Seattle Classic Guitar Society: Los Angeles Guitar Quartet
$45 ($35 student/senior/SCGS member)
- William Kanengiser, guitar
- John Dearman, guitar
- Matt Greif, guitar
- Douglas Lora, guitar
Phillip Houghton — Opals
Ludwig van Beethoven — Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 27, No. 2 "Quasi una fantasia" (Moonlight Sonata)
Hermeto Pascoal — Selected works
Heitor Villa-Lobos — A lenda do caboclo, W. 166
Paulo Bellinati — Selected works
Johann Sebastian Bach — Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G major, BWV 1048
Douglas Lora — Maracasalsa
William Kanengiser — Air and Ground
Franz Liszt — Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 in C-sharp minor, S. 359, No. 2
The Seattle Classic Guitar Society is proud to present Grammy Award-winning Los Angeles Guitar Quartet in the International Series at Benaroya Hall on Saturday, April 5, at 7:30pm. Their program includes music from Bach to Brazil.
"...unrivaled joy, technical élan, and questing spirit." — Los Angeles Times
About Los Angeles Guitar Quartet
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.
http://www.lagq.com/About William Kanengiser, guitar
As a founding member of the Los Angeles Guitar Quartet, William Kanengiser has given hundreds of recitals and concerto appearances around the world and has recorded over a dozen releases. A prolific arranger, he has created dozens of transcriptions for solo guitar and guitar quartet, and composed a number of works for four guitars. Recognized as one of the USA’s finest classical guitarists, William Kanengiser instills each piece he plays with a dramatic, narrative intention.
https://www.kanengiser.com/About John Dearman, guitar
About Matt Greif, guitar
About Douglas Lora, guitar
Illsley Ball Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall
200 University St.Seattle, WA 98101
United States