Classical Guitar Alive! Events

September, 2006

Sunday, Sept. 24, 2006, 4:00pm Salado, TX: Viva Trio with special guest percussionist James Fenner in concert on the Salado Concerts series. For ticket information please visit: http://musicinsalado.com/tony_morris_page.html

October, 2006

Saturday, Oct. 21, 2006, 8:30pm Marble Falls, TX: Tony Morris, flutist Renata Green, cellist Christopher Haritatos, and percussionist James Fenner in concert at the Uptown Marble Theater, in a special fundraiser concert benefitting the Harmony School for the Creative Arts. For ticket information please visit: http://www.harmonyarts.org/Albums/slides/dinner%20and%20showII.html

Sunday, Oct. 22, Monday, Oct. 23, with added date at the Armstrong Community Music School on Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2006 Austin, TX: Tony Morris performs with the Salon Concerts String Quartet in Boccherini's Guitar Quintet, plus "L'Histoire du Tango" for violin & guitar with violinists Robert Rudie and Elise Winters, and Gnattali's "Sonata for guitar and cello" with Austin Symphony principle cellist Douglas Harvey. For ticket information, please visit: http://www.salonconcerts.org/season.php#sub1

November, 2006

Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2006, 6:30pm, Austin, TX: Tony Morris and percussionist James Fenner perform at the LBJ Presidential Museum and Library for the National Community Action Foundation.

December, 2006

Another performance in Washington, D.C. is in the works... Due to security concerns, details will be posted after the event occurs.

October 2006

An Autumn Celebration
Second Annual Gala Event to benefit Friends of Classical Guitar Alive
Sunday afternoon, from 4:00pm to 8:00pm
the First of October 2006
At the historic Ivy Cliff house, 300 Loma Vista in Wimberley, TX
overlooking the crystal clear Blanco River
music by

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featuring public radio's Classical Guitar Alive! host and guitarist Tony Morris,
flutist Renata Green, and violinist Jennifer Bourianoff with special guests:
percussionist James Fenner and harpist Patricia Furley

Champagne and Hors D'oeuvres
Fundraising Auction sponsored by
Canterbury House, Interior Elements,
St. Thomas Bourtique, Wimberley Inn, and more
Tickets are $65

For tickets and reservations, call (512) 415-0004
send email tonymorris@austin.rr.com

download invite_rsvp.pdf

mail to:

Tony Morris, Executive Director
Friends of Classical Guitar Alive
P.O Box 49764
Austin, TX 78765
USA

June 2006

Saturday, June 10, 2006, Buffalo, NY: Tony Morris at the 2nd JoAnn Falletta International Guitar Concerto Competition, courtesy of WNED and the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra. For more info: http://www.fallettacompetition.org/default_2.asp

SOLD OUT!
June 22, 2006, 7:00pm-9:00pm, Austin Museum of Art's Laguna Gloria, 3809 West 38th Street, Austin, TX.
Viva Trio performs a fundraiser concert event, "Vino y Virtuosos" to benefit Hospice Austin.
More information: http://www.hospiceaustin.org/site/pp.asp\?c=bdJPITMyA&b=1491947

April 2006

Sunday, April 20, 2006, 5:00pm-7:00pm, Tony Morris performs solo and with Viva Trio at The Extreme Grand Opening of the Blanton Museum of Art, MLK at Congress, Austin, TX. More information: http://blantonmuseum.org/about/ego.cfm

Tony Morris & Friends Encore Third Performance at the White House, December 3, 2005

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December 3, 2005, marked the third appearance by Tony Morris & Friends at the White House in Washington, D.C. Austin classical guitarist Tony Morris was joined by flutist Renata Green, violinist Jennifer Bourianoff, and percussionist James Fenner in a private performance for the Diplomatic Corps of the State Department as part of the White House Holiday celebrations there. The program featured seasonal music and Baroque music, with works by Telemann and Isabella Leonarda.

The ensemble was first invited there in 2002 to perform for White House staff and administration officials, following their public television concert taping at the Texas Governor's Mansion. Their second White House performance in 2004 was for members of the Senate. That program featured holiday music as well as the world premiere performances of solo guitar pieces, including the newly-discovered "Gitare", by the late French Les Six composer Germaine Tailleferre, "Midnight," by Danish guitarist Kaare Norge, and "Sarabande," by Russell Sarre.

October 2005

October 1, 2005, 7:00pm: Tony Morris & Friends, (with flutist Renata Green, violinist Jennifer Bourianoff, and special guest percussionist James Fenner) perform a fundraiser concert benefiting the Wild Basin Wilderness Preserve, at the estate of video game developer/entrepreneur Richard Garriott. The group performs on Richard's 3/4 scale replica of Shakespeare's Globe Theatre. Tickets are $100. For more information, please visit: www.staustin.org

October 7, 2005, 8:00pm: Viva Trio performs at St. Austin Catholic Church. Tickets are $15 and are available at the door. For more info, please visit: www.staustin.org

SOLD OUT! October 11, 2005, 7:00pm: Tony Morris & Friends, (with flutist Renata Green, violinist Jennifer Bourianoff, and special guest percussionist James Fenner) perform on the Twilight Concert Series at Villa Antonia in Lakeway, TX. For more information, please visit: villaantonia.com

October 17, 2005: Tony Morris & Friends, (with flutist Renata Green, violinist Jennifer Bourianoff, and special guest percussionist James Fenner) in a private outreach performance for patients and staff at St. David's Hospital. Made possible by tax-deductible contributions to the Friends of Classical Guitar Alive, and by the City of Austin through the Cultural Arts Division and by a grant from the Texas Commission on the Arts.

October 24, 2005: Tony Morris & Friends, (with flutist Renata Green, violinist Jennifer Bourianoff, and special guest percussionist James Fenner) in a private outreach performance for patients and staff at Hospice Austin. Made possible by tax-deductible contributions to the Friends of Classical Guitar Alive, and by the City of Austin through the Cultural Arts Division and by a grant from the Texas Commission on the Arts.

September 2005

An Autumn Celebration
First Annual Gala Event to benefit Friends of Classical Guitar Alive
Sunday afternoon, from 4:00pm to 8:00pm
the Eleventh of September, 2005
At the historic Ivy Cliff house, 300 Loma Vista in Wimberley, TX
overlooking the crystal clear Blanco River
music by

Links

featuring public radio's Classical Guitar Alive! host and guitarist Tony Morris,
flutist Renata Green, and violinist Jennifer Bourianoff with special guests:
percussionist James Fenner and harpist Patricia Furley

Champagne and Hors D'oeuvres
Fundraising Auction sponsored by
Canterbury House, Interior Elements,
St. Thomas Bourtique, Wimberley Inn, and more
Tickets are $65

For tickets and reservations, call (512) 415-0004
send email tonymorris@austin.rr.com

download invite_rsvp.pdf

mail to:

Tony Morris, Executive Director
Friends of Classical Guitar Alive
P.O Box 49764
Austin, TX 78765
USA

June 2005

Friday, June 3: Viva Trio perform at private event at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center.

Saturday, June 11: Viva Trio perform at 7:00pm at the Austin Museum of Art, 823 Congress Ave. Showcase performance for the annual Americans for the Arts Conference, hosted by the Texas Commission on the Arts.

More information: http://ww3.artsusa.org/americansforthearts_news.asp

Monday, June 20, and Tuesday, June 21 at 7:30pm at the Laguna Gloria Art Museum, 3809 West 35th street in Austin, TX: Viva Trio share a concert with Salon Concerts and the Austin Classical Guitar Society. Viva Trio performs, followed by Tony Morris performing with the Salon Concert String Quartet in Boccherini's "Grave/Fandango", from the Guitar Quintet #4 in D major. The concert continues with the Salon Concert String Quartet with guitarist Steve Kostelnic in Guastavino's Jeromita Linares, and a premiere of a new work for guitar and string quartet by Russell Sarre. Tickets are $30 and may be purchased at the door or online: http://www.austinclassicalguitar.org/intlseries.htm#Caballero

Thursday, June 23 at 7pm, the UCO Jazz Lab in Edmond, OK , located at 100 East Fifth Street, Edmond, Oklahoma. Tony Morris and Viva Trio perform a benefit concert for the KCSC Radio Foundation. Enjoy an evening of great classical music while supporting a thriving classical radio station, and long-time broadcaster of Classical Guitar Alive! More information: (405) 359-7989 http://www.kcscfm.com

April 2005

Monday, April 4, 10:00am Viva Trio Community outreach performance, Austin, TX

Tuesday, April 5, 8:00pm "Classical Austin" radio program live performance on KMFA Radio, 89.5FM

Wednesday-Saturday, April 6-9: Third Annual Brownsville Guitar Ensemble Festival, Brownsville, TX. Tony Morris masterclass, and ensemble judging.
More information: http://www.brosociety.org/guitar/guitar2005.htm

Sunday, April 10, 3:00pm: Viva Trio with special guest James Fenner in concert at Wild Basin Wilderness Preserve, located at 805 N. Capitol of Texas Hwy. Austin, Texas 78746, (512) 327-7622 ,
(512) 328-5632, fax
More information: http://www.wildbasin.org

Friday, April 15, Tony Morris, guitar, private corporate event for American Bar Association.

Sunday, April 17, 3:00pm Viva Trio with special guest James Fenner in concert at the historic Marble Falls Theater in Marble Falls, TX.
More information:

http://uptownmarble.frontgatetickets.com/choose.php\?lid=1128&eid=2025&imp=WVRNALg4jtheZ001oZ4

December 7, 2004

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Tony Morris & Friends Encore Performance at the White House
Guitarist and public radio host Tony Morris returned for a second performance at the White House in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday, December 7, 2004 with guest musicians including flutist Renata Green , violinist Jennifer Bourianoff and percussionist James Fenner. The private performance was part of the annual holiday celebrations at the White House and was attended by members of Congress and their families, White House staff, and administration officials. The program included a variety of solo and chamber music with guitar, including works by Telemann, Piazzolla, holiday music, and more. The program also included the World Premiere performance of a recently-discovered work for solo guitar titled "Guitare" by the famous "Les Six" French composer Germaine Tailleferre (1892-1983). Two solo guitar works dedicated to Tony Morris by living composers were also premiered: "Midnight" by Denmark's leading guitarist/composer, Kaare Norge, and "Sarabande", by Australian composer, Dr. Russell Saare.

Tony Morris, who hosts the internationally-broadcast public radio program "Classical Guitar Alive!" first performed at the White House in 2002 with flutist Renata Green, percussionist James Fenner, and cellist Shu-Yi Scott in a private performance attended by White House staff and administration officials, including Dr. Eileen Mason, Acting Director of the National Endowment for the Arts.