Greg Dinger Guitar Repertoire
overview of classical guitar repertoire
Five hundred-plus years of solo guitar music...
Spanish Renaissance music by Milan, Mudarra & Narvaez
Anonymous Italian 16th century lute music
Elizabethan English music by Dowland, Johnson & Cutting
John Williams' guitar arrangements of Renaissance dances from "Terpsichore" by Praetorius
17th c. Baroque 5-string guitar music: Sanz, de Murcia, Roncalli & de Visee
18th c. baroque music: Handel, Reusner, Weiss, Couperin & Scarlatti, arranged for guitar
music of J. S. Bach: the lute suites, cello suites & sonata/partitas for violin, and assorted
other music from cantatas, concertos, etc., arranged for guitar
The 19th century: the "classical" style of guitarist-composers Sor, Giuliani, Carcassi, et al.
the "romantic" style of Mertz, Regondi, Alard, Tarrega, Foden & others
arrangements of 18th/19th c. music by Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Chopin & Tchaikovsky
the distinctive late 19th c. Spanish piano music of Granados & Albeniz:
famous pieces like "Sevilla" & "Andaluza" arranged for guitar
Modern 20th century Spanish music by de Falla & Rodrigo
music by early 20th c. Spanish guitarists/composers: Miguel Llobet, Emilio Pujol,
Regino & Eduardo Sainz de la Maza and Andres Segovia
music inspired by "the guitar of Segovia" by Torroba, Turina, Ponce, Tansman, Castelnuovo-Tedesco
French "Impressionist" music by Satie, Debussy, Ravel & Roussel, arranged/composed for the guitar
South American guitar music by Barrios Mangore, Villa-Lobos, Sagreras, Lauro, Diaz, Almeida, Piazzolla, Morel, Bellinati, Cardoso, Diego Maximo Pujol & others
Modern 20th century music (some arranged for guitar) by Stravinsky, Bartok, Martin & Krenek
Guitar music from our time by Brouwer, Haufrecht, Bogdanovic, Koshkin
unique arrangements of early piano music of Gyorgy Ligeti
"Crossover" music from Tin Pan Alley, jazz, rock, folk and other "popular" sources:
ragtime by Joplin; songs by Gershwin, Porter, Arlen, etc.; choro & maxixe by Pernambuco & Abreu;
bossa-nova by Jobim & Bonfa; rock songs by The Beatles, Queen & others.
Sacred music: hymns, holiday songs, concert versions of "The Christmas Song" & "White Christmas"
Classical guitar with other instruments...
Renaissance & medieval dances and songs played by the Catskill Mountain Renaissance Consort (recorder, guitar, viola da gamba, percussion) plus surprising non-renaissance music: baroque, classical & romantic pieces by Sanz, Rameau, Schumann, Tarrega, Barrios, Bartok's Roumanian Dances, and popular songs by Simon & Garfunkel and The Beatles
The extensive repertoire of The Arabesque Trio (flute or violin, guitar, and bassoon or cello):
baroque music by Pachelbel, Albinoni, Purcell, Mouret, J. S. Bach, Handel, Scarlatti & Vivaldi
classical & romantic music by Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Grieg, Tchaikovsky, Borodin & Faure
Guitar classical period chamber music by Molino, Kreutzer, de Fossa, and Matiegka/Beethoven
Impressionist music by Satie, Debussy & Ravel
national-roots music by Granados, de Falla, Bartok, Rachmaninoff & Vaughn Williams
American music by MacDowell, Gershwin & Copland
The complete "Musica Ricercata" of Gyorgy Ligeti
"Crossover" music by Joplin, Gershwin, Arlen, Brubeck, Mancini, and songs made famous by
Elvis Presley, The Beatles, Marvin Gaye, Weather Report, Yes, Tom Petty, The Romantics & others
Music for violin & guitar: by Bach, Paganini, Sarasate, Bartok & Ligeti.
Music for viola & guitar: by Bach, Beethoven, Schumann, Torroba and more
Music for flute & guitar (from the repertoire of Cantilena):
Elizabethan dances; Baroque music by Handel, J. S. Bach, C. P E. Bach, Scarlatti & Teleman;
classical period music by Gluck, Mozart, Beethoven, Carulli & Giuliani; romantic period music by Chopin, Massenet, Godard, Saint-Saens, Bizet/Borne & Granados; French music by Faure, Debussy, Ravel & Poulenc; South American music by Villa-Lobos, Piazzolla, Caliendo, Merlin & Machado; international 20th century music by Miyagi, Shostakovich, Duarte & Desportes; American music
by Zaninelli, Haufrecht, Beaser, Kennan, Schocker, Tower, Baksa, Hoover, Shatin, Leisner
Music for viola, guitar & cello (from the repertoire of the SAGAD Trio):
Paganini's Terzetto Concertante, Schubert's "Standchen," Gershwin's "Summertime," settings of "Shenandoah," "Istanbul (Not Constantinople)," "Fever," several Beatles songs & more
Guitar Ensembles
(duo, trio, quartet) Renaissance & Elizabethan pavanes by Milan, Praetorius, Dowland & Gibbons, baroque dances by Bach, Handel & Scarlatti, classical/romantic pieces by Sor, Regondi, Barrios & Schumann; Spanish pieces by Albeniz, Rodrigo & Torroba; 20th century pieces by Debussy, Villa-Lobos, Bartok & Ligeti. Folk music like "Shenandoah" "Where Have All The Flowers Gone" "Sail Away" and popular songs like "Someone To Watch Over Me" "She" "Ticket To Ride" "I Can't Go For That (No Can Do)" "All Of My Love" "Go All The Way" "Let 'Em In" "Talking In Your Sleep" "Everybody Wants To Rule The World" "Fragile" "Stacy's Mom" & others
Classical Guitar & voice
Elizabethan lute-songs by Dowland & others, baroque songs by Purcell & Bach, classical/romantic songs by Bellini, Schubert & Liszt, 20th century songs by de Falla, Ponce, Seiber, Gershwin & Bernstein. Irish, Scottish & American folk songs & spirituals
Pop & Rock music
Electric & Steel-string acoustic . . .
CONTEMPORARY POP-ROCK
Songs from a wide array of stylistic sources: '50s rock 'n' roll, '60-thru-'80s "classic" rock, Motown pop, Tin Pan Alley standards, etc. Performed in a variety of ensemble formats: instrumentally or with a singer, with keyboard, with small combo, or full rock band
Frets, Keys & Pipes (duo)
(Pop/Rock/R&B also classical & jazz)
One-Note Samba (Jobim) I Won't Back Down (Tom Petty) She's Gone (Hall & Oates) Put It Where You Want It (The Crusaders) Hideaway (Freddy King/John Mayall-Eric Clapton) Maria (Leonard Bernstein) Estrellita (Manuel Ponce)
FAQs
How do you find music?
I hear pieces I want to play on recordings I own, or on the radio, or in concerts I've gone to. I have a huge collection of CDs of all kinds of music (rock, jazz, classical, folk & country, & world music);
and a particularly large collection of classical guitar recordings (CDs & LPs). And then I hunt the
piece or song down - either buying a published work or finding the original and transcribing it
myself (skip the "middleman" and end up with a better version anyway).
How do you know which ensemble to arrange a piece for?
It depends on the complexity of the music, and the range. Also sometimes the character of a piece:
does the melody call for a cello or a flute? And often the nature of a program for one ensemble suggests a new arrangement for that group. And I respond to requests!
Do you ever find that one piece works for several ensembles?
Yes - in fact I like getting lots of "mileage" out of my arranging efforts. For example, I've re-worked
my version of "Shenandoah" several times: originally for flute & guitar (to replace a less interesting published version), then recorder, viola da gamba & guitar, then flute, bassoon & guitar, then viola, cello & guitar, then solo guitar. Bach's Arioso (from the Concerto BWV 1056), a perfect "processional" for weddings, also works well in several formats. And for a recent concert I adapted my Renaissance ensemble arrangement of "Here Comes The Sun" (already revised for 2 other groups) to work for
flute, viola & guitar. Mariah Carey's "All I Want For Christmas Is You" was an item for a Christmas gig for Fishbowl and I became so enamored of it that I arranged it for 7-piece brass ensemble for the Music on the Village Green event on Christmas Eve in Woodstock in 2019.
concert posters
"Eight Cellos and a Guitar" with Ars Choralis & Danielle Woerner
"Eight Cellos and a Guitar" with Ars Choralis & Danielle Woerner
"Eight Cellos and a Guitar" with Ars Choralis & Danielle Woerner
guess who the "guitar" was?
the encore was my 8-celli (pizzicato) & chorus version of "The Girl from Ipanema" (2005)
an old fashioned voice & guitar recital with Anita Shamanksy
"Eight Cellos and a Guitar" with Ars Choralis & Danielle Woerner
"Eight Cellos and a Guitar" with Ars Choralis & Danielle Woerner
this painting evoked the
19th century parlor ambience
of much of our program
flute & guitar recital from the 1980s with Sue Pilla
"Eight Cellos and a Guitar" with Ars Choralis & Danielle Woerner
"Love, Jealousy and Despair" was the theme for the semester!
a concert I did with musician Sue Pilla
in 1983 at the Kleinert Gallery that also included some dance from Savia Berger
"Love, Jealousy and Despair" was the theme for the semester!
"Love, Jealousy and Despair" was the theme for the semester!
"Love, Jealousy and Despair" was the theme for the semester!
my Faculty Recital for Spring 2014
contrasted works by Verdi & Tchaikovsky
with milongas & tangos
"Anatomy of a Classical Guitar Arrangement" (2014)
"Love, Jealousy and Despair" was the theme for the semester!
playing "Concierto de Aranjuez" with the WCO (2004)
a 20 page booklet that went with the program
(& program notes) to my award-winning recital: "Love, Jealousy and Despair & the Guitar"
playing "Concierto de Aranjuez" with the WCO (2004)
"Love, Jealousy and Despair" was the theme for the semester!
playing "Concierto de Aranjuez" with the WCO (2004)
the Mount Everest of the guitar concerto repertoire, and I had the good fortune to have my teacher, Luis Garcia-Renart, as conductor
more Concert Posters
Faculty Recital in 2011: "Six Centuries of Variations for Guitar"
Faculty Recital in 2011: "Six Centuries of Variations for Guitar"
Faculty Recital in 2011: "Six Centuries of Variations for Guitar"
program booklet for "Six Centuries of Variations"
Faculty Recital in 2011: "Six Centuries of Variations for Guitar"
Faculty Recital in 2011: "Six Centuries of Variations for Guitar"
Ars Choralis' "Music in Desperate Times" in NYC (2008)
Faculty Recital in 2011: "Six Centuries of Variations for Guitar"
Ars Choralis' "Music in Desperate Times" in NYC (2008)
benefit for a wounded vet in 2007
benefit for a wounded vet in 2007
Ars Choralis' "Music in Desperate Times" in NYC (2008)
a Faculty Recital in the '90s
benefit for a wounded vet in 2007
a Faculty Recital in the '90s
Fall 1980 solo guitar concert
benefit for a wounded vet in 2007
a Faculty Recital in the '90s
More visuals (posters, etc.)
"Fishbowl" cartoon
Hey, hey...it's The Beagles!
Hey, hey...it's The Beagles!
Hey, hey...it's The Beagles!
Hey, hey...it's The Beagles!
Hey, hey...it's The Beagles!
"Decoy" gig poster
Hey, hey...it's The Beagles!
one concert at two colleges
one concert at two colleges
Arabesque Trio shares my recital
one concert at two colleges
Arabesque Trio shares my recital
Arabesque Trio shares my recital
Arabesque Trio shares my recital
Bard Latin-American show (1999)
Arabesque Trio shares my recital
Arabesque Trio shares my recital
Programs: solo & ensembles
solo guitar
Guitar programs are usually organized
in two main ways:
historical . . . older ("early") to more recent ("modern") music
or
thematic . . . focused on period(s), style(s) or composer(s)
Sometimes programs work well with a title, sometimes not
Programs are usually presented in two parts with an intermission, but they can also be in three sections
(with two breaks), or one larger set
Here are some Gregory Dinger programs from over the years using these various designs:
Graduating Guitar Recital
Williams Hall, New England Conservatory (1980)
"Conde Claros Diferencias, Tientos Nos. 1 & 4, Fantasia No. 10 by Alonso Mudarra*
Suite (1957) by Ernst Krenek
Bagatelles Nos. 1 & 2 from Op. 126 by Ludwig van Beethoven*
Sonata by Joaquin Turina
intermission
Prelude BWV 999 and Prelude, Fugue & Allegro BWV 998 by J. S. Bach*
"La Espiral Eterna" (1971) by Leo Brouwer
Preludio Op. 5 No. 1, "Julia Florida" Barcarola, Estudio in B minor, "Confesion" Romanza, & Choro de Saudade by Agustin Barrios
Holy Cross Church, Kingston, NY (1980)
"La Catedral" by Agustin Barrios
Twelve Preludes by Manuel Ponce
Lute Suite No. 3 BWV 995 by J. S. Bach*
intermission
"Granada" & "Asturias" by Isaac Albeniz*
"Elogio de la Danza" "Canticum"& "La Espiral Eterna" by Leo Brouwer
Variations on a Theme By Handel by Mauro Giuliani
RCMS members concert
Rhinebeck, NY (1981)
"Asturias" by Isaac Albeniz*
Pavane pour une Infante Defunte (arr. Bream) by Maurice Ravel
Chaconne from Partita No. 2 (arr. Williams) by J. S. Bach
intermission
Fantasia, Tombeau & Passacaglia by Sylvius Leopold Weiss*
"La Catedral" by Agustin Barrios
"Campanas del Alba" by Eduardo Sainz de la Maza
Byrdcliffe Theater, Woodstock (1981)
Nos. 8, 10 & 6 from "Bardenklange" Op. 13 by Johann Kaspar Mertz
Quatre Pieces Breve by Frank Martin
Fantasie Elegiaque Op. 59 by Fernando Sor
intermission
Sonata Op. 15 by Mauro Giuliani
Fandanguillo by Joaquin Turina
Valses Op. 8 Nos. 3 & 4 by Agustin Barrios
A Faculty Guitar Recital
Chapel, Bard College (1981)
Variations on "Folies d'Espagne" Op. 45 by Mauro Giuliani
"Aires de la Mancha" by Federico Moreno Torroba
Sonatas Kk. 402 & 403 by Domenico Scarlatti*
intermission
Chaconne from Partita No. 2 (arr. Williams) by J. S. Bach
"Mallorca" & "Torre Bermeja" by Isaac Albeniz
Introduction & Variations on a Theme by Mozart Op. 9 by Fernando Sor
Music of Bach and Spain
Lunch 'n' Listen series, Poughkeepsie, NY (1984)
Prelude from Cello Suite No. 1 by Bach*
"Caprichio Arabe" by Francisco Tarrega
"Torre Bermeja" by Isaac Albeniz
Prelude No. 1 from "The Well-Tempered Clavier" (arr. Parkening) by Bach
"Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring" (arr. Foster) by Bach
Spanish Dance No. 5 "Andaluza" by Enrique Granados*
Fandanguillo by Joaquin Turina
"The Miller's Dance" by Manuel de Falla
Prelude BWV 999 by Bach
Arioso from Concerto BWV 1056 by Bach
"En Los Trigales" by Joaquin Rodrigo
"Campanas del Alba" by Eduardo Sainz de la Maza
Prelude from Lute Suite No. 4 by Bach
(without intermission)
Haufrecht/Meet The Composer concert
Woodstock Artist Association (1984)
Cadenza to Guitar Concerto (1951)
by Heitor Villa-Lobos
Sonatina (1951) by Albert Harris
Suite (1957) by Ernst Krenek
Hora (1957) Waltz (1956)
and Theme, Variations & Fugue (1955)
by Herbert Haufrecht
intermission
"From Washington's Time"* (1966)
Air on a Ground Bass (1964) by H. Haufrecht
with Pauline Mancuso, flute
Rhapsody (1958) by Marilyn Ziffrin
"Elogio de la Danza" (1964) by Leo Brouwer
Kleinert Arts Center (1985)
Six Etudes by Heitor Villa-Lobos
Lute Suite No. 4 by J. S. Bach*
intermission
Etude Segovia No. 19, Largo Op. 7 & Minuet from Op. 25 by Fernando Sor
"Aires de la Mancha" by Federico Moreno Torroba
"Contemplacion," Estudio de Concierto & Maxixe by Agustin Barrios
Faculty Recital
Recital Hall, SUNY New Paltz (1989)
Variations on "Folies d'Espagne" Op. 45 by Mauro Giuliani
Fandanguillo by Joaquin Turina
Quatre Pieces Breve by Frank Martin
4 Sonatas: Kk. 322, 208, 11 & 380 by Domenico Scarlatti*
intermission
"Canticum" (1968) by Leo Brouwer
"Una Limosna por el Amor de Dios" by Agustin Barrios
Etudes Nos. 8 & 1 and
Preludes Nos. 4 & 2 by Heitor Villa-Lobos
Quatro Valses Venezolano by Antonio Lauro
Faculty Recital
Recital Hall, SUNY New Paltz (1992)
Preludio Op. 5 No. 1 by Agustin Barrios
Grande Overture Op. 61 by Mauro Giuliani
Five Pieces (1969) by Hans Eklund
Lute Suite No. 4 by J. S. Bach*
intermission
"The Banjo" Op. 15 by Louis Moreau Gottschalk*
"Cindy" "Barbara Allen" & "Quicksilver" from "Mountain Songs" by Robert Beaser
with Melissa Sweet, flute
"Bethena" & "The Entertainer" by Scott Joplin*
Three Preludes by George Gershwin*
Five Centuries of Music Inspired by the "Spanish Guitar"
Shepard Recital Hall, SUNY New Paltz (1998)
Two Fantasias by Alonso Mudarra
Suite No. 7 by Lodovico Roncalli*
Three Sonatas: Kk. 322, 208 & 380 by Domenico Scarlatti*
intermission
Etude in A Op. 6 No. 2 & "Meditacion" in E minor by Fernando Sor
Prelude No. 5 & "Recuerdos de la Alhambra" by Francisco Tarrega
Danza Espanola No. 5 "Andaluza" by Enrique Granados*
"Homenaje a Tarrega" by Joaquin Turina
"Two Pieces for the Spanish Guitar" by Baikida Carroll
600 Years of Variations for Guitar
Shepard Recital Hall, SUNY New Paltz (2012)
"Conde Claros" Diferencias by Alonso Mudarra*
"Greensleeves" & Galliard by Francis Cutting*
Espanoletas by Gaspar Sanz
Sarabande/Double & Tempo di Bouree/Double by J. S. Bach*
Ciacona by Sylvius Leopold Weiss*
Variations on a Theme by Handel by Mauro Giuliani
intermission
"True Love" Variations (on a song by Cole Porter) by Gregory Dinger
Theme And Variations by Lennox Berkeley
Variations on "I Got Rhythm" by Jorge Morel
Three Centuries of Music for Guitar
Shepard Recital Hall, SUNY New Paltz (2015)
Praeludium, Capriccio, Tombeau, Menuet & Musette by Sylvius Leopold Weiss*
Minuet Op. 11 No. 4, Andante Largo Op. 5 No. 4, Etude Op. 35 No. 9 by Fernando Sor
Three Etudes: Op. 18 No. 4 Op. 19 Nos. 2 & 3 by Jean-Delphin Alard*
intermission
Preludio in the style of Weiss, "Por Ti Mi Corazon," Three Preludes by Manuel Ponce
Choros No. 1, Etude No. 5, Prelude No. 2 by Heitor Villa-Lobos
"Bossa en Re," Choro, Danza Brasilera by Jorge Morel
Four Centuries of Classical Guitar
Ellenville Public Library (2015)
"Capricho Harpeado por la Cruz" by Gaspar Sanz
Capriccio by Sylvius Leopold Weiss*
Etude Op. 19 No. 2 by Jean-Delphin Alard*
Preludio in the style of Weiss & Prelude in D by Manuel Ponce
Choro & "Bossa en Re" by Jorge Morel
Five pieces from "Musica Ricercata" by Gyorgy Ligeti*
with violinist Akiko Kamigawara
(without intermission)
Fiesta de Musica para Guitarra Latino-Americano (Homenaje a Barrios)
Blum Hall, Bard College (1999)
Four pieces by Agustin Barrios "Mangore":
Preludio in C minor, Cueca, "Oracion Por Todos" & Maxixe
Three pieces by Jorge Morel:
Peruvian Folk Song ("El Condor Pasa"), Danza in E minor & Romance Criolla
first intermission
"Cancion de Cuna" by Grenet/arr. Brouwer
"Dengoso" Choro by Pernambuco/ arr. Santos
Merengue Venezolano - anon./arr. by Diaz
"Brazilliance" Choro by Laurindo Almeida "Xango" by Luiz Bonfa
Choros No. 1 by Heitor Villa-Lobos
"Estrellita" by Manuel Ponce
"Choro Sereno" by Paulo Bellinati
second intermission
Three Vals Venezolano by Antonio Lauro
"Choro de Saudade" & Two Danzas Paraguayas by Agustin Barrios "Mangore"
Renaissance Program
Woodstock Renaissance Faire (1998)
Pavane by Luis Milan
Two Fantasias by Alonso Mudarra*
Seven Anonymous Lute Dance - transcr. Scheit
Three pieces by John Dowland: "Queen Elisabeth, Her Galliard" "Lachrimae Antiquae Pavan"
& "Robert, Earle of Essex, His Galliard"
"Conde Claros" Diferencias by Alonso Mudarra*
"Conde Claros" Diferencias by Luis Narvaez*
Six Variations on a Pavane by Luis Milan (1955) by Joaquin Nin-Culmell
(without intermission)
A Trio of Musical Pairs
Studley Theatre, SUNY New Paltz;
Bard Hall, Bard College (2002)
Prelude from Cello Suite No. 4 by J. S. Bach*
Five Sonatas by Domenico Scarlatti*
first intermission
8 pieces from "Musica Ricercata" by Gyorgy Ligeti*
"Usher" Waltz by Nikita Koshkin
second intermission
Four pieces by Manuel Ponce:
Preludio in the style of Weiss, Mazurka, "Por Ti Mi Corazon" & Scherzino Mexicano
Four pieces by Agustin Barrios "Mangore":
Preludio in E minor, Mazurka Apasionata, "Cancion de la Hilandera" & Danza Paraguaya
New Transcriptions for Guitar
McKenna Theatre, SUNY New Paltz (2007)
Two Sonatas by Domenico Scarlatti*
"Asturias" "Granada" "Cadiz" "Mallorca" "Sevilla" by Isaac Albeniz*
intermission
Sonata K. 332 by W. A. Mozart*
"Elite Syncopations" by Scott Joplin*
"Golliwog's Cakewalk" by Claude Debussy*
"Rialto Ripples" by George Gershwin & Will Donaldson*
"Dizzy Fingers" by Zez Confrey*
Musical Pairs
Live at the Library music series,
Woodstock, NY (2011)
Fantasia No. 12 by Alonso Mudarra
Pavana in A by Luis Milan
Bouree from Suite BWV 996 by J. S. Bach*
Sonata Kk. 322 by Domenico Scarlatti*
Etude in C Op. 6 No. 8 by Fernando Sor
Estudio in A minor Op. 60 No. 17 by Mateo Carcassi
Prelude in A by Manuel Ponce
Fandanguillo from "Suite Castellana" by Federico Moren Torroba
"Greensleeves" - Anon./arr. Francis Cutting*
"She's Leaving Home" by Lennon & McCartney*
A Celebration of Agustin Barrios "Mangore"
Shepard Recital Hall, SUNY New Paltz (2011)
"Oracion Por Todos" & "Las Abejas" by Barrios
"Capricho Arabe" by Francisco Tarrega
"Mazurka Apassionata" & "La Catedral" by Barrios
first intermission
Loure by J. S. Bach
Prelude Op. 28 No. 20 by Frederic Chopin
Minuet by Ludwig van Beethoven
Minuet, Preludio & Gavota "en Estilo Antiguo" by Barrios
Tarantella by Levino Albano Conceicao/Barrios
second intermission
Fandanguillo by Joaquin Turina
"Un Sueno en la Floresta" by Barrios
Pericon by Pablo Podesta/Barrios
A Tribute to Andres Segovia on the 120th Anniversary of his Birth Old Dutch Church, Kingston, NY (2013)
Pavana No. 2 by Luis Milan
Passacaille by Robert de Visee (rev. Segovia)
Gavottes 1 & 2 from Cello Suite No. 6 by J. S. Bach (arr. Segovia)
Etude "Segovia No. 15" by Fernando Sor
"Melodie" by Edvard Grieg (arr. Segovia)
"Adelita" by Francisco Tarrega
Fandanguillo by Federico Moreno Torroba
Prelude No. 7 by Manuel Ponce
"Remembranza" Estudio by Andres Segovia
"Segovia" Op. 29 by Albert Roussel
(without intermission)
"Love, Jealousy & Despair" and the Guitar
Shepard Recital Hall, SUNY New Paltz;
Bard Hall, Bard College (2014)
Fantasy on Themes from Verdi's "La Traviata" by Francisco Tarrega
"Romeo & Juliet" Fantasy-Overture by Pyotr Ilytch Tchaikovsky*
intermission
Milonga from "24 South American Pieces" by Jorge Cardoso
Tango from "Three Spanish Pieces" by Emilio Pujol
Milonga from "Suite del Plata" No. 1 by Maximo Diego Pujol
"Verano Porteno" Tango & "Milonga del Angel" by Astor Piazzolla
"Tango en Skai" by Roland Dyens
An Afternoon with the Classics
Christ Episcopal Church, Greenville, NY (2015)
Two Fantasias by Alonso Mudarra*
"Greensleeves" arranged by Francis Cutting*
"Capricho Harpeado por la Cruz" by Gaspar Sanz*
"Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring" by J. S. Bach (arr. Foster)
"The Wizard of Oz" Fantasy by Gregory Dinger, based on music by Harold Arlen & Herbert Stothart
intermission
5 pieces from "Castles of Spain" by Federico Moreno Torroba
"White Christmas" Fantasia by Gregory Dinger, based on the song by Irving Berlin
Popular Goes Classical
Shepard Recital Hall, SUNY New Paltz, NY (2016)
16th Century Suite:
"Dove Son Quei Fieri Occhi" - Anon. Italian*
"Cancion del Emperador" (Josquin's "Mille Regretz") arranged by Luis Narvaez
"Greensleeves" arranged by Francis Cutting* "Se Io m'Accorgo" - Anon. Italian*
"Guardame Las Vacas" Diferencias by Luis Narvaez*
Fantasy & Variations on a Scottish Air by Fernando Sor
"Grand Fantasie of American Songs" compiled & arranged by William Foden
intermission
"The Wizard of Oz" Fantasy by Gregory Dinger, based on music by Harold Arlen & Herbert Stothart
"Bohemian Rhapsody" by Freddie Mercury*
2 Beatles Songs:
"She's Leaving Home" (Lennon & McCartney*)
& "Here Comes The Sun" (Harrison*)
Greg Dinger & Friends
Mid-Hudson Classical Guitar Society,
Morton Library, Rhinecliff, NY (2017)
Two Fantasias by Alonso Mudarra*
Capricho "Harpeado por la Cruz" & Canarios by Gaspar Sanz*
Prelude BWV 999 by J. S. Bach*
Sonata Kk. 531 by Domenico Scarlatti*
3 Etudes:
Op. 35 No. 9 by Fernando Sor
Op. 18 No. 4 & Op. 19 No. 2 by Jean-Delphin Alard*
Spanish Dance No. 5 "Andaluza" by Enrique Granados*
"Por Maria" - Pericon by Pablo Podesta/arr. Agustin Barrios*
"Besame Mucho" by Consuelo Velazquez*
intermission
with violist Anastasia Solberg:
"Suite Castellana" by Federico Moreno Torroba*
Four Pieces from "Kinderscenen" by Robert Schumann*
with flutist Marisa Trees:
"Shenandoah" - traditional American tune*
Variations, Passacaglia & Fugue on "House of the Rising Sun" by Gregory Dinger
flute, viola & guitar:
"Here Comes the Sun" Fantasy* (based on the Beatles song by George Harrison)
Musical Pairs for the Classical Guitar
Music on Market series, St. John's Episcopal Church, Ellenville, NY (2018)
Preludio & Allegro by Santiago de Murcia*
Balleto & Volta (arr. J. Williams) by Michael Praetorius
Cancion e Danza No. 1 by Antonio Ruiz-Pipo
Sicilienne & March Op. 33 No. 3 by Fernando Sor
Sonatas Kk. 322 & 323 by Domenico Scarlatti*
Sarabande by Francis Poulenc
"Segovia" Op. 25 by Albert Roussel
Nocturno & "Madronos" by Federico Moreno Torroba
"La Catedral" by Agustin Barrios
Musical Pairs for the Classical Guitar
Shepard Recital Hall, SUNY New Paltz (2019)
Balleto & Volta (arr. J. Williams) by Michael Praetorius
Fantasias Nos. 12 & 10 by Alonso Mudarra*
Preludio & Allegro by Santiago de Murcia*
Sarabande & Double from Partita No. 1 for violin by J. S. Bach*
Sicilienne & March Op. 33 No. 3 by Fernando Sor
intermission
"La Catedral" by Agustin Barrios
Nocturno & "Madronos: by Federico Moreno Torroba
Tonadilla "on the name of Andres Segovia" Op. 170 No. 5 by Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco
"Segovia" Op. 25 by Albert Roussel
"Elogio de la Danza" by Leo Brouwer
Classical Guitar Contrasts
Kinderhook Library (2019)
Fantasias Nos. 12 & 10 by Alonso Mudarra*
Pavanas Nos. 1-3 by Luis Milan*
Capricho Harpeado por la Cruz & Canarios by Gaspar Sanz*
Preludio & Allegro by Santiago de Murcia*
5 Etudes by Fernando Sor
5 Etudes from Op. 60 by Matteo Carcassi
Oracion & "Cancion de la Hilandera" by Agustin Barrios*
Choros & "Bossa en Re" by Jorge Morel
5 Centuries of music for guitar from Spain, Italy & South America
Saugerties LifeSpring, Woodstock Jewish Congregation, Woodstock (2022)
"Oracion por Todos" & "Las Abejas" - estudio by Agustin Barrios
Fantasias Nos. 12 & 10 by Alonso Mudarra*
Pavanas & Partidas al Aire Espanol by Gaspar Sanz*
Sonatas Kk. 208 & 380 by Domenico Scarlatti*
3 Etudes by Fernando Sor*
4 Etudes from Op. 60 by Matteo Carcassi*
"Campanas del Alba" by Eduardo Sainz de la Maza
Zapateado by Regino Sainz de la Maza
Milonga by Jorge Cardoso
"Natalia" - Vals Venezolano No. 2 by Antonio Lauro
* original transcription or arrangement or edition by Gregory Dinger (available from GDG Editions)
several duos & a trio
two guitars...
The Parnassus Guitar Duo
Dwight Hall at Perkins School for the Blind, Worcester, MA (1980)
4 Sonatas: Kk. 158 & 159 and 380 & 381
by Domenico Scarlatti*
Fantasias Nos. 6, 9 & 18 (Niels Waller, solo guitar)
by Francesco Milano
Le Sixieme Ordre (suite) by Francois Couperin*
"Campanas del Alba" (Greg Dinger, solo guitar)
by Eduardo Sainz de la Maza
Sonata No. 50 Hob. XVI/37 by Franz Joseph Haydn*
(without intermission)
Pucker Safrai Gallery, Boston MA
4 Sonatas: Kk. 162, 466, 380 & 381 by Domenico Scarlatti*
Sevilla (Greg Dinger, solo guitar) by Isaac Albeniz*
Prelude from Lute Suite No. 3 (Niels Waller, solo guitar) by J. S. Bach
4 Rondeaux from Le Sixieme Ordre by Francois Couperin*
Sonata No. 50 Hob. XVI/37 by Franz Joseph Haydn*
(without intermission)
voice & guitar...
with Mary Dietrich:
Shawangunk Chamber Music Series,
Pine Bush (1981)
"Ave Maria" by Franz Schubert*
"Nun Wandre, Maria" by Hugo Wolff*
Preludio & Balleto in the style of Weiss by Manuel Ponce (solo guitar)
Sarabande, Bourree & Double
from Partita No. 1 (solo guitar) by J. S. Bach
Aria from Bachianas Brasilieras No. 5 by Heitor Villa-Lobos
intermission
"Campanas del Alba" (solo guitar)
by Eduardo Sainz de la Maza
Fandanguillo (solo guitar) by Joaquin Turina
Notturno & Madronos (solo guitar)
by Federico Moreno Torroba
Four Songs from "Seguidillas Boleras" by Fernando Sor
with Anita Shamansky:
Art- and Popular-Source Songs
from the 16th through 20th Centuries
The Sheeley House, High Falls, N.Y.;
"Manor Lake" in Kingston, N.Y. (2013)
"Dove Son Quei Fieri Occhi" (solo guitar) - Anon. Italian 16th c.
Three songs by John Dowland:
"Come Again, Sweet Love Doth Now Invite" "Come Heavy Sleep"
& "What If I Never Speed"
"Lascia Che Pianga" by G. F. Handel*
"Music For a While" by Henry Purcell*
"Bist Du Bei Mir" by J. S. Bach*
Variations on a Theme by Mozart (solo guitar) by Fernando Sor
"Vaga Luna Che Inargenti" by Vincenzo Bellini*
"Leise Flehen Meine Lieder (Standchen)"
& "Heidenroslein" by Franz Schubert*
"Es Muss Ein Wunderbares Sein" by Franz Liszt*
intermission
Two Mexican pieces for solo guitar:
"Estrellita" by Manuel Ponce & "Besame Mucho" by Consuelo Velasquez*
"Nana" & "Cancion" from "Seven Popular Spanish Songs"
by Manuel De Falla*
"Le Rossignol" & "J'ai Descendu" from "Four French Folk Songs"
by Matyas Seiber
"The Sally Gardens" - traditional English
"Ye Banks and Braes" - traditional Scottish*
"Shenandoah" (solo guitar) - anon. American tune/setting by G. Dinger*
"Deep River" - traditional American spiritual/setting by H. T. Burleigh*
"He Loves And She Loves" & "Porgy, I's Your Woman Now"
by George Gershwin*
flute & guitar...
with Pauline Mancuso:
Roosevelt & Vanderbilt Historic Site (1982)
2 Sonatas: L. 438 & Kk. 9 by Domenico Scarlatti*
Prelude No. 8 "The Girl with the Flaxen Hair"*
Arabesque No. 2*
"Syrinx" (solo flute)
by Claude Debussy
Mazurka Apasionata & Estudio de Concierto
(solo guitar)
by Agustin Barrios
Duo Concertante Op. 85 by Mauro Giuliani
intermission
Fantasia in A by G. P. Telemann
Sonata Op. 1 No. 1 by J. B. Loeillet
Canon by Johann Pachelbel
Gigue (solo flute) by J. S. Bach
Prelude from Cello Suite No. 1
(solo guitar) by J. S. Bach*
Four Catalonian Songs - arr. Charles Duncan
Entr'Acte by Jacques Ibert
with Melissa Sweet:
Art Gallery, SUNY Ulster (1990)
Serenade Op. 109 by Ferdinand Carulli
Andante from Sonata K. 545 by W. A. Mozart*
Caprichio Arabe (solo guitar) by Francisco Tarrega
Berceuse Op. 16 by Gabriel Faure
Prelude No. 8 "The Girl with the Flaxen Hair"
by Claude Debussy*
"The Exstatic Shepherd" (solo flute)
by Cyril Scott
Prelude No. 4 (solo guitar) by H. Villa-Lobos
"Six Dances Pour Syrinx" by Yvonne Desportes
2 Sonatas: Kk. 208 & 322 by Domenico Scarlatti*
Fantasie by G. P. Telemann
(without intermission)
as Interlude:
Mohonk Mountain House (1993)
Entrance of the Queen of Sheba from "Solomon" by G. F. Handel
Prelude No. 8 "The Girl with the Flaxen Hair"
by Claude Debussy*
Entr'Acte by Jacques Ibert
Granada (solo guitar) by Isaac Albeniz*
"Carmen" Fantasy by Georges Bizet/arr. F. Borne*
3 songs from "Phantom of the Opera" by Andrew Lloyd Webber*
"The Cascades" by Scott Joplin*
(without intermission)
Philipstown Concerts, Cold Spring, NY (1995)
Sinfonia from "Solomon" by G. F. Handel*
Sonata in A minor by G. F. Handel*
Passacaglia (solo guitar) by S. L. Weiss
Arioso from Concerto BWV 1056 by J. S. Bach*
"Hamburg" Sonata by C. P. E. Bach*
intermission
four songs:
"Plaisir d'Amour" by G. Martini/arr. Noad
"Standchen" by Franz Schubert*
"Beautiful Dreamer" by Stephen Foster
"Annie's Song" by John Denver*
Variations on "Dixie" (solo guitar) by Justin Holland
"Hush You Bye" & "The House Carpenter"
from "Mountain Songs" by Robert Beaser
"A Gershwin Medley" arr. Gregory Dinger
The Elegance of Flute & Guitar
Holy Cross Church, Kingston, N.Y. (2000)
"Hamburg" Sonata in G major by C. P. E. Bach
Grand Sonata in A major by Mauro Giuliani
intermission
"The Memory of a Dance" by John Duarte
Vals Op. 8 No. 4 (solo guitar) by Agustin Barrios
"Piece en forme de Habanera" by Maurice Ravel*
"La Milonga" from "Tango Americano" by Christopher Caliendo
Valse from "Trois Morceaux" Op. 116 by Benjamin Godard*
as Cantilena:
Music from Around The World
The Senate House Summer Concert Series Kingston, N.Y. (2002)
Serenade by Ferdinand Carulli
Two Sonatas by Domenico Scarlatti*
Caprice No. 23 (solo flute) by Niccolo Paganini
"Cantilena" from Sonata by Francis Poulenc*
Entr'Acte by Jacques Ibert
first intermission
"Haru No Umi" by Michio Miyagi*
"African Sketch" No. 3 (solo guitar) by Dusan Bogdanovic
Greek Dance "Sousta" (solo guitar) by Dimitris Fampas
Andante from Sonata for Flute & Guitar by Nikita Koshkin
"Celtic Suite" - traditional British Isles; setting by Greg Dinger*
second intermission
Menuet & "Dance of the Blessed Spirits" by C. W. Gluck*
Siciliana from Flute Sonata No. 2 by J. S. Bach*
Aria from "Bachianas Brasilieras" No. 5 by Heitor Villa-Lobos
Two pieces from "Musiques Populaire Bresiliennes" by Celso Machado
"Progresiones para Pauline" by Jose Luis Merlin
Music of the Night
Kleinert-James Gallery, Woodstock, N.Y. (2003)
"Un Sueno en la Floresta" by Agustin Barrios*
"Merlin's Dream" (solo guitar) by Nikita Koshkin
"Dream Travels" by Gary Shocker
"Apres Un Reve" by Gabriel Faure*
intermission
"Night Soliloquy" by Kent Kennan
"Clair de Lune" from "Suite Bergamesque"
by Claude Debussy*
"Night Flight" (solo flute) by Geoffrey Kidde
"Hush-You-Bye" Fantasia from "Mountain Songs" by Robert Beaser
"Nightclub 1960" from "Histoire du Tango" by Astor Piazzolla
Inspired By Nature
Kleinert-James Arts Center
Woodstock, N.Y. (2005)
"Shenandoah" - anon. American tune; setting by Richard Patterson
"Distribucao de Flores" by Heitor Villa-Lobos
Three pieces from "Celestials" by Robert Baksa
"Rafaga" (solo guitar) by Joaquin Turina
"Haro No Umi" by Michio Miyagi
intermission
"The Swan" from "Carnival of the Animals" by Camille Saint-Saens*
"Le Papillon" Op. 77 by Gabriel Faure*
Three pieces from "For the Instruction of Singing Birds" (solo flute)
by Richard Rodney Bennett
3 solo guitar pieces:
"El Abejorro" by Emilio Pujol
"Las Abejas" by Agustin Barrios & "El Colibri" by Julio Sagreras
"Azulao" by Jaime Ovalle
"O Cacador" by Laurindo Almeida
"O Canto do Cysne Negro" by Heitor Villa-Lobos*
violin & guitar...
with Akiko Kamigawara:
Music of Two Eras
"Highpoint" in Shokan, N.Y. (2015)
Sonata Concertante in A major by Niccolo Paganini
Etude Op. 19 No. 2 (solo guitar) by Jean-Delphin Alard*
"Romanza Andaluz" & "Zapateado" by Pablo de Sarasate*
intermission
Sonata No. 3 (solo violin) by Eugene Ysaye
Two pieces from "Knickknacks" (2000) by George Tsontakis*
Five pieces from "Musica Ricercata" by Gyorgy Ligeti*
Cantabile by Niccolo Paganini
with flute & cello...
with Marisa Trees & Ling Kwan:
Benefit for Woodstock Chamber Orchestra
The Sheeley House, High Falls (2012)
"Conde Claros" Diferencias (solo guitar) by Alonso Mudarra
"Espanoletas" (solo guitar) by Gaspar Sanz
Sonata Kk. 322 (trio) by Domenico Scarlatti*
"Suite Castellana" (cello & guitar) by Federico Moreno Torroba*
Aria from Bachianas Brasilieras No. 5
(cello & guitar) by Heitor Villa-Lobos
intermission
"Cafe 1930" from "Histoire du Tango"
(flute & guitar) by Astor Piazzolla
3 pieces from "Musiques Populaires Bresilienne"
(flute & guitar) by Celso Machado
Variations on a Gershwin Theme (solo guitar) by Jorge Morel
Four Catalonian Songs (trio) - Anon. arr. Llobet/Duncan*
"Farruca" from "the Three-Cornered Hat"
(trio) by Manuel de Falla*
guitar quartet...
the Mid-Hudson Classical Guitar Quartet
(Greg Dinger, Russ Austin, Maureen Newman, Richard Udell)
Music from the Renaissance to the Present
Rhinebeck At Home at Brookmeade, Rhinebeck, NY (2021)
"The Silver Swan" by Orlando Gibbons*
"Mille Regretz" by Josquin Des Prez*
2 Sonatas by Domenico Scarlatti*: Kk. 11 & 380
"Gavota en Estilo Antiguo" by Agustin Barrios (solo guitar)
Andante Largo Op. 5 No. 5 by Fernando Sor (solo guitar)
3 Etudes by Fernando Sor* (trios):
Op. 6 No. 8, Op. 35 No. 3, Op. 6 No. 9
"Traumerei" by Robert Schuman* (duo)
Preludio from "Songs of Spain" by Isaac Albeniz* (solo guitar)
"Golliwog's Cakewalk" by Claude Debussy* (duo)
"Let 'Em In" by Paul McCarney/Wings*
"Celtic Blessing" by Dave Riley*
the Mid-Hudson Classical Guitar Quartet
(Greg Dinger, Russ Austin, Maureen Newman, Richard Udell)
Compositional Forms & Songs
MidHudson Classical Guitar Society, Morton Library, Rhinecliff, NY (2022)
Sonata Kk. 380 by Domenico Scarlatti*
Motet: "O Crux Ave Specs Unica" by Fernando Sor*
Etude Op. 35 No. 16 by F. Sor*
"Laudate Pueri" fugue from "Solemn Vespers" by W. A. Mozart*
"Lachrymae Antique Pavanae" by John Dowland*
Pavane Op. 50 by Gabriel Faure*
"The Silver Swan" madrigal by Orlando Gibbons*
"Fascinating Rhythm" by George Gershwin*
"Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire" by Mel Torme*
"Stacy's Mom" by Adam Schlezinger/Fountains of Wayne*
"Let 'Em In" by Paul McCartney/Wings*
"Celtic Blessing" by Dave Riley*
* original arrangement by Gregory Dinger
Arabesque & SAGAD trios & CMR consort
flute, bassoon & guitar...
The Arabesque Trio
at "Clifton" in Saugerties, NY (1989)
Concerto in D major by Antonio Vivaldi*
"Nortena" (solo guitar) by Jorge Gomez Crespo
Choros No. 1 (solo guitar) by Heitor Villa-Lobos
Trio in E major by Joseph Kreutzer
Air from Orchestral Suite No. 3 by J. S. Bach*
Two "Mountain Songs" (flute & guitar) by Robert Beaser
Suite from "The Nutcracker" by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky*
(no intermission)
Men's Club of Hebrew Tabernacle,
Washington Heights, NY (1994)
Concerto in D major by Antonio Vivaldi*
Air from Orchestral Suite No. 3 by J. S. Bach*
Hornpipe from "Water Music" by G. F. Handel*
Pavanas & Canarios (solo guitar) by Gaspar Sanz
Spanish Dance No. 5 "Andaluza" by Enrique Granados*
Four Catalonian Songs (bassoon & guitar); setting by Charles Duncan*
Arabesque No. 2 by Claude Debussy*
Prelude No. 8 "The Girl With The Flaxen Hair"
(flute & guitar) by Claude Debussy*
Suite from "The Nutcracker" by Pyotr Ilyitch Tchaikovsky*
(no intermission)
Holy Cross Church,
Kingston, NY (1999)
Allegro from "Eine Kleine Nachtmusik" by W. A. Mozart*
"Italian Concerto" by J. S. Bach*
"El Condor Pasa" (solo guitar) arr. Jorge Morel
"Cafe 1930" from "Histoire du Tango"
(flute & guitar) by Astor Piazzolla
"Granada" (bassoon & guitar) by Isaac Albeniz*
"Ritual Fire Dance" from "El Amor Brujo" by Manuel de Falla*
intermission
Arabesque No. 1, Reverie & Arabesque No. 2 by Claude Debussy*
Six Roumanian Folk Dances by Bela Bartok*
Two pieces from "Musica Ricercata" by Gyorgy Ligeti*
Polovetsian Dance from "Prince Igor" by Alexandre Borodin*
"Trepak" Dance from "The Nutcracker" by Pyotr Ilyitch Tchaikovsky*
S. F. B. Morse Historic Site Summer Concerts
Poughkeepsie, NY (2001)
Hornpipe from "Water Music" by G. F. Handel*
Arioso from Concerto BWV 1056 by J. S. Bach*
Three Two-Part Inventions by J. S. Bach*
Adagio by Tomaso Albinoni*
Concerto in D major by Antonio Vivaldi*
first intermission
Pavane by Gabriel Faure*
Spanish Dance No. 12 "Arabesca" by Enrique Granados*
Gymnopedie No. 1 (bassoon & guitar) by Erik Satie*
Entr'Acte (flute & guitar) by Jacques Ibert
Reverie by Claude Debussy*
"Ritual Fire Dance" from "El Amor Brujo" by Manuel de Falla*
second intermission
"Peer Gynt" Suite No. 1 by Edvard Grieg*
"Usher" Waltz (solo guitar) by Nikita Koshkin
Three pieces from "Musica Ricercata" by Gyorgy Ligeti*
Three Preludes by George Gershwin*
Andes Musical Moments presents
home of Leigh Infield, Andes, NY (2002)
Allegro from "Eine Kleine Nachtmusik" by W. A. Mozart*
Air from Suite No. 3 by J. S. Bach*
"Alla Hornpipe" from "Water Music" by G. F. Handel*
2 Spanish Dances: No. 5 "Andaluza"
& No. 12 "Arabesca" by Enrique Granados*
6 Rumanian Folk Dances by Bela Bartok*
intermission
"La Catedral" (solo guitar) by Agustin Barrios
3 Pieces from "Musica Ricercata" by Gyorgy Ligeti*
"Eleanor Rigby" by John Lennon & Paul McCartney*
"Ritual Fire Dance" from "El Amor Brujo" by Manuel de Falla*
Hudson Valley Classical Guitar Society
at Unison, New Paltz, N.Y. (2004)
All-Spanish Program
Spanish Dance No. 5 "Andaluza" by Enrique Granados*
"Farruca" from "The Three-Cornered Hat" by Manuel de Falla*
Four solo guitar pieces:
Fandanguillo by Joaquin Turina
Zapateado by Regino Sainz de la Maza
Bolero by Eduardo Sainz de la Maza
Zapateado from "Three Spanish Pieces" by Joaquin Rodrigo
Adagio from "Concierto de Aranjuez" by Joaquin Rodrigo*
"Ritual Fire Dance" from "El Amor Brujo" by Manuel de Falla*
(no intermission)
The Fountains at Millbrook, NY (2005)
"Alla Hornpipe" from "Water Music" by G. F. Handel*
Air from Suite No. 3 by J. S. Bach*
The Prince of Denmark's March by Jeremiah Clarke*
Guitar Concerto by Antonio Vivaldi*
intermission
four dances:
"Natalia" - Vals Venezolano (solo guitar) by Antonio Lauro
Spanish Dance No. 5 "Andaluza" by Enrique Granados*
Polovetsian Dance from "Prince Igor" by Alexandre Borodin*
"Maruntel" from Rumanian Folk Dances by Bela Bartok*
Three Preludes by George Gershwin*
Two Beatles songs by Lennon & McCartney*:
"Because" & "When I'm 64"
"Elite Syncopations" by Scott Joplin*
Music of France and Spain
presented by Millbrook Arts Group
at the Millbrook Library (2012)
Pavane Op. 50 by Gabriel Faure*
Reverie & Arabesque No. 2 by Claude Debussy*
Gymnopedie No. 1 (bassoon & guitar) by Erik Satie*
Entr'Acte (flute & guitar) by Jacques Ibert
"Segovia" Op. 29 (solo guitar) by Albert Roussel
"Farruca" from "The Three-Cornered Hat" by Manuel de Falla*
Spanish Dance No. 12 "Arabesca"by Enrique Granados*
Four Catalonian Songs - Anon./arr. Llobet/Duncan*
"Ritual Fire Dance" from "El Amor Brujo" by Manuel de Falla*
(without intermission)
Lunch 'N' Listen music series
Poughkeepsie, NY 2012)
Baroque & Spanish Music
Alla Hornpipe from "Water Music" by G. F. Handel*
Arioso from Concerto BWV 1056 by J. S. Bach*
three pieces by Bach:
Corrente from Flute Partita (solo flute)
Sarabande from Cello Suite No. 6 (solo bassoon)
Gavotte en Rondeau* from Lute Suite No. 4 (solo guitar)
Sonata Kk. 96 by Domenico Scarlatti*
Spanish Dance No. 5 "Andaluza" by Enrique Granados*
Four Catalonian Songs - anon./arr. Llobet/revised Duncan*
Farruca from "The Three-Cornered Hat" by Manuel de Falla
(no intermission)
Newburgh Free Library, NY (2008)
Spanish Dance No. 5 "Andaluza" by Enrique Granados*
Sonata Kk. 380 by Domenico Scarlatti*
"Fur Elise" Bagatelle by Ludwig van Beethoven*
"Traumerie" from "Kinderscenen" by Robert Schumann*
Rondo "alla turca" from Piano Sonata K. 332 by W. A. Mozart*
intermission
"Farruca" from "The Three-Cornered Hat" by Manuel de Falla*
"The Gift To Be Simple" - anon. American tune setting by G. Dinger*
Three Preludes by George Gershwin*
Three Beatles Songs by Lennon & McCartney*
Arabesque No. 2 by Claude Debussy*
check out video of the trio playing this piece
in 2011 as a download below
Lunch 'N' Listen Noontime Concerts
Poughkeepsie, N.Y. (2013)
& The Fountains at Millbrook, NY (2013)
Hornpipe from "Water Music" by G. F. Handel*
Air from Orchestral Suite No. 3 by J. S. Bach*
Sonata Kk. 322 by Domenico Scarlatti*
"Cafe 1930" from "Histoire du Tango" (flute & guitar) by Astor Piazzolla
"Besame Mucho" (solo guitar) by Consuelo Velasquez*
Tango Op. 165 No. 2 (bassoon & guitar) by Isaac Albeniz*
"The Water Is Wide" - anon. American tune setting by Luigi Zanninelli*
"Simple Gifts" - anon. American tune; setting by G. Dinger
"Shenandoah" - anon. American tune; setting by G. Dinger*
"Ashokan Farewell" by Jay Ungar*
(no intermission)
other ensembles...
The SAGAD Trio (viola, cello & guitar)
International Center for a Culture of Compassion, Ellenville N.Y. (2013)
"Play, Fiddle, Play" by E. Deutsch & A. Altman*
Passacaglia on Gershwin's "The Man I Love" by Gregory Dinger*
"Le Basque" by Marin Marais*
Four Catalonian Songs (cello & guitar); setting by Charles Duncan*
"Someone To Watch Over Me" by George Gershwin*
Valse Sentimentale Op. 51 No. 6 (cello & guitar) by P. I Tchaikovsky*
Prelude No. 1 (solo guitar) by Heitor Villa-Lobos
"Swanee" by George Gershwin*
"Suite Castellana" (viola & guitar) by Federico Moreno Torroba*
"Shenandoah" - anon. American tune; setting by G. Dinger*
"Here Comes The Sun" Fantasia by Gregory Dinger
(based on the Beatles song by George Harrison)*
"Ave Maria" on a Prelude by Bach (viola & guitar) by Charles Gounod*
Christmas Song Suite - traditional*
(without intermission)
"Pops" Program
Thompson House, Rhinebeck, NY (2014)
"Ain't Misbehavin'" by Waller & Razaf*
"Someone to Watch Over Me" & "Swanee" by George Gershwin*
"And I Love Her" by Lennon & McCartney*
"Shenandoah" - anon. American; setting by Gregory Dinger*
"Besame Mucho" (solo guitar) by Consuelo Velazquez*
"A Time For Us" from "Romeo & Juliet" by Nino Rota*
"Istanbul, Not Constantinople" by Simon & Kennedy*
"If I Fell" by Lennon & McCartney*
"Ave Maria on a Bach Prelude" (viola & guitar) by Charles Gounod*
Four Catalonian Songs (cello & guitar) - anon. arr. Llobet/Duncan*
"Play, Fiddle, Play" by Deutsch & Altman (arr. C. Solberg)
"Summertime* & "'S Wonderful" by George Gershwin*
(without intermission)
International Center for a Culture of Compassion / MISU
Concerts at the Barn #3, Ellenville, NY (2014)
"Voices of the Baroque and Beyond"
with Stephanie Backofen, soprano
Passacaglia from Suite in G minor by G. F. Handel*
Passacaglia on Gershwin's "The Man I Love" by G. Dinger
"Sebben Crudele" by Antonio Caldara*
"Il Mio Bel Fuoco" by Benedetto Marcello*
Guitar Concerto in D by Anontio Vivaldi*
"Ach, dass nicht die letzte Studnde" BWV 439 by J. S. Bach
Cantata "Pur al fin gentil Viola" by A. Ariosti
arr. Solberg/Dinger
"When I Am Laid In Earth" by Henry Purcell
Sonata in E minor (viola & cello) by Alessandro Scarlatti
"Lascia ch'io pianga" (voice & guitar) by G. F. Handel*
"Fammi Volare Fino all Luna" by Burt Howard/arr. "Quincipio" Jones*
The Catskill Mountain Renaissance Ensemble
(recorders, viola da gamba, guitar, percussion)
Music From Around The Olde World
The Sheeley House, High Falls, NY (2010)
"If Ye Love Me" by Thomas Tallis
"Greensleeves" - arr. by Thomas Cutting*
"Flow My Tears" by John Dowland
"What Then Is Love But Mourning" by Philip Rosseter
"Come, Heavy Sleep" by John Dowland
"Watkin's Ale" & "Gray's Inn" - Anon. English
"O Doulce Amour" & "Tant Que Vivray" by Claude de Semirsy*
Pavanne, Galliard & Two Bransles de Champagne - Anon. French
Largo from Sonata in F major by G. P. Telemann
Gavottes from Cello Suite No. 6 by J. S. Bach*
"Tu Pauperum Refugium" by Josquin Despres
"Een Vrolic Wessen" by H. Isaac & "Ein Frolich Wesenn" by J. Obrecht
intermission
Five Dance Tunes - Anon. Irish 17th & 18th c.
Suite of Italian 16th c. Lute Pieces (solo guitar): Anon./transcr. Chilesotti
Three Italian Renaissance Dances - Anon.
Six Roumanian Folk Dances by Bela Bartok*
"Morenica Da Me Un Beso" by Juan Vasquez
"Recuerdos de la Alhambra" by Francisco Tarrega*
"Canarios" by Gaspar Sanz*
Benvenuto Primavera:
Music of the Season of Spring and the Rebirth of Nature
The Sheeley House, High Falls, NY;
United Reservoir Methodist Church, Shokan, NY (2011)
"Ma Fin Est Mon Commencement" by Guillaume de Machaut
"De Lusteliucke Mey" by Loyset Compere
"Primavera" Vals by Agustin Barrios*
"Der Nussbaum" by Robert Schumann*
Two Elizabethan songs:
"So Beautie On the Waters Stood" by Alfonso Ferrabosco
"The Lowest Trees Have Tops" by John Dowland
"The Water Is Wide": anon. American tune setting by Luigi Zaninelli*
Two 17th c. English Dance Tunes:
"The Nymphs Dance" by W. Brade & "The Satyrs Masque" by R. Johnson
intermission
"Le Coucou" by Louis-Claude Daquin*
"Le Rossignol": Anon. French 17th c.
"El Abejorro" (solo guitar) by Emilio Pujol
"El Grillo" by Josquin Des Prez*
three anon. Irish tunes:
"The Strawberry Blossom,"
"The Flowers in the Valley" & "The Garden of Daisies"
"Shenandoah": anon. American tune setting by Greg Dinger*
reprise: "Ma Fin Est Mon Commencement"
by Guillaume de Machaut
Two Beatles songs:
"Mother Nature's Son" by Lennon & McCartney*
& "Here Comes The Sun" Fantasy based on the song by G. Harrison*
* original arrangement by Gregory Dinger