International Annual Russian Guitar Seminar and Festival May 30-June
4,2007

PRELIMINARY PROGRAM

The Russian Guitar Quartet (Nadia Borislova, Russian-Mexican
composer and guitarist; Julia Lonskaya, virtuoso guitarist; multiple
winner of world-wide competitions, Dmitri Illarionov; Oleg
Timofeyev, Russian seven-string guitar specialist); Vladimir
Markushevich--Evgeni Pushkarenko Duo (Moscow)
Tariel Berimeladze, guitarist and composer (Kutaisi, Georgia);
The Czar’s Guitars (John Schneiderman and Oleg Timofeyev);
Pedro Cabral (guitarra portuguesa, Lisbon);
Matanya Ophee, Russian guitar publisher and historian;
Vadim Kolpakov, Russian-Gypsy seven-string virtuoso
Zingaresca (Vadim Kolpakov and Oleg Timofeyev);
The Timofeyev Ensemble (Natalia Timofeyeva, Oleg Timofeyev, Vadim
Kolpakov, guests TBA);

IARGUS 2007 Festival Orchestra (John Rommereim, conductor).

Wednesday, May 30: Arrival

7:00 p.m. Welcome: Dr. Oleg Timofeyev (Iowa City)

7:30 p.m. Concert: “The Legacy of Sergei Orekhov (1935-1998),”

Volodya

Markushevich (Moscow) and Evgeny Pushkarenko (Moscow)

Thursday, May 31:

10-1 p.m. Masterclasses: Volodya Markushevich and Vadim Kolpakov

(Charlotte, N.C.)

LUNCH

2:30-3:45 p.m. Lecture: Dr. Oleg Timofeyev: “Historical Survey of
the

7-string Guitar Repertoire”

3:45-5 p.m. Lecture: John Schneiderman (Univ. of California,
Irvine):

“Performance Practice in Comparison: Six Strings or Seven?”

DINNER

7:30 p.m. Concert: “Ispaniada,” with the Timofeyev Ensemble and

Zingaresca

Friday, June 1:

10-1 p.m. Masterclasses: Oleg Timofeyev and Pedro Cabral (Lisbon,

Portugal)

LUNCH

2:30-3:45 p.m. Lecture: Pedro Cabral: Guitarra portuguesa �" A Cousin

of the

Russian Seven-String Guitar

3:45-5 p.m. Lecture: Matanya Ophee (Columbus, OH) [Topic and title
TBA]

DINNER

7:30 p.m. Concert: “Georgian Guitar Music,” Oleg Timofeyev and
Tariel Berimeladze (Kutaisi, Georgia) and “Souvenir de Russe” (The
Czar’s Guitars)

Saturday, June 2:

10-1 p.m. Masterclasses: John Schneiderman and Tariel Berimeladze

LUNCH

2:30-3:45 p.m.: Lecture: David Schramm: “Organology: Historical
Survey of Surviving Seven-String Guitars” (Freson, CA)

DINNER

7:30 p.m. INAUGURAL CONCERT of The Russian Guitar Quartet, with
Timofeyev,

Illarionov (Moscow), Nadia Borislova (Puebla, Mexico), and Julia
Lonskaya (Minsk)

9:00 p.m. RECEPTION

Sunday, June 3:

10-1 p.m. Masterclasses: Nadia Borislova and Dmitri Illarionov

LUNCH

3-5 p.m Matinee Lecture-Demonstration: “The Diverse Legacy of the
Russian Guitar: Russian, Gypsy, Georgian, “Spanish,” Contemporary”
(Oleg Timofeyev, Vadim Kolpakov, Tariel Berimeladze, Dmitri
Illarionov)

DINNER

8:00 p.m. GALA CONCERT: IARGUS Students, Marten Falk, World Premiere
of

Angelo Gilardino’s Concerto di Novgorod, Czar’s Guitar

Monday, June 4: Departure



Iowa City, Iowa

2007

Russian seven-string guitar offers a whole neighboring universe to
classical (and not-so-classical) guitarists. One can be enamored by
the fiery Gypsy dances, fascinated by the complexity of Sychra’s and
Vysotsky’s compositions, blown away by the virtuosity needed to
perform Sergei Orekhov’s variations. Or one can be intrigued by the
possibilities of the DGBdgbd’ tuning for the future, which may
include transcribing the existing piano and orchestra music as well
as composing new music especially for the Russian guitar (such as
Concerto di Novgorod by Angelo Gilardino). Or one can shy away from
getting involved in all this and stay on the beaten track. One thing
is clear: the treasures are all there, and the most efficient way to
get exposure is to attend annual seminar, IARGUS 2007.

Both the audience and the participants loved last year’s festival,
IARGUS 2006
http://www.guitarandluteissues.com/videos/iargus2006.htm


This year festival IARGUS 2007 is going to be a more colorful, more
diverse, and overall, more interesting event, where the
resourcefulness and versatility of the Russian guitar
will be represented in their full glory. For example, we are
inviting a specialist in Portuguese guitar Pedro Caldeira Cabral,
since �" as some of you know �" our instruments share a predecessor,
the so-called “English guitar.” The festival will have a very
special guest �" Tony Morris, the producer of Classical Guitar
Alive!, who will be preparing a full-length report for his renowned
NPR program. And we are particularly proud to present some of the
best Russian guitarists today, Dmitri Illarionov, Julia Lonskaya,
and Nadia Borislova.

For more information write to
Oleg Timofeyev, Artistic Director
IARMAC (Int’l Academy for Russian Music, Arts, and Culture)
iarmac(at)russianguitar(dot)net


information recieved from Vadim Kolpakov - Russian Seven String
Guitar Virtuoso:
http://www.barynya.com/romen/kolpakov.htm

He asked me to post it here in case anybody intereted to check this
wonderful festival

Thank you

Mikhail Smirnov
Ensemble Barynya (Russian, Gypsy, Ukrainian, Cossack and Klezmer
traditional dance and music program)
http://www.barynya.com