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!

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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.
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14. Signing an autograph for Mark Tate of the Luthier Shop in Springfield.
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15. Kurt poses with a former guitar instructor at Millikin University and the instructor's son.
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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


1999 -- 2000
     January 22  --  Fareed Haque
     March 11  --  Angelo Favis
     April 29  --  Russel Brazzel and Javieer Calderon
     September 30  --  Elena Papandreou
     November 11  --  Sharon Wayne

1998 -- 1999
     February 13  --  Paul Henry
     April 17  --  Lily Afshar
     October 2  --  Ferrara-Leisek Guitar Duo
     November 13  --  Paul Henry

1997 -- 1998
     September 11  --   Russel Brazzel

     October 9  --  Javier Calderon
     December 5  --  Hanser-McClellan Guitar Duo
  
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April 12, 2008
SCGS presented its first concert of voice accompanied by classical guitar when
Chanson du Soir performed. It was worth the wait!

   Job Conger's review of Chanson du Soir's new CD  Melancholie et Espoir is posted here

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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

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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.
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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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9. The concert began . . . .
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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.
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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.
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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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1. Rssell Brazzel welcomed  the concert audience.
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13, The gentleman in the white hat is shaking the hand of a future SCGS webmaster. Gene Autry was a popular cowboy singer guitar player, and the young sprout shaking his hand is Job Conger. (Photo by Job C. Conger, III)
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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.
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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.
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18. Arturo Guzman autographs a concert program.
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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.
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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!

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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.
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2. These first nine pictures were taken then, intruding fewer than five minutes during this critical time for the performer.
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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.
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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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5. The "sound" in the room also allows the performer to hear the precise sound generated by talented hands on strings and frets. This gives the performers great confidence and thus the audience a great performance. 
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10. Russel Brazzel, foreground in shadow in the center aisle, departs the sanctuary as Perez continues his warmup.
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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.
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12. Carlos Perez takes a breath, viewing the well-attended venue with its expectant audience for the first time.
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14, During intermission I saw an gentleman talking with some young people. I introduced myself ans welcomed them to the concert.

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15.  View of the sunrise while heading east on Interstat 72.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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