TIME:SPANS Festival: Yaron Deutsch Contemporary Electric Guitar Workshop & Master Class
$10
- Yaron Deutsch, guitar
- Erich Barganier, guitar
- Neil Beckmann, guitar
- Alec Goldfarb, guitar
- Kyle Miller, guitar
- Chaz Underriner, guitar
Hugues Dufourt — La Cité Des Saules
Rebecca Saunders — Metal Bottle Necks
Enno Poppe — Fleisch (mvt. I)
Enno Poppe — Prozession
Rebecca Saunders — Skin
Rebecca Saunders — Us Dead Talk Love
TIME:SPANS 2022 invites guitarists and composers to join this symposium dedicated to the sonic and functional evolution of the electric guitar in contemporary classical music. Led by guitarist Yaron Deutsch, this marathon day will feature lectures, master classes, and a workshop addressing the works of internationally acclaimed composers who work closely with Deutsch.
A special feature of the symposium will be active participation. During the application process, which is now closed, Mr. Deutsch chose five participants:
Erich Barganier, Neil Beckmann, Alec Goldfarb, Kyle Miller, Chaz Underriner.
The guitarists will work on the following pieces by Pierluigi Billone, Enno Poppe, Hugues Dufourt, and Rebecca Saundersw with Yaron Deutsch.
The event is open to the public. Tickets ($10) are required for all attendees.
Workshop Schedule:
10am-10:15am Opening and introduction
10:15am-11:30am Lecture
- "From Shakespeare's Hamlet to Schoenberg's Pierrot Lunaire – a portrait of the interpreter as a performing artist"
11:30am-1pm Master class #1
- Pierluigi Billone – Sgorgo Y (2012) — for electric guitar solo
1pm-2pm Lunch break
2pm-3:30pm Master class #2
Hugues Dufourt – La Cité Des Saules (1997) — for electric guitar solo
Rebecca Saunders – Metal Bottle Necks (2018) — for electric guitar solo
4pm-5:15pm Lecture
“The sound, the bridge, the psychological baggage & the man machine” — four observations on composing with and for the electric guitar
5:45pm-7:30pm Workshop
"The modular function of the electric guitar in chamber to large setting as captured in the music of Enno Poppe & Rebecca Saunders"
Works to be discussed in this workshop:
Enno Poppe – Fleisch (2015) — for saxophone, electric guitar, percussion & piano
Enno Poppe – Prozession (2015/2020) — for large ensemble
Rebecca Saunders – Skin (2016) — for soprano and large ensemble
Rebecca Saunders – Us Dead Talk Love (2021) — for alto, saxophone, electric guitar, percussion & keyboard
About the Festival: The TIME:SPANS Festival is dedicated to the presentation of primarily twenty-first century music. The festival is produced and presented by the Earle Brown Music Foundation Charitable Trust. Artistic Director for TIME SPANS is Thomas Fichter. The name TIME:SPANS is taken from the title of an orchestra piece by the American composer Earle Brown.
COVID-19 Protocols: Proof of vaccination will be required to attend all TIME:SPANS concerts at the DiMenna Center for Classical Music. All attendees must show CDC, WHO, Excelsior Pass, or similar official documentation of vaccination and booster status plus matching photo ID to a T:S representative on entering the building.
Masks must be worn at all times inside the building. Masks must be worn properly covering nose & mouth inside the building. We can provide KN95s.