Upcoming Events

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Sunday, September 16
Frank Vignola
Auburn Public Theater
10:00am

Frank Vignola returns to Auburn Public Theater on Saturday, September 15th for a great evening of jazz guitar. He’ll be joined by Vinnie Raniolo and Jan Knutson.


http://auburnpublictheater.org/event/music-frank-vignola/

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Monday, September 17
RGC Presentation Meeting - ~ Another Stringed Instrument: Renaissance Harp as built by Bernie Lehmann and played by Paul Knoke.

Nore Change of Venue!
The Sanctuary at Asbury Methodist Church, 1010 East Avenue
7:00 - 9:00pm

Suggested $5 donation, RGC members free.

change of venue for this event--in the basement of the church

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Saturday, September 22
Muriel Anderson
Library at 49 East Genesee Street, Skaneateles
7:30pm

One of the world’s foremost fingerstyle guitarists and harp-guitarists, Muriel Anderson is the first woman to have won the National Fingerstyle Guitar Championship. Her CD Nightlight Daylight was chosen as one of the top 10 CDs of the decade by Guitar Player Magazine and her Heartstrings recording accompanied the astronauts on the space shuttle Discovery. She has performed/recorded with Chet Atkins, Les Paul, Victor Wooten, Tommy Emmanuel and the Nashville Chamber Orchestra.

Her obvious joy of music, humor and her facility across the genres of folk, classical, jazz, bluegrass and international music is revered by guitarists worldwide. An engaging performer, Muriel’s unique approach to the instrument virtually transforms the guitar into a lyrical choir, then a marching band, then a Japanese koto, then a Bluegrass band – one minute launching into a Beatles’ tune and the next, a Rodrigo concerto. Muriel is host of the renowned Muriel Anderson’s ALL STAR GUITAR NIGHT® and founder of the MUSIC FOR LIFE ALLIANCE charity. Learn more at www.murielanderson.com

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Café Veritas
www.cafeveritas.org/index.html
Unitarian Church, 220 Winton Road South
Rochester, NY 14610 (Show Map)

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Little Theatre Café
www.thelittle.org/cafe.php
240 East Avenue
585-258-0400

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Saturday, October 13
Musings with Sungmin Shin (guitar faculty) ~ RIT Faculty Spotlight
Allen Chapel at Rochester Institute of Technology
2:00pm

Performance of original music on classical and jazz guitars featuring Sabu Adeyola (bass), John Bacon (drums), and George Caldwell (piano)
https://www.rit.edu/cla/finearts/music/events

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Saturday, October 20
Alex Lassa
Library at 49 East Genesee Street, Skaneateles
7:30pm

Alex Lassa is a student of Grammy nominated Nicholas Goluses. Alex has participated in various competitions, as well as master classes with Jason Vieaux, Matt Palmer and Elliot Fist.

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Java’s
www.javascafe.com/
16 Gibbs St.
Rochester, NY 14604 (Show Map)
232-4820

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Wednesday, November 7
Jason Vieaux
Library at 49 East Genesee Street, Skaneateles
7:30pm

Grammy-winner Jason Vieaux, “among the elite of today’s classical guitarists” (Gramophone), is the guitarist that goes beyond the classical. NPR describes Vieaux as, “perhaps the most precise and soulful classical guitarist of his generation.” His most recent solo album, Play, won the 2015 Grammy Award for Best Classical Instrumental Solo and earned a place on NPR’s “50 Favorite Songs of 2014 (So Far)” for Vieaux’s recording of “Zapateado.”

Vieaux has earned a reputation for putting his expressiveness and virtuosity at the service of a remarkably wide range of music, and his schedule of performing, teaching, and recording commitments is distinguished throughout the U.S. and abroad. His solo recitals have been a feature at every major guitar series in North America and at many of the important guitar festivals in Asia, Australia, Europe, and Mexico.

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Saturday, December 15
The Music School of CNY Classic Guitar Ensemble
Library at 49 East Genesee Street, Skaneateles
7:30pm

The Music School of CNY Classic Guitar Ensemble is a talented group of music students dedicated to promoting the classic guitar literature and its rich history throughout the community. The group performs a wide variety of music representing many cultures from around the world dating from the Renaissance to the present day. The ensemble at times features additional instruments and performers to achieve a rich, dynamic and full range of sound.

This ensemble is made up of a group of students enrolled in private classical guitar studies and younger students participating in the Syracuse Childbloom Guitar Program. The majority of these students have been playing guitar for a few years and have demonstrated a high aptitude of music reading, tone production and playing ability. These students are studying with John Ferrara, who also performs with and directs the group.