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Center's Hillwood Recital Hall C.W. Post Campus of Long Island University, Brookville, NY Harris Becker, Festival Director |
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Guitar enthusiasts, professionals,
amateurs and the general public are invited to attend the Fifth Annual
Long Island Guitar Festival on Saturday, May 3 and Sunday, May 4 at the
C.W. Post Campus of Long Island University, Northern Boulevard (Route 25A)
in Brookville.
In the past the Long Island Guitar Festival has proudly presented such distinguished artists as Eduardo Fernandez, Mark Elf, Eliot Fisk, Chieli Minucci, Jerry Willard, Howard Morgen, Bucky and John Pizzarelli, Pat O'Brien, Pasquale Bianculli, Ben Moran, Dennis Cinelli, John Zaccari, David Starobin, Benjamin Verdery and Harris Becker. This event is sponsored by C.W. Post's School of Visual & Performing Arts and the D'Addario Foundation, Augustine Foundation, Benedetto Guitars, D 'Aquisto Strings and Thomastik-Infeld Strings. |
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![]() Becker/Bianculli, Guitar Duo, 10 a.m. |
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![]() He is the first world-class guitarist to regularly feature the baroque guitar in recital. Twenty years ago, long before the present vogue in original instruments, Michael Lorimer was a pioneer bringing attention to the seventeenth- and eighteenth-century predecessor to the modern instrument. Michael Lorimer, Classical and Baroque Guitar |
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![]() Alden has been playing the Benedetto guitar exclusively since 1992. The seven-string guitar imparts a greater range and harmonic richness to his musical style. Howard Alden was voted "Best Emerging Talent - Guitar" in the first annual Jazz Times critics' Poll, 1990, and "Talent Deserving Wider Recognition" in the 1992,1993 and 1995 Down Beat critics' poll. Howard Alden, Jazz Concert/Workshop |
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![]() Guitarist Manuel Barrueco's versatility extends from his superlative performances of works by the Spanish masters, Bach and Mozart, to music by jazz greats Chick Corea, Keith Jarrett and his latest recordings of music by Lennon and McCartney. Barrueco performs in major music centers on four continents each season, has a world-wide exclusive contract with EMI/Angel, and has television appearances such as the Lexus commercial. Manuel Barrueco, Classical Guitarist |
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