\,\nElegía and Tocata – two new works\nby Mexican composer and rock/jazz guitarist\nMiguel Ordóñez. \nYou can also count on some\nchestnuts by Tárrega and Barrios. \nSit back with a glass of wine and ENJOY! \n  \n \nAlex Nazaretski\nguitar and piano solos \n  \n \nJay Kacherski\nsolo guitar and guitar/piano duos \n  \n \nLina Morita \nsolo piano and guitar/piano duo \n— ABOUT OVATIONS —\nOvations is a 2-level space.\nA wide staircase in the center\nleads to the bar and additional seating\non the Second Level.\nA server can take beverage order\nfrom any table.\nSorry – There is no elevator. \n  \nNOTE: There is no elevator\nin the building\nSeating chart\n— Downstairs —\nVIP – Middle 4 tables – $45 per seat (16 seats)\nStage Level – Downstairs walls – $40 per seat (28 seats) \n\n— Upstairs —\nBar & Balcony – $30 per seat (44 seats) \n\n— Stairs —\nStair seating – $10 per seat (10 seats)\nNOTE: Only for students\, music faculty\nor others in the performance industry. \n— PARKING —\nStreet parking & paid lot to the east\nwithin easy walking distance.\nAllow for extra time on a Saturday night. \n  \nPresented by
URL:https://www.gcguitar.org/event/a-beckoning-ovations-2025-12-06/
LOCATION:Ovations Night Club\, 2536 Times Blvd\, Unit B\, Houston\, 77005\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250614T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250614T210000
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SUMMARY:Bill Kanengiser & The Festival Guitar Orchestra
DESCRIPTION:Saturday June 14\, 2025 \nBill Kanengiser\n\nProfessor of Practice\, USC Thornton School of Music\nFounding member of the Los Angeles Guitar Quartet\nRecording Artist\nPerforms works by\nTurnia\, Dunne\, Clearfield\, Bogdonavic\, Hand\, Headt\n  \n  \nThe Festival Guitar Orchestra\n\n“Concierto de Los Angeles”\nMovements I and III\nShingo Fujii – Composer\nEddie Healy – Conductor\nBill Kanengiser – Solo Guitar
URL:https://www.gcguitar.org/event/bill-kanengiser-and-the-festival-guitar-orchestra/
LOCATION:St. Philip Presbyterian Church Sanctuary\, 4807 San Felipe\, Houston\, TX\, 77056\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250613T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250613T210000
DTSTAMP:20260430T092801
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LAST-MODIFIED:20250516T202408Z
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SUMMARY:Marc Cruz & Bokyung Byun
DESCRIPTION:Friday\, June 13\, 2025 \nMark Cruz\n\nProfessor of Instruction\, Texas State University School of Music\nComposer\, Performer\, Teacher\, Recording Artist\, Publisher\nOriginal composition with a Spanish influence\,\nItalian Tarantella\, neo-classic and some rock\n  \nBokyung Byun\n\nAssistant Professor of Guitar\, University of North Texas (UNT)\nPerformer – Traditional & Contemporary Repertoire\nDMA from USC\nFounder Sounding Board: The New Music Initiative for Guitarists and Composers\nWorks by Guastavino\, Ascensio\, Rivera\, Sainz de la Maza
URL:https://www.gcguitar.org/event/marc-cruz-and-bokyung-byun/
LOCATION:St. Philip Presbyterian Church Sanctuary\, 4807 San Felipe\, Houston\, TX\, 77056\, United States
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250614T213000
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SUMMARY:Combo Concert Ticket for •Friday (Marc Cruz\, Bokyung Byun) & •Saturday (Bill Kanengiser\, The Festival Guitar Orchestra)
DESCRIPTION:Combo Concert Ticket – 2 Nights\nfor \nFriday\, June 13\, 2025 \nMarc Cruz\n\nProfessor of Instruction\, Texas State University School of Music\nComposer\, Performer\, Teacher\, Recording Artist\, Publisher\nBokyung Byun\n\nAssistant Professor of Guitar\, University of North Texas (UNT)\nPerformer – Traditional & Contemporary Repertoire\nDMA from USC\nFounder Sounding Board: The New Music Initiative for Guitarists and Composers\nAND \nSaturday June 14\, 2025 \nBill Kanengiser\n\nProfessor of Practice\, USC Thornton School of Music\nFounding member of the Los Angeles Guitar Quartet\nRecording Artist\n  \nThe Festival Guitar Orchestra\n\nConductor\, Bill Kanangiser\n 
URL:https://www.gcguitar.org/event/combo-concert-ticket-for-friday-and-saturday/
LOCATION:St. Philip Presbyterian Church Sanctuary\, 4807 San Felipe\, Houston\, TX\, 77056\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20241026T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20241026T213000
DTSTAMP:20260430T092801
CREATED:20240919T062034Z
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SUMMARY:Hammered and Plucked Strings
DESCRIPTION:C O N C E R T\nOctober 26\, 2024\n7:30 pm to 9:00 pm\nTICKETS:\nNOTE: Tickets are not mailed\, check in at the door\nGeneral Admission: $40\nSeniors: $35\nStudents: $10 \nPlucked and Hammered Strings\nJay Kacherski – guitar & Lina Morita – piano\n\nPolyphonia – Clarice Assad (Texas Premiere\, commissioned)\nFantasy in Blue – Jefferson Todd Frazier\nFormentera – Luciana Bigazzi and Maurizio Colonna\nAdditional guitar and piano solos\n\n\nFernando Vilchis Garcia\nClassical Guitarist\, Mexico City \n \nAndante & Rondo – Dionisio Aguado\nSonata I – Leo Brouwer \n 
URL:https://www.gcguitar.org/event/2024-10-26/
LOCATION:St. Philip Presbyterian Church Sanctuary\, 4807 San Felipe\, Houston\, TX\, 77056\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240615T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240615T210000
DTSTAMP:20260430T092801
CREATED:20240121T021922Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260219T181933Z
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SUMMARY:Concert - Benjamin Verdery ♦ Festival Guitar Orchestra
DESCRIPTION:NOTE: Tickets are emailed. \nBenjamin Verdery\, Solo Guitar \nThe Festival Orchestra plays “Scenes from Ellis Island\,” for guitar orchestra. Benjamin Verdery – Composer and Conductor \nBenjamin Verdery performs works by Flippin\, Carulli\, Marshall\, Verdery \n\n \n  \n 
URL:https://www.gcguitar.org/event/concert-benjamin-verdery-%e2%99%a6-festival-guitar-orchestra/
LOCATION:St. Philip Presbyterian Church Sanctuary\, 4807 San Felipe\, Houston\, TX\, 77056\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240614T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240614T210000
DTSTAMP:20260430T092801
CREATED:20240121T021121Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240528T013707Z
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SUMMARY:Concert - Stephen Lochbaum\, Solo Guitar ♦ String Time Duo
DESCRIPTION:NOTE: Tickets are emailed. \nStephen Lochbaum\, Solo Guitar \nStephen Lochbaum performs works by Tárrega\, Pastorius\, Rodrigo\, Weiss\, Scarlatti\, Mussorgsky\, Castelnuovo-Tedesco \n \n  \n  \n  \nString Time Duo (Marina Alexandra\, Guitar & Angelina Reed\, Domra) \nString Time Duo performs works by Piazzolla\, DuFord\, Beaser\, Pujol
URL:https://www.gcguitar.org/event/concert-stephen-lochbaum-solo-guitar-%e2%99%a6-string-time-duo/
LOCATION:St. Philip Presbyterian Church Sanctuary\, 4807 San Felipe\, Houston\, TX\, 77056\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240303T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240303T190000
DTSTAMP:20260430T092801
CREATED:20240206T221546Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240302T022734Z
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SUMMARY:Cuarteto de Guitarras de la Ciudad de México @ Ovations Night Club
DESCRIPTION:Cuarteto de Guitarras de la Ciudad de México\n(Mexico City Guitar Quartet)\nSunday\, March 3\, 2024 at 5 pm\nOvations Night Club\n2536 Times Blvd\, Unit B  77005\n \nTICKETS:\nNOTE: Tickets are not mailed. We check you in at the door from a list.\nGeneral Admission: $30 online ($35 at the door)\nSeniors: $25\nStudents: $15 \n   \n•Celebrating the 10th Anniversary of the release of their wildly popular CD\,\nSones y Danzones de Buena Madera.\n•Be transported by the rhythms that have echoed in the\ndance halls\, the fandangos and the main concert halls of Mexico. \n \n•Repertoire adapted for guitar quartet\nreflects the intimate sound and familiarity that characterizes this music.
URL:https://www.gcguitar.org/event/cuarteto-de-guitarras-de-la-ciudad-de-mexico-ovations-night-club/
LOCATION:Ovations Night Club\, 2536 Times Blvd\, Unit B\, Houston\, 77005\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230617T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230617T213000
DTSTAMP:20260430T092801
CREATED:20230604T152907Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230604T153116Z
UID:1073-1687028400-1687037400@www.gcguitar.org
SUMMARY:Combo Concert Ticket for Friday (David Chapman\, The Ibison Guitar Duo\, David Manzanaris) & Saturday (Richard Savino\, Matthew Dirst\, Cecelia Duarte\, The Festival Guitar Orchestra with The Viols of the Creek)
DESCRIPTION:Combo Concert Ticket – 2 Nights\nfor \nFriday\, June 16\, 2023 \nDavid Chapman\n\nThe Ibison Guitar Duo\n\n\nDavid Manzanaris\nAND \nSaturday June 17\, 2023 \nRichard Savino\n\nMatthew Dirst\n\nCecelia Duarte\n\n The Festival Guitar Orchestra with The Viols of the Creek
URL:https://www.gcguitar.org/event/combo-concert-ticket-for-friday-david-chapman-the-ibison-guitar-duo-david-manzanaris-saturday-richard-savino-matthew-dirst-cecelia-duarte-the-festival-guitar-orchestra-with-the-viols-of-the/
LOCATION:St. Philip Presbyterian Church Sanctuary\, 4807 San Felipe\, Houston\, TX\, 77056\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230617T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230617T210000
DTSTAMP:20260430T092801
CREATED:20230504T162604Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230504T162604Z
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SUMMARY:Richard Savino with Matthew Dirst & Cecelia Duarte
DESCRIPTION:Richard Savino – Theorbo & Baroque Guitar\n \n  \nMatthew Dirst – Harpsicord\n \n  \nCecelia Duarte – Mezzo-Soprano\n \n  \nHouston Classical Guitar Festival Orchestra
URL:https://www.gcguitar.org/event/richard-savino-with-matthew-dirst-cecelia-duarte/
LOCATION:St. Philip Presbyterian Church Sanctuary\, 4807 San Felipe\, Houston\, TX\, 77056\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230616T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230616T213000
DTSTAMP:20260430T092801
CREATED:20230504T160854Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230517T163733Z
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SUMMARY:Concert - David Chapman - Romantic Guitar & Lute\, Ibison Guitar Duo
DESCRIPTION:David Chapman – Guitar & Lute\n \n  \nIbison Guitar Duo
URL:https://www.gcguitar.org/event/guitar-lute-concert/
LOCATION:St. Philip Presbyterian Church Sanctuary\, 4807 San Felipe\, Houston\, TX\, 77056\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230520T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230520T210000
DTSTAMP:20260430T092801
CREATED:20230504T151023Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230504T164617Z
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SUMMARY:A Romantic Saturday Evening - Classical Guitar & Piano in Concert - Jay Kacherski & Lina Morita
DESCRIPTION:Romantic works and musical landscapes from Spain\, Italy\, Paraguay\, Brazil and America \nJay Kacherski & Lina Morita
URL:https://www.gcguitar.org/event/classical-guitar-piano-in-concert-jay-kacherski-lina-morita/
LOCATION:St Thomas the Apostle Episcopal Church\, 18300 Upper Bay Road\, Nassau Bay\, TX\, 77058\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230423T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230423T160000
DTSTAMP:20260430T092801
CREATED:20230413T163012Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230413T163012Z
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SUMMARY:Music for a Sunday Afternoon - Jeremy Garcia & The Bellaire High School Varsity Guitar Orchestra
DESCRIPTION:Jeremy Garcia\nNationally recognized Flamenco guitarist and composer\, Jeremy García dazzles audiences with his arrangements of works by Isaac Albéniz and Francisco Tárrega plus García’s own compositions. García will join the orchestra with the exciting Malagueña by Ernesto Lucuona. \nThe Bellaire High School Varsity Guitar Orchestra (Mark Moore – Conductor)\nFirst Place at the 2023 Hill Country Classical Guitar Ensemble Festival with compositions by Michael Praetorius\, Jeremy Sparks and Jurg Kindle
URL:https://www.gcguitar.org/event/music-for-a-sunday-afternoon-jeremy-garcia-the-bellaire-high-school-varsity-guitar-orchestra/
LOCATION:St. Philip Presbyterian Church Sanctuary\, 4807 San Felipe\, Houston\, TX\, 77056\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220618T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220618T210000
DTSTAMP:20260430T092801
CREATED:20220404T154510Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220405T191925Z
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SUMMARY:Grammy winner Jason Vieaux\, The Festival Guitar Orchestra with Sarah Medwick\, clarinet
DESCRIPTION:Grammy winner Jason Vieaux\n\n\nThe Festival Guitar Orchestra with Sarah Medwick\, clarinet\n  \n  \n•Competition winners will be announced after the concert.
URL:https://www.gcguitar.org/event/grammy-winner-jason-vieaux-the-festival-guitar-orchestra-with-sarah-medwick-clarinet/
LOCATION:St Philip Presbyterian Church\, 4807 San Felipe St\, Houston\, TX\, 77056\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220617T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220617T210000
DTSTAMP:20260430T092801
CREATED:20220404T155141Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220606T033425Z
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SUMMARY:Juan Carlos Laguna\, JIJI\, Samuel Hines
DESCRIPTION:Juan Carlos Laguna\n\n\nJIJI\n\n\nSamuel Hines
URL:https://www.gcguitar.org/event/juan-carlos-laguna-jiji-samuel-hines/
LOCATION:St Philip Presbyterian Church\, 4807 San Felipe St\, Houston\, TX\, 77056\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220617T192900
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220618T193000
DTSTAMP:20260430T092801
CREATED:20220606T033318Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220606T044623Z
UID:914-1655494140-1655580600@www.gcguitar.org
SUMMARY:Package Price: Friday & Saturday ticket purchase discount
DESCRIPTION:Discount for purchasing for both nights!\nFriday Night:\nJuan Carlos Laguna\nJIJI\nSamuel Hines\n\nSaturday Night:\nGrammy winner Jason Vieaux\nThe Festival Guitar Orchestra with Sarah Medwick\, clarinet
URL:https://www.gcguitar.org/event/package-price-friday-saturday-ticket-purchase-discount/
LOCATION:St. Philip Presbyterian Church Sanctuary\, 4807 San Felipe\, Houston\, TX\, 77056\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220409T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220409T220000
DTSTAMP:20260430T092801
CREATED:20220208T082317Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220409T222626Z
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SUMMARY:Jeremy Garcia\, Clara McLain
DESCRIPTION:  \nJeremy García is a classically trained guitarist and noted composer who successfully transitioned to flamenco. As Associate Artistic Director of the Houston Classical Guitar Festival\, he works with the Artistic Director and Education Director in the planning of each festival\, including selection of guest artists and festival programming. At the festival he has conducted many workshops in composition and flamenco technique. He performs often as a soloist and with Solero Flamenco for festival and preview concerts. \nIn addition to many solo guitar pieces\, García also is known for his composition\, ”Suite Andaluz\,” which evokes the influences of Andalusian folklore in three movements. Composed and arranged for full orchestra with flamenco song\, guitar and dance\, “Suite Andaluz” was recently performed by Solero Flamenco and the Helena Symphony Orchestra in Montana\, as well as by the Brazosport Symphony and Grace Symphony Orchestra in Texas. “Concierto Nuevo Flamenco” is another original concerto he co-composed for two guitars and orchestra. As a soloist\, García performed Joaquin Rodrigo’s “Concierto de Aranjuez” with the Helena Symphony (2017)\, Fort Bend Symphony (2006) and again with the Brazosport Symphony (2007 and 2016). His recordings of original music include Baile del Sol and Distancia. \nGarcía earned a Bachelor’s degree in Classical Guitar Performance from Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi and a Masters degree from Southern Methodist University in Dallas. As Professor of Music\, García founded the guitar program at San Jacinto College that he directed for 20 years. He has an active performance schedule as soloist and with Solero Flamenco\, and he is working on new compositions and other innovative projects. (jeremygarcia.net) \n  \n \nClara McLain serves as Communications Director and as faculty for the Houston Classical Guitar Festival and Competition\, teaching guitar technique to beginning and intermediate students and advertising the Festival and other performances. \nShe was a featured guest artist and teacher at the Summer Guitar Conservatory\, a project of Guitar Initiative\, a non-profit organization dedicated to providing free guitar education opportunities for students throughout Houston.  McLain formerly was faculty member at the “Classical Minds” Guitar Festival and Competition when it was in Houston. \nMcLain attended Brookhaven College\, studying with Rodger Bennett\, where she performed the Vivaldi Guitar Concerto No. 1 with the Brookhaven College String Ensemble under the direction of Dr. Matson Topper\, and where she also received the Alice Jones Berding Award in Music. Clara then transferred to Southern Methodist University\, receiving the Honor Transfer\, Veritas\, and Artistic Scholarships\, and where\, under the tutelage of Robert Guthrie\, she earned her Bachelor of Music in Classical Guitar Performance.  Pre-college\, She studied with the acclaimed guitarist and composer David Brandon at Texas Tech University in Lubbock; and privately with Robert Guthrie\, Professor of Guitar at Southern Methodist University’s renowned Meadows School of the Arts. \nMcLain performed in masterclasses taught by many of the worlds’s most famous classical guitarists: Ana Vidovic\, David Russell\, Manuel Barrueco\, Adam Holzman\, Matteo Mela and Lorenzo Micheli (Solo Duo)\, Rene Izquierdo\, Edel Muñoz\, Matt Palmer\, and Gohar Vardanyan. \nIn competitions\, she was a Finalist in the Professional Division at the 2018 Mountainview Guitar Festival and Competition in Dallas.  Earlier\, she placed in the High School Division of many competitions including: the 2013 University of Texas Dallas Guitar Festival and Competition\, the 2013 Classical Minds Guitar Festival and Competition in Houston\, the 2013 Indiana University International Guitar Festival and Competition in Bloomington and the 2011 West Texas Guitar Festival and Competition in Odessa. \nMcLain currently performs and teaches in the Houston and Galveston areas.  (claramclain.com) \n  \nTickets are available on-line or at the door. Children under 12 are free. \n 
URL:https://www.gcguitar.org/event/classical-guitar-concert-2/
LOCATION:St Thomas the Apostle Episcopal Church\, 18300 Upper Bay Road\, Nassau Bay\, TX\, 77058\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220227T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220227T160000
DTSTAMP:20260430T092801
CREATED:20200112T093246Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220227T152441Z
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SUMMARY:Music for a Sunday Afternoon
DESCRIPTION:Music for a Sunday Afternoon\nSunday\, February 27\, 2022 2:30 pm\n\nAn Inspiring Program of Classical Guitar Solo & Piano-Guitar Duo\n\nArtists\n\n\nJay Kacherski – Guitar \nLina Morita – piano \n\n\nYou are in for an extraordinary treat of beautiful music for classical guitar and piano. \nJay Kacherski will play selections from his new CD Synthesis: 20th and 21st Century Music from Mexico. This album is representative of his work in Mexico City as a Fulbright Scholar\, researching and promoting new music for guitar by Mexican composers. \nWith Lina Morita\, they will play piano-guitar duos from their upcoming CD\, Landscapes. One of these\, Étoiles Par Grand Vent by Olga Amelkina-Vera\, is based on the book Wind\, Sand and Stars by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. It interprets his plane crash in the Sahara and 10-day survival before being found\, delusional\, by nomads. \nThe concert will also include composers Tamez\, Diego\, Ritter\, Merlin\, Villa-Lobos\, Colonna/Bigazzi\, Mitchell. Come\, enjoy\, relax and let these beautiful notes take you to far-away places. \nNOTE: Masks required by venue. \nConcert proceeds support scholarships & activities of The Houston Classical Guitar Festival & Competition \n\n\nhcgfrest.org \n\nSt. Philip Presbyterian Church\n4807 San Felipe St\nHouston\, TX 77056
URL:https://www.gcguitar.org/event/music-for-a-sunday-afternoon/
LOCATION:St Philip Presbyterian Church\, 4807 San Felipe St\, Houston\, TX\, 77056\, United States
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