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GuitArt Series: Sandman Cometh

16Apr2016

City : Miami, FL
Venue : Wertheim Performing Arts Center Concert Hall - FIU
Address : 10910 SW 17th St., Miami, FL 33199
Time : 7:30 PM

Free Show

The FIU Miami Guitar Orchestra, directed by Mesut Ozgen, will present its spring concert, as part of the FIU GuitArt Series 2015-16 Season, featuring works by J.S. Bach, Benjamin Verdery, Carlos Rafael Rivera, Adam Cotton, John Williams, Gerald Garcia, and Jean Carlos Centeno for guitar orchestra.

FIU Miami Guitar Orchestra

FIU Miami Guitar Orchestra

 

Program

Tantra by Carlos Rafael Rivera

Contrapunctus No. 1 (from the Art of Fugue) by J.S. Bach (arr. by Mesut Özgen for guitar orchestra)

Mountain Mission by Adam Cotton

Como Te Olvido by Jean Carlos Centeno (arr. Carlos Serrano)

Musha Study and Middle Ten by John Williams (based on traditional Zimbabwean music)

The Sandman Cometh (Segni Meravigliosi 4, Vespers No. 3) by Gerald Garcia

Scenes from Ellis Island by Benjamin Verdery

FIU MIAMI GUITAR ORCHESTRA

Guitars: Felipe Carvajal, Roberto Rodríguez, Thomas Caprara, Kevin Poblete, Shaun Rodríguez, Mario Alfaro, Jose Blandon, Roald Lopez, Brandon Benitez, Giancarlo Rojas, Wilfredo Aiello, Laura Mazon. Electric Guitars: Thomas Caprara, Shaun Rodríguez.
Director & Conductor: Mesut Özgen