Performed by guitarists Stephan Kane & Luke Trimble

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Commissioned by the Paris Opéra and written in 1915 by Spanish composer Enrique Granados. "Goyescas" is an opera in one act and three tableaux, based on themes from his most famous piano suite.

The onset of the First World War forced the premiere to be relocated to New York and was first performed at the Metropolitan Opera in New York City on January 28th, 1916.

The success of the Met premiere of "Goyescas" led indirectly to Granados's death. He was invited by President Woodrow Wilson to perform a piano recital at the White House, causing him to postpone his return to Spain. Granados and his wife lost their lives on March 24, 1916 when their ship, the French steamer Sussex, was torpedoed by a German U-boat in the English Channel.

Transcription for Two Guitars by Richard Pick

Stephan Kane plays a 2009 Eric Sahlin guitar.
Luke Trimble plays a 1991 Dake Traphagen guitar.
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Intermezzo: From the opera "Goyescas" by Enrique Granados (1867-1916)

Arranged for solo guitar by Mike Marshall.

Angels We Have Heard On High - solo guitar

Excerpts from "Serenade for Guitar & Percussion" by American composer Lou Harrison.  

Recorded live with guitarist Luke Trimble and the UH Contemporary Music Ensemble.

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Lou Harrison: Music for Bill and Me (excerpt)

From the 2012 recording by guitarist Luke Trimble & cellist Matthew Keating titled "Lines, Color & Form: Music of Bryan Johanson"

Domenico Scarlatti (1685-1757) was an Italian composer who spent much of his life in the service of Portuguese and Spanish royal families. His fame rests almost exclusively on music for solo keyboard and is best known for the roughly 555 keyboard sonatas composed in Madrid during the last 25 years of his life. His sonatas reflect a colorful and emotional Iberian way of life: the fire of flamenco, the click of castanets, the strumming of guitars and the thump of muffled drums. And yet they manage to retain many Italian elements, not infrequently preserving the bel canto style. While his music is most intimately bound with the sound of the harpsicord, these Iberian ingredients alongside the plucked strings of the harpsicord make for a natural transition to the guitar. Johanson’s inclusion of the cello among these transcriptions — marked with impeccable legato, graceful phrasing, and and agile flexible technique — highlight the hallmarks of an Italian-originated bel canto style that prevailed throughout most of Europe during the 18th century.

Sonata in D Major, K. 333: I. Allegro, Allegrissimo

Sonata in A Major, K. 208: II. Andante Cantabile

Sonata in G Major, K. 431: III. Allegro

From the 2012 recording by guitarist Luke Trimble & cellist Matthew Keating titled "Lines, Color & Form: Music of Bryan Johanson"

One of the major challenges in programing new music for the guitar and cello comes from the lack of repertoire written specifically for the two instruments. Of what little music there is to choose from, much of the repertoire has been transcribed from familiar works by Manual de Falla, Isaac Albeniz, J.S. Bach, Bartok, Piazzolla, Satie, Granados, Schubert, and Debussy among others. Although these arrangements and transcriptions are a welcome addition to the relatively small body of music for guitar and cello, they are often less convincing than their original instrumentation. Both the Berceuse and A Simple Serenade serve as a brief sampling of the many new original works Johanson has written especially for these two instruments.

There are two versions of the Berceuse. The first was originally scored for cello and guitar and is presented here in its original form. The second, for clarinet and guitar, is best described in the liner notes of Johanson’s 2000 recording, The Secret Guitar:

“The Berceuse was written while I was composing a much larger work, in this case The Secret Guitar. During the summer of 1992, I was experiencing the first joys of fatherhood. Our daughter Molly was born in April, and I was spending the summer at home composing and learning to care for her. The Berceuse was music that came to me out of the amazing depth of feeling all new parents experience...”

Berceuse, for guitar & cello

From the 2012 recording by guitarist Luke Trimble & cellist Matthew Keating titled "Lines, Color & Form: Music of Bryan Johanson"

Written in 2003, A Simple Serenade for guitar and cello, is a large 23 minute work in seven movements. Here the guitar and cello find a most emphatic, and seemingly natural affinity for each other. Compositionally, Johanson presents an abundance of forms: a prelude, a plaintive ballad with an obstinate bass line, a guitar solo, a dance in the form of a valse, a cello solo, a theme and variations, and a raucous Finale, alla gigue.

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A Simple Serenade: I. Prelude

A Simple Serenade: II. Arioso

A Simple Serenade: III. Serenade

A Simple Serenade: IV. Valse

A Simple Serenade: V. Scherzo

A Simple Serenade: VII. Finale, Alla Gigue

A Simple Serenade: VI. Variations

Luke Trimble is an award-winning classical guitarist based in Kailua, Hawaii.  Under the direction of renowned composer and guitarist Bryan Johanson, Luke graduated cum laude with a Bachelor of Music from Portland State University.  He has performed in masterclasses for many of world’s finest guitarists, including Michael Partington, Thibault Cauvin, and Ana Vidovic.  Widely recognized for his versatility as a performer and educator, Luke’s diverse work takes him across the globe as a soloist, with various ensembles, and as a dedicated teacher.

An advocate of new music, Luke continues to promote solo and chamber works for guitar by  West Coast composers, i.e. Washington, Oregon and California.  This is highlighted among the frequent performance of works by Lou Harrison, Terry Riley, Andrew York, Ralph Towner and many others.  

In 2013, Luke released Lines, Color & Form: Music of Bryan Johanson.  A collaboration with cellist Matthew Keating.  This debut recording features an exciting collection of music for guitar and cello by the American composer Bryan Johanson.  

Luke has been featured on Hawaii Public Radio.  He has performed with members of the Honolulu Symphony, the Air Force Band of the Pacific, the UH Contemporary Music Ensemble, and numerous chamber players.  Recent concerts in China include the Shanghai Conservatory of Music, and Shanghai Concert Hall.


Luke Trimble, guitarist

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