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Thanks to you, Classical Guitar Alive reaches and servers more people than any other guitar nonprofit organization in the world, and with innovative projects and programs which are not repeated elsewhere. Won't you join us? Here's how you can help continue to bring Classical Guitar Alive to a world-wide audience with your tax-deductible contribution: This week's edition of Classical Guitar Alive! features a look at how political events have shaped music history from the 16th Century to 20th Century, and features interviews with lutenists Paul O’Dette, Ronn McFarlane, and guitarists Pepe Romero and Manuel Barrueco. The program begins with music of Elizabethan lutenist-composer John Dowland (1563-1626). In an interview with lutenist Paul O'Dette, he discusses how Dowland was implicated in a plot to assassinate Queen Elizabeth I, and why Dowland failed to attain a major court position until very late in life. Lutenist Ronn McFarlane discusses how one of Dowland’s contemporaries, William Byrd (1543-1623) fared much better as the head of Queen Elizabeth's Royal Chapel. Despite being fined for being a practicing Catholic in Protestant England, Byrd held his royal post until the end of his life. Pepe Romero tells how his father Celedonio Romero(1913-1996) was prevented by Fascist dictator Generalissimo Francisco Franco (1892-1975) from concertizing outside of Spain, due to Celedonio Romero’s participation in the Spanish Civil War against Franco. The Romero family immigrated to the USA in 1957, and then performed world-wide as Los Romeros Guitar Quartet. Pepe Romero performs his father’s flamenco-based work, "Concierto de Malaga". Manuel Barrueco's family also immigrated to the United States to escape the oppression. In this 1998 interview, Barrueco discusses his EMI CD titled "Cuba!", which he dedicated to many Cubans who died in the Florida Straits while trying to escape to the United States. He also discusses his experiences as a child in Cuba, and the repercussions of being branded a "worm", or non-communist, while awaiting government permission to emigrate. The program closes with "Dance of the Black Goddesses" by Leo Brouwer and the Anthem from Michael Daugherty's piece "Bay of Pigs" for guitar quintet. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Classical Guitar Alive! welcomes the South Carolina Publlic Radio network! Nationally broadcast since 1997, CGA airs on over 250 stations each week. |
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