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classical guitarist
JAY KACHERSKI
classical guitarist
JAY KACHERSKI
"Virtuosismo!!!...his technical dominance was on full display..."
- Conaculta, Mexico City, 2012
"With great inspiration he played his melodies to the rhythm of his guitar."
- Acapulco Sun, Mexico 2008
NEWS AND UPDATES:
- I am happy to announce that I am the new Artistic Director of the newly named Houston Classical Guitar Festival and Competition!! Please save the dates June 10-15, 2019!!
- I am excited to announce that I have joined the Texas Guitar Quartet!! We already traveled around the country and the world! Click here for more information.
-I recently performed a great new work for guitar and piano by composer Dr. David Mitchell at the College Music Society in 2015. The work is called Lake Avondale. Click the link to watch the performance with pianist Lina Morita. Listen and Watch Here
-My Suite for Guitar and Flute was performed by Lauren Harris (fl) and Daniel Rolison (gtr) at the New Mexico Classical Guitar Festival-June 2014
-I was recently interviewed for An Evening of Classical Guitar Podcast with host Tom Vela. We talked about my work developing the Mexican Guitar Music Catalog and some of the great works I have edited from Mexican composers. Listen here
-My Suite for Guitar and Flute has been selected to be performed at the 2013 National Flute Convention in New Orleans! I will be performing the work with flutist Judy Hand. The score will be available here on my website shortly! Listen here to a live performance from 2012
CONCERT SCHEDULE:
2016--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Feb. 14th - Soloist with the Lake Charles Symphony, Concierto de Aranjuez, Joaquin Rodrigo
http://www.lcsymphony.com/concert-2-featuring-jay-kacherski-classical-guitar/
April 14th - Solo Concert at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette
May18th - Solo Concert at the New Orleans International Guitar Festival
June 28th - Duo Concert with pianist Lina Morita at the Louisiana Summer Music Festival
Sept. 9th - Duo Concert with clarinetist Jan Scott, McNeese St. University, Louisiana
Nov. 15th - Solo Concert - 15th Festival Internacional de Guitarra "Cleofas Villegas" in Mexico
2017---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Feb 7th - Faculty Potpourri McNeese State Unviversity - Duo with clarinetist Jan Scott playing Libby Larsen
Feb 26th - Solo Concert- "Classical Minds" Fundraising Concert, st. Philips Presbyterian Church, Houston, TX 2:30PM
March 30th - Solo Concert for the Bishop Perry Center, 6 PM French Quarter, New Orleans, LA Info Here
April 7th - Solo Concert at Collin College, Dallas, TX 1PM
April 7th - Solo Concert at Eastfield College, Dallas, TX 8PM
May 14-20 - Solo Concert at the New Orleans International Guitar Festival
June 5-9 - Brevard Music Center, solo concert and teaching residency with the TxGQ - Texas Guitar Quartet
June 12th-17th - Solo Concert - "Classical Minds" International Guitar Festival and Competition, Houston, TX
July 6-8- Concert with the TxGQ and lessons at the Houston Guitar Workshop, University of St. Thomas
August 15th - Duo Concert with flutist Judy Hand at the National Flute Convention, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Sept 9th & 10th - Maria de Buenos Aires Opera by Astor Piazzolla with the New Orleans Opera
Sept 16th - Concert with the TxGQ- University of New Hampshire
Oct. 5th - Concert with the TxGQ - University of North Texas
Oct. 12-23 - Six city tour of China with the TxGQ
Nov. 19th - Classical Minds Fundraiser and Promo solo concert, Houston, TX
Dec. 8th - Concert with the TxGQ at the University of Miami, Florida Guitar Foundation
2018------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Jan. 13th - Lake Charles Symphony Mozart duo with Cory McKern, Baritone
Mar. 23 - Texas A&M University, Rodrigo Celebration Concert, Concierto Andaluz with the TxGQ & Fantasia para un Gentilhombre
April. 17th - Tarleton State University, TxGQ
April 18th - Eastfield College, TxGQ
April 19th - Steinway Hall - Fort Worth, TX. TxGQ
April 20th - Texas A&M Commersce, TxGQ
April 21st - Vivaldi Concerto for Four Violins with the Camerata Dallas Young Soloists, TxGQ
May 23rd - Duo Concert with pianist Lina Morita at the New Orleans International Guitar Festival
June 8th - Concert with TxGQ and Adam Holzman at Brevard Music Center
June 16th - Duo Concert with pianist Lina Morita at the "Classical Minds" Guitar Festival, Houston
July 6th - Concert with TxGQ at the Hamilton Guitar Festival, Canada
Sept. 14th - Concert with TxGQ at the University of Louisiana Lafayette
Sept. - 22nd - Cocnert with TxGQ for the Toronto Guitar Society, Canada
Oct. - 21st - Concert with TxGQ Fredericksburg, TX Music Club
Nov 2-4 - Texas A&M Guitar Symposium, TxGQ
Nov. - 16 - Lone Star College, Houston TxGQ
Nov. -17th - Guitar Houston, TxGQ
2019-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Jan. 12 - Round Top, TX, with TxGQ
Jan. 26th - Concierto Andaluz with the Columbus Symphony Orchestra, TxGQ
Feb. 9 - St. Phillip Presbyterian Church, Houston, TX. TxGQ
Feb. 10 - Clear Lake Presbyterian Church, Houston, TX. TxGQ
Mar. 5-7 - University of Mississippi, TxGQ
Mar. 31st - Lubbock, TX, TxGQ
-The Texas Guitar Quartet-
-The Houston Classical Guitar Festival and Competition-
Jay Kacherski performs music from all time periods, but has special interest in contemporary Mexican classical guitar music and invites you all to visit the Media Page for samples of this music and the MGMC - the only Mexican Guitar Music Catalog on the internet that has links to videos, audio samples, and to websites for scores and composer information. Also visit the Mexican Music page for more audio samples and information about contemporary classical guitar music from Mexico.
Video Highlights of the Month:: Joaquin Rodrigo's famous Concierto de Aranjuez Mvt. I and III
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