2012
Adelaide International Guitar Festival program resonates on an electrifying
global note
The 2012 program is
set to deliver a World Premiere, three Australian Premieres and five Adelaide
Premieres, 17 international events, one-night only performances, many of which
are exclusive to the Adelaide International Guitar Festival.
As the nation’s
largest international guitar festival, this premier Adelaide music event
showcases 18 international artists from the United States of America, Croatia,
Bosnia, Brazil and Korea, plus 70 of the best Australian musicians.
Heading up his second
Adelaide International Guitar Festival, Artistic Director Slava Grigoryan reveals,
“There are very exciting players coming to Adelaide from across a broad
spectrum of music, including classical flamenco, roots, jazz, blues, rock, funk
and contemporary song writing. It’s a chance to see some truly pioneering musicians
and rare collaborations that won’t be repeated beyond this Festival. “We’re
bringing some world-renowned artists as well as fast-rising stars like the Punch
Brothers, who have been invited to Australia for the first time to
participate in this year’s program.” Slava says.
Adelaide Festival
Centre will house the entire event, offering a smorgasbord of ticketed shows
across its various venues as well as free and low cost workshops, master
classes, artist talks and panel discussions.
In a Festival first,
the inaugural Meet the Maker series of free events features 13 guitar makers
from across Australia and the unique opportunity for guitar enthusiasts to
explore the craft of luthiery, being privy to demonstrations involving latest
works, various tools, techniques and trade secrets.
In an extraordinary
prelude performance to the Festival, two-time Grammy Nominee guitar legend Tommy
Emmanuel will perform a one-night only show at the Festival Theatre on
Saturday 5 August. Tommy will be joined on stage by special guest Frank
Vignola.
Marking the opening
night of this cultural event on Thursday 9 August, in a colossal performance
set to ignite the Festival Theatre stage, is the John Scofield Trio. From
funk and fusion to swinging jazz standards, rock-fuelled jams, lush orchestral
collaborations and gritty blues, Scofield effortlessly masters each style with
his potent distinctive six-string voice complemented by improvised musical
banter with his band Ben Street (bass) and Bill Stewart (drums).
Supporting them in this rare musical treat are The Airbenders featuring
Adelaide’s own Mike Stewart (saxophone) and Paul White (Hammond
organ) along with up-and-coming star Hugh Stuckey on guitar and drummer Andrew
Dickeson.
Direct from a
sold-out US tour, New York’s charismatic Punch Brothers make their
Australian music festival debut in the Festival Theatre on Friday 10 August
with special guests The Yearlings. The Punch Brothers have built
on their bluegrass roots to create a sound that breaks through the wall of
folk, jazz, indie rock and classical music.
On Sunday 12 August,
the Festival Theatre stage will be charged with majestic shows Quintette and
The Spirit of Flamenco. The formidable Australian String Quartet is
joined by a stellar line-up of international soloists to perform some of the
most superb guitar quintets ever written in a unique collaboration exclusive to
Adelaide International Guitar Festival. Collectively with exceptional Festival
guests Edin Karamazov, Ana Vidovic, Simon Powis and
Artistic Director Slava Grigoryan, the Quartet will present works by
Boccherini, Castelnuovo-Tedesco, Albéniz and eminent Australian composer
Phillip Houghton, as well as a suite of seven classic Beatles songs arranged
for guitar and string quartet by Cuban composer Leo Brouwer. A post-performance
High Tea with Quintette performers will be served at the idyllic
Lyrics restaurant, overlooking the River Torrens from 3pm.
The
Spirit of Flamenco toasts American maestro Jason McGuire’s – ‘el Rubio’ -
collaboration with Emmy Awardwinning choreographer and dancer Yaelisa,
drawing their San Francisco-based company Caminos Flamencos to Australia
for the first time. Special guest Florian Remus gathers some of South Australia’s
brightest flamenco stars to embody the exhilarating and electrifying spirit - el
Duende - that arises from the genre’s fierce fusion of dance, voice,
percussion and guitar.
In a World Premiere
performance of Tchaikovsky’s The Seasons, award-winning musicians,
composers and innovators, the Grigoryan Brothers explore the entire
suite of works arranged for two guitars by their father Edward. In a unique
arrangement for guitars and voice, Schubert’s Winterweisse will be
tenderly played by dynamic duo Oliver Fartach-Naini and Lee Song-Ou, and
joined by acclaimed lyric coloratura tenor Henry Choo, presented in the
Dunstan Playhouse on 9 August.
On 10 August in the
Dunstan Playhouse, Ana Vidovic in Recital showcases the extraordinary
grace, delicacy and expressive eloquence of talented guitarist Ana Vidovic. Special
guests on the evening are Elder Conservatorium’s elite Guitarissimo performing
a diverse and exciting repertoire.
Acclaimed composer,
revered scholar and masterful guitarist Paulo Bellinati brings his
distinctive sound to Australia for the first time. Famed for compositions which
reinvent traditional rhythms, Bellinati and his fellow countryman Weber
Lopes strike a perfect balance between the sophistication of classical
music and the spontaneity of popular forms. See them on 11 August at the
Dunstan Playhouse.
In an Australian
exclusive performance at the Dunstan Playhouse on 11 August, enigmatic Bosnian
lutenist Edin Karamazov will treat his audience to a charismatic
performance of his favourite compositions along with innovative soloist of a
new generation of classical guitarists, Simon Powis.
Celebrate innovative
guitar quartet Guitar Trek’s 25th anniversary on a musical voyage
through their distinctive and innovative sound in the Dunstan Playhouse on 12
August.
Join founding member
of multiple Grammy Award-winning US swing band Asleep at the Wheel, ABC
Radio National’s Daily Planet presenter, screen composer and touring
musician, Lucky Oceans for a Coopers Late Night Session with
his pedal-steel guitar and blazing quartet including Ric Eastman and Dave
Brewer together with multi-instrumentalist Sam Lemann at the Space
Theatre on 9 August.
Another Coopers
Late Night Session on 10 August at the Space Theatre is one of the hottest
talents in Australian blues, revered Sydney guitarist Ray Beadle whose
infectious swing and loping rhythmic sensibility are underscored by Hal
Tupaea (bass) and George Brugmans (drums) along with Adelaide’s
five-piece roots institution The Streamliners.
In a highly
anticipated Triple Bill, Harry James Angus (The Cat Empire, Jackson
Jackson) will enchant audiences with his poignant storytelling via a series of
breathtaking ballads, followed by the young and dangerously talented Roscoe
James Irwin at the Space Theatre on 11 August. Australian folk darlings, Tinpan
Orange featuring guitarist Jesse Lubitz and stunning six-foot
front-woman Emily Lubitz twirling her flaming red hair across a complex
musical landscape will form the final treat in this spectacular performance
trifecta.
Adelaide’s legendary Billy
Bob Rankine and the BBQ Boys will host the final night of the Festival
and Coopers Late Night Sessions with an All Star Jam at the Space
Theatre on Sunday 12 August with very special guests including a bevy of the
finest international, interstate and local Festival guitarists for a highly
memorable last hurrah.
This year the Adelaide
International Classical Guitar Competition, supported by the Adelaide
Festival Centre Foundation in association with Marsh Australia, has attracted
competitors from across the globe. Finalists have passed through a rigorous
audition round and will travel from several continents to compete for the first
prize of $10,000 and a guitar made by acclaimed South Australian luthier Jim
Redgate valued at $16,000. Festival-goers are invited to the final free event
on Saturday 11 August in the Dunstan Playhouse.
Adelaide Festival
Centre has joined forces with Adelaide City Council to present the various free
workshops including Dave Brewer’s Talking Technique with Lucky
Oceans, Caminos Flamencos’ Flamenco Dance, Jason
McGuire’s Beginners and Intermediate Levels for Flamenco Guitar and Sam
Lemann’s Hawaiian Ukulele Styles.
Other free events
include the series of four Artists in Conversation events, Segovia on
Toast, facilitated by The Victorian Guitar Society’s Dr Paul Nash along
with a panel of guitarists and educators including Artistic Director Slava
Grigoryan. Edin Karamazov discusses his musical adventures with
Classic FM’s Julie Howard, while Lucky Oceans reveals the
evolution of the steel guitar and his journey with the instrument and ABC Radio
National Music Deli’s host Alice Keath explores musical inspirations
with Punch Brothers’ mandolinist Chris Thile.
Making another
comeback this year is 15 Minutes of Fame, providing aspiring guitarists
with the unique opportunity to perform at the Adelaide International Guitar
Festival. Interested applicants can download a form via the Festival website at
HUwww.adelaideguitarfestival.com.auU
Adelaide Festival
Centre CEO and Artistic Director Douglas Gautier says “I applaud Slava on
yet another exceptional program which assists in further cementing Adelaide’s
place on the premier international arts calendar. I look forward to joining
music lovers and immersing myself in all the experiences the Festival has to offer.”
Festival-goers who
book their VIP subscription before 19 June automatically go in the running to
win an exclusive performance by Artistic Director Slava Grigoryan for up
to 40 guests at their home or office. Festival VIP Subscribers receive a string
of exclusive discounts on tickets, merchandise and Fox Creek Wines (Festival
Wine Sponsor). Phone BASS on 131 246 or visit HUwww.bass.net.auUH for
further information.
For full
program/venue details and information on workshops and other events in the 2012
Adelaide International Guitar Festival go to HUwww.adelaideguitarfestival.com.auU
Tickets are on
sale now through BASS 131 246 or online HUwww.bass.net.auUH .
The Adelaide
International Guitar Festival thanks its supporters the State Government of
South Australia, Fox Creek Wines, Marsh Australia, The Hills Cider Company,
Coopers, Adelaide City Council, Jim Redgate Guitars, InterContinental Adelaide,
ABC 891 and Classic FM, The Adelaide Review, Bang & Olufsen, Hyde Park
Press and koush with eco:board.
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