Tuesday, July 6, 2010

AfriClassical.com Links to “Holland Guitar Project” of Dr. Kim Perlak, Funded by Yale Alumni Grant



[Justin Holland; Dr. Kim Perlak giving presentation at Concordia University, April 23, 2010]


The AfriClassical.com page on Justin Holland (1819-1887) the African American composer, classical guitarist and music teacher, has added three paragraphs on the “Holland Guitar Project,” which Dr. Kim Perlak directed in selected schools in Austin, Texas:

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Dr. Kim Perlak has a classical guitar website which she was kind enough to bring to our attention, http://www.kimperlak.com/ Among many other things, it provides this information on her background: “Kim Perlak is a classical guitarist whose versatile and inclusive approach to the instrument has made her a sought after performer, educator and scholar. ...education: DMA ’08 UT-Austin, MM ’01 Yale School of Music; BM ’98 Stetson University."

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"The Holland Guitar Project" tab, on the home page of Dr. Perlak's website, provides access to information, recordings and photos related to the Project, which was funded by a 2009-2010 Yale Alumni Ventures Grant. Resources are organized under several topic headings, including: “Background & Aims of the Project; Justin Holland and the American Roots of the Classical Guitar sound; Concert Info; Open Tunings & Slide - The American Legacy of 'Spanish Fandango'; An American 2-Minute Opera: 'The Last Waltzes of a Lunatic' - Justin Holland.”

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Another heading is "Folk Arrangements," which is explained as follows: “In addition to his compositions in the operatic style, Holland arranged many American folk tunes and popular dances for solo classical guitar. Like his contemporaries in Europe, Holland often presented these arrangements in theme and variation or rondo form. It is his style of arranging the thematic material, however, that fits in with the American approach.”





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