Seattle Classic Guitar Society presents Melissa Schiel & Tamara Caulkins: Music for Voice & Guitar

• Tamara Caulkins, guitar
• Melissa Schiel, mezzo-soprano

The Seattle Classic Guitar Society is proud to present Melissa Schiel (mezzo-soprano) and Tamara Caulkins (classical guitar) in a free concert at the Chapel Space at Good Shepherd Center on Saturday, March 15 at 2pm. Featuring songs and arias from the early 19th-century music by Spanish guitarist/composer Fernando Sor.

Fernando Sor was hailed as the "Beethoven of the Guitar" by a contemporary music critic, François-Joseph Fétis (1784-1871). While Sor's music continues to be widely played by guitarists, his songs are less well-known. Nevertheless, he first trained as a singer and considered himself as much a vocalist as a guitarist. This program testifies to his talents composing both for voice and guitar.

About Seattle Classic Guitar Society

http://www.seattleguitar.org/

About Tamara Caulkins, guitar

Classical guitarist Tamara Caulkins specializes in performances of early nineteenth-century music. She has conducted research in France, Spain, and the U.S. to recover long-lost music for guitar, guitar and voice, and chamber music with guitar. Tamara has also studied eighteenth-century dance and has performed with Seattle Early Dance, Musica Antiqua, and the Musicking festival in Eugene, Oregon. She plays a 1830s guitar built in Mirecourt, France.

About Melissa Schiel, mezzo-soprano

Canadian Mezzo-soprano Melissa Schiel has established herself in the Pacific Northwest as a concert soloist, stage performer, and recitalist. She has performed with chamber groups and orchestras including Beethoven's Symphony No.9 with the Yakima Symphony, and Handel's Messiah with the WenatcheeValley Symphony, the Fairbanks Symphony Orchestra, Rainer Symphony Orchestra, Seattle Metropolitan Chamber Orchestra, and Orchestra Seattle.