| 05/22/10 |
Jerome Mouffe
St. Andrew's Episcopal Church - San Bruno
Presented by VGo Recordings
at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church - San Bruno
May 22, 2010
Jerome Mouffe is a brilliant guitarist from Belgium who has dazzled international audiences with his passionate and spontaneous playing. He has toured in various countries, including Spain, France, Italy, Austria, Germany, and the United States. Jerome has released his debut CD – Capriccio – in 2009 on the VGo Recordings label. The album features early nineteenth century virtuoso Italian music. Jerome has studied at the Royal Conservatory of Brussels and at the Mozarteum...
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| 04/24/10 |
De Gracia y Pasion - Spanish Guitar and Flamenco Dance
St. Andrew's Episcopal Church - San Bruno
Presented by VGo Recordings
at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church - San Bruno
April 24, 2010
Vgo Recording presents De Gracia y Pasion, a mélange of Spanish guitar & Flamenco dance. Featuring guitarists Randy Pile and Scott Wolf along with dancers Micaela Castellanos, Alexandra Rozo, and Rosamaria.
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| 04/17/10 |
Duo Ethos
St. Andrew's Episcopal Church - San Bruno
Presented by VGo Recordings
at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church - San Bruno
April 17, 2010
ēthos is a groundbreaking guitar/cello ensemble formed by cellist Susan Millar and guitarist Theresa Calpotura. The duo formed in the year 2000 as the musical experimentation of two friends within the unique environment of the Oberlin Conservatory of Music. The ensemble soon took on a life of its own despite the ostensible challenge of putting their instruments in combination. ēthos soon became a multi-faceted creative endeavor--striving to promote music as a global unifying force,...
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| 03/27/10 |
Grisha Goryachev
St. Andrew's Episcopal Church - San Bruno
Presented by VGo Recordings
at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church - San Bruno
March 27, 2010
A native of St. Petersburg, Russia, guitarist Grigory Goryachev has been acclaimed the world over for his blinding virtuosity and extraordinary musical sensitivity. As a master of both flamenco and classical styles, he has created a new genre all his own and garnered praise from such guitar luminaries as Paco de Lucía, Christopher Parkening, and Eliot Fisk.
Following his debut at the age of nine, Goryachev enjoyed an extensive career as a child prodigy, performing regularly...
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| 02/20/10 |
Gaucho - Gypsy Jazz Band
St. Andrew's Episcopal Church - San Bruno
Presented by VGo Recordings
at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church - San Bruno
February 20, 2010
Take a modern band and present them with a musical setting from early-mid century Paris and Brussels, and what do you have? - Gaucho! They incorporate gypsy jazz into an up-to-date sound that is guaranteed to enliven and entertain. The group captures a passion from when the melodies of New Orleans jazz were in the air and mingles them with the sounds of cafés and dance halls to deliver an extraordinarily captivating experience.
Gaucho benefits from the individual gifts and...
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| 11/07/09 |
Michael Bautista
St. Andrew's Episcopal Church - San Bruno
Presented by VGo Recordings
at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church - San Bruno
November 7, 2009
Meet Michael Bautista and you will find that he has a passion for music, life, and learning. Michael earned his Bachelor's Degree in English from Stanford University, a Master's Degree in Music from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music and a California Teaching Credential in Mathematics from National University.
He has studied guitar with many great guitarists including David Tanenbaum, Marc Teicholz, Bahram Behroozi, and Don Balistreri. Michaels' performances have captivated...
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| 10/24/09 |
Steve Pasero & Richard Patterson
St. Andrew's Episcopal Church - San Bruno
Presented by VGo Recordings
at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church - San Bruno
October 24, 2009
The International Guitars of Pasero & Patterson is an example of the best type of musical collaboration. Together, with over 50 CDs released and millions of CDs sold worldwide, these multi-talented guitarists perform a dynamic, inspiring and passionate array of concert repertoire. Their newest CD, Milonga de Amor was just released in March 2009.
Stevan Pasero is recognized worldwide as one of the most influential and versatile guitarists of the past two decades. He has...
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| 09/19/09 |
Michael Nicolella
St. Andrew's Episcopal Church - San Bruno
Presented by VGo Recordings
at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church - San Bruno
September 19, 2009
Michael Nicolella is recognized as one of America's most innovative classical guitar virtuosos. As a concert artist, Michael has performed throughout North America and Europe as solo recitalist, chamber musician and soloist with orchestra. He has received wide critical acclaim for his performances, recordings and compositions. Classical Guitar magazine recently referred to him as "one of the contemporary guitar's most gifted stars"; while the Washington Post...
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| 05/16/09 |
Manuel Espinas
St. Andrew's Episcopal Church - San Bruno
Presented by VGo Recordings
at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church - San Bruno
May 16, 2009
Manuel Espinás has been presented as soloist in Italy, Spain, Venezuela and Mexico and in the GFA Guitar Festival (U.S.A.), directing the Ensemble of Guitars of Paracho. He has played with the Symphonic Orchestra from Valencia; the Orchestra Symphonic of the State of Mexico; the Orchestrata Symphonic of Camagüey (Cuba); Ensemble of Camera of the UDLA-P. His art has been listened in the International Festival of Guitar of Cuernavaca; International festival of Music of Camera in...
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| 04/18/09 |
Rene Izquierdo
St. Andrew's Episcopal Church - San Bruno
Presented by VGo Recordings
at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church - San Bruno
April 18, 2009
Rene Izquierdo is currently a professor of classical Guitar at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. As a concert artist, Rene has performed throughout North America, Cuba, Puerto Rico and Europe as solo recitalist, chamber musician and soloist with orchestra. He has received wide critical acclaim for his performances, and is recognized as one of America’s classical guitar virtuosos. Rene has shared the stage with prestigious guitarists Eliot Fisk, Benjamin Verdery and Jorge Morel,...
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| 03/21/09 |
Grisha Goryachev
St. Andrew's Episcopal Church - San Bruno
Presented by VGo Recordings
at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church - San Bruno
March 21, 2009
A native of St. Petersburg, Russia, guitarist Grigory Goryachev has been acclaimed the world over for his blinding virtuosity and extraordinary musical sensitivity. As a master of both flamenco and classical styles, he has created a new genre all his own and garnered praise from such guitar luminaries as Paco de Lucía, Christopher Parkening, and Eliot Fisk.
Following his debut at the age of nine, Goryachev enjoyed an extensive career as a child prodigy, performing regularly...
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| 03/07/09 |
Michael Nicolella
St. Andrew's Episcopal Church - San Bruno
Presented by VGo Recordings
at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church - San Bruno
March 7, 2009
Michael Nicolella is recognized as one of America's most innovative classical guitar virtuosos. As a concert artist, Michael has performed throughout North America and Europe as solo recitalist, chamber musician and soloist with orchestra. He has received wide critical acclaim for his performances, recordings and compositions. Classical Guitar magazine recently referred to him as "³one of the contemporary guitar¹s most gifted stars"; while the Washington Post stated,...
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| 02/21/09 |
Gaucho - Gypsy Jazz Band
St. Andrew's Episcopal Church - San Bruno
Presented by VGo Recordings
at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church - San Bruno
February 21, 2009
Take a modern band and present them with a musical setting from early-mid century Paris and Brussels, and what do you have? Gaucho! They incorporate gypsy jazz into an up-to-date sound that is guaranteed to enliven and entertain. The group captures a passion from when the melodies of New Orleans jazz were in the air and mingles them with the sounds of cafés and dance halls to deliver an extraordinarily captivating experience.
Gaucho benefits from the individual gifts and...
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