An Evening of Spanish Flair

Spain’s influence on the guitar cannot be overstated. Come enjoy an intimate evening concert where Mark Hilliard Wilson will navigate you through this many layered story with a program featuring some chestnuts and some of the more rare gems of the classical guitars repertoire. Wilson has toured along the Camino de Santiago de Compstella and also in Catalonia. His experiences range from playing concerts in 800 year old churches to pilgrims from the Camino, to intimate performances in 16th century villa on a medieval estate in Besalú, Spain, to abandoned castles atop distant mountains.

His program features music from the dawn of Spain as empire through the current tensions with the proposed independence of Catalonia, all with little stories blend history and my travels with my guitar in these places. I also have selections from Germany, France and the US, that range form the lively to the sublime.

There will also be a sampling of wines and cheeses from the regions he is play music from

Improvisation
Selections form the Cantigas de Santa Maria
To Dispel our doubts
One who serves Santa Maria

Gaspar Sanz 1640 Calanda, in the comarca of Bajo Aragón Died 1710 Madrid

Rujero y Paradetas
Zarabanda al ayre espanol
Passacalle de Caballeros de Napoles

Lachrimae (pavan) John Dowland music from the greatest lutenist of the Renaissance
Lady Clifton's Spirit (galliard)

Kapsberger Johann(es) Hieronymus Kapsberger or Giovanni Geronimo Kapsperger; c. 1580 – 17 January 1651. You have to admit the name intrigues? This is otherworldly music that captures like no other the zeitgeist of the dramatic transition from the Renaissance to the Baroque
Canaries

Entree Sylvius Leopold Weiss and Johann Sebastian Bach
Courante We are all familiar with the collaborations of Lennon and McCartney, Queen and David Bowie, Montserrat Cabeles and Freddie Mercury but are you familiar with the music written by the greatest lutenist of the Baroque and edited by the greatest composer of the Baroque. I would love to share my transcription with you

Chaconne
Chacun et caprice
Francesco Corbetta. One of the great guitarists of the Baroque, teacher to the Sun king Louis the IVX. This is delightful and surprisingly contemporary sounding music from the 17th century

Woven world Andrew York Contemporary music from a master musician from California

Nocturne Jose Ferrer Romantic Spanish music form Catalonia

Suite Mas Costa by Mark Hilliard Wilson (that's me)
Montsertina
Dali
Maiea and the bullfrog