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DESCRIPTION:Event Name: notloB Parlour Concerts presents August Watters and
  Jose Lezcano\nEvent Url: http://www.artsboston.org/event/detail/441654835
 /notloB_Parlour_Concerts_presents_August_Watters_and_Jose_Lezcano\nEvent D
 ate Begin: 2012-12-08\nEvent Date End: 2012-12-08\n\nTogether\, August Wat
 ters and Jose Lezcano explore the vibrant sounds of mandolin and guitar. F
 rom the indigenous musical traditions of Europe and Central and South Amer
 ica to the concert repertoire of three centuries\, the duo highlights the 
 connections between folk music traditions and more formal concert repertoi
 re. Their timeless music captures a wide range of texture and emotion whil
 e aspiring to the highest standards of artistry and technique.  Described 
 by the New Millennium Guitar Magazine as 'a superb guitarist as well as a 
 first-rate composer and arranger\,' twice grammy-nominated musician Jos&ea
 cute\; Manuel Lezcano has captivated audiences on four continents. His pro
 grams featuring traditional and Latin American repertory\, and his own ori
 ginal compositions have taken him as recitalist\, collaborative musician\,
  and concerto soloist from Carnegie Recital Hall and the North-South Conso
 nance Series in New York City to major venues and festivals in Ecuador\, C
 olombia\, Peru\, Brazil\, China\, the Czech Republic and Germany.   Born i
 n Havana\, Cuba in 1960\, Lezcano was invited to join the faculty of Keene
  State College in New Hampshire in 1991\, where he is Professor of Music a
 nd teaches courses in guitar\, music theory\, and Latin American music. He
  earned degrees from Peabody Conservatory (BM)\, University of South Carol
 ina (MM)\, and Florida State University (Ph.D. music theory). Dr. Lezcano'
 s own Guitar Concerto (2004)\, has received critical acclaim. Fanfare Maga
 zine wrote\, 'Colorfully scored ... agreeable music\, and dashingly perfor
 med by the composer.' Dr. Lezcano has performed his concerto with the Orqu
 esta Sinfonica Nacional of Peru\, and orchestras in Ecuador\, Colombia\, a
 nd New Hampshire. In 2008\, Lezcano's work on the CD 'Remembrances/Recuerd
 os' was nominated for two Grammys\, for 'Best soloist with orchestra\,' an
 d 'Best contemporary composition.' Dr. Lezcano has earned numerous awards\
 , including first prize in the MTNA National Guitar Competition\, the NH S
 tate Arts Council Individual Artist Fellowship\, NHMTA Composer of the Yea
 r (2002 & 07)\, KSC Distinguished Research Award\, and a Fulbright Award t
 o Ecuador where he performed as orchestral soloist and pursued research on
  indigenous guitar traditions. Jose's scholarly publications include Latin
  American Music Review\, Soundboard\, and the Latino Encyclopedia. He has 
 lectured throughout the state for the NH Humanities Council on Ecuadorean 
 Indian guitar traditions\, rituals\, and mythology.   August Watters is a 
 multi-stylistic\, improvising mandolinist\, composer/arranger\, and teache
 r in the Boston area. As an international clinician he has taught in Italy
 \, Germany\, Canada\, England\, and the Czech Republic. He has performed w
 ith some of the leading figures in today's revival of this most elegant in
 strument\, including Carlo Aonzo\, Roland White\, Matt Flinner\, Butch Bal
 dassari\, Bill Keith and Marilynn Mair. His work as an improviser\, interp
 reter\, composer and arranger bridges contemporary classical music\, jazz\
 , bluegrass\, folk music traditions\, and the historical concert mandolin 
 repertoire.  Watters teaches at Berklee College of Music\, where he is an 
 Associate Professor of Ear Training. In addition to founding the Berklee N
 ew Acoustic Music Ensemble and other original curricular offerings address
 ing the needs of improvising string players\, Prof. Watters has taught Ber
 klee classes in harmony\, composition\, and arranging\, as well as private
  mandolin lessons. He is also an Emmy award-winning arranger\, with dozens
  of studio credits as arranger\, orchestrator and conductor for television
  and film music. Prof. Watters is also founder of Boston Mandolins\, the N
 ew England Mandolin Ensemble\, and Cape Cod Mandolin Camp. He holds a Mast
 ers of Music Education from Boston University\, and a Bachelor's of Music 
 from Berklee College\, majoring in Jazz Composition and Arranging.  Artist
 s' websites: http://www.berklee.edu/faculty/detail/august-watters\; http:/
 /www.augustwatters.net/\; http://www.joselezcano.com/ Suggested donation $
 10-15 sliding scale+ $1 preservation fee. 20% JPTC member discount  reserv
 ation requests to notlobreservations at gmail.com notloB website - https:/
 /sites.google.com/site/notlobmusic/  Coffee from JP Licks Pastries from Fi
 ores.  Please sign up for our concert announcements - http://groups.google
 .com/group/notlobmusicom\n\nStart time: doors 7:30\, concert 8:00
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