Orphée Russell plays the Best Video Performance Space on Wednesday, July 9. He wowed the audiences the previous times he has played here. An award-winning graduate of the Neighborhood Music School in New Haven, Russell currently attends the Eastman School of Music. Russell plays classical guitar. The music starts at 8 PM. The cover charge for this show is $5.
A sampling of quotes from some prominent classical guitarists about Russell’s performance in the juried student recital at the National Guitar Workshop in the summer of 2010:
“Very poetic performance-you have a musical presence” — Julian Gray, recording artist and faculty, Peabody Institute at Johns Hopkins University
“Beautiful tone and sense of legato…Very lovely and expressive playing” — Adam Holzman, recording artist and faculty, University of Texas at Austin
“You have such a wonderful sense of phrasing / timing – very mature musically…You are a beautiful young player” — Martha Masters, recording artist and faculty, Loyola Marymount University
“You brought a lot of poise and depth of feeling to this performance” — Marc Teicholz, recording artist and faculty, San Francisco Conservatory
UPCOMING EVENTS:
• Friday, June 27. PUNK ROCK: STARK RAVING LULU
• Sunday, June 29. BEST VIDEO FUNDRAISER
• Wednesday, July 2. ROCK: EXTRASENSORY
• Thursday, July 3. BUOYANT POP ROCK: THE FURORS
• Wednesday, July 9. CLASSICAL GUITAR: ORPHÉE RUSSELL
• Thursday, July 10. FOLK: THE HEATH SISTERS
• Wednesday, July 16. FOLK/POP/SOUL: JOY IKE
• Thursday, July 17. ROCK ‘N’ SOUL: BRONSON ROCK
• Friday, July 18. SURF MUSIC, ROCKABILLY: THE SIX PACK DUTCHMEN, TOM HEARN
• Thursday, July 24. PROGRESSIVE FOLK ROCK: KINDRED QUEER
• Tuesday, July 29. BLUEGRASS: STACY PHILLIPS AND HIS BLUEGRASS CHARACTERS
• Wednesday, July 30. FOLK MUSIC: ROBERT MESSORE
• Thursday, July 31. ROCK: THE SHELLYE VALAUSKAS EXPERIENCE
• Friday, Aug. 1. ELECTRO-ACOUSTIC: DAVID ELKIN-GINNETTI
• Wednesday, Aug. 13. INDIE ROCK: THE LYS GUILLORN BAND
• Thursday, Aug. 14, ROCK: PARKER’S TANGENT
• Friday, Aug. 15. POP/ART/PUPPETRY: POCKET VINYL, GLUMPUPPET
