Calendar of Performances
Upcoming & recent
JUNE 21 & 22 Sat. @ 7 pm, Sun. @ 4 pm Maverick Concert Hall, Woodstock, NY
I'll be singing with Ars Choralis (and accompanying them on guitar for my new arrangement of "Time To Remember The Poor") in our second 60th Anniversary concert, featuring Faure's Requiem and music by
Elliot Levine, Alaina Ferris (new commission), Herbert Haufrecht, Jean Ritchie and Pete Seeger.
admission/contact arschoralis.org
JUNE 13-15 & 27-29 Fri. & Sat. @ 7:30, Sun @ 2 pm Woodstock Playhouse, Woodstock, NY
I'm in the pit band once again on electric guitar, with Bobby & Michael & Paul (keys, bass gtr & drums), for the Woodstock Playhouse's summer 2025 production of "Grease!"
admission/contact Woodstock Playhouse
JUNE 8 Sun. @ 8:30 am Tops Market, Rte. 209, Ellenville, NY
I'm playing classical guitar for a few hours at the opening of the new Tops Market in Ellenville, and will also be singing the national anthem at the opening ceremony
JUNE 7 Sat. @5:30 Overlook Methodist Church, Rte. 212, Woodstock, NY
I'll be singing in the 60th Anniversary of Ars Choralis concert, in the chorus, as part of a madrigal trio, and with The Quarantinis (my arrangements of two Beach Boys songs), and I'm bringing my friend King Kong along for a bow after a PDQ Bach song in his honor
MAY 3 Sat.@ 7:30 Woodstock Playhouse, Mill Hill Rd., Woodstock, NY
I'll be playing electric guitar in 2 pieces* on the Woodstock Symphony Orchestra's concert celebrating a fusion of jazz & classical music styles (music director Mina Kim's idea), with the Lou Pappas Trio, including music by Copland ("Rodeo"), Ellington/Tizol ("Caravan") and Morton Gould (the catchy Pavanne*) and Leonard Bernstein's "West Side Story Overture*" (for which I extended the Peress arrangement's guitar part to include the "Mambo")
admission: $40/$35/$10 contact WoodstockPlayhouse.com
APRIL 27 Sun. @ 2-5 Rock de Casbah restaurant, Main St. Saugerties, NY
I'll be playing electric blues guitar as part of Coulomb Blue (duo lineup) with Wayne Simpson as we trot out songs by Freddy King, Savoy Brown, Elmore James, John Mayer, T-Bone Walker, the Climax Blues Band, and much more
APRIL 16 Wed. @ 12:15 Student Life Center (cafeteria), SUNY Ulster, Cottekill Rd., Stone Ridge, NY
As part of the Music Dept.'s "Showcase" event l'll be playing my transcription of the late Jeff Beck's 1972 song "Definitely Maybe" (which he performed throughout his career) with Ed Leavitt, piano, and Paul Chambers, cajon & glockenspiel
no admission
APRIL 2 Wed. @ 1 pm Quimby Theater, SUNY Ulster, Cottekill Rd., Stone Ridge, NY
In the second Faculty Recital of the semester's convocation program I'll be playing Federico Moreno Torroba's "Suite Castellana" for solo guitar (written for Andres Segovia in 1926)
no admission
MARCH 14, 15, 16 Fri. Sat. @ 7 & Sun.@ 2 Red Hook High School Performing Arts Center, Red Hook, NY
I'm playing in the pit orchestra of a production of "Bye Bye Birdie" ... so "Put On A Happy Face"!
admission
FEB. 21 Fri. @ 8 pm Morton Library, Rhinecliff, NY
I'll be one of four performers at this month's edition of "Richard's Acoustic Show at the Library" playing pieces by Barrios, Mudarra, Sanz, and Bach
admission?
FEB. 19 Wed. @ 1 pm Quimby Theater, SUNY Ulster, Cottekill Rd., Stone Ridge, NY
In the first Music Dept. convocation program of the Spring 2025 semester, a concert by members of the faculty, I'll play a set of baroque and baroque-inspired pieces by Agustin Barrios and J. S. Bach, including my new arrangement of "Sheep May Safely Graze"
no admission
JAN. 17 Fri. @ 8 pm Morton Library, Rhinecliff, NY
The MidHudson Classical Guitar Quartet will be one of the acts again on "Richard's Rhinecliff Acoustic Show at the Library." We'll play songs & pieces by Rodrigo, Scarlatti, Ballard/Chet Atkins, Albeniz, Vince Guaraldi and Freddy King.
admission
CANCELLED DUE TO ILLNESS AMONG THE PLAYERS
JAN. 1 Wed. @ 2 pm The Local, Main St., Saugerties, NY
I'll be playing my new arrangement of the famous Tango from Espana by Albeniz on guitar at this year's Spoken Word/Performance Extravanganza
no admission
DEC. 14 & 15 Sat. @ 7, Sun. @ 4 Holy Cross Church, Kingston, Overlook Meth. Church, Woodstock, NY
I'm singing and playing guitar on 2 songs in the premiere of Ars Choralis' "Time Was" production
admission: arschoralis.org
DEC. 5 Thurs. @ 7:30 Quimby Theater, SUNY Ulster, Cottekill Rd., Stone Ridge, NY
I'm in the bass section for a few songs on the end of semester concert by the College Chorus, led by Janet Gehres
no admission
OCT. 30 Wed. @ 1 pm Quimby Theater, SUNY Ulster, Cottekill Rd., Stone Ridge, NY
On the second Faculty Recital of the semester, part of the "Wed.@1" series, I'll be playing two South American solo guitar pieces: Jorge Gomez Crespo's "Nortena" and Jorge Morel's "Danza in E minor"
no admission
SEPT. 29 Sun. @ 2 pm Bethany Hall, Old Dutch Church, 272 Wall St., Kingston, NY
I'm playing in two "acts" in the Woodstock Symphony Orchestra's 2024 Benefit Chamber Music concert. I'll do the Eccles sonata with Bruce Jackson again, as well as 3 pieces with the MidHudson Classical Guitar Quartet (by Rodrigo, Albeniz and the Pat Ballard/Chet Atkins chestnut, "Mister Sandman")
free admission; donation appreciated though
SEPT. 25 Wed. @ 1 pm Quimby Theater, SUNY Ulster, Cottekill Rd., Stone Ridge, NY
I'm playing solo (music by Barrios, Villa-Lobos, Ponce & Sagreras) and with contrabassist Bruce Jackson (music by Henry Eccles) on the first "Wed.@1" Music dept. Convocation of this semester, featuring performances by the faculty
no admission
AUGUST 10 Sat. @ 3:30 Clermont, NY
Private function (wedding) with cellist Jean Vilkelis
AUGUST 2 - 4, 9 - 11, 16 - 18 @ 7:30 & 2:00 (Sun.) Woodstock Playhouse, Woodstock, NY
I'm playing electric guitar in a production of (the late) Jimmy Buffet's "Escape to Margaritaville"
tickets available from woodstockplayhouse.com
JULY 25 Thurs. @ 8:00 Bannerman Island, Beacon NY
I'll be subbing on electric guitar in a production of "Always...Patsy Cline."
$75 admission includes ferry to island, tour and lecture as well as musical
JULY 20 Sat. @ 4:30 Rosendale Street Festival: Canal Lock Stage, Rosendale, NY
I'll be playing electric guitar and singing with the new 4-piece version of my blues and "blues-adjacent" duo with Wayne Simpson, Coulomb Blue (look up Agustine Coulomb!) Along with bassist Bob Wallner (Fisbhbowl) and drummer Ross Rogers (Painted Blue Sky) we'll be serving up songs by Elmore James, Tommy Castro, Jimmy Vaughn, Freddie King, Sam & Dave, Tommy Castro, John Mayer & John Scofield, T-Bone Walker, Robert Cray and more
JULY 8 - 11 Mon. thru Thurs. Bard College, Annandale, NY
I'll be teaching young guitar students in week 2 of the Bard Preparatory Division's Music Camp
JULY 6 @ 3:30 pm Woodstock, NY
private function (wedding) with cellist Jean Vilkelis
JUNE 22 & 23 @ 7:00 pm & 4:00 pm St. James United Methodist Church, Pearl St., Kingston, NY
I'll be singing in Ars Choralis' new production of Carl Orff's "Carmina Burana" - a sensational work for chorus, 2 pianos, multiple percussion and 3 solo singers
tickets available at www.arschoralis.org
JUNE 1 Sat. @ 3:00 pm Mountainview Studio, Woodstock, NY
I'll be doing a kung fu demonstration with my partner sifu Steve Saguid, promoting our Woodstock Fu Jow Pai Kung Fu class at Mountainview Studio. Two "empty hands" forms, some applications, and a "two-handed sword" form.
free admission
APRIL 28 Sun. @ 3 pm Morton Library, Rhinecliff,, NY
I'm curating & playing in the next thematic concert by presented by the Mid-Hudson Classical Guitar Society, devoted to Guitar music from Latin America
$10 admission
APRIL 20 Sat. @ 3:00 pm Conservatory Performance Room, Bard College, Annandale, NY
I'll perform two pieces by Agustin Barrios on a faculty concert by the Bard Preparatory music division
free admission
APRIL 13, 14 & 15 Fri., Sat @ 7, Sun. @1 Onteora High School, Boiceville , NY
I'm playing electric guitar in a production of "The School Of Rock - the Musical" featuring original music by Andrew Lloyd Webber
admission
MARCH 27 Wed. @ 1 pm Quimby Theater, SUNY Ulster, Cottekill Rd., Stone Ridge, NY
On the second Faculty Convocation, in celebration of Women's History Month, I'll be playing a set of pieces by the 20th c. Argentine guitar recitalist/composer/arranger Maria Luisa Anido (1907-1996).
free admission
FEB. 14 Wed. @ 1 pm Quimby Theater, SUNY Ulster, Cottekill Rd., Stone Ridge, NY
On this semester's first Faculty Convocation program, in celebration of Black History Month, I'll be playing three pieces by the 19th c. Black American guitar arranger/composer/teacher Justin Holland (1819-1887).
free admission
JAN. 1 between 1 & 3 pm Newberry Artisan Market, Main St. Saugerties, NY
I'll be playing a Bach sarabande (for violin) amidst all the poetry in "Out Of This World: The Hudson Valley New Year's Day Spoken Word/Performance Extravaganza"
free admission/donations for Saugerties Food Pantry & Books for Greene County Correctional Facility
Yay! it's 2024!
DEC. 31 Sun. @ 6 pm Old Dutch Church, Kingston, NY
I'll be singing (and playing several guitars) in a free Ars Choralis concert called "Let Our Love Be Heard" early in the evening on New Years Eve.
free admission/donations benefit People's Place of Kingston
DEC. 15 Fri. @ 8 pm Morton Library, Rhinecliff, NY
The Mid-Hudson Classical Guitar Quartet will be one of the featured performers in this month's edition of "Richard's Rhinecliff Acoustic Show at the Library," playing my four-guitar arrangements of music by Sor, Rodrigo, Scarlatti, Albeniz, Mel Torme and Pat Ballard/Chet Atkins
DEC. 9 Sat. @ 7 pm Holy Cross/Santa Cruz Church, Pine Lane, Kingston, NY
DEC.10 Sun. @ 4 pm Overlook Methodist Church, Rte. 212, Woodstock, NY
I'm singing with Ars Choralis in a concert called "Magnificent Magnificats" featuring Bach's Magnificat in D major and music by Buxtehude, Rachmaninoff, Arvo Part & others
admission: $25 advance online, $30 at the door, $10 students
DEC. 3 Sun. @ 3 pm Overlook Methodist Church, Rte. 212 Woodstock, NY
I'm singing with Ars Choralis and playing with Harvey Boyer's Bennett School Jazz Band in a children-oriented concert of Holiday music called "Hot Chocolate"
free admission
NOV. 19 Sun. @ 3 pm Woodstock Playhouse, Woodstock, NY
I'll be performing the famous Guitar (actually it's for lute) Concerto by Antonio Vivaldi on the opening concert of the new season of the Woodstock Symphony Orchestra, with their new music director Mina Kim
tickets: $30/$25/$10
OCT. 24 Tues. @ 7:30 pm Studley Theater, SUNY New Paltz
On the mid-semester Choral Concert I'll be playing bass guitar on "Dry Bones" and singing in the chorus on a Randal Thompson piece
OCT. 19 Thurs. @ 7:30 pm St. John's Episcopal Church, 40 Market St., Ellenville
On the annual Cecily Fortescue Memorial Scholarship Concert for M.I.S.U. (Music Institute of Sullivan & Ulster counties) I'll be playing my arrangement of Torroba's Suite Castellana with violist Anastasia Solberg, with other faculty performing solos, duos & trios
$25 donation
OCT. 17 Tues. @ 7:30 pm Studley Theatre, SUNY New Paltz
On this year's Faculty Showcase I'm playing Sor's Etude Op. 35 No. 24 and Tarrega's "Recuerdos de la Alhambra"
$5/$10 admission
OCT. 8 Sun. @ 5 pm on the Rondout (stage), Kingston, NY
I'll be singing in Ars Choralis as part of an Italian Festival (including my version of "Torna A Surriento") and accompanying on guitar singers Christina Gardner and Harvey Boyer
SEPT. 22-24, 20-Oct. 1 Fri & Sat. @ 8 pm, Sun. @ 3 pm Rhinebeck Performing Arts Center, Rhinebeck, NY
I'm the electric guitarist in the pit band (on stage though) of a Teens On Stage production of "The Lightning Thief: the Percy Jackson Musical" a rock musical
admission; box office
AUGUST 26 Sat. @ 3:30 Woodstock Reformed Church, Village Green, Woodstock, NY
I'll be singing in The Quarantinis (quintet) as we do a set of spirituals as part of a an afternoon fundraiser
donation
AUGUST 3-6 Thurs.-Sat. @ 8:00, Sun. @ 2:00
JULY 27-30 Thurs.-Sat. @ 8:00, Sun. @ 2:00
JULY 20-23 Thurs.-Sat. @ 8:00, Sun. @ 2:00
JULY 14, 15 & 16 Fri. @ 8:00, Sat. @ 2:00 & 8:00, Sun. @ 2:00 ShadowlandStages Theater, Ellenville, NY
I'm playing in the pit band for their production of "Always...Patsy Cline"
tickets at the box office & from website
JUNE 9-11, 16-18 Fri., Sat. @ 7:30 Sun. @ 2:00 Woodstock Playhouse, Woodstock, NY
I'm playing in the pit band of the summer season opener "Spamalot"
admission (box office or website)
JUNE 3 Sat. @ 1:00 & 4:00 Maverick Concert Hall, Woodstock, NY
I'll be singing with The Quarantinis in a set of a capella music I mostly arranged (Beach Boys, spirituals, Beatles, theme to "Two and a Half Men"); and then playing later in the afternoon in The Mid Hudson Classical Guitar Quartet, a set of music by Sor, Mozart, Sting, Faure, Gibbons (Orlando, not Billy), McCartney and Fountains Of Wayne (some spirituals too); at the opening-of-the-season multi-act show sponsored by Maverick concerts
free admission
APRIL 14 Fri. @ 8:00 The Woodstock Tavern, Bearsville, NY
I'll be playing with blues-rock singer/guitarist Ben Prevo, a former Woodstocker but now an emigrant to Ireland (and an old high school chum), as we re-unite The Ben Prevo Band from the '80s
APRIL 12 Wed. @ 1:00 Quimby Theater, SUNY Ulster, Stone Ridge, NY
I'll be performing 3 pieces by Eduardo & Regino Sainz de la Maza in the Music Dept.'s 3rd Faculty Convocation
free
MARCH 26 Sun. @ 2:00 Old Dutch Church, Wall St., Kingston, NY
As part of a fundraiser concert of chamber music for the Woodstock Symphony Orchestra I'll again play Cardoso's Milonga and Lauro's "Natalia" Vals Venezolano
donation encouraged
MARCH 18 & 19 Sat. @ 7:00, Sun. @ 4:00; Riverview Baptist Church, Kingston (Sat.) & Overlook Methodist Church, Woodstock (Sun.)
The next concert performances by Ars Choralis (the chorus I sing in) - a program of music by Black composers, also featuring Riverview Baptist Church Choir
admission (see Ars Choralis website)
MARCH 8 Wed. @ 1:00 Quimby Theater, SUNY Ulster, Stone Ridge, NY
I'll play S. L. Weiss' Tombeau sur la mort de M. Comte de Logy and Manuel Ponce's Preludio in the style of Weiss in another Faculty Performances Convocation program
free
MARCH 3 Fri. 7:00 Holy Cross Church, Pine Grove Ave., Kingston, NY
I'll be playing Sylvius Leopold Weiss' majestic Tombeau sur la mort de M. Comte de Logy as the prelude to a "Concert of Solace" presented by Ars Choralis to honor the victims of the Turkey/Syria earthquake and raise funds for relief efforts
admission by donation
FEB. 19 Sun. @ 2:00 Rock De Casbah, Main St., Saugerties, NY
I'm backing up singer & guitarist Wayne Simpson again on blues-based songs by T-Bone Walker, Freddie King, Elmore James, Sam & Dave and Robert Cray at the club's open mic, hosted by Journey Blue Heaven
tips welcome
FEB. 8 Wed. @ 1:00 Quimby Theater, SUNY Ulster, Stone Ridge, NY
I'll play Jorge Cardoso's Milonga and Antonio Lauro's "Natalia" Vals Venezolano #3 in a Faculty Performances convocation program
free
JAN. 29 Sun. @ 2:00 Rock De Casbah, Saugerties, NY
I'll be backing up singer & guitarist Wayne Simpson on 4 blues-based songs at the club's open mic
tips welcome
JAN. 3 Tues. @ 7:00 9W Diner, Saugerties, NY
I'll be one of three "artists" involved in a "Dialogues" event and will play a 20 minute set of classical guitar pieces
JAN. 1 Sun.@ 4:00 White Feather Farm, Rte. 212, Saugerties, NY
I'll be playing in "Samsara" an all-day (2 - 8) New Years Day spoken word/performance extravaganza
free admission
IT'S A NEW YEAR: 2023!
DEC. 31 Sat. @ 6:00 Old Dutch Church, Kingston, NY
I'll be singing in Ars Choralis' first live New Years Eve concert since 2019, a short offering based on a Langston Hughes poem, called "Forward Together"
no admission
DEC. 24 Sat. @ 5:00 Village Green, Woodstock, NY
Gilles Malkine, Laurel Cross & I will be singing at the annual arrival of Santa on the Green festivities, backed up by brass ensemble; this year we'll premiere my arrangement of McCartney's "Wonderful Christmastime"
DEC. 15 Thurs. @ 7:30 M.I.S.U., Ellenville, NY
I'll be playing electric guitar in the finale of the MISU Holiday concert (including music by Bartok, Corelli & Albinoni): Cush Solberg's arrangement of "Ramm-time"
admission (and raffle)
DEC. 11 (snow date: 12) Sun.@ 4:00 (Mon. @ 7:00) Studley Hall, SUNY New Paltz, NY
I'll be substituting for concert harp in a performance with the College Youth Symphony, conducted by Christiana Fortune-Reader, of Respighi's Ancient Airs & Dances Suite #1 (containing Galilei's "Saltarello")
admission
DEC. 8 Thurs. @ 7:30 Quimby Theater, SUNY Ulster, Stone Ridge, NY
On the Music Dept.'s end of semester concert, also featuring the College Chorus and Honors solo performances, my Mixed Instrument Ensemble will play my arrangements of Fleetwood Mac's "Landslide," the "Gavotte en Rondeau" of Bach, and Jorge Cardoso's "Milonga."
admission
DEC. 3 & 4 Sat. @ 7:30, Sun. @ 4:00 Holy Cross Church, Kingston; Overlook Methodist Church, Woodstock, NY
I'll be singing in Ars Choralis' seasonal concert "Wondrous Mystery" which includes music by Durufle, Holst, Lauridsen, Vaughn Williams, Charpentier, Biebl, Healey Willan and Vivaldi
admission
OCT. 22 Sat. @ 7:00 Sheeley House B&B, High Falls, NY
I'll be playing in several segments of a benefit "Variety Show" concert for Ars Choralis: a Gardel tango with pianist Tony Corretto, 2 Scarlatti sonatas on classical guitar, and several of my arrangements for male vocal ensemble with The Quarantinis
donation
OCT. 21 Fri. @ 1:00 Woodstock Jewish Congregation, Glasco Turnpike, Woodstock, NY
I'll be doing a one--hour recital program for the Saugerties LifeSpring organization of "5 centuries of music for guitar from Spain, Italy & South America" including music by Barrios, Mudarra, Sanz, Scarlatti, Sor, Carcassi, Sainz de la Maza, Cardoso and Lauro
OCT. 12 Wed. @ 7:30 Quimby Theater, SUNY Ulster, Stone Ridge, NY
On the music department's Showcase concert my Mixed Instrument Ensemble will be performing 2 new arrangements, and I'll again be playing two Scarlatti sonatas, Kk. 208 & 380, on solo guitar
admission
SEPT. 24 Sat. @ 7:30 High Falls Cafe, High Falls, NY
Fishbowl presents it's next theme show: "Freak Out! Disco Costume Party" Big hair, bell-bottoms & leisure suits recommended; favrites ongs of the era by Chic, The BeeGees, Donna Summer, The Trammps, Lipps, Inc., KC & the Sunshine Band and others
(and my last show with the group!)
SEPT. 20 Tues. @ 7:30 Studley Theater, SUNY New Paltz, NY
On the Faculty Showcase concert I'll be playing two sonatas I transcribed by Domenico Scarlatti: Kk. 208 (with embellishments) and Kk. 380
$5/$10 admission
JULY 9 Sat. @ 7:30 High Falls Cafe, High Falls, NY
Fishbowl's third theme show "Summer (Beach) Party" includes songs by the Beach Boys, Eddie Cochran, Dick Dale (and The Black-Eyed Peas) and The Surfaris, as well as many of your Fishbowl favorites
JUNE 12 Sun. @ 3:00 Morton Library, Rhinecliff, NY
The Mid-Hudson Classical Guitar Quartet gives a concert for the Mid-Hudson Classical Guitar Society of pieces (all my arrangements) by Scarlatti, Sor, Mozart, Dowland, Faure, Gibbons and songs by Gershwin, Torme, McCartney, Fountains of Wayne, and more
$10 admission
MAY 7 Sat. @ 7:30 M.I.S.U., Ellenville, NY
Fishbowl plays the MusicOnMarket series, reprising some of our "Come As You Aren't" show as well as several Beatles songs and a disco-pop mini-set
admission
MAY 5 Thurs. @ 7:30 Quimby Theater, SUNY Ulster, Stone Ridge, NY
On the college's second end-of-semester music concert my Mixed Instrument Ensemble plays my arrangements of a Carcassi Notturno, The Beatles' "If I Fell" and the fugue from Mozart's Solemn Vespers Music
free, donation sought
MARCH 26 Sat. @ 7:00 High Falls Cafe, High Falls, NY
Fishbowl's second theme show, a preview of April Fools Day, is "Come As You Aren't" with a costume contest and songs celebrating identify controversy!
FEB. 12 Sat. @ 7:00 High Falls Cafe, High Falls, NY
Fishbowl presents the first of its theme shows for 2022 at the HFC: "A Night of Romance" with best-dressed couple contest for Valentines Day weekend. Music includes a Beatle Ballads medley and the "Love Stinks Anti-Love Song" medley as well as core Fishbowl songs for couples
FEB. 9 Wed. @ 1:00 SUNY Ulster, Stone Ridge, NY
I'll play my new arrangements of three pieces from Bach's Cello Suite No. 1 in a music department Faculty Convocation
IT'S 2022 NOW!
DEC. 18 Sat. @ 7:00 High Falls Cafe, High Falls, NY
Fishbowl returns with 2 sets of dance music for the HFC's annual "Ugly Sweater" Party
DEC. 2 Thurs. @ 7:30 Quimby Theater, SUNY Ulster, Stone Ridge, NY
a Music Dept. concert also including the Chorus and Jazz Ensemble begins with my Mixed Instrument Ensemble playing "Choo Choo Ch'Boogie," Wings' "Let 'Em In," Scarlatti's Sonata Kk. 11, and "Stacy's Mom"
free/Covid protocols apply/limited seating
NOV. 23 Tues. @ 2 The Pavilion at Brookmeade, Rhinebeck, NY
The debut concert by my new ensemble: the Mid-Hudson Classical Guitar Quartet. Russ Austin, Maureen Newman, Richard Udell and I present music from the Renaissance to the present including solos, duos, trios and quartets by Josquin, Scarlatti, Sor, Schumann, Albeniz, Debussy, Barrios and Paul McCartney.
free/Covid protocols apply
OCT. 10 Wed. @ 7:30 Quimby Theater, SUNY Ulster, Stone Ridge, NY
The Music Dept. presents an in-house concert by several ensembles & chorus, including my Mixed Instrument Ensemble playing my arrangements of music by The Beatles, Scarlatti and Villa-Lobos
Covid protocols apply
SEPT. 24 Fri. @ 6 Hagar's Harbor, Athens, NY
private pre-wedding dinner with live music by Frets, Keys & Pipes my duo with Harvey Boyer
SEPT. 4 Sat. @ 10 am Cragsmoor Stone Church, Cragsmoor, NY
private wedding (first one since 2019!) with cellist Jean Vilkelis
JULY 10 Sat. @ 7 High Falls Cafe, High Falls, NY
Fishbowl is back at the HFC with 2 sets of our favorite songs to play and (for you) dance to!
JULY 4 Sun. @ 3 Hagar's Harbor, Athens, NY
Fishbowl brings 4 sets of dance music to this boat club (and my acappella version of the "Star-Spangled Banner")
JUNE 11 & 25 Fri. @ 7:30 Woodstock Playhouse, Woodstock, NY
I'm playing in the pit-band in a production of "Fame!"
tickets available from the Woodstock Playhouse
JUNE 6 Sun. @ 1 pm Mountainview Studio, Woodstock, NY
The Mid-Hudson Classical Guitar Society presents its second live concert of this season, again on the outdoor stage: "Scenes of Childhood" is the theme. I'll play my transcriptions of 5 keyboard pieces Mozart composed as a child, and 2 pieces from Debussy's "Children's Corner" suite (with guitarist Richard Udell)
open only to society members
MAY 8 Sat. @ 7 pm High Falls Cafe, High Falls, NY
Fishbowl's first gig in 7 pandemic-scarred months will feature 2 sets of surefire dance-pop-disco-rock for a welcome to spring outdoor dance party
reservations required
APRIL 30 Fri. @ 7 pm SUNY Ulster, Stone Ridge, NY
The spring 2021 edition of SUNY Ulster's Guitar Ensemble participates in an outdoor "Drive-In" concert in conjunction with the Fashion & Art departments. Our trio will perform music by Schumann & Scarlatti and pop songs "Funkytown" (Lipps Inc.) and "You Won't See Me" (The Beatles)
no admission; audience will remain in cars
2021 . . .
OCTOBER 11 Sun. @ 11:30 am Le Mirbeau, Rhinebeck, NY
Another classical guitar brunch for a fall day in the Hudson Valley.
OCTOBER 4 Sun. @ 1:00 pm MountainView Studio (outdoor stage), Woodstock, NY
I've curated the Mid-Hudson Classical Guitar Society's 11th season opening program: "Guitar Music of America"; I'll play my arrangement of Gershwin's 2nd Prelude and Herb Haufrecht's Theme & Variations. Participants masked and seating is socially-distanced.
no admission
AUGUST 15 Sat. @ 6:00 pm High Falls Cafe, High Falls, NY
Two sets of socially-distanced dance-rock from Fishbowl on HFC's outdoor stage. New songs by Cheap Trick, Santana and Todd Rundgren as well as the return of fave oldies by The Romantics and Boz Scaggs.
reservations required
AUGUST 9 Sun. @ 11:30 am Le Mirbeau, Rhinebeck, NY
I'll be playing classical guitar music for brunch at this upscale new area restaurant
JULY 11 Sat. @ 7 pm High Falls Cafe, High Falls, NY
Fishbowl returns with its first gig since the pandemic began. Socially-distanced but armed with a batch of new songs we'll get you dancing (masks required) nonetheless
later MARCH APRIL MAY JUNE - quarantining & "closed" for business: no public performances :(
MARCH 7 Sat. @ 8 pm High Falls Cafe, High Falls, NY
Fishbowl brings the dance to "dance party" (with new songs too)
FEB. 22 Sat. @ 8 pm Darby O'Gill's, Hyde Park, NY
Fishbowl brings its dance-rock across the river once again to a new venue in Hyde Park
FEB. 1 Sat. @ 8 pm Sheeley House B&B, High Falls, NY
(snow date: Feb. 8)
Frets, Keys & Pipes reprises its Sept. 2019 show (with new material as well, and guest singer Nicole Ryan) as an Ars Choralis "Artist Within" benefit concert
donation suggested
2020 . . .
DEC. 31 Tues. @ 6 pm Old Dutch Church, Kingston, NY
I'll be playing guitars & singing with Ars Choralis in a special New Year's Eve concert called "We All Come From Somewhere" that includes my arrangements of Woody Guthrie's "This Land Is Your Land," Neil Diamond's "(Coming To) America," and Bruce Springsteen's "American Land"
donation benefits Ulster Immigration Defense Network
DEC. 24 Tues. @ 4:45 pm Village Green, Woodstock, NY
I'll again be singing Christmas music with Gilles Malkine and brass ensemble including new arrangements I've done of "All I Want For Christmas Is You" and "Jingle Bell Rock" along with last year's premiere, John Lennon's "Happy Christmas - War Is Over"
free
DEC. 21 Sat. @ 8 pm High Falls Cafe, High Falls, NY
Fishbowl - now a 5-piece unit - decamps to home turf for "Ugly Sweater" night at the club, equipped with some nifty Christmas season songs!
DEC. 7 & 8 Sat. @ 7 pm, Sun. @ 4 pm Redeemer Church, Kingston & Overlook Methodist Church, Woodstock
I'm singing in the premiere of Ars Choralis' "It's a Wonderful Life - Re-Imagined" a show featuring chorus, barbershop sextet, jazz combo, children's chorus, period visuals and acting
admission: $20 prepaid/$25/$10
DEC. 5 & 11 Thurs. @ 7:30 & Wed. @ 7:45 Quimby Theater, SUNY Ulster & The Enchanted Cafe, Red Hook, NY
My SUNY Ulster Guitar Ensemble performs a set of music by Praetorius, Sting, Scarlatti and "Portugal. The Man"
free admission
NOV. 16 Sat. @ 8 pm La Puerta Azul, Millbrook, NY
Fishbowl brings its brand of pop/rock/disco to this Mexican eatery/club
OCT. 20 Sun. @ 2 pm at Kinderhook Memorial Library, Kinderhook, NY
I'll present a one-hour recital titled "Classical Guitar Contrasts" with music by Mudarra & Milan, Sanz & Murcia, Sor & Carcassi, Barrios & Morel, sponsored by the Friends of the library
free admission
OCT. 13 Sun. @ 3 & 5 pm Stamell Strings, Poughkeepsie, NY
I'll be playing solo guitar (Barrios) and music for cello & guitar with Jean Vilkelis (Bach, Villa-Lobos, Albeniz) at an all-strings benefit concert (2 shows) for the Woodstock Symphony Orchestra
$20 donation
OCT. 5 Sat. @ 1 pm Huguenot Church, New Paltz, NY
Fishbowl rocks New Paltz's "Applestock" festival
SEPT. 14 Sat. @ 7:30 pm at the Music Institute of Sullivan & Ulster counties (MISU), Market St., Ellenville, NY
the debut of "Frets, Keys & Pipes" - my new duo with singer & keyboardist Harvey Boyer (of Fishbowl);
our favorites songs from a variety of styles/traditions:
The Beatles, Elvis, Dowland, Bach, Verdi, Barrios,Sting, Hall & Oates, Tin Pan Alley tunes, and more
$10 admission
SEPT. 10 Tues. @ 7:30 pm at Studley Hall on Plattekill Ave. at SUNY New Paltz
I'll be playing 3 Pavanas from 1535 by Luys Milan in the annual Faculty Showcase concert
admission: $8/$5/$3
SEPT. 7 Sat. @ 8 pm at High Falls Cafe, High Falls, NY
Fishbowl decamps to it's "home" outlet for a night of dancing
JULY 20 Sat. @ 8 pm at Lydia's Cafe, Marbletown, NY
Dance the night away with Fishbowl
JULY 19 Fri. @ 8 pm at Pine Ridge Dude Ranch, Kerhonkson, NY
Fishbowl provides the musical entertainment
JULY 6 Sat. @ 9 pm at The Rustic Wheelhouse, Chester, NY
3 sets of great dance music with Fishbowl
JUNE 29 Sat. @ 8:45 pm at The Barn at Mohonk Mt. House, New Paltz, NY
Fishbowl returns with an evening of eclectic pop music
JUNE 22 & 23 Sat. & Sun. afternoons
I'll be playing weddings with The Arabesque Trio at Mohonk Mt. House and the Onteora Mt. House; specially requested/arranged music includes "Young At Heart" and "Childgrove" from the Playford Book of 18th c. English country-dance tunes
MAY 18 Sat. @ 8 pm High Falls Cafe, High Falls NY
Fishbowl returns with a batch of new material included in 3 sets of high-energy dance music
MAY 2 & 8 Thurs. @ 7:30 pm Quimby Theater, SUNY Ulster, Stone Ridge &
Wed. @ 7:30 pm Enchanted Cafe, Red Hook
My SUNY Ulster Guitar Ensemble (quintet) will perform my arrangements of a Barrios Prelude, the traditional American folksong "Sail Away," and the rock song "Mony Mony" at the end-of-semester Choral Music & Guitar Ensemble concert at SUNY Ulster, and the week after at the monthly cafe series sponsored by the Mid-Hudson Classical Guitar Society
free admission
MARCH 30 & 31 Sat. @ 7 pm The Pointe Church, Kingston & Sun. @ 4 pm Overlook Methodist Church, Wdstk.
I'm singing & playing with Ars Choralis in the program "The Poets Speak: Mending a Broken World" which features my arrangement of Malcom Dalglish's setting of "Sail Away"
$18 prepaid, $22 at the door; children half-price
FEB. 28 Thurs. @ 8 pm Shepard Recital Hall in College Hall, Plattekill Ave. at SUNY New Paltz
I'll present a Faculty Recital based on my "Musical Pairs" program, expanded to a full recital format (with additional music by Bach, Castelnuovo-Tedesco & Brouwer), with a workshop on the music & guitar techniques involved preceding the show at 5 pm
admission: $8 adults / $5 seniors / $3 students
FEB. 24 Sun. @ 3 pm Morton Library, Rhinecliff, NY
I've curated this theme concert of the Mid-Hudson Classical Guitar Society: "Hommages & Dedications" in which I'll play Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco's Tonadilla "on the name of Andres Segovia" and also my arrangements of Debussy's "Homage a Rameau" with Richard Rudell and Manuel de Falla's "Homenaje" with Richard & Charlie Roataille.
admission $10
2019 . . .
DEC. 29 Sat. @ 8 pm Ramada Inn, Newburgh, NY
Fishbowl plays 3 sets of funk/disco/pop/rock dance music
cover charge
DEC. 12 Wed. @ 8 pm Enchanted Cafe, Red Hook, NY
my SUNY Ulster Mixed Instrument Ensemble will repeat our set of music at a cafe session of the Mid-Hudson Classical Guitar Society
DEC. 10 (rescheduled from 12/3) Mon. @ 7:30 Quimby Theater/SUNY Ulster, Cottekill Rd., Stone Ridge, NY
My Mixed Instrument Ensemble will perform on the String Ensemble concert, doing my arrangements of music by Gershwin, Torroba, Albeniz and Sting/The Police
admission by donation
SEPT. 30 Sun. @ 3 pm Morton Library, Rhinecliff NY
As part of the Mid-Hudson Classical Guitar Society's "Music of France" theme concert I'll play pieces from my "Musical Pairs" program by Poulenc and Roussel
admission $10
SEPT. 22 Sat. @ 6 pm Ethan Farm in High Falls, NY
Fishbowl plays one set at an S.P.C.A. benefit (will we add "Hound Dog"?)
SEPT. 11 Tues. @ 8 pm Studley Hall on Plattekill Ave. at SUNY New Paltz
On the annual Faculty Showcase concert I'll play music from my "Musical Pairs" program: 2 pieces from Praetorius' "Terpsichore" (arr. for guitar by John Williams) and Ruiz-Pipo's "Cancion y Danza"
SEPT. 6 Thurs. @ 7:30 pm St. John's Episcopal Church, 40 Market St., Ellenville, NY
As part of the new "Music on Market" concert series I'll be performing a short (no intermission) recital titled "Musical Pairs for the Classical Guitar" featuring music of Mudarra, de Murcia, Praetorius, Ruiz-Pipo, Sor, Scarlatti, Poulenc, Roussel, Torroba and Barrios
admission
SEPT. 3 Mon. @ 11 Ulster Landing Park, Ulster NY
The West Saugerties Boys entertain with two sets of classic rock at a Labor Day picnic
JULY 13 to AUG. 5 Thurs., Fri., Sat. @ 8, Sun. @ 2 Shadowland Stages Theater, Ellenville, NY
I'm part of the pit-band in the production of Roger Bean's hilarious musical comedy "Honky Tonk Laundry" (with such great songs as "Stand By Your Man" and "These Boots Are Made For Walkin'")
call Shadowland for admission
JULY 7 Sat. @ 8:00 pm High Falls Cafe, High Falls, NY
Fishbowl returns with several sets of rock, pop, funk & disco
cover charge
JUNE 26 - JULY 3 . . . I'll be in Italy touring (singing & accompanying) with Ars Choralis . . . Ciao!
MAY 28 Mon. @ 12 noon Ulster Landing Park, Ulster, NY
The West Saugerties Boys entertain with two sets of classic rock at this Memorial Day celebration
MAY 9 Wed. @ 7:30 pm Enchanted Cafe, Red Hook, NY
My SUNY Ulster Guitar Ensemble will repeat our May 4 repertoire at an informal showcase for players sponsored by the Mid-Hudson Classical Guitar Society
MAY 4 Fri. @ 7:30 pm Quimby Theater at SUNY Ulster, Cottekill Rd., Stone Ridge, NY
As part of the Choral & Guitar Ensemble end of semester concert my Guitar Ensemble will perform my arrangements for 4 guitars of a Barrios solo guitar piece, the song "Istanbul (Not Constantinople)," Faure's orchestral piece Pavane, and the Led Zeppelin ballad "All Of My Love," joined on the 2 songs by percussionist Cass Kadow
admission by donation
APRIL 13 Fri. @ 9:00 pm Mohonk Mt. House, New Paltz, NY
Fishbowl will be playing a Couples evening of dancing at Mohonk Mt. House; songs by The Beatles, Gloria Gaynor, Right Said Fred, Stevie Wonder, The Romantics, etc.
FEB. 25 Sun. @ 3:00 Morton Library, Rhinecliff, NY
I am "curating" and playing in the Mid-Hudson Classical Guitar Society's theme program "Guitar Fantastique: Music of the Supernatural, Magic & Dreams" -- featuring music by Koshkin, Brouwer, Mertz, Cottin, Sainz de la Maza, Towner, de Falla, Barrios, and Villa-Lobos, and my arrangement for guitar quartet of the "Dream of a Witches' Sabbath" from "Symphonie Fantastique" by Hector Berlioz.
admission $10
FEB. 17 Sat. @ 8:00 High Falls Cafe, High Falls, NY
Fishbowl returns to pay 3 sets of disco/funk/rock/pop, with new additions to our repertoire including "Funkytown" and "Shake Your Groove Thing" and "Twist & Shout" Bring your dancin' shoes!
cover charge
JAN. 6 Sat. @ 7:30 (snow date: Sun. 1/7 @ 3:00) -- Woodstock Playhouse, Woodstock, NY
I am playing Rodrigo's "Concierto de Aranjuez" (once again!) with the Woodstock Chamber Orchestra, Jonathan Handman, music director; the program also includes Rossini's "Italiana in Algeri" Overture
and Beethoven's 7th Symphony
Admission $25 adult $20 senior $5 student
2018 . . .
DEC. 8 Fri. @ 6-9 pm -- Barnes & Nobles, on Ulster Ave. in Ulster, NY
the SUNY Ulster Guitar Ensemble will repeat its program from 12/7 as part of the "Bookfair" for the
benefit of the Woodstock Chamber Orchestra; I'll also do a set of solo guitar pieces;
and a performance with clarinetist Kay Sutka (Saint-Saens, Ravel & Rodrigo)
DEC. 7 Thurs. @ 7:30 -- Quimby Theatre at SUNY Ulster, on Cottekill Rd., Stone Ridge, NY
this semester's Guitar Ensemble participates in the Choral & Guitar Ensemble Concert, playing my arrangements of The Raspberries' "Go All The Way," Sor's Largo ma non tanto from Op. 7, and the
opening mvt. of Rodrigo's "Concierto de Aranjuez"
admission by donation
NOV. 24 Fri. @ 8 -- Uncle Willy's Lounge, on North Front St., Kingston
the long-awaited (by us) club debut of The West Saugerties Boys rock band, with me on vocals & guitar,
playing classic rock from the '60s to the '80s
no cover charge
OCT. 11 Wed. @ 7:30 -- Quimby Theater, SUNY Ulster, on Cottekill Rd., Stone Ridge, NY
This semester's Guitar Ensemble will perform my arrangement of The Raspberries' hit song "Go All The Way" on the Music Department's Showcase Concert
admission: $10 family $5 adult $3 student
OCT. 8 Sun. -- private function in Milton, NY
SEPT. 23 Sat. -- private function in Barryville, NY
SEPT. 17 Sun. @ 3:00 -- Morton Library in Rhinecliff, NY
I'll play music by Joaquin Rodrigo, Edward MacDowell & Agustin Barrios in the Mid-Hudson Classical Guitar Society's "Nature" program
admission $10
SEPT. 12 Tues. @ 8:00 -- Studley Theatre at SUNY New Paltz, on Plattekill Ave., New Paltz, NY
I'll play my new arrangement of Granados' Spanish Dance No. 5 "Andaluza" on the Faculty Showcase
SEPT. 9 Sat. @ 8:00 -- High Falls Cafe, Stone Dock Road, High Falls, NY
Fishbowl with our new keyboard player Harvey Boyer (a fellow Ars Choralis alumnus) -- on loan to us
from Blue Gardenia and the Will Smith Trio -- play hit songs from the disco/funk/pop/rock catalogue for
your dancing pleasure; 2 sets followed by a set from The Handsome Devils
AUG. 13 Sun. @ 3:00 -- Ellenville Public Library & Museum, Ellenville, NY
I play triangle (along with other colleagues in a "parade" percussion section) in a performance of "La Promenade du Boef Gras" from Adolfe Blanc's "Symphonie Burlesque" as part of the MISU Community String Ensemble's annual "Summer Afternoon Chamber Music Concert"
JULY 15 Sat. -- private function in Tivoli, NY
JUNE 17 & 18 Sat. @ 7:00 & Sun. @ 3:00 -- Maverick Hall, Woodstock, NY
I'm singing with Ars Choralis in a concert of Haydn ("Mass for Troubled Times") and Copland
(Four "Old American Songs"); plus a Haydn cello concerto featuring Erica Pickhardt & ensemble
admission $20 ($18 advance sales)
JUNE 10 Sat. -- private reception in Woodstock, NY
JUNE 1 Thurs. @ 9:00 -- Mohonk Mt. House in New Paltz, NY
Fishbowl is the closing act at an art event
2017
MAY 7 Sunday @ 3:00 -- Morton Library in Rhinecliff, N.Y.
I'll be presenting the last concert in the current season of the Mid-Hudson Classical Guitar Society: "Greg Dinger & Friends" featuring solo guitar music ranging from the 16th to the 20th centuries (by Mudarra, Sanz, Bach, Scarlatti, Sor, Alard, Granados, Podesta/Barrios & Consuelo Velazquez), and music with violist Anastasia Solberg (by Schumann & Torroba) and flutist Marisa Trees (two original folk music-derived arrangements); and the three of us will end the show with an entertaining & unique Beatles arrangement
admission: $10
MAY 5 Friday @ 7:30 -- Quimby Theater in Vanderlyn Hall at SUNY Ulster in Stone Ridge
As part of the end-of-semester Choral & Guitar Ensemble Concert, this semester's group will play new arrangements I've created of short dances by Handel and Ligeti, "Reverie" by Debussy, "Granada" by Albeniz, and a new medley of songs covered (early in their career) by The Beatles (lotsa fun!).
admission by donation
MARCH 26 Saturday @ 7 -- Holy Cross Church in Kingston, N.Y. & Sunday @ 4 -- Overlook Methodist Church in Woodstock, N.Y.
In addition to singing with Ars Choralis in the "Into The Light: Music of Women Composers Lifted
from Centuries of Obscurity" concert I'll be playing steel-string acoustic guitar in the "bluegrass band" ensemble as part of their presentation of Carol Barnett's bluegrass mass, "The World Beloved."
admission $20 $18 (advance sales)
MARCH 3, 4 & 5 Friday, Saturday @ 7:00, Sunday @ 2:00 -- Cairo-Durham High School in Durham
I'm playing electric & acoustic guitars in a terrific production of the sophisticated Andrew Lloyd Webber musical "Evita," a score filled with tango, samba, rock and ballads
admission
MARCH 2 Thursday @ 7:30 -- Quimby Theater in Vanderlyn Hall at SUNY Ulster in Stone Ridge
I'll be playing two "fantasias" by Renaissance composer Alonso Mudarra in the annual Faculty Recital
admission by donation
FEBRUARY 26 Sunday @ 3:00 -- Morton Library in Rhinecliff, N.Y.
I'll be premiering my new arrangement of Tchaikovsky's "Romeo & Juliet Fantasy-Overture" for 2 guitars (with David Temple), and a 4-guitar "Promenade" by Mussorgsky on a Mid-Hudson Classical Guitar Society program of Russian music
admission: $10
JANUARY 28 Saturday @ 7:30 -- The Sheeley House in High Falls, N.Y.
I'll be playing in a reprise of the Hudson Valley Recital Project's multi-media "A Night in Argentina" show (from Oct. 2016) this time as part of the Ars Choralis "Artist Within" concert series; guitar music by Sagreras, Gomez Crespo, Morel, Cardoso & Maximo Diego Pujol
admission: by donation
concerts & shows: 2016 & before (to Fall 2013)
DEC. 8 Thursday @ 7:30 -- Quimby Theater in Vanderlyn Hall at SUNY Ulster in Stone Ridge, N.Y.
My SUNY Ulster Guitar ensemble will share the stage with the college's Choral ensembles. We'll be performing my arrangement of: Rodrigo's "En Los Trigales," a suite of pieces from Schumann's "Kinderscenen," and a Beatles medley inspired by the recent documentary "Eight Days A Week"
free admission
OCT. 19 Wednesday @ 7:30 -- Quimby Theater in Vanderlyn Hall at SUNY Ulster in Stone Ridge, N.Y.
I'll be playing as a member of the SUNY Ulster Guitar Ensemble in the Music Department's Showcase Concert featuring all the school's music ensembles.
The guitar ensemble will be playing my arrangements of two pieces: No. 1 from "Scenes from Childhood" by Robert Schumann & "En Los Trigales" by Joaquin Rodrigo
admission by donation (benefits the Music Dept. operating funds)
OCT. 14, 2016 Friday @ 7:30 -- ASK (Arts Society of Kingston) Gallery, in Kingston, N.Y.
as part of the Hudson Valley Recital Project series I'll play music by Jorge Gomez Crespo, Julio Sagreras, Jorge Cardoso, Maximo Diego Pujol & Jorge Morel on a program incorporating poetry & video called "A Night in Argentina."
admission: $10
SEPT. 18, 2016 Sunday @ 4:00 -- Morton Library in Rhinecliff, N.Y.
I'll play Fernando Sor's Variations on the Scottish Air "Ye Banks & Braes" Op. 40 on the "Return to the British Isles" program of the Mid-Hudson Classical Guitar Society
admission: $10
SEPT. 13, 2016 Tuesday @ 8:00 -- Studley Hall at SUNY New Paltz in New Paltz, N.Y.
I'll perform several pieces from Torroba's "Castles of Spain" in the Faculty Showcase concert
free admission
AUGUST 27, 2016 Saturday -- private memorial service with The Arabesque Trio at Mohonk Mountain House, in New Paltz, N.Y.
AUGUST 13, 2016 Sat. -- private wedding in Phoenicia, N.Y.
AUGUST 12 thru SEPTEMBER 11 2016 Thurs. (except not 8/11), Fri., Sat. @ 8 pm, Sun. @ 2 pm -- Shadowland Theatre in Ellenville, N.Y.
I'm playing guitars for the musical revue "8 Track: the Sounds of the Seventies" featuring such hits as The Emotions's "Best of My Love,” Rare Earth's "Get Ready," Gilbert O'Sullivan's "Alone Again (Naturally)," the Doobie Bros.'s "Takin' It To The Streets," Patti Labelle's "Lady Marmalade,” 10cc's "I'm Not In Love," the Starland Vocal Band's "Afternoon Delight," Joe Cocker's "The Letter," Rose Royce's "Car Wash," Barry Manilow's "I Write The Songs,” and, of course, a fabulous Disco Medley. Wear bell-bottoms!
call the Shadowland (647-5511) for ticket info
JULY 20, 2016 Wed. @ 7:00 -- Enchanted Cafe in Red Hook, N.Y.
I'll be among the players in the debut of a classical guitar open mic session presented monthly by the Mid-Hudson Classical Guitar Society at this really nice coffeehouse in Red Hook
JULY 17, 2016 Sund. @ 4:00 -- MusicLab (former Zena Elementary School) in Zena, N.Y.
I'll be singing in the chorus assembled for a premiere of "Messages, Notes and Beyond" by Bonnie Meadow, presented by the Sage Arts organization in their "Musical Celebration of Woodstock Elders" concert.
JUNE 25, 2016 Sat. -- private wedding in Rosendale, N.Y.
JUNE 18 & 19, 2016 Sat. @ 7:00 and Sun. @ 4:00 -- Maverick Concert Hall in Woodstock
as part of Ars Choralis' "Musica Hispanica: Then and Now" concert I'll accompany the chorus in the virtuosic "Baladilla de los Tres Rios" by Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco,
and play in Ariel Ramirez' "Missa Criolla" -- as well as sing in the bass section of the chorus
admission: $20 ($18 advance sales )
JUNE 12, 2016 Sun. -- private wedding in Oliverea, N.Y.
JUNE 11, 2016 Sat. -- private wedding in Woodstock, N.Y.
JUNE 3, 2016 I'll play with flutist Barbara Rizek-McGuckin at an art show event at the Old Library in Pine Plains, N.Y.
MAY 21, 2016 Sat. -- private party in High Falls, N.Y.
MAY 7, 2016 Sat. @ 1:45 and 2:15 -- Barnes & Nobles bookstore on Ulster Avenue in Kingston (Ulster)
as part of a fundraiser for the Woodstock Chamber Orchestra I'll play solo & with the SUNY Ulster Guitar Ensemble.
free admission
MAY 2, 2016 Mon. @ 7:30 -- Quimby Theater at SUNY Ulster in Stone Ridge
my SUNY Ulster Mixed Instrument Ensemble participates in the String Ensemble Concert and will play my arrangements of music by Mainerio, Praetorius, Gervaise, Chopin & The Beatles ("And I Love Her").
free admission
APRIL 28, 2016 Thurs. @ 7:30 -- Quimby Theater at SUNY Ulster in Stone Ridge
my SUNY Ulster Guitar Ensemble participates in the Choral & Guitar Ensemble Concert and will play my arrangements of music by Fernando Sor, Josquin Depres, Gyorgy Ligeti ("White On White" Etude No. 15) & Steve Miller's "Rockin' Me, Baby"
free admission
MARCH 15, 2016 Tues. @ 7:30 pm -- Quimby Theater at SUNY Ulster in Stone Ridge
on the Faculty Recital: I'll play my arrangements of 3 Beatles songs (2 Lennon & McCartney, 1 George Harrison)
free admission
FEB. 28, 2016 Sun. @ 3 pm -- Morton Library in Rhinecliff, NY
as part of the Mid-Hudson Classical Guitar Society's concert "Classical Guitar Goes to the British Isles" I'll play 2 Beatles songs
admission: $10
FEB. 18, 2016 Thurs. @ 8 pm -- Shepard Recital Hall in College Hall in SUNY New Paltz in New Paltz
My faculty recital this winter is called "Popular Meets Classical" and presents tunes from the Renaissance & Elizabethan periods (by anon., Josquin, Narvaez and Cutting), Fernando Sor's Variations on a Scottish Air, William Foden's entertaining "Grand Fantasie of American Songs," my complete "The Wizard of Oz" Fantasy, & my arrangements of some songs by Queen and The Beatles
Admission: $8, seniors $6, students $3
DEC. 19, 2015 Sat. @ 3 pm -- Christ Episcopal Church in Greenville, N.Y.
I will play an "Afternoon With The Classics" program including my complete "The Wizard of Oz" Fantasy, short pieces by Mudarra, Cutting, Sanz & Bach,
several of Torroba's "Castles of Spain" & my "White Christmas" Fantasia
freewill offering benefits Greenville Area Food Pantry
DEC. 3 & 7, 2015 Thurs. & Mon. @ 7:30 -- Quimby Theater at SUNY Ulster in Stone Ridge
On 12/3 I will be playing with/directing my SUNY Ulster Guitar Ensemble in the college's "Choral & Guitar Ensemble" concert -- songs I've arranged by J. S. Bach,
Orlando Gibbons, Lennon & McCartney, Michael Jackson ("Billie Jean") & Kinley Lange (his choral piece "Esto Los Digo")
On 12/7 I will be playing/directing my SUNY Ulster Mixed Instrument Ensemble in the college's "Strings & Mixed Instrument Ensembles" concert. We'll be playing a Spanish/Latin American set of pieces by Manuel De Falla, Federico Moreno Torroba, Isaac Albeniz & Astor Piazzolla
free admission
NOV. 28, 2015 Sat. @ 1 (to 3 pm) -- Barnes & Nobles in Kingston (Ulster)
I will be playing a set of pieces (some Torroba and my setting of the choral piece "Bow Down Low") as part of an Ars Choralis fundraising event at B&N
free admission
NOV. 27, 2015 Fri. @ 1 (to 3 pm) -- Barnes & Nobles in Kingston (Ulster)
I'll be playing a set of pieces (some Bach, some Wizard of Oz, etc.) as part of a Woodstock Chamber Orchestra fundraising event at B&N
free admission
NOV. 19, 20, 21 & 22 2015 Thurs., Fri., & Sat. @ 7 pm and Sun. @ 2 pm -- Quimby Theater at SUNY Ulster in Stone Ridge
I will play my arrangements of tunes from the show "Spoon River" as an overture to each act of the production by the SUNY Ulster Theatre Dept.
suggested donation: $10
NOV. 1, 2015 Sun. @ 3 pm -- Holy Trinity Church in Poughkeepsie
The Knights of Columbus Bishop Mestice Council presents a Fall concert where I'll be playing my complete "Wizard of Oz" Fantasy, pieces from Federico Moreno Torroba's "Castles of Spain" and several pieces by Argentine guitarist/composer Jorge Morel. A reception follows the one-hour concert.
suggested donation: $10/adult $5/child $25/family
SEPT. 26, 2015 Sat. @ 8 -- Ivan's Restaurant at the Rondout Golf Club in Accord, N.Y.
the debut of "Decoy" in a "Get Back to the new season, Ars Choralis" show ("Dance-Party with Decoy"). 3 sets of "classic-rock" from 8 - 11
admission by donation
SEPT. 15, 2015 Tues. @ 8 pm -- Studley Theatre at SUNY New Paltz in New Paltz
on the Music Faculty Showcase concert I'll play the Overture & Finale to my "The Wizard of Oz" Fantasy
admission: $8, $6 seniors, $3 students
SEPT. 13, 2015
Sunday @ 3 -- Morton Library in Rhinecliff
as part of the Mid-Hudson Classical Guitar Society's "Classical Guitar Goes To The Movies" program I'll be playing part of my new "The Wizard of Oz" Fantasy
admission: $10
MAY 23, 2015 Saturday @ 2 pm -- Woodstock Historical Society Museum in Woodstock
as part of the Ars Choralis 50th Anniversary Year celebrations I'll be singing madrigals with a sub-group of Ars Choralis and playing guitar in Renaissance music with Mary Leonard, Nicole Minielli & Dewi Pangibaruan
free admission
APRIL 19, 2015 Sun. @ 2 pm -- Ellenville Public Library in Ellenville
"Four Centuries of Classical Guitar" featuring music by Gaspar Sanz, Sylvius Leopold Weiss, Jean-Delphin Alard, Manuel Ponce, Jorge Morel, and -- with violinist Akiko Kamigawara -- Gyorgy Ligeti and Pablo de Sarasate
free admission
MARCH 21, 2015 Sat. @ 4 pm -- Overlook United Methodist Church in Woodstock
as part of "A Concert Celebrating the 330th Anniversary of Johann Sebastian Bach's Birthday" I'll play his Prelude BWV 999 & the Sarabande from Lute Suite No. 2 BWV 997
free admission
MARCH 8, 2015 Sun. @ 3 pm -- "Highpoint" (the home of George Tsontakis) in Shokan
a benefit concert for the Woodstock Chamber Orchestra with myself and violinist Akiko Kamigawara, titled "Music of Two Eras" featuring Romantic pieces by Paganini, Alard (solo guitar) & Sarasate (new arrangements), and 20th century music by Ysaye (solo violin), Ligeti (new arrangements) and George Tsontakis (newly arranged)
$40 donation suggested
MARCH 5, 2015 Sun. @ 7:30 pm -- Quimby Theater at UNY Ulster in Stone Ridge
on the Faculty Recital I'll play 2 Etudes in A: Op. 35 No. 9 by Fernando Sor and my arrangement of Op. 19 No. 2 by Jean-Delphin Alard
free admission
FEB. 24, 2015 Tues. @ 8 pm -- Shepard Recital Hall in College Hall at SUNY New Paltz in New Paltz
solo guitar Faculty Recital: "Three Centuries of Music for the Classical Guitar" featuring music by Sylvius Leopold Weiss, Fernando Sor, my premiere arrangements of violin music of Jean-Delphin Alard, and South American guitar music by Manuel Ponce, Heitor Villa-Lobos & Jorge Morel
admission: $8, $6 senior, $3 students
FEB. 22, 2015 Sun. @ 3 pm -- Morton Library in Rhinecliff
as part of the Mid-Hudson Classical Guitar Society's concert "A Classical Guitar Tribute to Flamenco" I'll play my arrangements of two Spanish Dances by Pablo de Sarasate with violinist Akiko Kamigawara
admission: $10
FEB. 14, 2015 Saturday @ 8 pm -- Sheeley House in High Falls
Ars Choralis' 50th Anniversary Year "Best of the Valentine's Shows 2010-2013" with me, Chuck Snyder, Jim Noecker, Laurel Herdman, Barbara Berlind, & Karen Levine doing heartfelt love songs by Billy Joel, Jerome Kern, Buddy Holly, Duke Ellington, the Everly Bros., Paul McCartney, Rodgers & Hart & others, a classical guitar reprise of "Besame Mucho," a best of the "Anti-Love Song" medley, and an early-Beatles acapella finale
admission by donation
OCT. 16, 2014 Thurs. @ 12:15 pm -- Old Dutch Church in Kingston
as part of Susan Parkyn Strauser's concert "Music of the Heart and of the Cross" I'll play William Foden's "Grand Fantasie of American Songs" and my adaptation of the Shaker hymn "Bow Down Low"
free admission
SEPT. 9, 2014 Tues. @ 8 pm -- Studley Theater at SUNY New Paltz in New Paltz
on the Music Faculty Showcase concert I'll play Fernando Sor's Etude in E Op. 6 No. 11 (Segovia #17) & Menuet in G from Op. 3
admission: $8, $6 seniors, $3 students
SEPT. 7, 2014 Sun. @ 1 pm -- Manor Lake estate in Kingston
as part of a Gala Outdoor Benefit Concert for the Woodstock Chamber Orchestra I'll play music by Handel, Schubert & Villa-Lobos with soprano Kimberly Kahan, and music by Teleman, Bach, Bartok & Machado with flutist Marisa Trees
donation: $50 suggested
MARCH 13, 2014 Thurs. @ 7:30 pm -- Quimby Theater at SUNY Ulster in Stone Ridge
on the Faculty Recital: I'll play music by Jorge Cardoso & Emilio Pujol, and my "Passacaglia on a Gershwin Song" with Anastasia Solberg (viola) & Susan Seligman (cello)
free admission
MARCH 5, 2014 Wed. @ 12 noon -- First Evangelical Lutheran Church in Poughkeepsie
portions of the "Love, Jealousy & Despair" program for the Lunch 'n' Listen concert series: music by Cardoso, E. Pujol, Piazzolla and the Tchaikovsky "Romeo & Juliet"
free admission
FEB. 27, 2014 Thurs. @ 8 pm -- Bard Hall at Bard College in Annandale
a repeat of the concert on Feb. 20 -- another opportunity to celebrate Love, Jealousy & Despair!
free admission
FEB. 22, 2014 Saturday @ 8 pm -- The Sheeley House in High Falls
Ars Choralis' "Artist Within" series presents "A Special Valentine" with the SAGAD Trio & guest vocalist, Stefanie Backofen. Music by Rodgers & Hart, the Gershwins, Lennon & McCartney, Beethoven, Schubert, Liszt, Tchaikovsky & Nino Rota. Poetry & lyrics read by Jim Ulrich, Christina Gardner & Ray Cocks
admission by donation
FEB. 20, 2014 Thurs. @ 8 pm -- Shepard Recital Hall in College Hall at SUNY New Paltz in New Paltz
solo guitar Faculty Recital: "Love, Jealousy & Despair" (this year's Music Dept. theme) featuring Tarrega's Fantasy on "La Traviata," my premiere arrangement of Tchaikovsky's "Romeo & Juliet" Fantasy-Overture, and milongas & tangos by Jorge Cardoso, Emilio Pujol, Maximo Diego Pujol, Astor Piazzolla & Roland Dyens
admission: $8, seniors $6, students $3
DEC. 1, 2013 Sun. @ 3 pm -- Walkill Reformed Church in Walkill
as part of the Winter Celebration Concert I'll play several Renaissance pieces by Luis Milan & Alonso Mudarra, and my arrangements of the Prelude No. 1 from the "Well-Tempered Clavier" & Gavotte en Rondeau by J. S. Bach and the Sonata Kk. 380 by Domenico Scarlatti
admission by donation
SEPT. 10, 2013 Tues. @ 8 pm -- Studley Theatre at SUNY New Paltz in New Paltz
on the Music Faculty Showcase concert I'll play Manuel Ponce's "Estrellita" & my own transcription/arrangement of Consuelo Velasquez's "Besame Mucho" on solo guitar, and with Carole Cowan (violin) & Susan Seligman (cello) my arrangement of the traditional American song "Shenandoah"
admission: $8, $6 seniors, $3 students