21600 Shaker Blvd, Shaker Heights 44122
Our most popular event unites four of Cleveland’s finest guitarists!
Last year’s Showcase Concert brought in a record-breaking crowd for the CCGS, and this year we plan to break that record again! Please join us as we welcome back Jason Vieaux: international sensation and head of the guitar department at the Cleveland Institute of Music; Stephen Aron: head of the guitar departments at Oberlin Conservatory and University of Akron; and the phenomenal national touring artist Robert Gruca. This year we also introduce the new guitar professor of Baldwin-Wallace Conservatory: Jorge Amaral. A reception will follow.
We guarantee you’ll have a great time!
21600 Shaker Blvd, Shaker Heights 44122
Denis Azabagic, Saturday October 1st
The CCGS is proud to present the masterful guitarist Denis Azabagic as the featured artist of the 2011-2012 season. Born in Bosnia, he rose to international prominence through his performance in competitions. To date, he is the only guitarist to have won first prize in virtually every major guitar competition in the world. This Cleveland debut is one of the most highly anticipated concerts of the year. Critics and audiences agree: Denis Azabagic is pure magic!
$15 general admission, $5 students
Tickets are available at the door
21600 Shaker Blvd, Shaker Heights 44122
Matt Palmer, Friday December 2nd
Ranked among the top musicians of his generation and distinguished as the 2010 recipient of the Up and Coming Guitarist of the Year award by Guitar International Magazine, Matt Palmer is gaining worldwide recognition as a virtuosic and soulful concert artist. Winner of numerous competitions, an innovator of new guitar techniques, and an author, Mr. Palmer is sure to dazzle your senses.
Free-will donations gratefully accepted at the concert, or help support us by donating online
21600 Shaker Blvd, Shaker Heights 44122
Dale Kavanagh, Friday January 27th
Dale Kavanagh has given over one thousand concerts in more than forty countries, and is a regular recitalist and teacher in music festivals throughout Europe, North and South America, and Asia. Her 16 recordings have received rave reviews from critics worldwide. As Professor of Guitar at the Musikhochschule in Detmold, Germany, Ms. Kavanagh is intimately involved in training the next generation of performers. Her programs mix standard repertoire with self-composed works of beauty and grace.
Free-will donations gratefully accepted at the concert, or help support us by donating online
3909 Rocky River Drive, Cleveland 44111
Composer/Guitarist Collaborative, Sunday February 19th
Last year’s collaboration with the Cleveland Composers Guild- with the second largest audience of any concert in our history- was such a success that both organizations enthusiastically agreed to join together again as soon as possible! Cleveland’s top composers and performers unite to create spectacular new works for guitar, both solo and in interesting combinations with other instruments. New to this year's collaboration: local artists will have their work on display, and it will be available for sale at the reception following the concert. Join us as composers, performers, and artists unite in a celebration of the compelling power of new music and art!
This concert features guitarists Stephen Aron, George Bachmann, James Marron, Robert Sharpe, and Gideon Whitehead; flutist Jane Berkner; soprano Lauren Feola; and violinist Natalie Lin. Composers include: Monica Houghton, Jeffrey Quick, Ryan Ramer, Robert Rollin, and Stephen Stanziano. There will also be artwork on display by local artists Gretchen Goss, Gwen Goss, Mark Hartung, and GuangSheng Wang. See some of Gretchen Goss' artwork here, Mark Hartung's artwork here, and GuangSheng's artwork here
This is a free concert, but you can always help support us by donating online21600 Shaker Blvd, Shaker Heights 44122
The Cleveland community was introduced to guitarist François Fowler through his fantastic performance in the 2010 Showcase Concert. His performance was so impressive that we have asked him back- this time to perform with his colleague from Youngstown State University, flutist Kathryn Thomas Umble. With a repertoire spanning 400 years and four continents, Duo Allant’s impeccable musicianship has inspired many distinguished composers to write new works for them.
Free-will donations gratefully accepted at the concert, or help support us by donating online