Roberto Capocchi, guitarist: News

Beth Ilana Schneider and Matt Gould have a great violin/guitar duo. Thir new CD, "Aires de Sefarad: 46 Spanish Songs for Violin and Guitar" made the 2007 GRAMMY entry list under category "Best Classical Contemporary Composition".  It is available online from Albany Records, Amazon.com, Arkivmusic.com, Barnes and Noble, CD Universe or Tower Records. About an hour of music by Jorge Liderman, the work is based on 500 year old folk melodies from the Mediterranean.  

I just came across the music of a Spanish compaser, Luis Barroso Plaza. I'm looking forward to playing it. He emailed me a nice recording of his Cancion e Danza. Keep your ears open for his stuff!

Get your tickets for April 29th performance at the Loretto Chapel by emailing Ellen at www.cahvezdeleitner.com. This is a great program, with guitar, 2 violins, viola and cello, featuring 2 quintets by Bocherini, A Haydn quartet, and a Paganini trio. The chapel is small, the sound is great, don't miss it!

My friend Salome Sandoval's performance in the program "Live in Studio C" in Nashville Public Radio will be posted for a week in the following link:
http://www.wpln.org/liveinstudioc/ Enjoy it while it's there!

I made it back, although I was geting used to this vacation thing. Not working is nice. Everybody should try it every six or seven years, wheter they need it or not...

Another dramatic Russian song with Shemahet! We're doing one more of these next week to complete our demo, so stay posted!

This is arecording from the first rehearsal I had with Shemahet. She does gypsy russian songs and we'll be playing out soon.

Sorry, today's Tree House Cafe Performance has benn cancelled due to hazardous conditions on the road down to the cafe. We will reschedule it sometime in January. Enjoy the snow!

Guitarist and composer David Leisner has just released two new Cds. One, on the AZICA label, of all his solo guitar music to date, the other (on Naxos) is the premiere recording of "Concerto for Guitar and Orchestra, op. 325" by Alan Hovhaness.

I've had the pleasure to produce Vinny Kelly's Christmas guitar album, available now! Vinny is an excellent arranger who's been having guitar lessons with me for a little while. Email me for information on how to get your copy!

Check out the new MP3 page. I've separated the solo guitar stuff in some categories. Also, I'll be featuring some student recordings.

After way too long, I'll be going home to Sao Paulo for a vist! Leaving December 26th, returning January 17th.

With Ellen's return from Spain promoting her new CD "Canticos de Fe", Duo Guadalupe is back on track. We'll be at the Winter Spanish Market in Santa Fe, and we're starting the sessions for the upcoming all Paganini CD.

Dinner For Two, a very charming and delicious restaurant in Santa Fe, will be featuring live music on Saturdays:
Pablo Championn on theorbo and guitar, October14 and 21, November 4th, 11th December 9th
All other Saturdays, Chase Morrison, solo cello.
They're at 106 N Guadalupe St
Reservations: (505) 820-2075
Support live music! Eat great food!

Friday, October 27th, 2006, we're gonna be tearin' the roof off the sucka at Alegria, easily the best venue for craziness in town. Plus, you can smoke there. LOVE GUN and MOBY DICK, and D.J. Angel will be playing.
Costume contest!
Friday! October 27th! 2006!
ALEGRIA is now under the strict supervision of Zia Cross. This will be good.
www.alegria505.com

I've been gradually adding links to the site. Some new ones include guitarists Steve Lin, Joe Moghrabi and Joseph Williams, luthiers Keith Vizcarra and Michael Thames, and more

My good friend guitarist Joe "Pretty Boy" Williams from Albuquerque NM, recently won first prize at the New England Conservatory’s Boston GuitarFest Competition. I guess that makes about 10 prizes now. It's such a pleasure when such a great guy do well. He's currently on tour, so if he comes your way, do not miss it! http://www.josephsguitar.com/
He tied first prize with Steven Lin, a really formidable young guitarist. Check him out at http://www.linguitar.com

New Mexico luthier Michael Thames has come up with a pretty cool design for a guitar specially suited for Weis. Check it out at

http://www.thamesclassicalguitars.com/sub13.htm

Bruce Dunlap is offering a weekend workshop. Not to be missed by ANY guitarist! October 7th and 8th.

http://www.gigsantafe.com/calendar.html

I've added a recent live performace of Isaac Alneniz's "Sevilla" to the MP3 page. Check it out.

Don't miss this chance to hear theorbo virtuoso Pablo Champion, September 28 at GiG. We're spliting the bill. Details in the calendar.

My friend and student, a local legend in the making, just got into the Berklee School of Music. Zoe's a very talented songwriter.

Due to structural changes in the music program, they won't be affering a guitar class at Waldorf anymore. I'll miss the kids' sense of humor, and our donnuts / pizza parties. theorbist Pablo Champion will be teaching a great new basic musicianship calss.

I'd like to thank the owners and wonderful staff at Sol cafe for a great year of Friday evening music. We're taking a break from those performances while the cafe goes through some changes. Stay posted.

Violinist Ellen Chavez de Leitner is seting up her new website, www.chavezdeleitner.com. It soon will have some samples of her new CD.