The Triangle Guitar Society
Serving the guitar enthusiast in the Triangle Area
North Carolina since 1988
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Julian Burbano

Recital - Saturday April 20, 2024  7:00 PM EDT

This concert promises to be an enchanting journey through the rich tapestry of classical guitar music, from the timeless elegance of Manuel M. Ponce to the evocative melodies of Joaquín Rodrigo. With each note, Julian Burbano and Randy Reed will transport you to a realm of beauty and emotion that only the classical guitar can evoke.

The Church of the Good Shepherd
 3741 Garrett Rd, Durham  NC  27707

  April 20 Program (pdf)

eTickets - On line here and at the door  
Concert  Saturday  April 20   7:00 PM EDT   
   
$25 general
$20 TGS members with emailed coupon code
And at the door
Questions? ask the TGS Treasurer 		 
   

 
     
 

Return to Gourmet Kingdom April 6 at 12:00 PM

All are invited to a members’ open recital on noon April 6, at Gourmet Kingdom Chinese restaurant, 301 E Main St., Carrboro.

This is the third such event and promises more of the highly successful performances

Members wishing to perform should mail Dennis Aberle

Works already planned include those by Fernando Sor, Alexandre Tansman, Leo Brouwer, and Heitor Villa-Lobos, Arcangelo Corelli, Sylvius Leopold Weiss.

Order your choice of lunch while enjoying the performances

  
     
 

TGS Members newsletter  Mar/Apr 2024:

  • Prez Sez
  • A preview of Duke student Julian Burbano's dazzling program for his April 20 recital
  • A preview of the April 6 open recital for members at Gourmet Kingdom Chinese restaurant in Carrboro
  • Review of TGS's phenomenal concert on Feb. 17 by guitarist Mak Grgic with ezzo-soprano Meagan Martin
  • An account of a visit to luthier Allen Watsky's workshop in western North Carolina, by Randy Reed
  • Strings & Splinters - Allen's regular column.  Tips on guitar repair and maintenance
  • Book review - Peter Abken's review of The Lute in Europe 2
  • Music Editor - Randy Reed. Sheet music with etude playing guide

 

  

Mak Grgic

Concert - Saturday Feb 17, 2024  7:00 PM EST

The Church of the Good Shepherd
 3741 Garrett Rd, Durham  NC  27707

   
Mak website   Program for Feb 17  

 

eTickets - Questions?: ask the TGS Treasurer  
Concert  Saturday  Feb 17   7:00 PM EST   
   
$25 general
$20 TGS members with emailed coupon code
And at the door		  
   

 
 

Happy New Year TGS Members.  Jan/Feb 2024 newsletter:

  • A group review of Grisha Goryachev's scintillating TGS flamenco concert and workshop on Nov. 11
  • A review of our Dec. 9 luncheon members' recital
  • Strings & Splinters, by guitarist and guitar repairer Al Watsky, intonation issues
  • Ask a Pro  by Randy Reed, with two more installments of tips, examples, and exercises for how to sing on a single string
  • Sheet music with performance notes for two engaging pieces the quintessentially neo Romantic Ell Suenodeela  Munequita (Dream of the Little Doll), by AgustinnBarrios,,edited and revised by Randy Reed, ,and Reed's own composition, Lament for Bob;
 		  

Holiday Season - TGS Members Luncheon and Recital

Saturday Dec 9, 2023 at Noon

Gourmet Kingdom, 301 E. Main St., Carrboro

Please join us for this event for TGS members
Free to attend. Order an a la carte lunch at the event.

Wish to perform? Please contact Dennis Aberle 

More details and program have been emailed to members
 


 
 

Grisha Goryachev Recital
Flamenco as a soloist 

Saturday Nov 11, 2023 at 7:00 PM

The Church of the Good Shepherd
3741 Garrett Rd, Durham  NC  27707

 
Grisha Flamenco Guitar Clinic - All levels welcome
Saturday Nov 11 10:00 AM to 12:30 PM

eTickets - Questions: ask the TGS Treasurer
Concert Nov 11  7:00 PM EST Flamenco Clinic  Nov 11  10:00 AM to 12:30 PM EST
$25 general
$20 members with emailed coupon code		 $40 Members (join or renew here and at the door)

Grisha Biography

Grisha website 

In the Triangle Guitar Society members' Nov/Dec Newsletter 2023:

In the Triangle Guitar Society members' Bonus Summer Newsletter 2023:

  • Details about the upcoming (Aug. 26) end-of-summer, start-of-season member party and performances
  • Prez Sez - The word from Randy
  • An article on the development of modern guitar design and whether classical and flamenco guitars are really distinct instruments, by Dennis Aberle
  • An article on the baroque lute and its repertoire, by lutenist (and new board member) Peter Abken, with a facsimile of historic lute tablature of a Prelude by S.L. Weiss and Peter's own guitar arrangement
  • Nine pages of sheet music by Randy Reed, renewing and transforming pieces by Fernando Sor and Mauro Giulian
  • A listing of upcoming guitar and other plucked-string instrument concerts and festivals across the region

 
 
 

Celil Refik Kaya - Recital

Saturday Sep 23, 2023 at 7:00PM

The Church of the Good Shepherd

Program (pdf)

CelilRefikKaya.com

eTickets $20 / $15 TGS members with coupon code
New and returning members will be emailed coupon code
 		  
 

Triangle Guitar Society would not be able to bring in talent such as Jorge Caballero without the support of patrons like you. Please renew your TGS membership today at  https://triangleguitarsociety.square.site/
Check with Donnie treasurer@triangleguitar.org about your current membership status

TGS End of Summer Lunch Performance/Party

Saturday Aug 26, 2023 at Noon - Season kick off

Gourmet Kingdom, 301 E. Main St., Carrboro

The event will feature performances TGS board and TGS members
Wish to perform? Please contact Dennis Aberle 

 
 

 

  
     
The Triangle Guitar Society is a non profit arts organization inspired by love for the musical arts and dedicated to nurturing an appreciation for the guitar  
 

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