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Sunday, September 25, 2011
3:00-4:00pm
St. Luke’s Episcopal Church
615 Vermillion St., Hastings – map
Mark performs as part of the Thursday Musical Community Concert Series. Come hear works by Bach, Brouwer, Pernambuco and others. Mark will share the concert with pianist Brant Thompson.
You’ve probably noticed there haven’t been any new postings for quite some time. I’m still here — I’ve just been focusing almost all my energy working on a Master of Arts degree in Music Education at the University of St. Thomas this Summer. I finished up most of my coursework earlier this month and just have one class and my thesis left to complete. I’m hoping to graduate in late Spring 2012!
Playing and practicing have taken a big hit the last few months too, but the classes have been amazing. Studying about how to be a better teacher, you end up reflecting alot about your own learning process and your own music making! I’ve met some really wonderful people over the past two Summers and I love the faculty at UST. I’ll be happy to have a little quieter Summer next year, but I’ll miss regularly seeing all the amazing people I’ve gotten to know at St. Thomas.
Now that courses are mostly done, I’m hoping to get back to playing out a little more and posting a little more music here on occasion. So check back soon for more updates!
There’s a new CD almost done and Mark is currently in the process of scheduling a series of concerts in and around the Twin Cities to promote it. Venues and dates should all be set by early-February. There will also be a number of more informal coffee-house and restaurant performances coming in Spring as well, so check back in early 2011 for updates.
Saturday, December 11, 2010
3:00-4:00pm
Butter Bakery Cafe – website
3544 Grand Avenue South, Minneapolis - map
Come join Mark at this cozy neighborhood coffeehouse for a little afternoon music. Take a break from the holidays and enjoy Mark’s no-carols-guarantee – just some great music for solo classical guitar. This may be the last chance to hear Mark before the end of the year, so stop by between 3-4pm on Saturday if you’re in the neighborhood!
“Simple” is perhaps a little misleading as a description for these studies. Brouwer wrote them as an alternative to existing studies, which were either dry and technical or written in musical idioms that suited the 19th century better than the 20th. While the Esudios Sencillos are certainly accessible to the beginning guitar student, Brouwer’s main goal is a focus on concise, musical expression. I’m particularly fond of these studies, which seem to bring to mind an ever changing array of characters and images. I invite you to let your imagination wander as you listen!
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Enjoy!
Technical Info:
Guitar: Greg Brandt
Audio Recorder: Tascam DR-07
Video: Pansonic Lumix DMC-LZ8
Software: Audacity / iMovie
