Faculty News
We are pleased to welcome Frank Wallace to its guitar faculty this fall. Mr. Wallace is current Artistic Director of the Boston Classical Guitar Society as well as founding member/performer and co-director of Duo LiveOak, and has over 35 years experience teaching and performing classical guitar.
Mr. Wallace received his B.M. in classical guitar performance from San Francisco Conservatory of Music with further studies in early music performance. He has studied voice with Marleen Montgomery, Marcy Lindheimer, and most recently, with Roland Seiler of Würzburg, Germany. He is the recipient of two Artist Fellowship Awards from the New Hampshire State Council on the Arts for composition and performance, in 2001 and 2006, and with Duo LiveOak partner, and wife, Nancy Knowles, has performed in over 500 concerts throughout Europe, and North and South America.
Recognized for his extraordinary talent not only as a player of the classical guitar and its ancestors, Mr. Wallace is also as a master of self-accompanied song. His works for solo classical guitar and his songs for voice, guitar and lute have a popular appeal, reflecting his colorful career, drawing on influences ranging from avant garde to medieval to the blues. The richness and complexity of his song accompaniments and his compelling vocal melodies highlight the influence of his mentors, from Britten to Schubert to Dowland. In fall 2007 he released a new seasonal guitar CD, JOY: songs and carols for a season of light on Gyre. Other recent solo CDs include, Delphín, music for vihuela de mano, and Sketches, his second disc featuring his own works for classical guitar. For more information on Mr. Wallace and his music, please visit his website at http://www.duoliveoak.com.
Stefani Burk has just wrapped up three weeks of Opera North in Lebanon where she not only played oboe and English horn in the orchestra with fellow CCMS faculty member Rodger Ellsworth (viola), but also had the pleasure of car-pooling with former faculty members Jan Halloran (clarinet) and Janet Polk (bassoon). She is very much looking forward to the Portland Symphony season which begins with Beethoven's Symphony 3 on October 6 and concludes with the incredible Mahler "Resurrection" Symphony (#2) on May 2 and 4. The complete season can be found at www.portlandsymphony.com. (In the meantime, she's trying to muster enthusiasm for housecleaning prior to her parents' annual visit.)
She is also encouraged by the number of parents and adult students already inquiring about CCMS wind department ensembles. While most ensembles will start the third week of classes, it's not too early to let her know you're interested. stefburk@metrocast.net.
Carolyn Parrott, director and founder of Songweavers, has been awarded her third Traditional Arts Grant through the NH State Council on the Arts. As Master Artist, she will mentor Liz Corrigan, 28, of Hopkinton in clawhammer-style banjo. Previous grantees in New England contra dance fiddling with Carolyn are Molly Trayner, 18, and Fiona Shea, 13, both of Warner. Molly is entering Berklee School of Music to study music therapy and fiddle techiques.
Former Music School teacher Brigit Matzerath writes:
"Dear friends, students, parents and colleagues,
Two weeks ago, a friend introduced me to the idea of writing a blog. It seemed a great way to share thoughts and ideas, so I got started. My blog is called “Music, Life and other Challenges”, and you can find it at http://musiclifeandotherchallenges.blogspot.com/. Feel free to visit, comment, share ideas and pass it on. I hope you enjoy it,
With best regards, Birgit"