Three works get idiomatic, warm treatment-"The Peace Concerto" by Johnson himself, "Toccata, Evocation, & Fandango" by Mark A. New Consonances for Guitar & String Quartet.Ĭlassical guitarist Louis Valentine Johnson teams up with the Dos Almas String Quartet for Peace (Dos Almas DA 2019), a collection of some timeless music mostly contemporary yet in the tradition of the Spanish guitar legacy. The ensemble builds to a strong, passionate ending to this deeply felt piece.Its strength lies in the down-to-earth emotional connection that the players have to the meaning of the music.Ī CLASSICAL MODERN MUSIC REVIEW: “PEACE” Guitar & String Quartet CD
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Johnson's playing is full of feeling, and this is the best I have heard him play on any of his recordings.
'Fandango' often includes the guitar as an active leader in the music and brings the piece to a strong conclusion.The high point of this recording is Johnson's 'Peace Concerto,' written originally as a solo work in tribute to his late son, and arranged here for the ensemble by Cullan Bryant. In the opening movement, Radice's writing demands much of the instrument and a challenging degree of ensemble playing. Radice, a music professor at Ithaca College, Johnson's guitar has an excellent recorded sound and is well-balanced with the quartet. In 'Toccata, Evocation, & Fandango' by Mark A.
This recording with the Dos Almas String Quartet is my favorite of them all, with some of his best playing. has a number of recordings with original work and arrangements for solo guitar. Guitar Foundation of America San Francisco Old First Center for the Arts - San FranciscoĬalifornia Cultural Center - San Francisco LVJ and Conductor Kent Nagano were honored together by San Francisco State University as “Distinguished Alumni.” Army 101st Airborne Division, LVJ served in the 502nd Infantry (Rifleman) and the 321st Artillery Battalion, 105 mm Howitzers receiving an Honorable Discharge.
This business activity earned him the title from fellow musicians as “The Charles Ives of the Guitar” while composing, concertizing, and continually slaying dragons to feed to the hungry bulldog that eats money, creates bills and raises financial overhead for all of us every month.Ī Vietnam Veteran of the U.S. In the following years, while continuing in music, LVJ founded a company and began a career as an Insurance Executive for over 20 years. San Francisco State University, Master of Arts Guitar Performance, Honors Graduate. Idaho State University, Bachelor of Music Guitar Performance. Idaho State University, Bachelor of Arts Journalism. He later became a faculty member and founded the study of Classical Guitar as a standard curriculum at the University in Pocatello, Idaho.
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