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Anne Waller, director

Music for guitar soloists, small ensembles, and full ensemble by Dowland, Granados, Piazzolla, Villa-Lobos, Assad, and more. 

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Program

Georg Philipp Telemann, Concerto for Four Violins, TWV 40:204 

John Dowland, A Fancy, P5 

Mauro Giuliani, Variazioni sulla cavatina favorita dell’ opera Otello 

Federico Moreno Torroba, Javier from Castles of Spain 

Enrique Granados, Spanish Dance No. 2, “Oriental” 

Hirokazu Sato, selections from 12 Preludes for Two Guitars 
     V. Amabile 
     VI. Andante 
     I. Allegro 

Manuel Ponce, Andante espressivo from Sonata Romantica 

Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco, Francisco Goya e Lucientes, Pintor from Caprichos de Goya No. 1 

Astor Piazzolla, L’Evasion 

Heitor Villa-Lobos, Chôros No. 1 

Luiz Bonfa, Na Sombra da Mangueira 

Sérgio Assad, Uarekena 

Dušan Bogdanović, Il lit moise comme échillon from Codex XV323A 

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Anne Waller, director

Music for guitar soloists, small ensembles, and full ensemble by Mertz, Giuliani, Tárrega, Brouwer, and more. 

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Program

Andrew York, Spin

J. K. Mertz, Notturno II

Mauro Giuliani, "Garyowen" from Airs irlandois nationales

Dionisio Aguado, Introduction and Rondo, Op. 2, No. 2

Ferdinando Carulli, Duos Dialogues, Op. 34, No. 6
     Largo
     Rondo, allegretto, con poco moto

César Franck, Prelude Fugue et Variation, Op. 18

Francisco Tárrega, Prelude No. 2

Agustín Barrios, Julia Florida

Leo Brouwer, Etudes Simples Nos. 1 and 5

Dušan Bogdanović, No Feathers on This Frog

Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco, El sueño de la razon produce monstruos from 24 Caprichos de Goya for guitar

Joaquín Rodrigo, Fandango del Ventorrillo

Gerónimo Giménez, Intermedio from El baile de Luis Alonso

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This capstone Guitar Workshop concert features talented high school and college students performing classical guitar masterworks.

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In the opening performance of the summer Guitar Workshop, the Waller and Maxwell Guitar Duo, Elena Papandreou, Brian Torosian, and An Tran perform solo and duo works on both modern and historical guitars.

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Program

Girolamo Frescobaldi, Aria detta la Frescobalda
J. K. Mertz, Morceaux de salon grande fantaisie sur des motifs de l’opéra Rigoletto de Verdi
Juan Erena, Mar de Luna
Juan Erena, Find You Again
Roland Dyens, selections from Triaela
     Black Horn (When Spain Meets Jazz)
     Clown Down (Gismonti au cirque)
Ferdinando Carulli, Duo Dialogue, Op. 34, No. 6
Ferdinando Carulli, Symphonie d’Haydn, arrangée pour deux guitares, Op. 152
Manuel Ponce, Intermezzo
Manuel Ponce, Scherzino
Manuel Ponce, Scherzino Mexicano
Manuel de Falla (arr. Waller and Maxwell), Serenata Andaluza
Manuel de Falla (arr. Waller and Maxwell), Dance of the Corregidor and The Miller’s Dance from The Three-Cornered Hat
Luigi Boccherini (arr. Jeremy Sparks), Introduction and Fandango, G. 482

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Anne Waller, director

Music for guitar soloists, small ensembles, and full ensemble.

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Program

Luigi Boccherini (arr. Jeremy Sparks), Introduction and Fandango, G. 482
John Dowland, Farewell, P. 3
John Dowland, A Fancy, P. 6
Camille Saint-Saëns (arr. Louis Trépanier), Danse macabre, Op. 40
Joaquín Turina, Fantasia Sevillana, Op. 29
Federico Moreno Torroba, Andante from Sonatina
Isaac Albéniz, Cadiz from Suite Española, Op. 47
Enrique Granados (arr. Waller and Maxwell), Spanish Dance No. 2 ("Oriental")
Takashi Iwagami, Echoes
Luiz Bonfá (arr. Carlos Barbosa-Lima), Na sombra da mangueira
Heitor Villa-Lobos, Prelude No. 5
Heitor Villa-Lobos, Choro No. 1
Máximo Diego Pujol, Arbolado from Tres piezas de otoño
Adebe Karim, Sonata for at Least Four Guitars
Leo Brouwer, Acerca del cielo, el aire y la sonrisa

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Anne Waller, director

The Guitar Ensemble celebrates the art of the guitar duo with music of Piazzolla, Falla, and Mangoré. Their program also includes large ensemble works and trios by Dyens, Dowland, and Hindemith. 

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Bienen School announces 26th annual Segovia Classical Guitar season

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Series includes Grammy winner Paul O’Dette and the Chicago debut of Tengyue Zhang.

https://news.northwestern.edu/stories/2018/september/bienen-school-announces-26…

Segovia Classical Guitar 25th anniversary season continues

Northwestern University’s Henry and Leigh Bienen School of Music resumes the 2017/2018 Segovia Classical Guitar Series, featuring four guitar virtuosos performing up-close within the exquisite acoustics of the Mary B. Galvin Recital Hall.

https://news.northwestern.edu/stories/2018/january/segovia-classical-guitar-25t…
Anne Waller

Anne Waller has toured the United States and Europe for over 30 years as both a soloist and as a member of the Waller and Maxwell Guitar Duo performing on both modern and historical instruments.

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Guitar student wins top prize in Classics Alive competition

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An Tran won the grand prize in the 2017 Classics Alive Young Artists Auditions.

Northwestern guitar program creator takes the stage in classical guitar series

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Anne Waller’s grandfather played on Northwestern’s 1899 football team. Her mother also attended NU. When it was time for her to go to college, the choice seemed obvious.

https://dailynorthwestern.com/2016/02/11/lateststories/northwestern-guitar-prog…

Segovia Classical Guitar Series to Be Held at Ryan Center

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Established international artists, including Eduardo Fernández and Paul O’Dette and rising star Ekachai Jearakul, are among the performers who will bring Northwestern University’s annual Segovia Classical Guitar Series to life during the 2015-16 season, which begins Nov. 21.

https://news.northwestern.edu/stories/2015/11/segovia-classical-guitar-series-t…

Northwestern University Music In Summer 2015

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Presented by Northwestern’s Henry and Leigh Bienen School of Music, evening and afternoon programs this summer will feature either faculty, guest artists or talented musicians enrolled in the Summer Session Guitar Workshop, Summer Voice Institute, Violin Institute or Oboe Workshop for professional music educators or serious music students.

https://news.northwestern.edu/stories/2015/06/northwestern-university-music-in-…