Celebrate
Hispanic Heritage Month
at George Mason University with

Francesc de Paula Soler
Master Guitarist,
Conservatorio de Música, Teatro del Liceu de Barcelona


Tuesday, 21 September 1999 at 7:30PM
Johnson Center Cinema


About the Artist

Born in 1949, in the heart of a Spanish artistic family, Soler started his musical studies at the age of six, and later followed the tradition of Andrés Segovia. He has been the recipient of numerous prizes and awards, including the Medal of St. Alexis from the Russian Orthodox Church, and the nomination of Honorary Citizen of Dallas in recognition for his artistic merits. Regarding his wide international activity as a performer, the critics - calling him "Poet of the Guitar"- have hailed Soler as the most notable name in the new generation of Spanish guitarists. His Guitar Collection (Book and CD) can be obtained through Mel Bay Publications.

Guitar by ESTRUCH (Spain)
Strings G.H.S. Vanguard


The Program


I
Panorama of the Spanish Music for Guitar
Alonso MUDARRA (1508-1580)    FANTASIA*
Gaspar SANZ (1640-1710) SUITE ESPAÑOLA*
                      Ricercare
                     Gallarda
                   Villano
                   Rujero
                       Paradetas
                                                                 Fanfarria de la Caballería de Nápoles
                                            La miñona de Cataluña
                      Canarios
Ferran SORS (1778-1839)     VARIACIONES OP. 9
                                                               (Sobre un tema de Mozart)
Francisco TARREGA (1852-1909)     SUEÑO

(Brief intermission)

Miquel LLOBET (1878-1939)    VARIACIONES OP. 15
                                                                          (Sobre un tema de Sors)
Frederic MOMPOU (1893-1987)     SUITE COMPOSTELANA
                                    Preludi
                                      Muñeira
Francesc de Paula SOLER (b. 1949) LADY M LITTLE ROLLING STONE
                                             (To Montse)

Intermission
 
II
The Contemporary Guitar in Europe and Latin America
Compositions From Europe
Anonymous (Ireland) - F. P. SOLER   IRISH MARCH ***
                                                                 (To Greenpeace)
John W. DUARTE (England)       SUA COSA **
                                                                   (In memoriam Wes Montgomery) Francesc de Paula SOLER    SOPRANOS AND TENORS SING
                                                         THE GALILEO'S SALTARELLO
                                                 (To Sinéad)
Olivier BENSA (France)    THE BILLIARD ROOM
Antonio RUIZ-PIPO (Spain)   DANCE # 1**
Alexander TANSMAN (Poland)   POMPOUS DANCE

 From Latin America
Anonymous (Bolivia)                        BOLIVIAN FOLK SONG ** 
Manuel M. PONCE (México)          SCHERZINO MEXICANO
Leo BROUWER (Cuba)                           DANZA CARACTERISTICA
Joao PERNAMBUCO (Brasil)            SOUNDS OF BELLS **
Antonio LAURO (Venezuela)               SEIS POR DERECHO**
Pablo ESCOBAR (Paraguay)     CHOPI **
Isaías SAVIO (Uruguay)          BATUCADA

*Transcription, ** Revision, *** Harmonization
by Francesc de Paula SOLER