The world of the classical guitar has become appealingly chaotic over the last few decades, in much the same way the new-music world has: players with traditional tastes and interpretive instincts work alongside guitarists steeped in pop and folk sensibilities, with avant-gardists and world-music devotees contributing new textures and languages to the mainstream.
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As Many Guitarists Meet, Much Strumming Ensues
Raritan River Festival succeeds with musical diversity
Expect the unexpected at the Raritan River Music Festival, which takes place this month in Hunterdon and Warren counties.
The festival has a history of it. Take, for instance, the Fula Flute concert in 2003.
“It was a type of chamber music from West Africa and it was a flute ensemble and it was part of their musical tradition. It was pretty unusual but really successful,” said fest co-founder Laura Oltman. “That is classical music to them.”
Hochkultur + Atmosphäre + Organisation = "Iserlohn"
Schon die ersten Eindrücke zeigten (inzwischen für mich erwartungsgemäß), dass Thomas Kirchhoff, Duopartner seiner Frau Dale Kavanagh im “Amadeus Guitar Duo” -, der das Symposion seit 1992 durchgehend federführend und verantwortlich organisiert, in Kooperation mit dem Personal des Hauses Villigst die Sache wiederum absolut im Griff hatte.
Sounds Heard: Music from Raritan River—Newman & Oltman Guitar Duo
This is why a disc of music for guitar duo devoted to a broad range of composers, including work by composers not typically associated with the guitar, is pretty exciting. And the fact that it was recorded by the long established Newman & Oltman Guitar Duo, a group that has been around for over 30 years, gives the project even more significance. It is certainly a joy to hear guitars playing music by Lowell Liebermann and Augusta Read Thomas, two composers I would not have associated with the instrument.