Roth Guitar Duo Programme

Concert Programme Saturday 17th September 2022

SIR PETER MAXWELL DAVIES (1934-2016) Farewell to Stromness

FERDINANDO CARULLI (1770-1841) Serenade in A, opus 96

TÕRU TAKEMITSU (1930-1996) Bad Boy

MARIO CASTELNUOVO-TADESCU (1895-1968) Sonatina Canonica

STEVE REICH Nagoya Guitars

VOJISLAV IVANOVIC Balkan Express

Interval

ASTOR PIAZZOLLA (1921-1992)) Lo Que Vendra

MAXIMO DIEGO PUJOL Tres Piezas de Otono

MANUEL DE FALLA (1876-1946) La Vida Breve

ALESSANDRO MARCELLO (1673-1747)/ J S BACH (1685-1750) Concerto for Oboe and Strings in D minor

YVONNE BLOOR Always Good to You (written for the Roth GuitarDuo)

The Roth Guitar Duo, Emma Smith and Sam Rodwell, formed through a shared love of chamber music in 2014, whilst studying at the Royal Northern College of Music. The duo have played at venues and festivals throughout the U.K. including: St-Martin-in-the-Fields, Buxton Pavilion Arts Centre, Cardiff Guitar Festival, Nanpantan Festival and Ribfest. The duo have been invited, on many occasions, to perform at Manchester’s Bridgewater Hall for concert series such as A Little Bite Music, Dig the City Festival, Craig Ogden’s Big Guitar Weekend and Bridgewater Introducing, which gives up and coming artists the opportunity to perform at the prestigious venue. The duo were recently awarded Second Prize in the ENKOR International Music Competition. Sam and Emma always strive to create interesting and varied programmes of interest to any music lover, ranging from Renaissance to newly commissioned and unpublished works.