Balkan, Asian and African styles are included in “World Music Primer” by Dusan Bogdanovic. “It clearly displays Bogdanovic’s connection with world music,” said Guitar Ensemble director Nicholas Lambson, “though the Balkan and Macedonian works in this collection are the most particular to him, since he is from that region. These pieces feature odd rhythms and syncopations that are often found in Eastern European folk music.”
Other selections include “Irish Dance” by England’s Jeremy Sparks, and pieces by Spanish composer Manuel de Falla and contemporary Brazilian composer Egberto Amin Gismonti.
The United States is represented by a piece that includes prepared guitar techniques by William Kanengiser, and by Scott Joplin’s “Easy Winners.”
Performers in this Guitar Ensemble concert include Alex Diaz, Jason Hall, Nick Hart, Jake Masterson, Nick Lambson, Kris Lang, Justin Santos, Charlie Sleep, Leonardo Simmons, Rory Urquhart and Greg Willis.
Tickets are $8/$5 and free to HSU students with an ID, from HSU Ticket Office (826-3928) or at the door. For more information, visit HSUMusic.blogspot.com. An HSU Music Department production.