Calendar of Performances

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 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 a tombeau by Sylvius Leopold Weiss

admission $10

2019 . . .HAPPY NEW YEARS!!

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

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"

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

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

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