Thursday, January 30, 2014

Guitar Festival 2014: January 25-26

BSM presented its annual Guitar Festival on January 25-26.  The event included a student recital, faculty recital, masterclass, and recital by Guest Artist Zaira Meneses, a wonderful classical guitarist.



Guest Artist Zaira Meneses in Masterclass with a BSM guitar student

A young BSM student practices during the Open Stage
BSM group class student wait to go on stage


BSM Guitar students enjoy the backstage comradery.
A BSM student performs with his teacher, BSM Faculty Mark Mollica
BSM Faculty Matt Buttermann
BSM Faculty Alejandro Cote
BSM Faculty and Guitar Festival Artistic Director, Jose Maldonado
BSM Faculty Members Mark Mollica and Matt Buttermann
BSM Faculty Gabriel Handy
Guest Artist Zaira Meneses talks to the audience before her performance.
Guest Artist Zaira Meneses



Tuesday, January 21, 2014

Italian Guitar Duos: January 12, 2014

On January 12, guitar faculty members Alejandro Cote and Jose Maldonado performed guitar duets from Italy spanning 4 centuries.  The duo showcased the guitar's versatility with pieces by Scarlatti, Tedesco, Giuliani and Demoniconi.


BSM guitar faculty, Alejandro Cote

BSM guitar faculty, Alejandro Cote

BSM guitar faculty, Jose Maldonado

BSM guitar faculty members, Alejandro Cote and Jose Maldonado