Sunday 3/22 3:00pm

The American violin and guitar ensemble Duo46 (a.k.a. guitarist Matt Gould and violinist Beth Ilana Schneider-Gould) will perform with Israeli mandolinist Avi Avital on Sunday, March 22. The concert will feature music by local composer Steven Funk Pearson and Berklee School of Music Professor Apostolos Paraskevas, newly commissioned trios for B.A.M. (Beth.Avi.Matt) by composers Justin Rubin and Giovanni Albini, and music by J.S. Bach for solo mandolin.

The American violin and guitar ensemble Duo 46 have created their own repertoire that itself warrants standing ovations. Their intriguing mix of music depicts the impressions and experiences of modern-day classical composers, capturing an array of style and emotion, ranging from Classical to Flamenco, Gypsy to Turkish, Jazz to Rock, Folk to Bartok, and New Age to the most Avante-Garde.
With literally hundreds of original twentieth-century works for violin and guitar duo, double concertos, and collaborations with guest artists, including computers, this photogenic pair captivate audiences with their new repertoire and artistry. As artists living in the 21st-century, Duo46 embraces music by living composers. Important advocates of contemporary art music, their recordings often celebrate new chamber music for guitar, most often composed specifically for them.

Making her soloist debut at the age of 16 with the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, violinist Beth Ilana Schneider-Gould has since performed throughout the United States including the Kennedy Center and Carnegie Hall, and Europe with Sir George Solti and the Schleswig Holstein Festival Orchestra. A graduate of Indiana University Bloomington and the University of Arizona. Beth is a former member of the San Antonio Symphony and a former Lecturer of Violin, Viola and Chamber Music at Eastern Mediterranean University in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.

Dr. Matt Gould (B.M. Peabody Conservatory, M.M. University of Arizona, and D.M.A. Arizona State University) has excelled in many international guitar competitions such as the Stotsenberg and Guitar Foundation of America, and has been described as a "guitarist capable of giving performances of great beauty, enthusiasm and control" by Manuel Barrueco. In 1994, Matt created Guitar Plus International, an organization whose mission is to help further establish the guitar as a viable chamber instrument in the 21st- century. Most currently, Matt is Director of Guitar Ensembles at Arizona State University.

The Israeli mandolin player Avi Avital (b.1978) graduated from the Jerusalem Music Academy and specialized at the Padua
Conservatory. He has played with major orchestras, such as the Israeli Philharmonic Orchestra, the Rostov State Theatre Soloists, I Pomeriggi Musicali di Milano, the Georgisches Kammerorchester in Ingolstadt and the New York Metropolis Ensemble, and under the baton of such illustrious conductors as Mstislav Rostropovitch, Asher Fisch and Philippe Entremont. His intense artistic activity includes numerous international appearances, with performances in concerts throughout Europe, the USA and South-East Asia. He has been invited to give lectures and Master Classes at the Conservatorio Verdi di Milano, Stanford University (California), the Schola antorum Basiliensis in Basel and at New York’s Julliard School of Music. His innate curiosity of all aspects of music - from experimental to ancient music, passing through world music - has made him one of the most multi-faceted mandolin-players of our time. When he is not appearing on stages around the world, Avi Avital divides his time between Italy and Israel.

 

The Boston Classical Guitar Society is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to foster an awareness of the beauty and diversity of the classical guitar in the Boston area. The BCGS appreciates the essential support of La Bella Strings, the D'Addario Music Foundation and other sponsors, donors and members. www.bostonguitar.org.