Anthony Glise on Guitar

Dear Friends,
The Missouri Western Guitar Program, directed by Jason Riley and Anthony Glise, will present a concert on Wednesday, April 30, 7:00 PM at Thompson Potter Theater in the Western Fine Arts Building.

The concert will feature the full Western Guitar Ensemble (over a dozen guitarists), the Western Guitar Quartet, the Western Rock Ensemble and several soloists from the guitar program.

The concert is free and open to the public. For more information, contact the Missouri Western State University Department of Music at (816) 271-4420.

THE NOVA PROJECT has just been contracted as headliners for the international music festival, Nuits de Hautcombe August 9-10, held at the Abbey Hautcombe, on Lake Bourget near Lyon, France. The Abbey was founded in the 11th-Century and is the burial site of the last King of Savoy.

The festival is sponsored by the Communauté de Chemin Neuf. Additional European Tour dates include Northern France, Belgium and Western Germany.

The Nova Project is an avant-garde “classical prog” ensemble featuring Anthony Glise, Jason Riley [guitars] James Kew [6-string electric ‘cello] and Nick Baker [percussion].

The Nova Project will be appearing in concert on:
Thursday, February 7, 2008 – 9:00 PM
at Café Acoustic
http://www.cafe-acoustic.com
2605 Frederick Ave. (St. Joseph, MO).

The Nova Project will perform contemporary music for classical, electric and improvising guitars with 6-string electric ‘cello and percussion from their upcoming CDs with AME Recordings (Lyon, France).

Musicians for this concert are

• Anthony Glise — classical guitarist / composer / vocals
• Jason Riley — electric / acoustic rock and jazz guitarist,
• James Kew — 6-string electric ‘cello,
• Nick Baker — percussion.

The Nova Project, founded by American-born musicians, Anthony Glise and Jason Riley, is one of the most original prog ensembles on the music scene today. The group has one simple goal: to combine different musical and historical styles with traditional classical music under the banner of electric classical prog.

Part classical, part rock and part jazz, their music also uses 16th-Century poems sung by Glise with North African rhythms and compositional structure from 19th-Century Vienna. The ensemble has received tremendous attention throughout Europe. This concert of The Nova Project promises to be a highlight for anyone interested in some of the most progressive alternative music today.

The program is being sponsored by THE CAFÉ ACOUSTIC.

Suggested donation: $5.00 at the door.
For further information, contact Café Acoustic: (816) 671-1141

The Nova Project will be appearing in concert on:
Saturday, February 9, 2008 8:00 PM
at Westport Coffee House, 4010 Pensylvania (Westport, Kansas City, MO).

The Nova Project will perform contemporary music for classical, electric and improvising guitars with 6-string electric ‘cello and percussion from their CDs from AME Recordings (Lyon, France).

Musicians for this concert are

• Anthony Glise — classical guitarist / composer,
• Jason Riley — electric / acoustic rock and jazz guitarist,
• James Kew — 6-string electric cello,
• Nick Baker — percussion.

The Nova Project, founded by American-born musicians, Anthony Glise and Jason Riley, is one of the most original prog ensembles on the music scene today. The group has one simple goal: to combine different musical and historical styles with traditional classical music under the banner of electric classical prog.

Part classical, part rock and part jazz, their music also uses 16th-Century poems sung by Glise with North African rhythms and compositional structure from 19th-Century Vienna. The ensemble has received rave reviews throughout Europe. This concert of The Nova Project promises to be a highlight for anyone interested in some of the most progressive alternative music today.

The program is being sponsored by THE WESTPORT COFFEE HOUSE.

Tickets are $15.00 available at the door.
For further information, contact Westport Coffee House: (816) 756-3221

Dear Friends,

Dr. Scott Morris, Director of the 2007 Guitar Foundation of America Conference, recently gave the west coast premiere of Anthony Glise’s Stabat Mater Speciosa (The Beautiful Standing Mother), “The Blue Virgin.”  The work is a Christmas cavatina written for solo classical guitar and chorale with Latin and English texts from an obscure 14th-Century poem that Glise discovered at the French National Library in Paris.  The Speciosa text appears to be an alteration of the better-known Stabat Mater Dolorosa from the same period.

This Los Angeles area premiere was conducted by Dr. Sally Etcheto leading the California State University-Domengiuez Hills Chorale with performances on the CSU campus as well as for the Long Beach Guitar Society.

Glise’s composition was originally premiered in 2005 in St. Joseph, Missouri with the composer accompanying the St. Joseph Chamber Choir with the European premiere later that season in Lille, France.

Glise will be performing his Stabat as well as his staged composition, “The Missouri Fables” along with noted guitarist, Jason Riley and the St. Joseph Chamber Choir, conducted by Dr. David Benz, at the Jefferson City Capitol Building for the presentation of the 2007 Governor’s Award for the Arts on February 7, 2007 at 12:00 PM.  Glise was the 2006 recipient of the “Individual Artist of the Year” from Governor Matt Blunt and the Missouri Arts Council.

Glise’s Stabat Mater is currently being presented on tour throughout Europe with the Chor de Joie, conducted by Antoine deBois and guitarist, Marie-Caroline Lebriez and will be one of the primary works that Chor de Joie will use in the 2007 Romaine International Chorale Competition in Provence, France this summer.

Dear Friends,
The US west-coast premier of Anthony Glise’s Stabat Mater Speciosa (The Beautiful Standing Mother) – “The Blue Virgin – A Christmas Cavatina” (for solo classical guitar and chorale) will be presented in the Los Angeles, California region at:

1. Dec 7 at 7:30pm in the LaCorte Recital Hall on the CSU Dominguez Hills campus, California.

2. Dec 8 at 8:00pm at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church in Long Beach, California as part of the Long Beach Guitar Society’s concert series.

These concerts will feature noted classical guitarist, Dr. Scott Morris and the CSUDH Chamber Singers directed by Dr. Sally Etcheto.

The composer will be present at the premiere for various press-related activites.

Glise’s Stabat Mater Speciosa – “The Blue Virgin” was originally premiered during the combined US and European tours of the St. Joseph Chamber Choir (US) and the Chorale Divertimento (France) with directors Frank Thomas and Jean-François Droulez in 2005.

We would like to remind you that a COMPLIMENTARY copy of the DVD of the European premiere of Glise’s Stabat Mater Speciosa, his Mass for the Children (for orchestra, 2 chorales and solo guitar) and his double concerto, The Pendulum (for violin, guitar and orchestra with optional published versions for flute, guitar & orchestra and a version for guitar quartet) is available through the New York City website UrbanGuitar.com.
For information, see: http://urbanguitar.blogspot.com/2006/10/free-dvd-offer.html

Parts and scores are available through Aevia (address below). We sincerely hope that Glise’s Stabat Mater Speciosa will help guitarists secure concerts with their local chorales during the Christmas concert season.

Dear Guitar Friends,

Just a fast reminder that one of our top Missouri Western guitar majors, Josh Huffman, will be giving his Senior Recital on Wednesday, November 15 at 6:00 PM at Missouri Western, in the Leah Spratt Building, MC 101. The program offers an exceptional selection of classical guitar works and jazz solos. This is free and open to the public.

ALSO…
Immediately following Huffman’s recital, we will all be meeting at Café Acoustic for the monthly (also free and open to the public) St. Joseph Guitar Festival Outreach Masterclass directed by Jason Riley and Anthony Glise. All guitarists, styles and levels are welcome to come for a free lesson and coaching session.

ALSO…
The following night (Thursday, November 16 at 9:00PM)
The Missouri Western State University Rock Guitar Ensemble will perform at Café Acoustic. This electric guitar driven performance ensemble was developed for upper-level commercial music students to perform a variety of classic and contemporary styles with a rock aesthetic. A rock quintet, the group features the double electric guitar work of Josh Huffman and Brett Blakemore supported by Jesse Boley (drum set), Stacie Saythany, (electric bass) and Marshall Carter (guitar). The group uses a contemporary approach and sound concept to present their progressive instrumental arrangements with improvised solos. Besides performing the students also compose and arrange for the ensemble, cover promotional responsibilities, make audio and video recordings and study technical and historical topics.

The upcoming set for Café Acoustic will showcase a diverse repertoire including selections from The Allman Brothers, Frank Zappa, Jeff Beck and J.S. Bach while genre-jumping from jazz, bluegrass and surf. The MWSU Rock Guitar Ensemble is directed by adjunct professor of guitar, Jason Riley.

For more information on this unique ensemble, MWSU Guitar Program and Commercial Music Program, call Missouri Western State University, Department of Music (816) 271 4420 or visit http://www.missouriwestern.edu/music

HOPE TO SEE YOU ALL THERE !
Anthony Glise