Deck the Halls

Deck The Halls

A Guitar Holiday

Away in a Manger

God's Time: Music by J.S. Bach on Guitar

Twelve Little Preludes, Prelude in C Minor, BWV 999-872: III. Prelude

Twelve Little Preludes, Prelude in D Minor, BWV 926: V. Prelude

Spanish Candy

España Cañi (Pasodoble) (Arr. for Guitar by Aaron Larget-Caplan)

Suite Española No. 1, Op. 47 (Arr. for Guitar by Aaron Larget-Caplan): III. Sevilla (sevillanas)

La Mariposa

Suite Española No. 2, Op. 97 (Arr. for Guitar by Andres Segovia): IV. Zambra Granadina (danse orientale)

Suite Española No. 1, Op. 47 (Arr. for Guitar by Aaron Larget-Caplan): I. Granada (serenata)

Spanish Romance

Berceuse Inquiète (2021)
This piece is built on a simple melody that oscillates back and forth over lulling accompaniment. These two parts have different characters – one lyrical, the other slightly mechanical - so there is a feeling that the lullaby is tilted, or off center. Brief interruptions – some with a music box-like character, others by rapid, quiet passages – contribute to this sense of unease.  As the piece unfolds, the melody is passed between the upper and lower voices as a dialogue, while a central section presents a chorale before returning to the original melody. – Ronald Pearl

LIVE RECORDING: Providence College, Smith Center for the Arts, September 24, 2023

ABOUT:
Ronald Pearl’s compositions have been performed, recorded, and broadcast throughout North and South America, Europe, and Asia. He has been commissioned by the Alturas Duo, Triobio, Duo Vitare, Encuerdas, the Atlantic Guitar Quartet, Quartetto Exsacorde, the ADAA Trio, Zane Forshee and others. His works have been presented at the Saigon Guitar Festival, Guimaraes International Guitar Festival (Portugal), Festival Forfest of the Czech Republic, Peabody Summer Intensive, Shepherd International Guitar Festival, Evolution Contemporary Music Series (Baltimore), and LiveWire6 Music Festival. 

His output includes works for solo guitar, multiple guitars, chamber ensembles, choir, and piano.  My Name is Red, for solo guitar, has received performances on four continents. Be Not Afeard: Music from Prospero's Island – commissioned and recorded by the Atlantic Guitar Quartet - prompted American Record Guide to write, “This is truly beautiful music”, and “This disc is worth acquiring for this work alone.” Other artists to record his music include Zane Forshee, 1East Guitar Quartet, Robert Trent, Drake Duffer, and the Avanti Guitar Trio. 

Ronald Pearl is a Professor Emeritus of Loyola University Maryland where he taught courses in music history, theory, and directed Guitar studies.

Berceuse Inquiète by Ronald Pearl, Aaron Larget-Caplan Guitar

Being & Becoming by Lou Bunk explores space and time in a way few have.
Live recording from April 3, 2022 at the Center for New Music in San Francisco.

Written in 2004, Aaron Larget-Caplan gave the premiere at Brandeis College.



Being and Becoming by Lou Bunk

Aaron Larget-Caplan, a classical guitarist who has premiered over 110 compositions, directs the Spanish dance ensemble ¡Con Fuego!, and is the founder and curator of the New Lullaby Project, which includes three albums and two volumes of scores published in partnership with the American Composers Alliance. Larget-Caplan’s arrangements and recording of the music of John Cage are issued by Edition Peters and Stone Records and are the first for guitar to be sanctioned by the estate and have received international accolades. He has eight acclaimed solo albums. The first of his own compositions honey cadence was released in April 2022. An album dedicated to Bach will be issued in 2022.

“A fascinating program...with irresistible mastery." ~American Record Guide

“Astounding technical proficiency and artistic delicacy” ~ Boston Musical Intelligencer

"[The Legend of Hagoromo] is eclectic and endlessly rewarding release." ~ Classical Guitar

"This is not just a random collection of concert works, but a focused project with new music, artistic creativity, and vision.  Highly recommended." ~ This is Classical Guitar

Aaron Larget-Caplan

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