Boston GuitarFest 2021: Thatcher Harrison (2020 Competition Winner) and GFest 2021 Faculty Concert
Welcome to the first night of the 2021 Boston GuitarFest!
Tonight's program:
PART I: THATCHER HARRISON, Winner of 2020 GuitarFest Academy Competition
All pieces are composed by Thatcher Harrison:
1. "Echoes" in four movements
Preludio a la Roux
A Candlelight Night
Grand Central Adventure
Echo to a Prelude
2. "Child's Play"
3. "Song for a Lost Love"
PART II: GFEST FACULTY
WILL RILEY
1. "Phantasy in D Maj.," David Kellner (1670-1748)
2. "Milonga del Angel" Astor Piazzolla (1921-1992)
3. "Igor / Aldo" Luciano Berio (1925-2003)
LAUTARO MANTILLA
1. "Máquina," Lautaro Mantilla
"Máquina is a commentary on factory workers and the attempt to maintain sanity within monotonous and oppressive conditions. This piece is a work from a larger project through the Non-Event Series (Boston) in collaboration with Metropolitan Waterworks Museum. The full piece for voice, drums, electric guitar, radio, music boxes, and noise generators will be premiered in it’s entirety on June 29th, 2021. This solo for prepared electric guitar was edited specifically for the Boston GuitarFest 2021. Friendly warning: There are sections of the piece that might get LOUD!"
(Credits for video)
Camera operators: Nathan Saucier, Benny Shaffer, Wenhua Shi
Recording: Jerry MacDonald, Kevin Micka
Audio mix: Kevin Micka
Editing: Lautaro Mantilla, Grace Wilson
Producer: Susanna Bolle
ZAIRA MENESES
1. "Prelude Elegiaco No. 1 a Zaira Meneses", Leo Brouwer (b. 1939)
2. "Sonata a Julian Bream", Leo Brouwer
I. Fandangos y Boleros
II. Sarabanda de Scriabin
III. La Toccata de Pasquini
(Video/audio recording and editing: Lucy Little)
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The 2021 Online Boston GuitarFest expands and improves the highly successful all online structure premiered at last year’s festival. We are all extremely excited about the variety and quality of this year’s terrific roster of artists and supporting staff. This year’s theme is “Freedom,” and the scope and range of our concerts, courses, and participatory forums will offer something truly unique to our participants as we as a global community look to even better days ahead. As always, our international, interdisciplinary focus remains on the classical guitar, its legacy and future and on its role as an ambassador bringing together people of good will from around the world.
For more information, please visit www.2021.bostonguitarfest.org