CLEAR LAKE RIVIERA — David Burgess, one of the world”s leading classical guitarists, will perform a varied program of Spanish and Latin American solo guitar music when he appears in concert at 3 p.m. Sunday at Galilee Lutheran Church. It is sponsored by Clear Lake Performing Arts.
General admission is $20, or $15 for CLPA members, with young people younger than 18 admitted free of charge.
Burgess has studied with the pre-eminent Argentine guitarist Manuel Lopez Ramos, and later was chosen as the first recipient of the Andres Segovia Fellowship, after which he studied periodically with Segovia, probably the world”s foremost classical guitarist until his death in 1987. He received high praise from Segovia, who called him “An artist … with a magnificent technique.”
Praised by critics for his polished technique and flamboyant style, Burgess has performed throughout North and South America, Europe and the Far East, as well as having recorded for CBS Masterworks, Musical Heritage Society, Tritone and Athena records He has won top honors in many international music competitions, including the Ponce International in Mexico City, Guitar ”81 in Toronto and the 31st International Music Competition in Munich. In recent years he has traveled often to Brazil, rediscovering guitar music from Brazil”s past as well as many contemporary works, with many of the forming the basis of his first Lake County concert.
His program will begin with some of the oldest known guitar music, written in Spain at the time of Columbus, and include Spanish Baroque works along with pieces by such noted composers as Isaac Albeniz and Joaquin Rodrigo. The second half of the program will feature contrasting guitar works from different Latin American countries including Mexico, Brazil, Venezuela, Argentina and Bolivia, with music from such composers as Agustin Barrios and Antonio Carlos Jobin.
Hope Brewer, concerts arrangements Chair for CLPA, said that it was a rare occasion for Lake County music lovers to have the chance to meet, see and hear an artist of David Burgess” international stature without leaving home. It”s a concert not to be missed” she said.
General admission is $20, or $15 for CLPA members, with young people younger than 18 admitted free of charge.
