Maverick Concerts
“Music in the Woods"
92nd Season
P.O. Box 9 * Woodstock, New York 12498 * 845.679.8217
Guitarist Jason Vieaux Performs
Music by the Legendary
Pat Metheny
Jazz, Contemporary and Baroque Guitar July 21
WOODSTOCK, N.Y., July 2, 2007--Classical guitarist Jason Vieaux returns to the Maverick on Saturday, July 21, at 8:00 p.m. for a concert titled “Woodstock Legends: Homage to Metheny."
The program ranges from the high baroque to 20th Century classics and contemporary jazz.
Jason Vieaux (pronounced “vee-OH") is expanding the definition of a classical guitarist and changing the face of guitar programming. The second half of his July 21 Maverick program will be devoted to the great jazz guitarist and composer, 16-time Grammy Award winner, and Woodstock legend Pat Metheny. Mr. Vieaux reconfigures Mr. Metheny's music, originally written for a large ensemble, extracting its essence for the 6 strings of a classical guitar.
The first half of the concert will include the Prelude, Fugue and Allegro by J.S. Bach, “Variations on a Theme of Mozart" by Fernando Sor, a sonatina by the Mexican composer Manuel Ponce, and selections by Isaac Albniz.
Mr. Vieaux's ever-growing reputation for putting his expressive gifts and virtuosity at the service of the music earns him an active schedule of solo, chamber, and concerto appearances in this country and abroad. In addition to several appearances at international guitar festivals in the United States, Mexico, and Europe, Mr. Vieaux has recently performed on major series in the Kimmel Center in Philadelphia, Cleveland's Severance Hall, Spivey Hall, and New York's 92 St. Y and Merkin Hall.
Mr. Vieaux has eight recordings to his credit and many more planned. His latest release is titled “Images of Metheny." In 2003, “Sevilla: The Music of Isaac Albniz," was rated among the Top Ten Classical CDs of 2003 by The Philadelphia Inquirer and The Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Pat Metheny was born in Kansas City. With the release in 1975 of his first album, “Bright Size Life," he reinvented the traditional jazz guitar sound for a new generation of players. Throughout his career, Mr. Metheny has continuously redefined the genre by utilizing new technology and constantly working to evolve the improvisational and sonic potential of the instrument. He continues to be one of the brightest stars of the jazz community, dedicating time to both his own projects and those of emerging artists and established veterans alike.
Maverick Concerts, near Woodstock, New York, is the oldest continuous summer chamber music series in America. The Maverick Concert Hall was built by hand in 1916 in the pristine Catskill woodland, and now it is a multi-starred attraction on the National Register of Historic Places. Presenting concerts by nationally and internationally known performers at affordable prices, Maverick continues the vision of Hervey White, founder of the collaborative 101-year-old Maverick Art Colony.
Classical concerts are Saturday evenings at 6:00 and Sunday afternoons at 3:00, with jazz, world music, and klezmer on selected Saturday nights at 8:00. Young people's concerts are Saturday mornings at 11:00.
The box office opens an hour before each concert; the hall opens half an hour before curtain time. Except for the last weekend of the season, ticket prices are $20 for adults and $5 for students. Books of ten tickets, to be used in any combination at any regular concert throughout the season, may be purchased at the box office for $150 or by writing to Maverick Concerts, P.O. Box 9, Woodstock, NY 12498. Children under 12 are admitted free when accompanied by an adult. Donors of $50 or more to the sustaining fund of the series may attend the season-closer Friends of Maverick Concert.
Tickets are general admission with no reserved seating, and a special “rock bottom" area provides pay-what-you-can seating. The Maverick Concert Hall is accessible to persons with disabilities.
The Maverick Concert Hall is located on Maverick Road, near Woodstock, approximately one mile from the road's junctions with either Route 375 or Route 28. Call the Maverick's recorded message line at 845-679-8217.
Yamaha is The Official Piano of Maverick Concerts; the C7 grand piano on the Maverick stage appears through the generosity of Yamaha Music Corporation of America.
Maverick Concerts, a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization, is supported by The Maverick Endowment Fund, Friends of Maverick, public and private foundations, local businesses, the Towns of Woodstock and Hurley, and by public funds from The New York State Council on The Arts, a state agency. The commissioning and performance of the chamber orchestra version of “Final Alice" is supported by the New York State Music Fund, established by the New York State Attorney General at Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors.
“Music in the Woods"
92nd Season
P.O. Box 9 * Woodstock, New York 12498 * 845.679.8217
Guitarist Jason Vieaux Performs
Music by the Legendary
Pat Metheny
Jazz, Contemporary and Baroque Guitar July 21
WOODSTOCK, N.Y., July 2, 2007--Classical guitarist Jason Vieaux returns to the Maverick on Saturday, July 21, at 8:00 p.m. for a concert titled “Woodstock Legends: Homage to Metheny."
The program ranges from the high baroque to 20th Century classics and contemporary jazz.
Jason Vieaux (pronounced “vee-OH") is expanding the definition of a classical guitarist and changing the face of guitar programming. The second half of his July 21 Maverick program will be devoted to the great jazz guitarist and composer, 16-time Grammy Award winner, and Woodstock legend Pat Metheny. Mr. Vieaux reconfigures Mr. Metheny's music, originally written for a large ensemble, extracting its essence for the 6 strings of a classical guitar.
The first half of the concert will include the Prelude, Fugue and Allegro by J.S. Bach, “Variations on a Theme of Mozart" by Fernando Sor, a sonatina by the Mexican composer Manuel Ponce, and selections by Isaac Albniz.
Mr. Vieaux's ever-growing reputation for putting his expressive gifts and virtuosity at the service of the music earns him an active schedule of solo, chamber, and concerto appearances in this country and abroad. In addition to several appearances at international guitar festivals in the United States, Mexico, and Europe, Mr. Vieaux has recently performed on major series in the Kimmel Center in Philadelphia, Cleveland's Severance Hall, Spivey Hall, and New York's 92 St. Y and Merkin Hall.
Mr. Vieaux has eight recordings to his credit and many more planned. His latest release is titled “Images of Metheny." In 2003, “Sevilla: The Music of Isaac Albniz," was rated among the Top Ten Classical CDs of 2003 by The Philadelphia Inquirer and The Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Pat Metheny was born in Kansas City. With the release in 1975 of his first album, “Bright Size Life," he reinvented the traditional jazz guitar sound for a new generation of players. Throughout his career, Mr. Metheny has continuously redefined the genre by utilizing new technology and constantly working to evolve the improvisational and sonic potential of the instrument. He continues to be one of the brightest stars of the jazz community, dedicating time to both his own projects and those of emerging artists and established veterans alike.
Maverick Concerts, near Woodstock, New York, is the oldest continuous summer chamber music series in America. The Maverick Concert Hall was built by hand in 1916 in the pristine Catskill woodland, and now it is a multi-starred attraction on the National Register of Historic Places. Presenting concerts by nationally and internationally known performers at affordable prices, Maverick continues the vision of Hervey White, founder of the collaborative 101-year-old Maverick Art Colony.
Classical concerts are Saturday evenings at 6:00 and Sunday afternoons at 3:00, with jazz, world music, and klezmer on selected Saturday nights at 8:00. Young people's concerts are Saturday mornings at 11:00.
The box office opens an hour before each concert; the hall opens half an hour before curtain time. Except for the last weekend of the season, ticket prices are $20 for adults and $5 for students. Books of ten tickets, to be used in any combination at any regular concert throughout the season, may be purchased at the box office for $150 or by writing to Maverick Concerts, P.O. Box 9, Woodstock, NY 12498. Children under 12 are admitted free when accompanied by an adult. Donors of $50 or more to the sustaining fund of the series may attend the season-closer Friends of Maverick Concert.
Tickets are general admission with no reserved seating, and a special “rock bottom" area provides pay-what-you-can seating. The Maverick Concert Hall is accessible to persons with disabilities.
The Maverick Concert Hall is located on Maverick Road, near Woodstock, approximately one mile from the road's junctions with either Route 375 or Route 28. Call the Maverick's recorded message line at 845-679-8217.
Yamaha is The Official Piano of Maverick Concerts; the C7 grand piano on the Maverick stage appears through the generosity of Yamaha Music Corporation of America.
Maverick Concerts, a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization, is supported by The Maverick Endowment Fund, Friends of Maverick, public and private foundations, local businesses, the Towns of Woodstock and Hurley, and by public funds from The New York State Council on The Arts, a state agency. The commissioning and performance of the chamber orchestra version of “Final Alice" is supported by the New York State Music Fund, established by the New York State Attorney General at Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors.
For more information contact Jim Eigo, Jazz Promo Services.
