John Bilezikjian will be guest soloist at the Boston Pops on June 11, 2005, at Symphony Hall in Boston. Incredible. This will be the first time that
the oud will be performed on its stage.Jameel - 3-27-2005 at 01:30 PM
I wonder if this will be televised on PBS? Do you have any info Jonathan?Jonathan - 3-27-2005 at 01:55 PM
I know it is going to be broadcast on the radio. I don't know that it is going to be on television, but I will try to find out.Andy - 3-29-2005 at 07:12 PM
Will have to check out the tickets, I'm sure it will be a sell out affair.
Got to see John Bilizikjian for the first time in his first Greater Boston area performance this past summer. He plays with such ease. A truly
memorable event. Would love to hear and watch him again.Jonathan - 3-29-2005 at 07:38 PM
I love seeing John play. He makes it look so easy--like his hands were just made for the oud. And his repertoire is just amazingly
diverse--Armenian, Turkish, Arabic, Sepahardic, classical. Just a superb musician, and a prince of a guy. I will post ticket info in the next couple
of days, and give you any info I can find. I would love to see this performance.Stefan Andalus - 3-30-2005 at 05:00 PM
I studied with John for many years. He can do ANYTHING with the oud, is a sophisticated, highly trained musician in general, and the warmest,
sweetest, human being you can imagine. Don't miss the show!paulO - 3-30-2005 at 06:53 PM
John told me last September that he was going to be performing the Vivaldi Guitar Concerto (sp??). Jonathan - 4-1-2005 at 04:11 PM
OK, here are the details. John is going to be playing the Vivaldi Guitar Concerto in D, The Sabre Dance of Aram Khachadurian, and Two Guitars (a
Russian Gypsy folk song). All of these are John's transcriptions for the oud, and Orchestra. He is also going to perform a Splanish classical guitar
piece called Asturian Leyenda by Albeniz as a solo on the oud.
For ticket info, you can contact DonnaDaniels@comcast.netJonathan - 4-1-2005 at 04:12 PM
Sorry, I meant "Asturias Leyenda".Jameel - 4-1-2005 at 05:38 PM
Quote:
Originally posted by Stefan Andalus
I studied with John for many years. He can do ANYTHING with the oud, is a sophisticated, highly trained musician in general, and the warmest,
sweetest, human being you can imagine. Don't miss the show!
Stephan,
Is this you? And do you still own this Nahat?Jonathan - 6-7-2005 at 06:45 PM
It's this week, guys. I am hoping somebody sees it and gives us a report. Also, I heard it is going to be broadcast on public radio, but I am not
sure about the details. Not the typical music we are used to listening to on oud, I am sure, but I think it is a really good thing--bringing the oud
to a huge audience, many of whom have certainly never seen it or even heard of it.Stefan Andalus - 6-7-2005 at 07:49 PM
Yes, the picture is of me several years ago, when my hair was not yet grey. I don't own the Nahhat anymore. BTW, for those of you who will be
getting my little exercise transcriptions - they were written for Armenian tuning (from treble - D,A,E, B,A,E) and were written an octave above their
real sound. Thus an "A" above middle C is the open A of the second course from the treble. I hope you find them easy and fun. Sorry I won't be in
New England to hear John, but my chamber pieces for oud and European classical string ensemble should be recorded by the end of the summer and winging
their way to Yo-Yo Ma and my friend, the virtuoso "pipa" player Wu Man. Cheers, StefanStefan Andalus - 6-11-2005 at 06:39 PM
I promised suggested metronome markings for my transcriptions. They are only suggestions, since the metronome wasn't invented by Maezel until
Beethoven's time.
Bach bouree from lute suite quarter = 69
Handel duet from Judas Maccabeus quarter + 84
Bach minuet from 1st cello suite quarter = 60
Paisello "Nel cor..." quarter = 120
Chopin etude quarter= 100 (with lots of vibrato)
Bach "Bist du bei Mir" quarter=56
Bach "Jesu Joy ..." quarter =48
For those with more advanced technique I really recommend the Bach Lute Suites in the edition for guitar by Ariel Publications
