Posts by Shem
Chaconne practice session August 9, 2013
Explored a new approach to the theme – using a very strong rhythmic edge to the pulse, driven by the Bass voice: it produced a greater differentiation of the Bass voice from the upper voices as well as a very strong overall forward drive…have to get off the notes faster and yet make sure that…
Read MoreChaconne #15 Music Party, Oneida Lake NY
July 28th, 2013 – performance around 12:30 pm. The performance took place on Sunday afternoon of a chamber music weekend amidst wonderful readings and wonderful performances by many musicians from the Syracuse area. Other than the first public performances this was the first time in the Journey series where I was playing for professional colleagues…
Read MoreDvorak Beethoven Borodin – Free concert Sunday June 30 6-7 p.m. NYC
FREE ADMISSION: Music in a Garden 6-7 p.m. on Sunday June 30th, 2013 enter on West 89th or 90th streets between Amsterdam and Columbus Avenues PROGRAM Beethoven String Quartet #2 in G Major (1800) Dvorak American String Quartet (1893) Borodin Nocturne from String Quartet #2 (1881) Shem Guibbory and April Johnson, Violins, Jessica Meyer, Viola and Peter Seidenberg, Cello…
Read MoreShem Chamber Music and Solo May 22, 2013
Private performance, NY NY with Judith Kellock, Soprano, Rieko Aizawa, Piano and Peter Seidenberg, Cello Schubert: Sonata movement, D.28 (1812) Shostakovich: Romance Suite on poems of Alexander Blok, Op.127 (1967) Bach: Chaconne (performance #14 in Journey of 100) Beethoven: Trio in D Major, Op. 70#1 (1808)
Read MoreShem solo – Bacewicz Sonata April 24, 2013
April 24, 2013 5:30-7:30 Manhattan Producer’s Alliance at Zirazmin great program [click to see] including performances by Roger Blanc w/ Emiko Hayashi, Svetlana Smolina w/ Alex Sramek, Krister Linder, Rozanna Weinberger w/ Junod Etiene, and Demetrius Spaneas. 90 West Houston Street (btwn. Thompson & LaGuardia, downstairs from Lobster Smack) New York, NY. http://www.zirzaminnyc.com/ 1 to…
Read MoreChaconne #13 – LaGuardia High School for Music and Art
Journey of 100 performance #13 February 27, 2013
Read MoreChaconne #14 – Private Concert NY NY
This performance was part of a larger program of chamber music at the home of two wonderful music lovers on the West Side. I was bugged that I did not have time in our pre-performance rehearsal to run the opening a few times – but in fact it started out ok. Over the last month…
Read MoreChaconne #13 – LaGuardia High School for Music and Art
Good morning everyone! If all the technology is correct this will go out to all of you who are my Facebook friends – I hope you will take a minute and to read this and check out my new website. As part of my Journey of 100 performances of this amazing piece of music (Chaconne…
Read MoreFeatured Musician in StringPoet – online publication
I am proud to announce that I am the Featured Musician in the recent live edition of StringPoet. This featured article on me in StringPoet has several music tracks from my recent CD Voice of the People, as well as links to 3 short videos I have created to enhance the experience of the music: Sueños de Chambi (written…
Read MoreChaconne #12 – Sunday January 13, 2013
Private performance, Orangeburg, NJ. This evening was a most wonderful experience, a perfect expression of what I am hoping to accomplish with the Journey of 100 performances. Our Host and Hostess thoughtfully invited 14 or so of their good friends, from different paths in their lives, including their daughter-in-law who will be delivering a wonderful…
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