The D’Amore Duo brings together the outstanding young virtuosos: American guitarist William Feasley and Russian oboist Vladimir Lande. In performances marked by the distinct coloring of their contrasting instruments and musical heritage, they play with a musical vitality that sparkles with insight and originality. Winners of the 1990 Baltimore Chamber Music Awards and the 1993 Montpelier Recitalist Competition, The D’Amore Duo is quickly gaining recognition as a popular component of many chamber music series, and their workshops, master classes, and children’s programs are renowned. This ensemble concert features Feasley on the guitars and theorbo, and Lande on the oboe and baroque oboe. This concert includes works by composers including Napoleon Coste, Robert de Vissee, Claude Debussy, Gabriel Faure, Andreas Pfloger, Jean Francaix, and Jacque Ibert.
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Michael Jefry Stevens and Friends: What is Jazz?
This introduction to jazz, geared toward non-musicians, involves the music of well-known American jazz composers, such as Duke Ellington, Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker, and Miles Davis, and a historical perspective of the music. The role of various jazz instruments is examined. In addition, discussions of music as a language, and jazz as self-expression, are featured. The workshop can easily be combined with a mini-concert.
Note: For more information contact Jeffrey Allison, Paul Mellon Educator and Statewide Programs Coordinator, VMFA.
Kid Pan Alley
The initial inspiration for Kid Pan Alley came after a successful songwriting residency in Rappahannock County, Virginia. Since that time, Kid Pan Alley has shared the joys of songwriting with children around the country. The organization’s mission is not only to give children a hands-on opportunity to participate in the creative process, but also to help them develop a broader awareness of the world around them, including exposure to pertinent environmental, social, and political issues.
Note: For more information contact Jeffrey Allison, Paul Mellon Educator and Statewide Programs Coordinator, VMFA.
Jazz Concert: Fonda/Stevens Group
Performing together in various ensembles for more than 20 years , this powerful acoustic New York City-based jazz ensemble features the music of bassist Joe Fonda and pianist Michael Jefry Stevens, performing with master percussionist Harvey Sorgen and the brilliant modern jazz trumpet legend Herb Robertson.
Inner Rhythm Educational Program
The Inner Rhythm concert/lecture program explains the blues and standard song forms and performs compositions with the Inner Rhythm Quintet, which illustrates how West African rhythms are incorporated into swing, hip-hop, Afro-Cuban, Afro-Brazilian, and Caribbean styles. Historical, cultural, and geographical information is included as it pertains to the musical concepts presented.
Inner Rhythm
Jazz, Latin, funk, and Afro-pop come together in the Inner Rhythm Band. Groove out with drummer Robert Jospé and Afro-Pop vocalist, percussionist, and dancer Heather Maxwell, Jeff Decker on sax and percussion, Bob Hallahan on keyboards, Randall Pharr on bass, and percussionist Kevin Davis. Inner Rhythm performances can be paired with a lecture program which looks at music through a global lens, guiding audiences with the history of Tribal African music to New Orleans Jazz.
Echoes of Goya
This performance is a multimedia celebration of the Spanish master, Francisco Goya. Visual images of his paintings, etchings and aquatints are juxtaposed with commentary and virtuoso guitar pieces consisting of music that was around him as he was creating his art and, later, music that his art inspired. The latter includes new works written for William by composers from Argentina, Cuba and the US. Accompanying materials include a CD, poster, a list and PowerPoint of the relevant images and extensive program notes.
American Sketches
Feasley attended the Estudio de Arte Guitarristico in Mexico City before becoming the first guitarist to receive the Peabody Conservatory’s coveted Artist Diploma. Selected to play for Andres Segovia at the Master’s historic last class at the University of Southern California, he was later featured on the CBS special Eulogy of Segovia. Feasley has been the recipient of numerous prizes and awards, including a Gold Medal in the 1987 Panhellenic Guitar Competition in Athens, Greece, and the 1996 Governor’s Citation for Outstanding Achievements in the Arts in Maryland. Feasley plays the classical guitar, both as a solo performer and as part of The D’Amore Duo. This solo concert features works by Peter Madlem, Albert Harris, George Gershwin, William Bolcom, Harry Lincoln, and Percy Wenrich.
Silk Painting
Discover the French technique of serti, drawing with a liquid resist to create designs and patterns on silk scarves. Once the resist has dried and set with an iron, fabric paints are applied to complete the design. Students can expect to finish a long scarf. The workshop will also include a brief overview of the history of silk painting. This program has been organized by the VMFA Office of Statewide Partnerships and is funded, in part, by the Jean Stafford Camp Memorial Fund.
Structures, Vessels, and Basketry
What kind of a structure or container would you build to safeguard and preserve something of value? This workshop demonstrates how to weave mats and baskets using the simplest of materials. Participants build wire structures and investigate different ways to cover them so they can conceal or reveal the contents inside. Investigating both natural and manmade materials, this workshop allows experimentation with stacking, weaving, and stitching to create vessels.