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Classical 6
Guitar Images
Pictures from concerts sponsored by
Springfield CLassical Guitar Society, Springfield, Illinois
This page was modified February 14, 2010
PICTURES from the 2007/2008 concert season follow the chronological listing of
concert dates and artists in reverse order with the exceedingly harmonious
Chanson Du Soir at the top and going backwards to Carlos Perez'. Unless statted otherwise,
all pictures were taken by webmaster Job Conger.
Reviews of CDs produced by SCGS concert performers are
presented at our Artists In Review pages. Visit the first of several with links to the
rest by clicking here
Available today is space for advertisers with
products and services of interest to some of the brightest, artistically engaged concert
goers residing between Bloomington and Carlinville. Three remaining concert season
opportunties for the 2009/2010 concert season are available. The Society is especially
interested in discussing concert sponsorship with businesses and individuals who desire
affiliation with one of the most dedicated artistic organizations in Illinois. For
details, contact Mark Pence -- 217-726-8991 or by emailing mpence@aol.com
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To be placed on our reminder mailing list and
receive concert news on a postcard in your mail box, about one week before each concert,
send your name and conventional mailing address to mpence@aol.com
Visitors to this and other Classical 6 Images pages are invited to copy any
pictures of interest for personal use free of charge. All are approximately 6 inches in
width or height and 72 dpi resolution. Larger, higher definition versions of pictures
posted here may be obtained via e-mail for minimum donation of a dollar per picture up to
10 inches in height or width. Please state the performing artist and page where pictures
of interest are located. Each picture is numbered so please also indicate the number of
the picture(s) desired. Direct correspondence re pictures to photographer/webmaster Job
Conger, writer@eosinc.com
2009/2010 SCGS Concert Series
All concerts begin at 8:00 pm at First Presbyterian Church,
321 S. Seventh St., in lyrical downtown Springfield
November 7 -- Hanser-McClellan Guitar Duo
Incredible harmonies and precision timing
from this outstanding team from St. Louis.
Pictures from their outstanding concert may be
viewed by clicking here
January 23 -- Angelo Favis
This Guitar Foundation of America
prize-winner is part of the faculty of Illinois State University.
March 20 -- John Johns
A compatriot of master Chet Atkins and
unforgettable with a classical guitar, the convivial Nashville cat
is Chair of
the Guitar Department of Vanderbuilt University.
May 1 -- Millikin University Guitar Ensemble
A dynamic assemblage from Millikin
University's outstanding music department, this ensemble is led by Manley Mallard.
From the January 23, 2010 concert by Angelo
Favis
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Kudos to Hanser-McClellan Guitar Duo
for their terrific November 9, 2009 concert,
the first of the 2009/2010 season!
 1 Springfield Classical Guitar Society founder Russel Brazzel welcomed the audience. |
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 3. John McClellan (left) and Kurt Hanser pause before beginning their first tune. |
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 13. Taking a bow at the end of the concert. |
 14. Signing an autograph for Mark Tate of the Luthier Shop in Springfield. |
 15. Kurt poses with a former guitar instructor at Millikin University and the instructor's son. |
 16. McClellan, Hanser and Brazzel |
A Chronology of SCGS Concerts
Unless stated otherwise, concerts took place at First Presbyterian Church
2008 - 2009
September 6 -- The San Francisco Guitar Quartet
October 25 -- Michael Hull
March 7 -- Michel Chatara-Morse
April 18 -- Russel Brazzel
2007 - 2008
October 27 -- Carlos Perez
January 19 -- Paul Henry, assisted by Arturo Guzman
February 16 -- Julie Goldberg
April 12 -- Chanson Du Soir: David Isaacs, guitar; Chelsea
Camille, soprano
2006 - 2007
February 24 -- Sharon Wayne
March 24 -- Javier Calderon
April 21 -- Brad Richter
October 27 -- Carlos Perez
2005 -- 2006
January 21 -- Russel Brazzel
February 18 -- Francois Fowler
March 25 Goran Krivokapic
November 4 -- Russel Brazzel
2004 -- 2005
January 23 -- Russel Brazzel
March 13 -- Jeremy Jouve
October 8 -- The Hanser-McCLellan
Guitar Duo
2003 --2004
January 24 -- Russel Brazzel
February 20 -- Johan Fostier
April 17 -- Javier Calderon
October 9 -- Brad Richter
November 7 -- John Johns
2002 -- 2003
October 25 -- Peter Kodzas - Grace Lutheran Church
April 10 -- Francois Fowler
March 8 -- Paul Henry
February 7 -- Michael Cedric Smith
2001 -- 2002
October 19 -- John Johns
April 20 -- Antigoni Goni -
University of Illinois Student Theater
March 21 -- Martha Masters - University of
Illinois Student Theater
February 23 -- Julie Goldberg
2000 -- 2001
November 4 -- Fareed Haque and Goran Ivanovic
September 22 -- Billington-Conzalez Duo
April 28 -- Cavatina Duo
March 3 -- Lily Afshar
January 27 -- The Ferrara - Leisek Guitar Duo
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. . . . .Some pictures from other sources were inserted
into that you expect to find below.
February 16, 2008 was foggy and rainy in downtown Springfield,
but inside First Presyterian Church, the sun shone brightly as SCGS presented
Julie Goldberg in concert
 1. Julie was the first classical guitarist I photographed when I started attending SCGS concerts with camer in hand. Pictures from her earlier appearance are posted elsewhere here. Look for the link above. |
 2. Unlike that first encounter, on February 16, I met her before she began her warm-up. Without the audience behind me, I was able to cover a lot of territory as I photographed her pre-concert. |
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 7. Russe Brazzel, founder of SCGS and a fine concert performer in his own rihgt, welcomed the audience. In case it isn't obvious, your humble photographer has slightly retouched this picture. |
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 18. This picture is MUCH larger when you click on it. I'm saving myself a little time by posting it here. Enjoy. |
 19... . . . and autographed copies of her fab CD Dulce. Look for a link (on this page) to reviews of her CD and others by SCGS artists. |
 20. Self-potrait of a photographer/webmaster. |
January 19, 2008 -- A Hardy Boys (and Girls) Mid-Winter Night's Adventure
When Paul Henry and Arturo Guzman Came Over to Play
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 3. With his home base in Chicago, Paul Henry is one of the most-requently featured SCGS concert performers. |
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 6. Toward the end of the first half, Henry departed the stage and returned with Arturo Guzman. |
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 16. After the concert Russel chatted with a classical guitar student who drove down from Bloomington, Illinos to attend the performances. |
 17. This picture from a few seasons ago shows Russell Brazzel in concert. He returns to the SCGS concert "stage" at First Presbyterian Church April 18, 2009. |
 18. Arturo Guzman autographs a concert program. |
 19. Here's a slightly retouched photo of Springfield Art Association's Old Edwards Place at its headquarters on North Fourth Street. This is the oldest home in Springfield on it's original foundation and has been restored in furnishings and decor it exhibited in the early 1900s. |
 20. Guzman, Henry, Brazzel and SCGS co-founder Mark Pence talk before heading west for a late suppoer before the duo returned directly to their Chicago homes. |
To be remembered well and long -- Carlos
Perez -- October 27, 2007
In what may have been the most stunningly virtuosic performance ever
played in an SCGS concert at First Presbyterian Church, this master from Chile won an
almost spontaneous new legion of devoted fans. His range of intensity and mood, technique
that seemed to require more fingers than the number most mortals have at the end of their
arms and lightning fast exterity still echo happily in the memories of those privileged to
be in the audience October 27! Bravissimo Carlos! Encore! Encore!
 1. When the guest of honor is warming up, usually about half an hour before the concert begins, I have been permitted to take photograpns. |
 2. These first nine pictures were taken then, intruding fewer than five minutes during this critical time for the performer. |
 3. During the warmup, he or she hears the sound of the guitar in the First Presbyterian sanctuary for the first time unless it's a return engagement. |
 4. Classical guitarists from all over the world, brought to Springfield to play in concert by Springfield Classical Guitar Society, are unanimous in their appreciation of the acoustics of "the hall" which allow audience members in the rear of the sanctuary to hear, very well, the notes of nuances of the instrument. |
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 10. Russel Brazzel, foreground in shadow in the center aisle, departs the sanctuary as Perez continues his warmup. |
 11. Co-sponsor of the concert Russel Brazzel, is also the lightning bolt that created SCGS 10 years ago with the assistance of a small but merry band of dedicated volunteers. |
 12. Carlos Perez takes a breath, viewing the well-attended venue with its expectant audience for the first time. |
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 21. Following the concert's conclusion, Carlos returned to the sanctuary to greet fans and to autograph CDs they had purchased. |
 22. CDs recorded by Carlos Perez may be purchased from Amazon.com. Simply visit the web site and search his name for more information. Reviews of three of his CDs will be posted here in the weeks ahead. |
 23. The lady in red was born and raised in Chile, married a Peace Corps volunteer, and has been living in the Springfield area for decades. |
 24. A parting glimpse as teacher and artist chat. The concert guitar in the foreground awaits transport to the next concert and eventually home again to Chile. |
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This poem by "samBdavis" is shared here with permission of
the author.
The Whole World in His Hands (has P.H.)
Of course, it begins with nimble
fingers and a soul for knowing
what each note evokes as first tones
roll wholly through the cathedral
beginning as a familiar tune
but then
where church walls had been, begin
exotic Latin streets in a romantic night,
cobbles lit from an occasional pitch
of amber light from open doors
and porticos, crossed by shadows
of weary revelers heading for a bed
guided by moonglow and amour
but then
slow strolls through rich orchards,
damp air hanging with blooms and musks
of foreign dusts, entwined companions
in a ripening world, listening
to distant titterings of couples
coupling covertly in the far copse,
each branch breathing sighs
of relief in the light dew of new dawn
and then
shady siestas in mid day steams
idle dog dreams and happy fish in calm streams,
loafing toes o sweet-moss stones,
carnal lips slip from a cold cider cup
to the shoulder of a lover, becoming
in a slow shimmer chapel architecture
only when
last chords leave the building
only then.
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reviews of the CDs they shared with us. We've posted pictures of their CDs along with our
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