Orphée Russell wowed the audiences in the Best Video Performance Space the two 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 PERFORMANCE SPACE EVENTS:
• Monday, Jan. 14. FILM SERIES: WHAT WOULD YOU DO? “STATE OF THE UNION”
• Wednesday, Jan. 16. BOB FEINN of MT. CARMEL WINE & SPIRITS: FRENCH WINES TASTING
• Thursday, Jan. 17. ROCK: THE PEACOCK FLOUNDERS
• Wednesday, Jan. 9. ELECTRIC ROCK: MOLD MONKIES
• Wednesday, Jan. 23. ECLECTIC ACOUSTIC & WORLD MUSIC: DR. CATERWAUL’S CADRE OF CLAIRVOYANT CLAPTRAPS
• Thursday, Jan. 24. TBA
• Wednesday, Jan. 30. TBA
• Thursday, Jan. 31. PSYCH/FOLK: PONYBIRD
