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SallyG -> NYC Flamenco Guitar Workshop with Pedro Cortes - $104 for 6 hours!!! (Mar. 1 2009 10:10:16)
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Course: Flamenco guitar for Intermediate level guitarists – four 1.5 hour sessions for $26 per class. Limited number of students permitted!
Instructor: Pedro Cortes
Dates: March 8, 15, 22, and 29, 2009
Time: 4:00 - 5:30 pm
Location: Flamenco Latino Studios, 244 W. 54th Street, between Broadway and 8th Avenue, 4th Floor, NYC
Cost:Prepaid at $104 for all four classes
This workshop can form into an on-going class if there is consensus by the class to continue.
About Pedro Cortes - the short version
PEDRO CORTÉS, born into a family of Spanish Gypsy guitarists, learned first from his father and then by the esteemed Sabicas. He has been touring professionally since the age of 17 and gained international recognition as a soloist and composer. His works have premiered at the Teatro Albeniz in Madrid and at New Yorks Joyce Theater. Sr. Cortes two books, El Dron del Faraon and Cruzando el Charco, were published by the American Institute of Guitar. Sr. Cortes has toured with the dance companies of Jose Greco and Maria Benitez, and has performed with such artists as Farrucita, La Tati, Merche Esmeralda, Manolete and the late Lola Flores. He has appeared as guest artist with the St. Louis Opera and the New York Grand Opera, and was commissioned as the Musical Director by the Guthrie Theater for their production of Federico Garcia Lorcas Bodas de Sangre. Sr. Cortes is also the artistic director of the flamenco-fusion group he founded, Flamenco De Hoy. A third generation flamenco guitarist, Sr. Cortes uses the experience passed down to him by his family to maintain the purity of flamenco while creating new compositions.
Become a member to register: http://www.meetup.com/NYFlamenco
Registration here: http://www.meetup.com/NYFlamenco/calendar/9761491
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