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Soundboard Review - September , 2011
Frank Wallace: Song of Albin. Antrim: GYRE Publications, 2011. 16 pp. No Price Marked. (Soundboard magazine - September , 2011)
Guitar composition in the 21st century stretches from neo-Renaissance compositions to pieces showcasing specialized tricks of the composer, and from beautiful simplistic melodies to the delights of 12-tone. In attempting to captivate those who want to walk away...
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Frank Wallace guitarist / composer / baritone University of Dayton, October 1, 2011 Preludes 1, 3 Heitor Villa-Lobos, 1887-1959 Omaggio Manuel de Falla, 1876-1946 Homage a Tárrega Joaquín Turina, 1882-1949 Garrotín Soleares from Nuevas Cantigas Frank Wallace, b. 1952 Montserrat...
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July 2011
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Lyrical Song to the Guitar - Zevener Review
This review just came in after our Eurpean tour in June. Thanks to Norbert Dams for inviting us to the Zeven Festival and helping us organize several other concerts! Zevener newspaper dated 14.06.2011 Lyrical Song to the Guitar Duo LiveOak charmed the audience with their own compositions — just simply beautiful Duo LiveOak presented dreamy, festive, and animal songs to the audience...
May 2011
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Second Sundays concerts presents our first U-stream live broadcast with Lynn McGrath.
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arresting, thoughtful, accessible
The Great Deep provides an escape to serenity By Jonathan E. D. Richmond May 3, 2011 The Tech (MIT)
I am sitting on an American Airlines flight when they have just served the same vile plastic eggy mess they have always dished up for so-called breakfast. Untouchable — I simply fail to understand why they persist in throwing such muck at their passengers. The 777 is surprisingly noisy, at...
April 2011
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March 2011
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World Premier at CCMS Concert Tonight
Please join us for the World Premier of Epitafio a un Pajaro tonight in Concord NH - 23 Wall St., 7:30 pm. The complete program includes great music by other CCMS composers David Tonkin, David Surette, Lindsey Schust and William Fletcher.
Music of our Time and Place
Ajaja - Yoruba welcome song, Babatunde Olatunji Yiriba ye (2003)...
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Kickstarter - A Bird and a Kiss
Hi Friends, I am trying to raise money to support the score prep, rehearsals with 4 musicians and three performances of my new piece Epitafio a un pajaro, a gorgeous poem by Lorca, set for mezzo soprano, flute and two guitars. Check out the video at this link.
January 2011
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Listen to samples of our new CD on Gyre. The Great Deep CD selections by Frank Wallace
December 2010
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November 2010
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October 2010
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Kickstarter - The Great Deep CD Project →
Duo LiveOak is raising funds for The Great Deep CD Project on Kickstarter! Our new CD is all about rites of passage: end of the old year, beginning of the new, wild passion of youth on the verge, wonderings of great old age. We would greatly appreciate your help.
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Olson/De Cari Duo plan debut of Men, Women and... →
Paca la Roseta →
Me playing “Paca la Roseta” on a 10-string guitar by Stephan Connor, during Duo LiveOak’s recording session for a new CD on Gyre, The Great Deep. I wrote Paca la Roseta as part of a group of pieces commissioned by Emerson College for a spring 2010 production of La Casa de Bernarda Alba by Garcia Lorca. © 2010 Frank A. Wallace
August 2010
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