Classical Music For the World
In Collaboration with Fo Guang Shan Xiang Yun Temple
presents
United Covenant Methodist Church, 4410 Duval Rd, Austin, TX 78727
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PROGRAM
Paganini (1782-1840): Sonate per chitarra No. 33, 34, and 35
Arcas (1832-1882): Bolero y Solea
Barrios Mangoré (1885-1944): El Ultimo Tremolo, Julia Florida
Castelnuovo–Tedesco (1895-1968): Caprichos de Goya, Obsequio a el Maestro
Albeniz (1860-1909): Asturias (Leyenda)
“Six Strings Paintings” is a musical journey through images of life by guitar strings. It moves from Paganini’s abstract melodies to Spanish landscapes in Arcas’s “Bolero y Solea.” Barrios’s nostalgic “El Ultimo Tremolo” creates musical paintings, while Castelnuovo-Tedesco’s “Caprichos de Goya” musically interprets Goya’s art, and “Obsequio a el Maestro” honors Pizzetti. It finishes with Albeniz’s “Asturias,” its sounds paint a vivid, nostalgic Spanish scene and serve to evoke an intimate peace in the world. “Six Strings Paintings” is truly an immersive experience of the guitar’s ability to create colorful sounds from distinct emotions as visual paintings.
ABOUT THE ARTIST – NOEMI PASSIATORE
Passionate musician, extremely interested in historical performance practice and in the original guitar repertoire of the Romantic Period and the early Twentieth Century, Noemi Passiatore is establishing her artistic profile around very specific research on the quality of historical sound of the classical guitar. She performed often with gut strings and without nails, looking for various instrumental colors. Noemi Passiatore is Professor of Classical Guitar at the Liceo Musicale “F. De Sanctis” of Cervinara.
After graduating from the “Tito Schipa” Conservatory, Noemi received a Master’s Degree in Guitar Performance from the Conservatorio “U. Giordano” of Foggia in 2020. She attended many master classes and summer courses, always being selected for the final concerts as one of the best students. Noemi’s passion for guitar started under the tutelage of Andrea Monarda when she was 10, and continued at the Conservatorio “Tito Schipa” of Lecce- Ceglie Messapica, where she worked for six years with Oronzo Persano. During the academic year 2016-2017, she studied with Andrej Grafenauer at the Ljubljana Music Academy in the ERASMUS program and performed numerous concerts in Slovenia.
She won first prize in many national and international competitions, such as the “Salento Guitar Festival”, “Satie Competition”, Premio “Lucia Iurleo” and International Guitar Contest of Riga. She also got a Master’s Program of Second Level in Performance at the Conservatorio “A. Boito” of Parma, studying with G. Bandini. She is now enrolled in a further Master’s Program at the Conservatorio “D. Cimarosa” of Avellino.