René Izquierdo
New Latin American Music for the Guitar
Details
Wednesday, November 13
Old Town School of Folk Music, Maurer Hall
FREE CONCERT (RSVP REQUIRED)
CONCERT: 8:30PM
Synopsis, Program & Biography
Synopsis:
A virtuoso guitar player, René Izquierdo, with his refined instrumental technique and exquisite taste with his interpretations, will take us through a musical journey to hear some of the best and most representative guitar scores created by generations of Latin American composers.
Program:
New Latin American Music for Guitar and String Quartet
– Guajira a Mi Madre Antonio Rojas (1921-2008)
-Preludios Epigramáticos Leo Brouwer(1939)
Desde que el Alba
Tristes Hombres
Alrededor de tu Piel
Ríe que todo Ríe
Me Cogiste el Corazón
Llegó con tres Heridas
– Zapateo Cubano Traditional with arrangement by Leo Brouwer
– Ojos Brujos G. Roig (1890-1970) arranged by Leo Brouwer
– El Arroyo que Murmura J. Ankerman (1877-1941) arranged by Leo Brouwer
-Drume Negrita E. Grenet (1908-1981)
– Perla Marina S. Garay (1867-1968)
– Mirándote E. Martín (1956)
– La Comparsa E. Lecuona (1895-1963)
Five Cuban Contradanzas
– Los Ojos de Pepa M. Samuel I. Cervantes (1847-1905)
-El Velorio
-Adios a Cuba
-El Mensaje
-Los Tres Golpes
– Elogio de la Danza Leo Brouwer
Lento
Ostinato
Biography:
René Izquierdo, a native from Cuba, graduated with a degree in guitar performance from the Amadeo Roldán Conservatory and Superior Institute of Art in Havana, Cuba. In the United States, Mr. Izquierdo earned a Master of Music and an Artist Diploma degrees from Yale University, School of Music, where he studied with Benjamin Verdery. Mr. Izquierdo is a recipient of numerous awards. He is currently a professor of classical guitar at the Wisconsin State University in Milwaukee and an active solo performer and chamber musician.