BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN BEGIN:VEVENT UID:70@grandpianoseries.org DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Easter:20230211T130000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Easter:20230211T130000 DTSTAMP:20230821T231224Z URL:https://grandpianoseries.org/events/masterclass-with-rupert-boyd/ SUMMARY:Masterclass with Rupert Boyd DESCRIPTION:In the world of art and music\, the "masters" of the art are ca lled upon to share their knowledge with the young - a tradition of "paying it forward".\nRupert Boyd will share his knowledge\, experience\, and kno w-how with the younger generation\, giving you a chance to glimpse behind the scenes of how the magic of inspired music-making comes to life.\n\nThi s event is free but reservations are required. For help registering\, plea se call 469-333-3231.\n\n\n\nNew York-based Australian classical guitaris t Rupert Boyd has been described by The Washington Post as “truly ev ocative\,” by Gramophone as “a very fine musician\,” and by Class ical Guitar Magazine as “a player who deserves to be heard.” His perf ormances have taken him across four continents\, from New York’s Carnegi e Hall\, to the Barcelona Guitar Festival in Spain\, Strings-139 Festival in China\, Festival de Musique Classique in France\, Gharana Music Festiva l in Nepal\, and every state and territory in Australia.\n\nRupert Boyd ga ve his Carnegie Hall debut as part of the D’Addario Music Foundation’s “International Competition Winners in Concert” Series\, and has perfo rmed at the Newport Music Festival\, National Gallery of Art (D.C.)\, Musi c in the Strathmore Mansion\, Marlow Guitar Series\, Grand Canyon Guitar S ociety\, Boston Guitar Society\, University of Denver\, University of Hawa ii\, and has given concerts in the U.K.\, France\, Spain\, New Zealand\, I ndia\, Nepal and the Philippines. In New York\, Rupert Boyd has performed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art\, New York City Classical Guitar Society \, Merkin Concert Hall\, Trinity Wall Street\, Bargemusic\, (Le) Poisson R ouge\, SubCulture\, and with a diversity of groups such as New York Festiv al of Song and Moving Theater Dance Company.\n\nRupert Boyd has released t hree solo recordings: The Guitar (Sono Luminus) was described by This I s Classical Guitar as “a must-have album of 2019”\, and received the following praise in The Weekend Australian: “Instantly one’s ears ar e pricked up by Boyd’s interpretive directness and a sparkling technique ”\; Fantasías (Little Mystery Records) was selected by American Reco rd Guide as “Critic’s Choice” of 2016\, and was described by Class ical Guitar Magazine as “a triumph of brilliant assured playing”\; Bo yd’s debut recording Valses Poéticos received the following review in  Soundboard\, the Guitar Foundation of America’s quarterly publication: “Boyd’s playing is beautifully refined\, with gorgeous tone… musica lly and technically flawless… the album is first-rate.” Soundboard a lso described the eponymous work by Granados as “one of the best recorde d performances of this work on guitar.”\n\nActive as both a soloist and chamber musician\, Rupert Boyd regularly performs throughout the world as part of the Australian Guitar Duo with guitarist Jacob Cordover\, and in B oyd Meets Girl\, with cellist Laura Metcalf. The Australian Guitar Duo was a prizewinner of the Chamber Music section of the Australian Guitar Compe tition\, and its debut CD Songs from the Forest was described as “wond erfully entertaining” by Classical Guitar Magazine\, and “very impres sive” by Soundboard Magazine. Boyd Meets Girl’s debut album\, release d in 2017 on the Sono Luminus label\, reached #3 on the Billboard Tradit ional Classical charts\, and received the following review in Gramophone  Magazine: “they play like one\, with a harmony of purpose as sure as t heir intonation.”\n\nRupert Boyd holds a Bachelor of Music (First Class Honours) from the Australian National University School of Music\, a Maste r of Music from the Manhattan School of Music and an Artist Diploma from t he Yale University School of Music. His major teachers have been Timothy K ain\, David Leisner and Benjamin Verdery. In addition to winning the Andr és Segovia award from the Manhattan School of Music\, Rupert Boyd was als o a winner of the Lillian Fuchs Chamber Music Competition and winner of th e Eisenberg-Fried Concerto Competition.\n\nRupert Boyd is also co-artistic director of GatherNYC\, a revolutionary weekly concert series in New Yor k City. For further details\, please visit: www.GatherNYC.org\n\nRupert B oyd lives in New York City and exclusively plays D’Addario Strings.\n\n\ n\n\n\n\n \;\n\n\nGet Tickets\n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://i0.wp.com/grandpianoseries.org/wp-conten t/uploads/2023/02/88481_event_md_865.jpeg?fit=1200%2C797&ssl=1 CATEGORIES:Past Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Pacific/Easter X-LIC-LOCATION:Pacific/Easter BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20220910T230000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:-05 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR