Yaron Deutsch Contemporary Electric Guitar Workshop and Master Class

Yaron Deutsch Contemporary Electric Guitar Workshop and Master Class

TIME:SPANS 2022 invites guitarists and composers to join this symposium dedicated to the sonic and functional evolution of the electric guitar in contemporary classical music. Led by guitarist Yaron Deutsch, this marathon day will feature lectures, master classes, and a workshop addressing the works of internationally acclaimed composers who work closely with Deutsch.

A special feature of the symposium will be active participation. During the application process, which is now closed, Mr. Deutsch chose the participants:

Erich Barganier, Neil Beckmann, Alec Goldfarb, Kyle Miller.

The guitarists will work on the following pieces with Yaron Deutsch:

• Pierluigi Billone, Sgorgo Y (2012) — for electric guitar solo
• Enno Poppe, Fleisch, mvmt I (2015) — for sax, electric guitar, perc & piano
• Hugues Dufourt, La Cité Des Saules (1997) — for electric guitar solo
• Rebecca Saunders, Metal Bottle Necks (2018) — for electric guitar solo

The event is open to the public. Tickets ($10) are required for all attendees. Please click the ticket button below to reserve a spot.

Workshop Schedule

10:00 – 10:15am	Opening and introduction
10:15 – 11:30am	Lecture “From Shakespeare’s Hamlet to Schoenberg’s Pierrot Lunaire – a portrait of the interpreter as a performing artist
11:30am – 1:00pm	Master class #1 Pierluigi Billone, Sgorgo Y (2012) — for electric guitar solo
1:00 – 2:00pm	Lunch break
2:00 – 3:30pm	Master class #2 Hugues Dufourt, La Cité Des Saules (1997) — for electric guitar solo Rebecca Saunders, Metal Bottle Necks (2018) — for electric guitar solo
4:00 – 5:15pm	Lecture “The sound, the bridge, the psychological baggage & the man machine” — four observations on composing with and for the electric guitar
5:45 – 7:30pm	Workshop “The modular function of the electric guitar in chamber to large setting as captured in the music of Enno Poppe & Rebecca Saunders” Works to be discussed in this workshop: Enno Poppe, Fleisch (2015) — for saxophone, electric guitar, percussion & piano Enno Poppe, Prozession (2015/2020) — for large ensemble Rebecca Saunders, Skin (2016) — for soprano and large ensemble Rebecca Saunders, Us Dead Talk Love (2021) — for alto, saxophone, electric guitar, percussion & keyboard