Concert Program
"FROM BACH TO BRAZIL"
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor Danse Négre from African Suite op. 35 (1898)
(1875-1912). (arr. W. Kanengiser)
Phillip Houghton Opals (1993, rev 2014)
(1954-2017) Black Opal
Water Opal
White Opal
Ludwig van Beethoven. From “Moonlight” Sonata #14, Quasi una fantasia
(1770-1827) Adagio sostenuto (arr. W. Kanengiser)
Aaron Copland Two Mexican Pieces (1959)
(1900-1990) Paisaje Mexicano (arr. W. Kanengiser)
Danza de Jalisco
INTERMISSION
J. S. Bach Prelude, Fugue, and Allegro
(1685-1750) Prelude #1 in C Major from
“The Well-Tempered Clavier” (arr. A. York)
“Little Fugue” in G minor, BWV 578
(arr. A. York)
Allegro, mvt. III from Brandenburg Concerto No. 3, BWV 104 (arr. S. Tennant)
Douglas Lora Maracasalsa (2003)
(b. 1978) Preludio
Fuga
“Imagens do Brasil”
Paulo Bellinati (b. 1950) A Furiosa (1995)
Hermeto Pascoal (b. 1936) De Sábado pra Dominguinhos (1987)
(arr. W. Kanengiser)
Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887-1959). A Lenda do Caboclo (1920)) (arr. S. Assad)
Jorge Ben (b. 1939) Mais Que Nada (1963) (arr. W. Kanengiser)
Bill Kanengiser
John Dearman
Douglas Lora
Matt Greif
Artists
The Grammy Award-winning LAGQ is one of the most multifaceted groups in any genre. The LAGQ is comprised of four uniquely accomplished musicians bringing a new energy to the concert stage with programs ranging from Bluegrass to Bach. They consistently play to sold-out houses world-wide. Their inventive, critically acclaimed transcriptions of concert masterworks provide a fresh look at the music of the past, while their interpretations of works from the contemporary and world-music realms continually break new ground. Programs including Latin, African, Far East, Irish, Folk and American Classics transport listeners around the world in a single concert experience. Their ‘Don Quixote’ collaboration with Firesign Theater veteran, actor Philip Proctor, continues to expand and delight audiences and the work 'SHIKI: Seasons of Japan' written for the LAGQ plus guitar orchestra by composer Shingo Fujii is connecting communities across the nation.
“Opalescent”, released in Spring 2022, shows off the LAGQ's rich palette of colors and sparkling sound. 2021 albums include the Grammy®-nominated collaboration with Conspirare, The Singing Guitar(Delos), featuring Nico Muhly's groundbreaking work "How Little You Are" and Pat Metheny's Road to the Sun (Modern Recordings/BMG), named for the title track written for LAGQ, which hit #1 on the Apple Music Classical chart. This monumental work features in their current American Guitar Masters program. In addition to solo programs, other touring highlights include collaborative works with choir, guitar orchestra, symphony orchestra and Latin Romance with vocalist and flamenco dancers; many of these works were written expressly for the LAGQ.