Russian Guitar Seminar in Iowa City, IA, May 26-31, 2006
WHAT IS THE RUSSIAN GUITAR?
The Russian seven-string guitar is a unique instrument, popular in Russia since the mid-1790s and tuned DGBdgbd’. It was played nowhere else in the world, and it accumulated a vast and extremely high-quality repertoire. Some of you may be familiar with it through publications by Matanya Ophee and recordings by Oleg Timofeyev. But this is only the tip of the iceberg.
IARGUS 2006 CONCERTS
Saturday, May 27, 7:30 p.m. Congregational United Church of Christ (30 N. Clinton St., Iowa City)
Celebrating Glinka (THE CZAR'S GUITARS)
Operatic, orchestral, and vocal music by Mikhail Glinka (1804-1857) in nineteenth-century arrangements for two Russian guitars. THE CZAR'S GUITARS consist of the internationally acclaimed guitarist and lutenist John Schneiderman and Oleg Timofeyev, the leading authority on the Russian guitar.
Admission: $12 ($8 for students and seniors)
Sunday, May 28, 4:00 p.m. University of Iowa Hillel (122 E. Market St., Iowa City)
The Gypsy Klezmer (THE TIMOFEYEV ENSEMBLE)
An exquisite blend of music by Eastern European Jews and Roma (Gypsies), performed by Natalia Timofeyeva (cello), Oleg Timofeyev (Russian seven-string guitar), and Vadim Kolpakov, the star of Russia's only Gypsy theater ìRomen.î
Admission: $12 ($8 for students and seniors)
Sunday, May 28, 7:30 p.m. Congregational United Church of Christ (30 N. Clinton St., Iowa City)
Concert by the legendary guitarist and composer ALEKSEI AGIBALOV from Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. In addition to being a seven-string virtuoso, Agibalov is one of the very few artists on the territory of the former Soviet Union, searching for new modes of expression for the Russian guitar.
Admission: $12 ($8 for students and seniors)
Monday, May 29, 4:00 p.m. Congregational United Church of Christ (30 N. Clinton St., Iowa City)
Guitar in the Gulag (OLEG TIMOFEYEV)
Lecture-recital on life and works of Matvei Pavlov-Azancheev, 1888-1963. This orchestral conductor, composer, and guitar player spent 10 years in one of Stalin's labor camps, but kept producing excellent music for the Russian guitar.
Admission: FREE
Monday, May 29, 7:30 p.m. Congregational United Church of Christ (30 N. Clinton St., Iowa City)
Mikhail Vysotsky and the Gypsies of Moscow (ZINGARESCA)
ZINGARESCA was founded by Oleg Timofeyev and Vadim Kolpakov and explores the cross-fertilization between Russian-Classical and Russian-Gypsy music.
Admission: $12 ($8 for students and seniors)
Tuesday, May 30, 4:00 p.m. Congregational United Church of Christ (30 N. Clinton St., Iowa City)
East Meets West (THE CZAR'S GUITARS)
Lecture-recital on the duo's new program dedicated to the intriguing relationship that the Russian seven-string guitarists of the early 1800s had with the music of Western and Central Europe.
Admission: FREE
Tuesdays, May 30, 7:30 p.m. Congregational United Church of Christ (30 N. Clinton St., Iowa City)
GALA-CONCERT of all participants of IARGUS 2006: Aleksei Agibalov, THE CZAR'S GUITARS, ZINGARESCA, THE TIMOFEYEV ENSEMBLE, and MORE!
Admission: $12 ($8 for students and seniors)
IARGUS 2006 LECTURES AND MASTERCLASSES
IARGUS 2006
Schedule of Lectures, Masterclasses, Concerts, and Parties
ALL MASTERCLASSES AND MOST TALKS ARE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA INTERNATIONAL CENTER, LOCATED AT THE BACK OF OLD CAPITOL MALL. The official address is 1111 University Capitol Center. Old Capitol Mall is located next to (predictably) the Old Capitol, which is the most historical building in Iowa City on Clinton St. where it intersects with Iowa Ave. Look for the golden dome.
ALSO, EXCEPT FOR THE HOME OF JEAN LLOYD-JONES, ALL THE LOCATIONS ARE WITHIN THE DOWNTOWN AREA, 5-10 MIN OF SLOW WALKING.
Saturday, May 27
2 pm to 4 pm ñ ìIntroduction to Russian Guitarî (OLEG TIMOFEYEV)
Sunday, May 28
10 am to 1 pm - Masterlass (THE CZAR'S GUITARS)
2 pm to 3 pm -- Issues in intra-cultural conflicts in Russian guitar history: The Sixties versus the Seventies. (MATANYA OPHEE)
Monday, May 29
10 am to 1 pm - Masterclass (ALEKSEI AGIBALOV)
2 pm to 3 pm - Agibalov masterclass (cont'd)
Tuesday, May 30 10 am to 1 pm - Masterclass (VADIM KOLPAKOV)
MORE INFORMATION:
For more information, write to me directly at ovt@russianguitar.net. For quick initial reference, you can also go to my personal site www.russianguitar.net, and my ensemble sites: www.talismanmusic.org and www.johnschneiderman.com/csarsguitars. Let me also refer you to a recent review of one of my latest albums in Guitar Player Magazine, http://www.guitarplayer.com/story.asp?sectioncode=5&storycode=12287
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