The 3rd International Ten-String Guitar Festival Oct. 23, 24, 25, 2008 Warner Theatre Center for Arts Education Torrington, Connecticut, USA Join Us! Come and see what the world of guitar is doing next.
Three days of workshops with players from all over the world on the ten-string guitar Workshops will be held as panel contributions, open discussions and master class format. Bring your guitar 6,7,8,9,or 10 strings or just come and listen!
Topics of workshops: How to play the ten-string guitar in classical, jazz and contemporary styles Learn special multi-string techniques How to approach playing the ten-string in ensemble in classical, jazz and contemporary How to develop your transcribing skills with different tunings How to approach improvising on the ten-string as a soloist and as an ensemble player Composing techniques for the multi-string, where to begin? Efficient practicing for busy people for all guitarists..............and more...
October 25th- Concert at the Nancy Marine Studio Theatre www.warnertheatre.org
International Guest Artists:
Marcos Puņa- Bolivia South American/Classical 10-string Anders Førisdal- Norway Contemporary/Classical 10-string Gabriel Tapia-Panama South American/Classical 10-string Michael Coppola- Jazz 9-string US David Darling-Grammy Nominated 8-string cellist, Composer US Janet Marlow-Electric 10-String and 10 string Jazz guitar US/UK
REGISTER ON-LINE OR FOR INQUIRIES PLEASE CALL JANET MARLOW, DIRECTOR AT (860) 567-9217 EAST COAST US
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Mission Statement- To further the meaning of the ten-string guitar in global community
About the The International Ten-String Guitar Society
The organization consists of concert performers, players and students of the guitar from every continent. The website www.tenstringguitar.comis a resource for multi-string guitar enthusiasts for instruments, music, recordings, history and new developments of the instrument globally. The website had received over 100,000 visiting hits in 2007. There is no charge to become a member and Newsletters are sent in e-blasts spotlighting players and events.
Maestro Narciso Yepes Painting by Antonio Gomes de Oliveira Neto
About The Ten-String Guitar
The construction of guitars with more than six strings is not a new idea. From the lutes of the Renaissance and Baroque eras, to the Romantic guitars of the European 19th century, until the present, virtuosi and composers for these instruments have all been an important part of the evolution of the multi-stringed guitar. Implementation of the modern ten-string is credited to the internationally acclaimed Spanish classical guitarist, Maestro Narciso Yepes. (1927-1997). Maestro Yepes collaborated with the Spanish luthier, Jose Ramirez, for the construction of the first contemporary classical guitar adding four extra bass strings. It was premiered in 1964 with the Berlin Philharmonic with Narciso Yepes performing the Concerto de Aranjuez. Today, there are many luthiers who construct multi-string guitars worldwide. Narciso Yepes' technical innovations and development of repertoire for this instrument has propelled this instrument into the 21st Century.
The following state the reasons for the evolutionary development of the 10-string guitar. The First Reason- adding four extra bass strings provides necessary sympathetic resonance which evolves the physical acoustics of the guitar. A Second Reason- lute music of the Renaissance and Baroque eras conceived on 14 strings or more can be further transcribed; .J.S. Bach and S.L.Weiss. A Third Reason- greater sustain occurs for more sound projection in concert halls. A Fourth Reason- for new compositions, the composer and player have new and expanded possibilities. The Fifth Reason- *all six string guitar repertoire can be played on a ten string guitar. The Sixth Reason- The ten string is a threshold for expanded improvisation.
