FW: Russian Guitar Festival, October 14-17, Iowa City and Cedar Rapids

Golz, Sabine I sabine-golz at UIOWA.EDU
Sun Oct 10 03:05:46 UTC 2010 

Dear Mark --

you can check out some samples of Russian guitar music on YouTube. Here are a couple by the duo "The Czar's Guitars" (consisting of Oleg Timofeyev and John Schneiderman). 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=43B3ksJSurA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bfnDE-77n-U&NR=1

Oleg will be happy to give you more info, but you may want to write to him directly at otimofeyev at gmail.com!

Glad you are interested!
Sabine

__________________________________________
Associate Professor Sabine I. Gölz
Department of Cinema and Comparative Literature
The University of Iowa

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From: SEELANGS: Slavic & East European Languages and Literatures list [SEELANGS at bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Mark Kingdom [k2kingdom at GMAIL.COM]
Sent: Saturday, October 09, 2010 11:52 AM
To: SEELANGS at bama.ua.edu
Subject: Re: [SEELANGS] FW: Russian Guitar Festival, October 14-17, Iowa City and Cedar Rapids

Useful and fascinating! Thank you so much for a cool history lesson!!!
Any favorite players we should be checking out?

Mark

On Sat, Oct 9, 2010 at 6:23 PM, Golz, Sabine I <sabine-golz at uiowa.edu>wrote:

> Hi Mark,
>
> this Oleg writing from Sabine's account.  For more info see my page
> www.semistrunka.com
>
> You outline two viable options, but...  the tuning of the Russian guitar is
> completely different from either of them.  It's tuned from bass to treble:
> DGBdgbd', or what is often called "open G tuning."
>
> Predictably, many Russian tunes are actually in minor, and it may come
> across as a great surprise that the tuning is the way it is.    Let me just
> say a couple additional words about it, although to approach it in depth
> would require many pages.
>
> 1.  At the end of the 18th century, there were French and Italian
> guitarists in Russia's two capitals, playing the European variety of the
> instrument -- the "normal" guitar -- that at the time was 5-string, Adgbe'.
> 2. There were also Polish and Czech musicians who used the so-called
> "English guitar," or a wire-strung, pear-shaped cittern always tuned to a
> major chord (C, A, or G).
> 3. The Russian guitar was apparently developed as a hybrid, already on the
> Russian soil.  The first publications had recognizably Czech or Polish names
> on them, such as the recently-rediscovered Sonata for violin and
> seven-string guitar by Joseph Kamensky (1799).
> 4. Gradually, the instrument was becoming more and more Russian, both in
> terms of its vast repertoire and the place in the culture.
> 5. All the major Soviet bards of the 60s and 70s (Galich, Okudzhava,
> Vysotsky) played the Russian seven-string guitar.
>
> I hope this gives you some useful info.
> Most sincerely,
> Oleg Timofeyev
>
> __________________________________________
> Associate Professor Sabine I. Gölz
> Department of Cinema and Comparative Literature
> The University of Iowa
>
> ________________________________________
> From: SEELANGS: Slavic & East European Languages and Literatures list [
> SEELANGS at bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Mark Kingdom [k2kingdom at GMAIL.COM]
> Sent: Saturday, October 09, 2010 6:49 AM
> To: SEELANGS at bama.ua.edu
> Subject: Re: [SEELANGS] FW: Russian Guitar Festival, October 14-17, Iowa
> City and Cedar Rapids
>
> Hi Sabine,
>
> Do you know the tuning of the 7 strings, offhand?
> Is it the standard six-string, with a low B added,
> as is so popular in hard rock music?
>
> Or do they use the High A?
>
> Thanks! (And wish I could attend!)
>
> Mark
>
> On Fri, Oct 8, 2010 at 11:01 PM, Golz, Sabine I <sabine-golz at uiowa.edu
> >wrote:
>
> > Dear SEELANGS list members --
> >
> > I hope some of you may find the information below interesting!
> >
> > Below, please find the program for the 5th annual Russian Guitar Festival
> > in Iowa City and Cedar Rapids. The festival is part of our effort to
> revive
> > the Russian 7-string guitar tradition, which is deeply rooted in Russian
> > culture. References can be found in Pushkin's poems, Tolstoy's novels,
> and
> > you will see one in just about every Soviet film ever made.  Our Iowa
> > festival is the only annual event solely dedicated to the семиструнная
> > гитара!
> >
> > You can find more information about our non-profit organization at
> > www.iarmac.org.
> >
> > If you would like more information, please write directly to the Artistic
> > Director, Oleg Timofeyev (otimofeyev at gmail.com).
> >
> > Sincerely,
> > Sabine Gölz
> >
> > ________________________________________
> > From: Sabine at iarmac.org [Sabine at iarmac.org]
> > Sent: Friday, October 08, 2010 2:45 PM
> > To: otimofeyev at gmail.com
> > Subject: Russian Guitar Festival, October 14-17, Iowa City and Cedar
> Rapids
> >
> > Dear Friends of the Russian Guitar!
> >
> > In late May or early June this year, you may have looked around and
> > wondered what happened to our annual Russian Guitar Festival, which
> usually
> > takes place at that time. The answer is: it was moved to the fall,
> because
> > in May and June, our Artistic Director, Oleg Timofeyev, was still in
> Ukraine
> > on his recent Fulbright grant.
> >
> > But now Oleg is back, and this year’s RUSSIAN GUITAR FESTIVAL will take
> > place NEXT WEEK, THURSDAY, OCT. 14 – SUNDAY, OCT. 17. As every year, we
> make
> > an effort to represent some of the many styles and faces of the Russian
> > guitar:  as a classical instrument in contemporary and early music, as a
> > folk instrument, and as an instrument to accompany singing.  We hope
> you'll
> > join us for another series of high-quality concerts of great music you
> won’t
> > easily hear anywhere else!
> >
> > Please see below for the concert schedule. Please spread the word,
> forward
> > this message to your friends and anyone who will be interested!  We look
> > forward to seeing you there!
> >
> > Sabine I. Gölz
> > Executive Director
> > International Academy of Russian Music, Arts and Culture
> >
> >
> > -------------------------------------------------------------------------
> >
> > IARGUS 2010
> > 5th Annual Russian Guitar Festival
> >
> > October 14 – 17, 2010, Iowa City and Cedar Rapids
> >
> > Concert Schedule
> >
> >  Thursday, October 14: IOWA CITY
> > 7:00 p.m. OLD AND NEW JEWISH MUSIC
> > The Timofeyev Ensemble (Iowa City), Duo Controverso (Chicago), Vadim
> > Kolpakov, John Schneiderman
> > Hillel House, Iowa City, 122 East Market Street, Iowa City
> >
> > As every year, we will again bring you a concert of Jewish music, a
> > favorite with our audiences. This year, the Timofeyev Ensemble
> > (NataliaTimofeeva and Oleg Timofeyev, Iowa City) will be joined by the
> > celebrated Chicago-based Duo Controverso (Kurt Bjorling, clarinet,
> Annette
> > Bjorling, harp), who are of the top klezmer musicians in this country.
> The
> > concert will also feature Vadim Kolpakov, virtuoso in the style of
> Russian
> > Gypsy guitar, who has many fans in Iowa City, and John Schneiderman on
> the
> > bass guitar.
> >
> > Friday, October 15:  IOWA CITY
> > 7:00 p.m.  CHAMBER MUSIC WITH RUSSIAN GUITARS
> >  Jeffrey Cohan, (Eight-Keyed Flute), Christine Rutledge (Viola), John
> > Schneiderman (Russian Seven-String Guitar), Kristin Thelander (Natural
> > Horn), Oleg Timofeyev (Russian Seven-String Guitar)
> > Congregational Church, 30 North Clinton Street, Iowa City
> >
> > This concert is designed to put the Russian guitar in the context of the
> > 19th-century chamber music. It will present a variety of ensembles
> ranging
> > from two Russian guitars (a sonata by Lvov from ca. 1800), a trio with
> flute
> > and natural horn, to compositions with guitar, flute, and viola. In this
> > concert, Oleg Timofeyev and John Schneiderman will be joined by two
> > distinguished faculty members at the University of Iowa School of Music,
> > Christine Rutledge and Kristin Thelander, and by world-famous
> Seattle-based
> > historical flutist Jeffrey Cohan.
> >
> > Saturday, October 16: CEDAR RAPIDS
> > 2:30 p.m. THE SPIRIT OF THE RUSSIAN GUITAR
> > The Czar’s Guitars, the Russian Guitar Quartet, Jeffrey Cohan, Vadim
> > Kolpakov
> > Cedar Valley Bible Church, 3636 Cottage Grove Avenue SE, Cedar Rapids
> >
> > 6:15 p.m. RECEPTION at the Unity Center, Cedar Rapids
> > 7:30 p.m. KALEIDOSCOPE OF 7-STRING GUITAR MUSIC
> > The Czar’s Guitars, The Russian Guitar Quartet, Jeffrey Cohan, Vadim
> > Kolpakov
> > **Admission reception & concert: Adults $17, Students & Seniors $15
> > **Admission concert only: Adults $12, Students and seniors $10
> > Unity Center, 3791 Blairs Ferry Road NE, Cedar Rapids
> >
> > The two concerts in Cedar Rapids will present different selections of
> > Russian Guitar Music. As a special treat, they will bring the inaugural
> > performance of the newly formed RUSSIAN GUITAR QUARTET! The idea of a
> > quartet of Russian seven-string guitars of different sizes is not new:
>  we
> > know that such quartets existed in the 19th and early 20th century.
> However,
> > no music for them survives. The idea to revive this unique and versatile
> > type of guitar ensemble started in 2007. This year, in a new formation of
> > players, we are proud to present a program of the best Russian classics
> > (Borodin, Rimsky-Korsakov, Cui) in unique arrangements for four Russian
> > guitars. The Russian Guitar Quartet consists of Oleg Timofeyev (Iowa
> City),
> > John Schneiderman (Irvine, CA), Dan Caraway (Dubuque, IA), and Hideki
> Yamaya
> > (Portland, OR).
> >
> > Sunday, October 17: IOWA CITY
> > 3:00 p.m. BAROQUE MUSIC AND THE ORIGINS OF THE RUSSIAN GUITAR
> >          Jeffrey Cohan (Baroque flute), John Schneiderman (lute, Baroque
> > guitar, Russian 7-string guitar), Oleg Timofeyev (viola da gamba, Russian
> > 7-string guitar), Hideki Yamaya (classical mandolin, theorbo)
> > Congregational Church, 30 North Clinton Street, Iowa City
> >
> > The Russian guitar was born at a moment in music history when the sound
> of
> > the lute or Baroque guitar was not yet forgotten.  In this concert we
> will
> > place the central instrument of our festival in the historic context from
> > which it emerged.  We are fortunate to have a great selection of plucked
> > instrument players. In addition, this concert will also feature the
> Baroque
> > flute virtuoso Jeffrey Cohan.
> >
> > 7:00 p.m.  GALA CONCERT.
> > The Czar’s Guitars, Russian Guitar Quartet, and Jeffrey Cohan, and
> others.
> > Congregational Church, 30 North Clinton Street, Iowa City
> >
> > A favorite with our audiences, the concluding gala concert features
> > selections and highlights from the whole festival program. In addition,
> we
> > will be joined by the Crescendo children’s choir.
> >
> > Admission:
> > Unless noted otherwise, admission is
> > $12 for adults, $10 for students and seniors.
> >
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