Students of Michael Partington will peform a unique program of French music arranged for guitars in duo, trio, quartet, and with flute. The concert includes music by Debussy, Poulenc, Faure, Couperin, Ibert and Grau and features guest flutists Elizabeth Jolly and Kathleen Shin.

PROGRAM DETAIL

La fille aux cheveux de lin                                            Claude Debussy (1862-1918)
Rêverie                                                                                             (Arr. Jeremy Sparks)

Pavane Op. 50                                                                     Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924)
                                                                                                                 (Arr. Martin Pope)

Kevin Cueto, Peadar Kavanagh, Steven Perez, Christopher Tien

Clair de Terre                                                                       Jean-Pierre Grau (b.1966)
      Lorsque tout dort
      Por memoria
      Mistral et Tramontane
      Danse des trolls
      Certains l’aiment blues
      Viento del atrdecer
 

Kathleen Shin, flute; Joe Marzullo, guitar

Les Barricades Mistérieuses                                  François Couperin (1668-1733)
Le Tic-Toc-Choc, ou les Maillotins                                          (Arr. László Vereczkey)

Taro Kobayahsi, Christopher Tien

Suite Française                                                              Francis Poulenc (1899-1963)
      Bransle de Bourgogne                                                 (Arr. Jonathan Leathwood)
      Pavane
      Petite marche militaire
      Complainte
      Bransle de Champagne
      Sicilienne
      Carillon

Denis Ha, Taro Kobayashi, Joe Marzullo

Mouvement Perpétuels                                                                        Francis Poulenc
      I                                                                                                    (Arr. Arthur Levering)
      II
      III

Entr’Acte                                                                                Jacques Ibert (1890-1962)

Elizabeth Jolly, flute and Jeff Bowen, guitar

DIRECTOR BIO

Michael Partington

Michael Partington is one of the most engaging of the new generation of concert players. Praised by Classical Guitar Magazine for his "lyricism, intensity and clear technical command," this award-winning British guitarist has performed internationally as a soloist and with ensembles to unanimous critical praise..

He began playing guitar at age 6 while growing up in Wales, gave his first public performance at age 7, and won his first competition at age 9. He has trained with many of the world's greatest guitarists, including Oscar Ghiglia, Eliot Fisk, Eduardo Fernandez, Manuel Barrueco, and David Russell, who commented on his "exquisite good taste and fluid perfection." Partington received a performance degree from the University of Washington School of Music, where he was a Brechemin scholar and graduated magna cum laude.

Since moving to the USA he has received awards in several guitar, instrumental, and concerto competitions. He has appeared throughout the USA, UK, Russia, and Scandanavia in solo recital, ensemble, and with orchestra. He has performed live on radio stations throughout the US and UK, including BBC Radio 3's In Tune, BBC Wales, and St. Paul Sunday on National Public Radio, and cable television in California, Montana and Washington.

He has released five solo CDs for Rosewood Recording and can also be heard on the Cadenza Music and Present Sounds labels.