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2007 Events

Classical Music Festival
April 29, 2007
The Blue Frog Coffeehouse: Cortland, NY

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A Classical Music Festival will be held on Sunday, April, 2007 at the Blue Frog Coffeehouse in Cortland, NY. If you would like to participate in future festivals, contact John Sikora A list of participating musicians and their music is given below.


Tentative Schedule

Time Musician Instrument Music Program
1:00 Donald Stone Sade classical guitar
-Bruno Henze:  Impromptu
-Robert De Visee: Three pieces in E minor
                   Allemande Grave
                   Minuet 
                   Passacaille
-Phillip Houghton: Homage to De Visee
-Mauro Giuliani: Sonatina (Op.71)
                  Maestoso
                  Menuetto and Trio
                  Allegreto
-Leo Brouwer: Un Dia de Noviembre
-Lawrence Long: Serenade for Guitar
1:30 Rick Starmer piano/composition
Including:
    - Pictures in My Mother's Attic by Rick Starmer
    - Where Are You by Rick Starmer
1:45 Dave Richman classical guitar
- Agustin Barrios Mangore: Minueto en Si Mayor
- J.S. Bach: Prelude to Lute Suite #4 
- Vincente Emilio Sojo: 5 Venezuelan Melodies 
2:00

Matt Lowe
Rochelle Brahalla
Emily Ross
Marina Gorelaya

trombone
clarinet
French horn
piano

-Concertino for Trombone by F. David
-Adagio from Concerto for Clarinet by W.A.Mozart
-Theme and Variations for French Horn by Camille Saint-Saens
-Works for Piano
3:00pm Crown City Brass
      Mark Baxendell
      Brian Shelley
      Terry Martens
      Mike Poole
      Cheri White
Brass Ensemble:
     trumpet
     trumpet
     French horn
     trombone
     euphonium
Masterpieces of Early Music (edited by J. Iadone)
--I. "What If I Never Speed" (J. Dowland)
--II. "Courante" (M. Praetorius)
--III. "Can She Excuse My Wrongs" (J. Dowland)
Cantate Domino (H.L. Hassler)
Easter Anthem (Anonymous / ed. R.P. Block)
Golden Gate (J. Gale)
Bill Bailey (H. Cannon / arr. P. Nagle)
When the Saints Go Marching In (arr. J. Gale)
The Liberty Bell (J.P. Sousa / arr. H.C. Smith)
Scherzo and Lied (L. Maurer / ed. R. Nagel)
Tin Roof Blues (arr. J. Gale)
Die Bankelsangerlieder (Anonymous / ed. R. King)
3:30 Dominick Fantacone
Marion Giambattista
tenor
piano
O del mio dolce ardor  -  Gluck
Lasciatemi morire! - Monteverdi  
3:45 Marion Giambattista
Gina Sikora
Emmanuel Sikora
soprano
soprano
composer/piano
Emmanuel Sikora(piano): 
   Two Pieces for Piano by Emmanuel Sikora

Marion Giambattista (soprano): 
   The Shadow Rose - music by Emmanuel Sikora, 
   poem by Robert Cameron Rodgers

Gina Sikora (soprano):
   Chiquilin de Bachin by Astor Piazzolla
   Mi tio se figura (from El Rey que Rabio) by Chapi
   Habanera (from Don Gil del Alcala) by Manuel Penella
   El Vendedor de Pajaros (Las Musas Latinas) by Penella
4:15 Chris Woodard
Allison Woodard
classical guitar
voice
Medley: 
     Old Kentuky Home, Dixie, Old Folks at Home, 
     Humoresque, Cronin's Hornpipe
Ruminations in Waltz time by Chris Woodard 

4:30 . . Conclusion

Event Sponsors:

St. Mary's Church: Cortland, NY

Cultural Resources Council of Onondaga County

New York Music Fund

Contributions of Local Individuals and Businesses