By the end of brief warm-up of an acapella three-part song from Central Africa, all participants had relaxed a little, sharpened up their listening skills and were ready to get their guitars out. Our large guitar ensemble session covered the beautiful “Pilgrims’ Hymn” by Stephen Paulus, the much easier yet […]

My trip to Holland and the festive pre-Christmas concerts were a whirlwind of activity. Rehearsals with Marion Schaap and Peter Constant (Z.O.O. Duo) and their two orchestras, “Guitarrissimo” and “Ponticello” barely left time to eat or sleep! (However, I did find time to devour very delicious and freshly made stroop […]