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JAY KACHERSKI
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JAY KACHERSKI
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a “…brilliant album” and “one of the finest guitar solo recordings of recent years”
-Soundboard Magazine
"...every phrase sings with meaning and intent; and the guitar is used to the fullest!...a true tour de force"
-American Record Guide
-Soundboard Magazine
"...every phrase sings with meaning and intent; and the guitar is used to the fullest!...a true tour de force"
-American Record Guide
Click Above to Buy the CD Now!
"An Impressive album in both music and performances...Kacherski and Morita are both virtuosi and play exceptionally well together..." Soundboard magazine
Landscapes showcases mostly all new works for the guitar and piano duo including the premiere recording of Étoiles Par Grand Vent by Olga Amelkina-Vera, Brazos de Dios by J. Todd Frazier, Fraktured by Frank Wallace, and Lake Avondale by David Mitchell. Available on the Frameworks Records label.
Landscapes showcases mostly all new works for the guitar and piano duo including the premiere recording of Étoiles Par Grand Vent by Olga Amelkina-Vera, Brazos de Dios by J. Todd Frazier, Fraktured by Frank Wallace, and Lake Avondale by David Mitchell. Available on the Frameworks Records label.
"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
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NEWS AND UPDATES:
-I am thrilled to announce that I will be starting a new position as Assistant Professor of Music at Del Mar College in Corpus Christi Texas this fall!!
-My edition of the Sonata de la Muerte by the great Julio César Oliva is now published and available at Guitar Chamber Music Press!! Pick up a copy at: www.guitarchambermusicpress.com
-LANDSCAPES is officially released! A duo recording of new works for the piano and guitar duo featuring composers J.Todd Frazier, Olga Amelkina-Vera, Frank Wallace, Cutberto Cordova, David Mitchell, Bigazzi & Colonna, along with classics from Manuel de Falla and Manuel Ponce. Copies can be bought www.frameworksrecords.org
-I am thrilled about the release of my debut solo recording-- SYNTHESIS on the Frameworks Records label. Click here to get a personalized physical copy or click here to buy on iTunes!!
- We are Grammy Nominated!! The Singing Guitar album with the Texas Guitar Quartet along with the LAGQ and Austin Guitar Quartets and the incomparable Conspirare vocal ensemble were nominated for Best Vocal Performance!!
-I am thrilled to announce that I will be starting a new position as Assistant Professor of Music at Del Mar College in Corpus Christi Texas this fall!!
-My edition of the Sonata de la Muerte by the great Julio César Oliva is now published and available at Guitar Chamber Music Press!! Pick up a copy at: www.guitarchambermusicpress.com
-LANDSCAPES is officially released! A duo recording of new works for the piano and guitar duo featuring composers J.Todd Frazier, Olga Amelkina-Vera, Frank Wallace, Cutberto Cordova, David Mitchell, Bigazzi & Colonna, along with classics from Manuel de Falla and Manuel Ponce. Copies can be bought www.frameworksrecords.org
-I am thrilled about the release of my debut solo recording-- SYNTHESIS on the Frameworks Records label. Click here to get a personalized physical copy or click here to buy on iTunes!!
- We are Grammy Nominated!! The Singing Guitar album with the Texas Guitar Quartet along with the LAGQ and Austin Guitar Quartets and the incomparable Conspirare vocal ensemble were nominated for Best Vocal Performance!!
CONCERT SCHEDULE:
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Feb. 2 - Mt. Vernon, Washington, concert with TXGQ
Feb. 3rd - Orcas Island, Washington, concert with TXGQ
Feb. 15 - Lake Charles Symphony Event, duo concert with Lina Morita
Feb. 18th - Third Sunday Concert Series, Covington, LA, solo concert
March 1st - solo with the McNeese Wind Symphony, LA
March 3rd - Ovations Theatre, solo concert, Houston, TX
March 4-8 - New Orleans International Guitar Festival, solo concert & adjudication
March 8-10 - University of Texas San Antonio Guitar Symposium - adjudication
March 16-17 - Ohio Tour, concerts and masterclasses, TXGQ
March 26th - McNeese State University, faculty concert, solo & duo with Lina Morita, LA
April 26-27 - Loudon County, concerts and masterclasses with TXGQ
June 4-6 - Del Mar Summer Guitar Camp, TX workshops, conducting, solo
June 10-15 - Houston Classical Guitar Festival & Competition
June 18-20 - Brownsville, TX masterclass, workshop, concert, solo
June 26th - Lake Charles donor concert for St. Patrick Hospital, duo & solo with Lina Morita
July 10-16 - Vermont & New Hampshire, concert tour with TXGQ
Sept 25-28 - Tabernash, CO, concerts and outreach, TXGQ
Oct 4-5 - Ocala, FL, concerts, TXGQ
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Jan.24th - McNeese Faculty Pot Pourri Concert, duo with Lina Morita, pro
Jan. 26th - Connoisseur's Series, University of Southern Miss, duo concert with Lina Morita, pno
Feb. 24th - Premiere of Libby Larsen work Bleached for saxophone, guitar, piano, percussion- MSU
Mar. 3rd - Sam Houston State University, concert with TXGQ
Mar. 25th - Rodrigo Concierto Andaluz, Irving TX, with TXGQ
Mar. 28th - New Orleans International Guitar Festival, solo concert and adjudication
Mar. 31 - North American Society for the Study of Romanticism, Sam Houston State U, solo & duo with Lina Morita, pno
April 14th - Rodrigo Concierto Andaluz, Southwest Symphony New Mexico, with TXGQ
April 29th - Dixie Theatre, Louisiana, concert with TXGQ
June 12-17 - Houston Classical Guitar Festival
June 27th - Louisiana Summer Music Festival, duo concert with Lina Morita, pno
July 6th - East Carolina State University, concert & masterclasses with TXGQ
July 8th - Durango Concert Series, concert with TXGQ
Sept. 8th - Houston Classical Guitar Festival/Gulf Coast Guitar Association, solo & duo concert with Lina Morita, pno
Sept. 13th - UT San Antonio, concert with TXGQ
Sept. 14-18 - Tour of Georgia, four concerts and masterclasses with TXGQ
Sept. 19th - McNeese Faculty Potpourri Concert, solo & duo
Sept. 25th - 30 - GuitUNAM Guitar Festival, Mexico City, solo & duo with Lina Morita, pno
Oct. 6 - Louisiana Music Teachers Association, duo with Lina Morita, pno
Oct. 13-14th - HCC Guitar Series, Tampa, Florida
Dec. 6-11 - World Saxophone Congress, European premiere of Libby Larsen work with the Cold Quartet, Canary Islands, Spain
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Feb.19 - Gtr & Trumpet with Caeley Niess, McNeese Guest Artist Series, Louisiana
Feb.20 - Faculty Potpouri McNeese State University
Feb. 27 - Houston Classical Guitar Festival Benefit Concert, solo and duo with pianist Lina Morita, TX
March 4th - Solo Concert at Denise Hopkins Fine Art Gallery, Pass Christian, Mississippi
March 5th - Solo Concert at Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida
Mar. 17-20 - Guitarraganza Guitar Festival, solo concert & adjudication, California State University Stanislaus
Mar. 25th - Sam Houston State University & Lone Star College, concerts with TxGQ
June 13-18 - Houston Classical Guitar Festival & Competition, Artistic Director, Conductor, Instructor, Presenter, St. Philip Presbyterian, TX
Sept 6-10 -Guitar Festival at the Teatro del Lago, Frutillar, Chile with TxGQ
Sept 17th - Bayou Theatre, Clear Lake Texas, solo and chamber
Oct. 8th - Fort Worth, TX with the TxGQ
Oct. 27th - Gulf Coast Music Association, Lecture and Concert, duo with Lina Morita, piano
Nov.16th - Dallas College Eastfield, Concert and masterclass, solo
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Feb. 2 - Mt. Vernon, Washington, concert with TXGQ
Feb. 3rd - Orcas Island, Washington, concert with TXGQ
Feb. 15 - Lake Charles Symphony Event, duo concert with Lina Morita
Feb. 18th - Third Sunday Concert Series, Covington, LA, solo concert
March 1st - solo with the McNeese Wind Symphony, LA
March 3rd - Ovations Theatre, solo concert, Houston, TX
March 4-8 - New Orleans International Guitar Festival, solo concert & adjudication
March 8-10 - University of Texas San Antonio Guitar Symposium - adjudication
March 16-17 - Ohio Tour, concerts and masterclasses, TXGQ
March 26th - McNeese State University, faculty concert, solo & duo with Lina Morita, LA
April 26-27 - Loudon County, concerts and masterclasses with TXGQ
June 4-6 - Del Mar Summer Guitar Camp, TX workshops, conducting, solo
June 10-15 - Houston Classical Guitar Festival & Competition
June 18-20 - Brownsville, TX masterclass, workshop, concert, solo
June 26th - Lake Charles donor concert for St. Patrick Hospital, duo & solo with Lina Morita
July 10-16 - Vermont & New Hampshire, concert tour with TXGQ
Sept 25-28 - Tabernash, CO, concerts and outreach, TXGQ
Oct 4-5 - Ocala, FL, concerts, TXGQ
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Jan.24th - McNeese Faculty Pot Pourri Concert, duo with Lina Morita, pro
Jan. 26th - Connoisseur's Series, University of Southern Miss, duo concert with Lina Morita, pno
Feb. 24th - Premiere of Libby Larsen work Bleached for saxophone, guitar, piano, percussion- MSU
Mar. 3rd - Sam Houston State University, concert with TXGQ
Mar. 25th - Rodrigo Concierto Andaluz, Irving TX, with TXGQ
Mar. 28th - New Orleans International Guitar Festival, solo concert and adjudication
Mar. 31 - North American Society for the Study of Romanticism, Sam Houston State U, solo & duo with Lina Morita, pno
April 14th - Rodrigo Concierto Andaluz, Southwest Symphony New Mexico, with TXGQ
April 29th - Dixie Theatre, Louisiana, concert with TXGQ
June 12-17 - Houston Classical Guitar Festival
June 27th - Louisiana Summer Music Festival, duo concert with Lina Morita, pno
July 6th - East Carolina State University, concert & masterclasses with TXGQ
July 8th - Durango Concert Series, concert with TXGQ
Sept. 8th - Houston Classical Guitar Festival/Gulf Coast Guitar Association, solo & duo concert with Lina Morita, pno
Sept. 13th - UT San Antonio, concert with TXGQ
Sept. 14-18 - Tour of Georgia, four concerts and masterclasses with TXGQ
Sept. 19th - McNeese Faculty Potpourri Concert, solo & duo
Sept. 25th - 30 - GuitUNAM Guitar Festival, Mexico City, solo & duo with Lina Morita, pno
Oct. 6 - Louisiana Music Teachers Association, duo with Lina Morita, pno
Oct. 13-14th - HCC Guitar Series, Tampa, Florida
Dec. 6-11 - World Saxophone Congress, European premiere of Libby Larsen work with the Cold Quartet, Canary Islands, Spain
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Feb.19 - Gtr & Trumpet with Caeley Niess, McNeese Guest Artist Series, Louisiana
Feb.20 - Faculty Potpouri McNeese State University
Feb. 27 - Houston Classical Guitar Festival Benefit Concert, solo and duo with pianist Lina Morita, TX
March 4th - Solo Concert at Denise Hopkins Fine Art Gallery, Pass Christian, Mississippi
March 5th - Solo Concert at Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida
Mar. 17-20 - Guitarraganza Guitar Festival, solo concert & adjudication, California State University Stanislaus
Mar. 25th - Sam Houston State University & Lone Star College, concerts with TxGQ
June 13-18 - Houston Classical Guitar Festival & Competition, Artistic Director, Conductor, Instructor, Presenter, St. Philip Presbyterian, TX
Sept 6-10 -Guitar Festival at the Teatro del Lago, Frutillar, Chile with TxGQ
Sept 17th - Bayou Theatre, Clear Lake Texas, solo and chamber
Oct. 8th - Fort Worth, TX with the TxGQ
Oct. 27th - Gulf Coast Music Association, Lecture and Concert, duo with Lina Morita, piano
Nov.16th - Dallas College Eastfield, Concert and masterclass, solo
-The Grammy nominated Texas Guitar Quartet-
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-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: Joaquin Rodrigo's famous Concierto de Aranjuez Mvt. I and III
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