{"id":8229,"date":"2023-07-10T04:40:28","date_gmt":"2023-07-10T08:40:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thevillagetrip.com\/?post_type=tribe_events&p=8229"},"modified":"2023-09-05T04:48:53","modified_gmt":"2023-09-05T08:48:53","slug":"tvt-guitarfest-1","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/www.thevillagetrip.com\/event\/tvt-guitarfest-1\/","title":{"rendered":"The Village Trip GuitarFest I \u2013 “Bowery Haunt” In Memory of Scott Johnson"},"content":{"rendered":"
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GuitarFest \u201923<\/strong> begins with a tribute to Scott Johnson<\/strong>, with his \u201cBowery Haunt\u201d, for two electric guitars. It will be performed by the Cygnus guitarists William Anderson and Oren Fader, for whom the piece was composed in 2005.<\/p>\n

Scott Johnson\u2019s New York Times <\/em>obit<\/a> highlights \u201cJohnny Somebody\u201d, an early technical marvel, turning recorded speech into rhythms and musical motives \u2014<\/p>\n

Johnson was very proud of \u201cJohnny Somebody\u201d, but his genius went far beyond that technical achievement. He built-up downtown and experimental idioms into a megalopolis \u2014 his New York City. \u201cBowery Haunt\u201d is a great example, beginning with murky thuds on the low strings and developing into a powerful rock tune, subsiding into a lyrical inner section before a rock-out ending.<\/p>\n

Marti Epstein<\/strong>\u2019s \u201cfor guitars and cello\u201d was written in the 80\u2019s, at around the same time that she attracted the attention of Hans Werner Henze at Tanglewood, leading to a commission to write a puppet opera for the Munich Biennale.<\/p>\n

And first peformances \u2014<\/p>\n

Gary Philo<\/strong>\u2019s Meditation,\u00a0Homage \u00e0 Larry Coryell<\/em> was written as a kind of remembrance of an extraordinary performance by jazz guitarist Larry Coryell. Philo had been listening to Larry Coryell for many years, and some years ago, he had the great fortune to hear him play in a little place in Larchmont, The Water Cafe, which is now defunct. It was an icy winter night, and there were only about 10 people in the place. \u201cHe was magnificent - one of the best musical experiences I've had.\u201d<\/p>\n

Amy Reich<\/strong>\u2019s \u201cThree Simple Songs\u201d for piccolo and guitar, performed by Liz Hogg and Denis Savelyev, and other new works by Frank Brickle, Christian Carey.<\/p>\n

The program will end with a guitar orchestra version of David Amram<\/strong>\u2019s exquisite film music for Elia Kazan\u2019s Splendor in the Grass<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Composers<\/strong><\/p>\n