SCHEDULE
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North Park University
3225 W Foster Ave, Chicago, IL 60625
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North Park University
3225 W Foster Ave, Chicago, IL 60625
Parking can be found at the North Park University Parking Lot located at 5141 N Kedzie Ave, Chicago, IL, 60625.
Click here for accommodation options
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Festival Schedule
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Competition Schedule
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Concert Program May 30th
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Concert Program May 31st
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Masterclass Schedule
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Friday, May 30th
6:00-7:00pm Registration, Lobby Anderson Chapel
7:30pm Concert: Alberto Quintanilla, Anderson Chapel
Saturday, May 31st
9:00-10:00 am Registration, Lobby Anderson Chapel
10am-6pm Vendor exhibition, Lobby Anderson Chapel
10am-2:00pm Competition, 1st round,
Junior and Senior Division, Hanson 202
Collegiate and Open Division, Anderson Chapel
2:00-3:00 Masterclass by Alberto Quintanilla, Hanson 202
3:00-4:00 Guitar Tasting (sponsored by Sears Guitars), Hanson 202
4:00-5:00 Flamenco clinic by Martin Metzger, Anderson Chapel
5:00-6:00pm Ensemble rehearsal, Hanson 202
7:20pm Awards Ceremony for Junior and Senior Divisions, Anderson Chapel
Collegiate and Open Division Finalists will be announced, Anderson Chapel
7:30pm Concert: Cavatina Duo, Anderson Chapel
Sunday, June 1st
10:00am-4:00pm Vendor exhibition, Lobby Anderson Chapel
10:00am-12:00pm Masterclass with Denis Azabagic, Hanson 202
10:00am -12:00 pm Masterclass by Alberto Quintanilla, Ensemble Room
11:00am-12:00pm Ensemble rehearsal, Anderson Chapel
12:30-1:30pm Open panel discussion, Anderson Chapel
"From Stage to Self: What Competitions Really Teach Us"
2:30pm-4:45pm Collegiate and Open division finals, Anderson Chapel
5:00pm Ensemble performance and Awards Ceremony, Anderson Chapel
Friday, May 30th
6:00-7:00pm Registration, Lobby Anderson Chapel
7:30pm Concert: Alberto Quintanilla, Anderson Chapel
Saturday, May 31st
9:00-10:00 am Registration, Lobby Anderson Chapel
10am-6pm Vendor exhibition, Lobby Anderson Chapel
10am-2:00pm Competition, 1st round,
Junior and Senior Division, Hanson 202
Collegiate and Open Division, Anderson Chapel
2:00-3:00 Masterclass by Alberto Quintanilla, Hanson 202
3:00-4:00 Guitar Tasting (sponsored by Sears Guitars), Hanson 202
4:00-5:00 Flamenco clinic by Martin Metzger, Anderson Chapel
5:00-6:00pm Ensemble rehearsal, Hanson 202
7:20pm Awards Ceremony for Junior and Senior Divisions, Anderson Chapel
Collegiate and Open Division Finalists will be announced, Anderson Chapel
7:30pm Concert: Cavatina Duo, Anderson Chapel
Sunday, June 1st
10:00am-4:00pm Vendor exhibition, Lobby Anderson Chapel
10:00am-12:00pm Masterclass with Denis Azabagic, Hanson 202
10:00am -12:00 pm Masterclass by Alberto Quintanilla, Ensemble Room
11:00am-12:00pm Ensemble rehearsal, Anderson Chapel
12:30-1:30pm Open panel discussion, Anderson Chapel
"From Stage to Self: What Competitions Really Teach Us"
2:30pm-4:45pm Collegiate and Open division finals, Anderson Chapel
5:00pm Ensemble performance and Awards Ceremony, Anderson Chapel
Sunday June 1st
Collegiate Division
2:30 Chuyuan Huang
2:44 Solis Dorman
2:56 Baran Guzelsoy
3:08 Annika Nelson
Open Division
3:25 Kyle Khembunjong
3:42 Chuyuan Huang
3:59 Will Tanner
4:16 Flavius Wagner
Collegiate Division
2:30 Chuyuan Huang
2:44 Solis Dorman
2:56 Baran Guzelsoy
3:08 Annika Nelson
Open Division
3:25 Kyle Khembunjong
3:42 Chuyuan Huang
3:59 Will Tanner
4:16 Flavius Wagner
Alberto Quintanilla
Domenico Scarlatti (1685-1757), Arr. Gerard Abiton
Keyboard Sonata in G minor, K. 466 (orig. F minor)
Johann Kaspar Mertz (1806-1856)
Trois Morceaux, Op.65: I. Fantaisie Hongroise (1856)
Giulio Regondi (1822-1872)
Etude No. 8 in G Major (allegretto con moto) (1860)
Joaquín Rodrigo (1901-1999)
Invocación y Danza (Homage to Manuel de Falla) (1961)
Leo Brouwer (1939-)
Sonata No. I (1990)
I.Fandangos y boleros
(b.1939)
II.Sarabanda de Scriabin
III.Toccata de Pasquini
Miklós Rózsa (1907-1995)
Sonata for Guitar, Op. 42: I. Moderato (1986)
Alberto Ginastera (1916-1983)
Sonata Op. 47 (1976)
I.Esordio (1916-1983)
II.Scherzo
III.Canto
IV.Finale
Domenico Scarlatti (1685-1757), Arr. Gerard Abiton
Keyboard Sonata in G minor, K. 466 (orig. F minor)
Johann Kaspar Mertz (1806-1856)
Trois Morceaux, Op.65: I. Fantaisie Hongroise (1856)
Giulio Regondi (1822-1872)
Etude No. 8 in G Major (allegretto con moto) (1860)
Joaquín Rodrigo (1901-1999)
Invocación y Danza (Homage to Manuel de Falla) (1961)
Leo Brouwer (1939-)
Sonata No. I (1990)
I.Fandangos y boleros
(b.1939)
II.Sarabanda de Scriabin
III.Toccata de Pasquini
Miklós Rózsa (1907-1995)
Sonata for Guitar, Op. 42: I. Moderato (1986)
Alberto Ginastera (1916-1983)
Sonata Op. 47 (1976)
I.Esordio (1916-1983)
II.Scherzo
III.Canto
IV.Finale
Cavatina Duo
EUGENIA MOLINER, FLUTE DENIS AZABAGIC, GUITAR
Program
Marin Marais (1656-1728)
Folias d'Espagne (selection)
Alan Thomas (1968-)
Sivi Grivi
Shepherd's Dream
David Leisner (1952-)
Acrobats
- In the Wings
- Flashback
- Up in the Air
Federico Moreno Torroba (1891-1982)
Aires de la Mancha
Jerigonza
Ya llega el invierno
Coplilla
La Pastora
La Seguidilla
Matthew Dunn (1959-)
The Three Artisans
- The Architect
- The Flute Player
Dedicated to the Cavatina Duo
MARAIS:
The Parisian composer Marin Marais was a master of the viol (viola da gamba), and the leading French composer of music for the instrument. His Folies d'Espagne is a set of thirty-two variations on "La Folia," a popular theme which was also employed for variations by composers from Corelli through Liszt and Rachmaninoff. Although the title of the piece, Les Folies d'Espagne, references Spain, the theme was actually a lively Portuguese dance from the late 15th century. Marais said that he tried to make sure that the work was suitable for various kinds of instruments.
THOMAS:
The composer writes:
"While perusing a folksong collection, I came across a little tune labelled "Croatian Lovesong." Though only eight bars long and extremely simple in its rhythmic and melodic construction, I became somewhat obsessed by the haunting beauty of this melody. I am often troubled by these "earworms" (as the Germans call them), which in many cases I can only expel by writing a piece using the tune. In any case, as I sang the melody over and over in my mind, an image began to form of a shepherd on a hillside in the still evening air, playing variations on the melody as he drifted off to sleep. The score is headed with an excerpt from a poem by W.B. Yeats: 'And I dreamed my lost love came stealthily out of the wood/With her cloud-pale eyelids falling on dream-dimmed eyes.'"
"Sivi grivi is based on a dance from the Pirin region of Bulgaria. Typical of the region, the piece employs an asymmetrical meter (7/8 in this case), and has a largely stepwise diatonic melody featuring the exotic sounding augmented 2nd interval. The piece is dedicated, with great admiration, to the Cavatina Duo."
LEISNER:
David Leisner (www.davidleisner.com) enjoys a multi-faceted career as a classical guitarist, a distinguished composer, and a master teacher. As a composer, Mr. Leisner is noted for the emotional and dramatic power of his music. Fanfare magazine described it as “rich in invention and melody, emotionally direct, and beautiful.” South Florida Classical Review called him “an original and arresting compositional voice.” The Cavatina Duo’s recording of his complete works for flute and guitar, Acrobats (Cedille) was released to exceptionally strong reviews. He wrote, “In many cases, [the Cavatina Duo] play my music more beautifully than I imagined could be done. They are a composer’s dream.”
In Nathan Englander’s debut short story collection, For the Relief of Unbearable Urges, there is a story called “The Tumblers.” In it a group of Polish Jews, during World War II, is herded onto trains bound for the concentration camps, but instead, quite by chance, they board a train full of circus performers who are on a tour to entertain the Germans. The story is set in an atmosphere where fateful decisions about life or death are made in an instant, by a nod of the head or a toss of a coin. Acrobats begins in this atmosphere, bringing to musical life the final moments of the story, when the reluctant, disheveled performers are about to go on stage, barely having a clue of what it is they are supposed to do, but knowing that their lives depend on it. The piece is not intended to be a narrative description of these moments, but rather an imagined evocation of the inner mental and emotional activity during them. In the first movement, “In the Wings,” the acrobats wait offstage with nervous anticipation, distracted by thoughts darting here and there—premonitions of themes of the second and third movements. This is interrupted by a “Flashback,” the middle movement, a sudden memory of pain, struggle and near-death that have brought them to this moment. The performers finally go “Up in the Air” in the final movement, twisting, flipping and soaring in all manner of risky acrobatics. Just before the end, the guitar remembers an old Yiddish folk song, “Oyf’n Pripetshik,” a recollection of deep Jewish roots in a contemporary world of assimilation. And the piece ends with a return to the precarious.
TORROBA:
One of the most beloved Spanish composers for the classical guitar, Federico Moreno Torroba infused his music with lyrical elegance and folkloric charm. Aires de la Mancha, a suite of five short pieces, draws inspiration from the region of La Mancha—famous as the setting of Don Quixote. Each movement offers a vivid character sketch: from the playful rhythmic wit of Jerigonza, to the introspective chill of Ya llega el invierno (“Winter is coming”), the gentle folk-song feel of Coplilla, the pastoral calm of La Pastora, and the rhythmic verve of La Seguidilla, a traditional Spanish dance. Together, the set evokes the landscapes, spirit, and musical heritage of central Spain.
DUNNE:
Three Artisans was composed in memory of the flautist Tal Perkes and was inspired by significant passions he held throughout his life. The Architect is a tightly constructed, organically developed piece that pays homage to his late-in-life pursuit of design and building, while The Flute Player is a tribute to his musical spirit and virtuosity. Tal was an avid traveler, both literally (as his flute career demanded), and intellectually, as his curiosity and interests ranged across an unusually wide spectrum. As a nod to this traveling spirit, each movement has a connection to music from gypsy traditions; mid- century European jazz in the first, a theme inspired by a traditional Romani tune in the second, and Flamenco influences in the third.
Three Artisans is dedicated to the Cavatina Duo, Eugenia Moliner and Denis Azabagic.
EUGENIA MOLINER, FLUTE DENIS AZABAGIC, GUITAR
Program
Marin Marais (1656-1728)
Folias d'Espagne (selection)
Alan Thomas (1968-)
Sivi Grivi
Shepherd's Dream
David Leisner (1952-)
Acrobats
- In the Wings
- Flashback
- Up in the Air
Federico Moreno Torroba (1891-1982)
Aires de la Mancha
Jerigonza
Ya llega el invierno
Coplilla
La Pastora
La Seguidilla
Matthew Dunn (1959-)
The Three Artisans
- The Architect
- The Flute Player
Dedicated to the Cavatina Duo
MARAIS:
The Parisian composer Marin Marais was a master of the viol (viola da gamba), and the leading French composer of music for the instrument. His Folies d'Espagne is a set of thirty-two variations on "La Folia," a popular theme which was also employed for variations by composers from Corelli through Liszt and Rachmaninoff. Although the title of the piece, Les Folies d'Espagne, references Spain, the theme was actually a lively Portuguese dance from the late 15th century. Marais said that he tried to make sure that the work was suitable for various kinds of instruments.
THOMAS:
The composer writes:
"While perusing a folksong collection, I came across a little tune labelled "Croatian Lovesong." Though only eight bars long and extremely simple in its rhythmic and melodic construction, I became somewhat obsessed by the haunting beauty of this melody. I am often troubled by these "earworms" (as the Germans call them), which in many cases I can only expel by writing a piece using the tune. In any case, as I sang the melody over and over in my mind, an image began to form of a shepherd on a hillside in the still evening air, playing variations on the melody as he drifted off to sleep. The score is headed with an excerpt from a poem by W.B. Yeats: 'And I dreamed my lost love came stealthily out of the wood/With her cloud-pale eyelids falling on dream-dimmed eyes.'"
"Sivi grivi is based on a dance from the Pirin region of Bulgaria. Typical of the region, the piece employs an asymmetrical meter (7/8 in this case), and has a largely stepwise diatonic melody featuring the exotic sounding augmented 2nd interval. The piece is dedicated, with great admiration, to the Cavatina Duo."
LEISNER:
David Leisner (www.davidleisner.com) enjoys a multi-faceted career as a classical guitarist, a distinguished composer, and a master teacher. As a composer, Mr. Leisner is noted for the emotional and dramatic power of his music. Fanfare magazine described it as “rich in invention and melody, emotionally direct, and beautiful.” South Florida Classical Review called him “an original and arresting compositional voice.” The Cavatina Duo’s recording of his complete works for flute and guitar, Acrobats (Cedille) was released to exceptionally strong reviews. He wrote, “In many cases, [the Cavatina Duo] play my music more beautifully than I imagined could be done. They are a composer’s dream.”
In Nathan Englander’s debut short story collection, For the Relief of Unbearable Urges, there is a story called “The Tumblers.” In it a group of Polish Jews, during World War II, is herded onto trains bound for the concentration camps, but instead, quite by chance, they board a train full of circus performers who are on a tour to entertain the Germans. The story is set in an atmosphere where fateful decisions about life or death are made in an instant, by a nod of the head or a toss of a coin. Acrobats begins in this atmosphere, bringing to musical life the final moments of the story, when the reluctant, disheveled performers are about to go on stage, barely having a clue of what it is they are supposed to do, but knowing that their lives depend on it. The piece is not intended to be a narrative description of these moments, but rather an imagined evocation of the inner mental and emotional activity during them. In the first movement, “In the Wings,” the acrobats wait offstage with nervous anticipation, distracted by thoughts darting here and there—premonitions of themes of the second and third movements. This is interrupted by a “Flashback,” the middle movement, a sudden memory of pain, struggle and near-death that have brought them to this moment. The performers finally go “Up in the Air” in the final movement, twisting, flipping and soaring in all manner of risky acrobatics. Just before the end, the guitar remembers an old Yiddish folk song, “Oyf’n Pripetshik,” a recollection of deep Jewish roots in a contemporary world of assimilation. And the piece ends with a return to the precarious.
TORROBA:
One of the most beloved Spanish composers for the classical guitar, Federico Moreno Torroba infused his music with lyrical elegance and folkloric charm. Aires de la Mancha, a suite of five short pieces, draws inspiration from the region of La Mancha—famous as the setting of Don Quixote. Each movement offers a vivid character sketch: from the playful rhythmic wit of Jerigonza, to the introspective chill of Ya llega el invierno (“Winter is coming”), the gentle folk-song feel of Coplilla, the pastoral calm of La Pastora, and the rhythmic verve of La Seguidilla, a traditional Spanish dance. Together, the set evokes the landscapes, spirit, and musical heritage of central Spain.
DUNNE:
Three Artisans was composed in memory of the flautist Tal Perkes and was inspired by significant passions he held throughout his life. The Architect is a tightly constructed, organically developed piece that pays homage to his late-in-life pursuit of design and building, while The Flute Player is a tribute to his musical spirit and virtuosity. Tal was an avid traveler, both literally (as his flute career demanded), and intellectually, as his curiosity and interests ranged across an unusually wide spectrum. As a nod to this traveling spirit, each movement has a connection to music from gypsy traditions; mid- century European jazz in the first, a theme inspired by a traditional Romani tune in the second, and Flamenco influences in the third.
Three Artisans is dedicated to the Cavatina Duo, Eugenia Moliner and Denis Azabagic.
Saturday May 31st
2:00-3:00 pm
Hanson 202
Alberto Quintanilla
(15 min each)
Axel Bastian Rosales Ascencion
John Barnicle
Bradford Beard
Eason Wong
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Sunday June 1st
10am-12pm
Ensemble Room
Alberto Quintanilla
(30 min each)
Evan Coombs-Brookema
Zehao Chen
Michael Wimmer
Ryan Ivanov
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Sunday June 1st
10am-12pm
Hansons 202
Denis Azabagic
(30 min each)
Flavius Wagner
Solis Dornan
Audrey Oden
Chuyuan Huang