CGSUNY Fall Festival 2011
CGSUNY is very excited to feature Presti as the headline performers for the
Saturday evening program at the 2011 CGSUNY Fall Festival. Presti is the
first professional all-female guitar trio in the United States. Their name pays
homage to the legendary Ida Presti, considered by many to be the greatest
woman guitarist to date and one of the best performers in the history of the
guitar. Members of the ensemble are Olga Amelkina-Vera, Valerie Hartzell
and Lynn McGrath. Their most influential teachers include Manuel Barrueco,
Robert Guthrie, Ako Ito, William Kanengiser, Alexander Lagoya, Matteo Mela,
Pepe Romero, Douglas Rubio, James Smith, and many others who have
given us advice and inspiration throughout the years. Collectively they have
an array of undergraduate and graduate degrees from such
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Saturday evening program at the 2011 CGSUNY Fall Festival. Presti is the
first professional all-female guitar trio in the United States. Their name pays
homage to the legendary Ida Presti, considered by many to be the greatest
woman guitarist to date and one of the best performers in the history of the
guitar. Members of the ensemble are Olga Amelkina-Vera, Valerie Hartzell
and Lynn McGrath. Their most influential teachers include Manuel Barrueco,
Robert Guthrie, Ako Ito, William Kanengiser, Alexander Lagoya, Matteo Mela,
Pepe Romero, Douglas Rubio, James Smith, and many others who have
given us advice and inspiration throughout the years. Collectively they have
an array of undergraduate and graduate degrees from such
.
prominent music schools as the Peabody Conservatory, University of North Texas, and University of Southern
California. Each of them brings to Presti their own unique experiences and talents. Each is an accomplished performer
in her own right, Valerie and Lynn as soloists and Olga is a member of the Kithara Duo. Their performing careers have
taken them all over Europe, United States, Canada, and South America. They also have a gifted composer among
them—Olga—who has been inspired by this opportunity to contribute to the original guitar trio repertoire. We’ll take a
moment here to introduce each of the performers and a bit about their namesake, Ida Presti.
California. Each of them brings to Presti their own unique experiences and talents. Each is an accomplished performer
in her own right, Valerie and Lynn as soloists and Olga is a member of the Kithara Duo. Their performing careers have
taken them all over Europe, United States, Canada, and South America. They also have a gifted composer among
them—Olga—who has been inspired by this opportunity to contribute to the original guitar trio repertoire. We’ll take a
moment here to introduce each of the performers and a bit about their namesake, Ida Presti.
Maria Zemantauski is one of the world’s few heralded female flamenco-style
guitarists, and one of even fewer female flamenco composers. Maria will be the
featured performer for the Sunday afternoon concert that follows the Collegiate
Honors Recital at the CGSUNY 2011 Fall Festival. She has performed in Spain,
Italy and across the continental United States to great acclaim. Her albums, Mrs.
Laughinghouse (1997), Seeing Red (2000), Under the Lemon Tree (2005) and
Petty Feet & Mistletoe (2010), have received stellar reviews from music critics
around the world. Maria’s programs are a dynamic blend of artistic freedom,
innovation and tradition. This is not surprising considering that as a child, she
resisted guitar lessons, telling her
guitarists, and one of even fewer female flamenco composers. Maria will be the
featured performer for the Sunday afternoon concert that follows the Collegiate
Honors Recital at the CGSUNY 2011 Fall Festival. She has performed in Spain,
Italy and across the continental United States to great acclaim. Her albums, Mrs.
Laughinghouse (1997), Seeing Red (2000), Under the Lemon Tree (2005) and
Petty Feet & Mistletoe (2010), have received stellar reviews from music critics
around the world. Maria’s programs are a dynamic blend of artistic freedom,
innovation and tradition. This is not surprising considering that as a child, she
resisted guitar lessons, telling her
encouraging parents that she wanted to “discover the instrument on her own without being told what to do.” As one
reviewer wrote, “Zemantauski has continually pushed the boundaries of the possible with her trusty 6-string,
blending genres that have little or no business appearing on the same bill, much less in the same song. It's rarely
less than electrifying to watch her do it." She believes that the expressive possibilities of the guitar are limitless and
pursues her music with passion, confidence and grace.
reviewer wrote, “Zemantauski has continually pushed the boundaries of the possible with her trusty 6-string,
blending genres that have little or no business appearing on the same bill, much less in the same song. It's rarely
less than electrifying to watch her do it." She believes that the expressive possibilities of the guitar are limitless and
pursues her music with passion, confidence and grace.
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Schedule of Events
Saturday, September 24, 2011
Anderson Theatre Hartwick College
Registration 9 a.m.
Morning Recital
Lectures & Demonstrations
CGSUNY Members Recital
Informal Ensemble Playing (TBA)
Luthier Display (All Day)
Dinner Break
Silent Auction
Concert by Presti (A Reception will follow after the concert) 7 p.m.
Sunday, September 25, 2011
Unitarian Universalist Society of Oneonta
Master Class: 10:00 a.m -12:00
CGSUNY Collegiate Honors Recital: 1:00 p.m -2:30
Concert by Maria Zemantauski: 3:00 p.m
Saturday, September 24, 2011
Anderson Theatre Hartwick College
Registration 9 a.m.
Morning Recital
Lectures & Demonstrations
CGSUNY Members Recital
Informal Ensemble Playing (TBA)
Luthier Display (All Day)
Dinner Break
Silent Auction
Concert by Presti (A Reception will follow after the concert) 7 p.m.
Sunday, September 25, 2011
Unitarian Universalist Society of Oneonta
Master Class: 10:00 a.m -12:00
CGSUNY Collegiate Honors Recital: 1:00 p.m -2:30
Concert by Maria Zemantauski: 3:00 p.m
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