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President, Buffalo Guitar Society Pakistani-born guitar virtuoso and composer Mir Ali has been described by Acoustic Guitar
Magazine as Mirs performances and masterclasses have taken him to three continents and have been greeted with standing ovations and critical acclaim. He has performed across the United States, Canada, Europe, and Asia. In the past two seasons, he has toured Spain, Italy, Canada, and has performed at New Yorks Shea Stadium. His popularity as a teacher continues to grow throughout the United States and Canada. He has given concerts, masterclasses, lectures and workshops at many colleges and universities throughout the United States including Austin Peay State University, Northern Illinois University, Wheaton College, Appalachian State University, Cleveland School of Music, University of Akron and Oberlin Conservatory of Music. He continues to perform and adjudicate at prestigious guitar competitions and festivals such as the Appalachian Guitar Festival, Charlottesville Guitar Festival, North-East Ohio Guitar Festival, Rantucci International Guitar Festival and competition and The St. Carles Festival in Tarragona, Spain. Mir currently resides in Buffalo, New York where he serves as President of the Buffalo Guitar Society and Director of the Rantucci International www.rantuccifestival.com Guitar Festival and Competition. Mir Ali endorses Holtier & LoPrinzi guitars, The Guitar Chair, the Prax Axe Twanger and publishes for Mel Bay and Clear Note Publications. He is represented by Performing Arts Management by special arrangement with Sandra Wicinski.
Leslie J. Bahler
Violist Leslie Bahler performs music for area orchestras. She is a project-based freelance artist.
Blue Eagle String Band Tom Naples Folk music from and about the the Great Depression and the 1930's. ...Whose Names are Unknown, a Stirring Program of Authentic Songs, Photographs and Stories from the Great Depression ...Whose Names are Unknown is a live multi-media performance that introduces audiences to songs and images of the Great Depression and the New Deal era of the 1930’s. The historical content ranges from the devastation of failed laissez faire economic policies in the Depression, to the restoration of faith and confidence through the progressive policies of FDRs New Deal. This project is performed with vibrant authenticity by The Blue Eagle String Band and illustrated with a slide show of iconic and lesser known photographs from the period. It serves as an educational vehicle, to recreate the events experienced by Americans during the social and economic displacement of the Great Depression. The songs represented in this program reflect a tendency for people to call upon their musical roots to speak the unspeakable. That is, deep and mutual feelings of fear, loss, and uncertainty were expressed as an effort to deal with the realities of extremely difficult lives. At the same time, these songs often express intuitive and humorous political and social commentary, a playful camaraderie, and an unbreakable resolve. This music helped people weather the economic crises and maintain a bond of decency in a particularly American way. It is, ultimately, a history that transcends particular decades and timelines; it is a history of survival. Many of the songs are not the "standards" by which we know the 1930's. Most were found through research at the Library of Congress, the Smithsonian, and through old and out-of-print recordings from the period. The photographs come from the FSA, including those of Dorothea Lange, Arthur Rothstein, Walker Evans and other notable documentary photographers. ...Whose Names are Unknown can be presented in either an auditorium or classroom setting as a one-hour concert, or for a longer program, in two 45-minute sets with a 20-minute intermission. The music is accompanied by contextual and interpretive narrative prepared by Joan Crouse, Ph.D., Professor of History at Hilbert College.
Buffalo Choral Arts Society
Michael Fabiniak
Buffalo Niagara Youth Chorus/WNY Children's Chorus
Mrs. Suzanne M. Ryan WNYCC is a music performance and education program for children and youth, emphasizing the development of musical skills and understanding. The mission of the organization is to provide quality music instruction with the goal of attaining the highest level or artistic excellence in choral music performance. The chorus endeavors to enrich the lives of children from all religious, racial, cultural and economic backgrounds. Through its music activities, the chorus helps to promote the personal and social growth of its members.
Chopin Singing Society
Ann T. Mikoll
22 Shepard Ave Larry is a member of the Drum Circle Facilitators Guild . He has facilitated percussion workshops , also rhythm events for private parties . He facilitates drum circles for the well elderly ; Alzheimer patients ; developmentally disabled children and children with behavioral difficulties. He will explain his program in detail upon request .
Flutist Cheryl Gobbetti Hoffman is a member of the University at Buffalos music department faculty and a former member of the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra. While these are distinguished credits on any resume, they don't begin to suggest Gobbetti Hoffmans originality, both as a music administrator and a programmer. As a champion of her chosen instrument she has organized a flute advocacy group with the whimsical name of Who-o-o-osh, and in her faculty position shes founded a large ensemble that performs under the name Plosion. Cheryl credits a scholarship to the Manhattan School of Music and studies in the international flute classes of James Galway, Aurele Nicolet and Peter Lloyd with informing her performance concepts and flute voice. She studied chamber music with Mischa Schneider of the Budapest Quartet, members of the original Cleveland Quartet, and pianist/composer Leo Smit.
Charles Haupt - A Musical Feast (716) 886-4718
"Songs in the Key of Karen" Karen L. Marconi (716) 689-4554
Michael J. Mamp
c/o Foxglove Music
Christopher McGee
127 Mildred Drive
Peter A. Mirando Southtowns Banjo / Sunset Bluegrass Band
Oren Hollasch, bandleader and solo pianist Orengue (or- en'-gay) is a Latin world dance music band of 4, 5, or as many as 8 musicians. They will transform your special event into a tropical fiesta via exotic, dance-inducing grooves. The band is shown in performance on the Garden Vibes Series at the George Eastman House in Rochester, NY. (photo by Andre Gorzynski) Orengue is now booking concerts, festivals, colleges, benefit galas, corporate events, and private functions. An Orengue combo will be convened to match the size of your event. Salsa, merengue, Latin jazz, tropical, swing, and rock styles are all part of the band's repertory. Audience participation is encouraged. Bandleader, solo pianist, trombonist, and church organist Oren Hollasch will reinforce sound with a state-of-the-art Bose PA system. Their cd, Sabre Dance Merengue, is available with the band’s press kit.
Mary Ramsey
John & Mary I am a singer, songwriter and musician. I have written and recorded 3 CD's as John & Mary and 2 CD's as Lead Singer for 10,000 Maniacs. My work over the years has been a combination of songwriting, recording, performing live shows, orchestral playing and many music and theatre related projects. I have also been involved with teaching, mostly violin and viola. At present, I am working on a solo music recording that will feature voice and strings. I hope to have this project completed in the next year or so.
Gregg Sansone
Buffalo NY Gregg has played all over the world: Paris, Florence, London, NYC, St. Louis. He uses midi-sequencing that enables him to create a full rich show with real band sound, not just a single instrument.
Carolyn E. Unitas Roos Soprano, Voice Instructor
Laythanette Shine
716-636-1505 The art of music and dance (which I love), turns the community in which we serve from gloom to HOPE. The sound of music fills my office and liberates my thoughts. You see, my heart not only beats for me, but for every human being touched by my colorful paint brush full of life, liberty and the pursuit of art.
Edreys Wajed Co-owner Gallery 5151 Roswell Rd. Cheektowaga NY 14215 716 332-6821 fax 716 332-6822 info@gallery51byek.com www.G-51.com Pen & Ink illustration, freehand stream of consciousness. Painting, Folk/Traditional arts & Graphic Design.
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Mir Ali
Larry J. Gatti
Cheryl Gobbetti Hoffman
Orengue Latin World Band