Four uniquely accomplished musicians bring a new energy to the concert stage with programs ranging from Bluegrass to Bach. The Grammy(R) Award-winning Los Angeles Guitar Quartet is one of the most multifaceted groups in any genre. LAGQ performances embody what the Los Angeles Times calls "...unrivaled joy, technical elan, and questing spirit."
The Grammy Award-winning Los Angeles Guitar Quartet is one of the most multifaceted groups in any genre. The LAGQ is comprised of four uniquely accomplished musicians bringing a new energy to the concert stage with programs ranging from Bluegrass to Bach. They consistently play to sold-out houses world-wide. Their inventive, critically acclaimed transcriptions of concert masterworks provide a fresh look at the music of the past, while their interpretations of works from the contemporary and world-music realms continually break new ground.
Program:
SAMUEL COLERIDGE-TAYLOR (arr. W. Kanengiser): Danse Negre from African Suite Op. 35
PHILLIP HOUGHTON: Opals (1993, rev 2014)
BEETHOVEN (arr. W. Kanengiser): Adagio sostenuto from "Moonlight" Sonata #14, Quasi una fantasia
HERMETO PASCOAL (arr. W. Kanengiser): De Sabado pra Dominguinhos)
HEITOR VILLA-LOBOS (arr. S. Assad): A Lenda do Caboclo
PAULO BELLINATI: A Furiosa
J.S. BACH (arr. S. Tennant): Allegro, mvt. III from Brandenburg Concerto No. 3, BWV 1048
DOUGLAS LORA: Maracasalsa
WILLIAM KANENGISER: Air & Ground
FRANZ LISZT (arr. S. Tennant): Hungarian Rhapsody #2 in C-sharp Minor: Lassan; Frisska
$80/70/60.