Saturday, April 30 Events: 11:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m. William Paterson University Guitar Student Concert1:30-2:30 p.m. Galvez - Benavides Classical Violin & Guitar Duo3:00-3:30 p.m. Lubos Naprstek, luthier: discusses and presents his guitars4:30-6:30 p.m. Newman & Oltman Guitar Duo Master Class8:00-9:30 p.m. Newman & Oltman Guitar Duo, in concert William Paterson University Guitarfest 2016 takes place in the Shea Center for the Performing Arts. All events are held in the Recital Hall (room 101) in the Music Department. Contact Information For information, contact the William Paterson Music Department at 973.720.2315 or William Paterson guitar faculty:Professor Gabriel Handy, 646.382.1190 or Professor Seth Himmelhoch, 201.928.1641 www.wpunj.edu/guitarfest Newman & Oltman Guitar Duo Michael Newman and Laura Oltman form a classical guitar partnership recognized by awards from the National Endowment for the Arts, Chamber Music America, and ASCAP. They recently premiered Concierto Buenos Aires, a new work com- posed by Nuevo Tango Master Daniel Binelli, with l’Orchestre de l’Opéra de Reims in France. The duo are artistic advisers to the D’Addario Foundation Performance Series at Carnegie Hall, and founders and artistic directors of the New York Guitar Seminar at Mannes School of Music, Raritan River Music, and the new Lanciano Interna- tional Guitar Seminar in Italy. Newman is on the guitar and chamber music faculty of Mannes College and The College of New Jersey. Oltman teaches at Princeton University and Lafayette College. "The duo played with supple, integrated phasing and a welcome sense of dynamic contrast. Their program offed variety, substance, and originality."—The Los Angeles Times Benavides-Galvez Violin/Guitar Duo The Benavides- Galvez Violin/ Guitar Duo is a collaboration between prize- winning soloists to form a dynamic chamber ensemble. Violinist Romulo Benavides, of Venezuela, has performed with the Simon Bolivar Symphony, the Venezuelan Symphony Orchestra, the Carabobo Chamber Orchestra, and in the Aspen Music Festival's Starling Recital Series. Guitarist David Galvez, of Peru, has performed solo and chamber recitals at Carnegie Hall and Merkin Hall in New York and as a guest soloist with the Manhattan Philharmonic Orchestra, The National Symphony Orchestra, and the Trujillo Orchestra of Peru. Benavides holds a degree from the Juilliard School and Galvez from the Manhattan School of Music. Currently, Galvez is a guitar professor at the Long Island Conservatory in Long Island, New York. Lubos Naprstek, Luthier Lubos Naprstek, New Jersey-based luthier, will talk about his guitars and their construction, which will be available for purchase. Naperstek learned the craft of instrument repair from guitar technicians and built his first hand- made classical guitar at age 17. After years of work as a guitar technician and as a student of guitar building, he developed a line of custom handmade classical guitars in 2003. Today, he spends much of his time attending various festivals and trade conventions throughout the country to promote his business. His knowledge and expertise in vintage classical guitars grants him privileged access to the Metropolitan Museum of Art and Christie’s Auctions in New York for private measuring and photographing of some of the oldest and rarest guitars in the world. Registration Admission to the William Paterson University Guitarfest 2016 is $20. Students wishing to participate in the master class with the Newman & Oltman Guitar Duo will pay $60. Any student wishing to participate must contact Gabriel Handy or Seth Himmelhoch and submit an audition recording (see contact information on left panel). This charge will also include admission to all Guitarfest events. All events are free to William Paterson students. (Please bring student ID.) Registration is available at the door. William Paterson University Guitarfest is a one-day guitar festival that occurs each spring. This annual celebration of the classical guitar is a focal point for guitar students at the University and a showcase to the community for world-class artists of the classical guitar. Each year, the festival presents one feature artist whose performance in concert forms the centerpiece of the festival. The students of the University guitar department present a concert of solo and ensemble music. Seminars, master classes and other performances take place, creating an atmosphere of guitaristic and musical excellence Guitarists who have appeared at Guitarfest in its 19 year history include: Carlos Barbosa-Lima Scott Borg Jorge Morel Nicholas Goluses Mak Grgic Frederick Hand Eric Henderson Threefifty Duo Celia Linde David Leisner Newman/Oltman Duo Douglas Rubio Benjamin Verdery Jorge Caballero Mark Delpriora Gene Bertoncini Meliset Abreu Paul Meyers Richard Jacobowski James Marron Dennis Koster Francisco Roldan Jason Vieaux
