GUITARIST GOHAR VARDANYAN KICKS OFF GUITAR SOCIETY’S 26TH SEASON
San Jose Mercury News
September 12, 2011 Monday
California
The South Bay Guitar Society launches its season on a vibrant,
passionate note with a concert by Armenian virtuoso guitarist Gohar
Vardanyan. The society, starting its 26th season, presents Vardanyan
in performance Sept. 17, 8 p.m. at West Valley College, 14000 Fruitvale
Ave., Saratoga
Vardanyan is a Juilliard alumna who also studied at the Interlochen
Center for the Arts and the Peabody Conservatory, and her diverse
credits include performances at the Smithsonian Institution in
Washington, D.C., Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center and guitar
societies on both West and East coasts. She has also taught both
privately and through a fellowship for interactive performance,
for New York City public schools.
Vardanyan’s program for the guitar society spans about four centuries
of classical compositions, from Scarlatti’s Sonatas in A major and
F minor to Milonga by living composer Jorge Cardoso. Her program
features a strong Latin emphasis, with selections by Spain’s Albeniz
and Turina, and by Argentinean tango master Piazzolla, to name a few.
As always, the guitar society is making sure that a broad Bay
Area audience not only gets several chances to hear a visiting
musician perform, but also has a chance to get know something about
her art form. Vardanyan will be featured in a live performance
and interview Sept. 16, 5 p.m. on KKUP 91.5 FM, and she will also
present a pre-concert lecture and demonstration Sept. 17, 1 p.m. at
the Sunnyvale Public Library, 665 W. Olive Ave., Sunnyvale.
For more information, call 408.292.0704 or visit .
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
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