Festival 21 will fittingly take place on April 21, 2012 with headliner David Leisner. A long time faculty member
at New England Conservatory and a local favorite, the prodigious performer/composer/teacher is currently
co-head of the guitar department at Manhattan School of Music. He is a relentless advocate for new music
and takes pride in there discovery of lesser-known masterworks. The 2012 edition of Festival 21 will strive
to be the most interactive yet, bringing together the entire community in celebration of the present and
future of our instrument.
Schedule Gordon Chapel, Old South Church, 645 Boylston St., Boston
10:00am Open rehearsal Guitar Orchestras
11:00am Lecture/Demo TBA
1:15pm Concert new solo works
2:15pm Concert TBA
3:15pm Coffee Break
4:00pm Members' Concert
First Lutheran Church, 299 Berkeley Street, Boston, MA
8:00pm Concert by David Leisner
and the BCGS Community Guitar Orchestra
Tickets click here for online sales Festival Pass: $60 general admission; $50 seniors; $10 discount for BCGS and Church members; Special Student price $35 David Leisner Concert $15-25; individual day events $8-$12. All tickets available online or call (818) 640-7047 (same price either way) or send check to BCGS, P.O. Box 470665, Brookline, MA 02447 with your email to receive confirmation. Checks must be received five days prior to festival. Call (917) 693-5603 or write wallacecomposer@gmail.com for more information or for special group prices.
David Leisner
Website: www.davidleisner.com/
David Leisner is an extraordinarily versatile musician with a multi-faceted career as an electrifying performing artist, a distinguished composer, and a master teacher. Regarded as one of the world's leading classical guitarists, his superb musicianship and provocative programming have been applauded by critics and audiences around the world. A featured recording artist for Azica Records, Leisner has released 6 highly acclaimed solo CDs. Mr. Leisner has also become a highly respected composer noted for the emotional and dramatic power of his music. Guitar Review wrote, "Not many composers manage to be equally satisfying to the hands, the ear and the mind as Leisner has." David Leisner is currently co-chairman of the guitar department at the Manhattan School of Music.
Praised as having “enormous facility on the guitar, a fluent technique, who plays with total confidence and professional expertise, panache and artful spontaneity,” Australian classical guitarist Scott Borg performs extensively as a soloist and chamber musician. Read more
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