ALA Documentary
Andres Segovia left us his music legacy. Now we have to keep his legacy alive by passing it to the next generation - Cristina Boyd 2022
The Maestro Andres Segovia Documentary
The ALACristina Show is presenting for the first time this major documentary of eight hours dedicated to the super star of the Classical Guitar, Maestro Andres Segovia. You do not want to miss this event starting November, 8–December 13, 2022, at 6:00-8:00 PM at 91.5 FM Cupertino, California time. continue...Participating Musicians in the Andres Segovia Documentary
Daniel Roest - USA, Nov 8, 6-8 PM
I am so glad to have the classical guitarist Daniel Roest in the Maestro Andres Segovia documentary. Daniel lives in Folsom California. He has decades of experience on the classical guitar and runs his own private studio. He teaches the Classical guitar. He met Maestro Andres Segovia when he was 11, and has been captivated by his music since. In this documentary you are going to hear Daniel in his own voice telling us how Maestro Segovia had a big influence on his classical guitar music career.
Tiempo Latino Newspaper said
“...listening to him, we get the feeling that we are with one of the great players of the guitar.”
David Tanenbaum - USA, Nov 8, 6-8 PM
He's an American Classical guitarist who made his first concert debut when he was 16. He comes from a musical family. “He has performed throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico, Europe, Australia, the former Soviet Union and Asia”. I am so glad that Mr. Tanenbaum accepted my invitation to be part of this special presentation. In this presentation you are going to hear him narrating his experience when he met Segovia for the first time. Do not miss this fabulous presentation exclusive in the ALACristina Show. http://davidtanenbaum.com/
Isabel Martinez – Spain, November 22, 6-8 PM
“One of Spain’s leading guitarists of the newest generation”
Over a year ago I had the opportunity to see Isabel Martinez on YouTube playing “Recuerdos de la Alhambra”, one of my favorite pieces. I invited her to make a show to introduce her to the Silicon Valley audience. My dream became reality because she had prepared for us a special presentation from her studio in Spain to honor Maestro Andres Segovia in her native language Spanish. I am so impressed with her presentation. She is so eloquent and it is providing us with wealth of information about Segovia and some details about the classical guitar.
“Welcome to the Bay Area Isabel Martinez”
Isabel Martinez Spanish Classical Guitarist www.isabelmartinezguitar.com
Julio Reyes – USA, November 22, 6-8 PM
Thank you to my friend Daniel Roest, I have the opportunity to be introduced to Paraguayan decedent Julio Reyes. I love Paraguayan guitar music and harp music which I play in the ALAristina Show. I grew up listening to Paraguayan music in South America. Looking at his music trajectory, I think he has a great musical career. I am glad that Julio is participating in this special presentation of Maestro Andres Segovia Documentary. Julio Reyes has prepared a very impressive presentation on how Segovia has influenced his career and also introduced us to his beautiful music for the first time in the ALACristina show.
“He has golden hands!” Daniel Roest, President/Artistic Director, Sacramento Guitar Society, June 2011
Rupert Boyd – Australia, November 29, 6-8 PM
Rupert Boyd is a New York- based Classical Guitarist, “His performances have taken him across four continents, from New York’s Carnegie Hall, to the Barcelona Guitar Festival in Spain, Strings-139 Festival in China, Festival de Musique Classique in France, Gharana Music Festival in Nepal, and every state and territory in Australia.” I had a few shows with Rupert Boyd and the Bay Area audience loved his music. A few months ago he performed in Santa Cruz. I am so glad that he took a little time off his busy schedule and prepared a small presentation to honor Maestro Segovia. https://www.rupertboyd.com/
Michael Lorimer – USA, November 29, 6-8 PM
My friend Daniel Roest has introduced me to Michael Lorimer for the first time for this special presentation Documentary on Maestro Andres Segovia. He has a remarkable career as a classical guitarist, he gave master classes at North American Universities and conservatories. He was the first American guitarist invited to perform in the USSR, and he was one of Maestro Segovia's favorite students. My friend Daniel has prepared a special presentation and narration of the life and music of Michael Lorimer. It gives me such great pleasure to honor a guitarist of this Caliber in my first major presentation, the Documentary of Maestro Andres Segovia, a world super star.
Michael Lucarelli – USA, December 13, 6-8 PM
“Award winning acoustic guitar soloist MICHAEL LUCARELLI is known for his diverse programming and expressive style blending rock, popular, jazz, classical and Latin, as well as original compositions.” I am so glad to have Michael Lucarelli in the Maestro Segovia Documentary. Michael is always on the go, performing, producing some great videos for his channel every week. it's a pleasure to sit down and watch. I am happy that he accepted my invitation to Maestro Segovia Documentary. The very sound of Maestro Segovia has influenced his music career; he has prepared for us a special introduction and music presentation.
George Sakellariou – USA- Greece, December 13, 6-8 PM
He is a classical guitarist born in Athens Greece, he started playing the guitar at a very early age. He has a very impressive career as a Classical guitarist. I was fascinated with his music the first time I heard it on YouTube. It gives me great pleasure to have him in this important documentary of Maestro Segovia. I also want to thank him for giving us such a great introduction about his experience with Maestro Segovia and sharing his beautiful music in this exclusive presentation only in the ALACristina show. https://www.guitarsalon.com/blog/artist-spotlight-george-sakellariou
Moro – USA, December 13, 6-8 PM
Guitarist Moro is a virtuoso guitarist and a composer. For years he traveled the world as a troubadour using his guitar as a currency and played in over 50 countries. Moro has been a member of the ALACristina Guitar Club for many years. He has a great music repertoire. I have invited Moro to the Andres Segovia Documentary and I was surprised that he accepted my invitation. Moro's music is classical guitar music of the modern era but he has always been impressed with Segovia. Segovia inspired much of his music. Moro has prepared for us a very special presentation in the honor of Maestro Segovia and selected three pieces of music from the Segovia collection. he come out with a very beautiful presentation that I hope you will enjoy as much as I have enjoyed myself listening.
“Un maestro consumado” (Pueblo – Madrid)
“He presents thrillingly delicate flights of spirit that are simply without equal, airing his own richly tuneful compositions with notes played so gently they seem, at times, to be unstruck.” (Tagblatt – Heidelberg)
“Highly entertaining...spins an enchanting effect...among the cream of his ilk...huge potential.” (Billboard Magazine – Los Angeles)
Welcome to the Andres Segovia Documentary 2022!!
"Music can change the world" - Ludwig Van Beethoven
List Documentary Comments
28 DEC 2022 Hi Christina, I think the documentary was great success for I am waiting for more of Segovia. I just had no idea of him. It seemed I was listening to music coming from the 17 century at times - nothing like the flamenco I had ever heard. I especially liked hearing him talk. Love Nancy.
Now, I want to share some of the comments of Daniel Roest a friend that was part of the beginning of my radio career. Cristina
Fri, Dec 16 at 9:52 PM Cristina, You did a fantastic job, and you should be very proud of your work on this 8 hour documentary. I was very happy to participate and facilitate getting Lorimer, Sakellariou, Tanenbaum and Reyes - and to share my own story. Hearing Lucarelli talk made me want to reunite with him - it has been many years.
Wishing you very happy holidays and all good things,
Abrazos,
Daniel
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It was a pleasure to have Guitarist Moro in the Maestro Andres Segovia documentary. I want to share with you some of his comments after the show - Cristina
Sat, Dec 17 at 10:51 AM Thank you Cristina. I had listened to the entire show. What a thrill that was—mostly because of the high quality of your work.. You were so gentle, spoke so perfectly, were so complimentary, and I also enjoyed George Sakellariou and Michael Lucarelli’s segments. I particularly liked Michael’s remark that he felt the joy of being alive on this earth while Segovia was also still alive, for I too felt this having met him and after spending my life lovingly remembering how he told me he never washed the dishes because he had an excuse.
I’d love to touch base with George again after all these years since he and I gave a joint informal after-dinner performance at the home of retired CBS correspondent Bob Pierpont for Bob, his wife, as well as Bob’s dearest friends, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Ignatius, also in Bodega Harbor. George played beautifully. Then he visited me here at my Sonoma Coast beach house and recorded a few exquisite pieces in my garage recording studio. I also enjoyed hearing, from George’s narration in his segment, that he played my favorite Segovia piece, Fernando Sor’s Variations on a Theme by Mozart, privately for Maestro Segovia! I now feel thrilled to be alive on earth while George is here and alive.
Warmest best wishes, and Happy Holidays,
Moro www.moromusic.com
Tue, Dec 13 at 7:50 PM Hola Cristina, estaba escuchando tu ALA programa en línea con mucho gusto. ¡Que bonitas presentaciones esta noche! Pienso que Segovia te bendiga del cielo por eso…
!Feliz Navidad, y Próspero Ańo Nuevo!Con cariño,Mary
10-29-22 - QUERIDA CRISTINA...FELIZ DIA…ESTOY SEGURA QUE HARAS UN TRABAJO EXCELENTE PARA DELEITAR A TU PÚBLICO Y ADEAMAS REGALARLES LA BELLEZA DE LA GENIALIDAD DE ANDRES SEGOVIA… UN GENIO DE LA GUITARRA CON SU ARTE NOS HACE VER LA VIDDA LLENA DE LUZ Y ESPIRITUALIDAD. MARIADELA- VENEZUELA
10-21-22 - Congratulations, Cristina. I'm looking forward to this special show on Segovia. Blessings...Johannes
10-17-22 - Christina, Hello and thank you so much for that notification! I will definitely be tuning in as much as I can. I am still busy as ever. Have you ever done a similar series on Paco De Lucia? That would be so amazing! It is kind of difficult to find very music personal info on his life. Thank you for keeping up the great work. You are awesome! Best, Tom
10-11- 22 - Looking so forward to this, Cristina. Muchas gracias.
Guitarists Participants - Maestro Segovia Documentary - November 8 – December 13, 2022
ALACristina - Guitarist Participating In The Maestro Segovia Documentary
Andres Segovia Two Hours Schedule, Tuesday Nov 8 - December 13, 2022 California time
Daniel Roest - USA
Tuesday Nov 8, 6:00 - 8:00 PM
DAVID TANENBAUM - USA
Tuesday Nov 8, 6:00 - 8:00 PM
Isabel Martinez - Spain
Tuesday Nov 22, 6:00 - 8:00 PM
Julio Reyes - USA
Tuesday Nov 22, 6:00 - 8:00 PM
Rupert Boyd - Australia
Tuesday Nov 29 , 6:00 - 8:00PM
Michael Lorimer - USA
Tuesday Nov 29 , 6:00 - 8:00PM
Michael Lucarelli - USA
Tuesday Dec 13, 6:00 - 8:00 PM
George Sakellariou - USA-Greece
Tuesday Dec 13, 6:00 - 8:00 PM
Moro - USA
Tuesday Dec 13, 6:00 - 8:00 PM
Guitarists Member of the ALACristina Club
The ALACristina Show
List of Guitarists Members of the ALACristina Guitar Club
Lawson Rollings – USA
Armik – Iran
Mark Barnwell – England
Rupert Boyd – Australia
Moro – USA – Bay Area
Terrance Farrel – Austria
Ed Stephenson – Canada
Cirio Hurtado – Peru
Oscar Lopez – Chile
Jessy Cook – Canada
Tom Duarte – USA - Bay Area
Daniel Fries – USA – Bay Area
Johannes Linstead – Canada
Oscar Reynolds - Bolivia
Jim Stubblefield - USA
Victor Hugo Santos - Mexico
Kaweb - Iran - Bay Area
Paul Renslow - USA - Bay Area
Jason Vieaux – USA
Marc Antoine – France
Mariano Cordova - Spain
Gerardo Nunez – Spain
Agustin Luna – Argentina
Vadim Brunell – France
Jay & Lee – USA
Juanito Pascual – USA
Lester De Voe – USA
David Tanenbaum – USA
Isabel Martinez – Spain
Julio Reyes – USA - Bay Area
Michael Lorimer – USA
Michael Lucarelli – USA
George Sakellariou - USA - Greece
ALACristina Honored Artists
ALACristina Show - Honored Artists
Since the beginning of the ALACristina Show, I have to mention these artists because they were part of building the platform for the ALACristina Show that is today.
Anita Sheer – USA
Mariano Cordova – Spain
Maestro Andres Segovia – Spain
Paco De Lucia – Spain
Manolo San Lucar – Spain
Agustin Barrios – Paraguay
Atahulapa Yupanqui - Argentina
My Life Changed When I Met Segovia - by Daniel Roest
My Life Changed When I Met Segovia
by Daniel Roest
for Cristina Boyd and Amenidades Latino Americanas
My life changed when I met Segovia – I was just 11 years old and shook his hand backstage. His smile at a child paying his respects was like being blessed by the Pope. Let me back up – I was already a guitarist – I had studied for five years by then, so I could appreciate the magnificence of what I saw and heard on stage from this great artist. Private lessons with Segovia protégé Bunyan Webb were soon arranged. How I treasured his beautiful autograph on my copy of his record, “Platero and I” – how I enjoyed listening to it and dreamed of playing like him!
The passion for guitar never left, and now that I’m 70, I have played guitar continuously, with love, since I was six. I really got serious about it and aimed for a concert career like Segovia’s and those of Julian Bream, John Williams, Michael Lorimer, Bunyan Webb, Christopher Parkening, Oscar Ghilia, Alirio Diaz, Narcisso Yepes, Jose Rey de la Torre, Manuel Lopez Ramos and many others.
When I say Segovia changed my life, I mean it. You need that kind of personal connection to something or someone to find your calling. I saw him live five times over several decades, and that first meeting led to skills that enabled success in the art form at a level that, while it wasn’t Carnegie Hall, allowed me to be a true ambassador for the art form. I performed extensively and also presented some of the world’s top classical guitarists.
Segovia was a great name like Casals, Rubenstein, Heifetz, YoYo Ma, and yet he was just a man. But this man working in the Twentieth century was born in the late 1800’s and carried himself with a very Old World bearing – the way he dressed, spoke, wrote, performed, and pursued his vision for the humble, unamplified nylon-string guitar to take its place on the greatest stages of the world.
Was he the greatest guitarist in the world? I can argue, yes, yes he was. Not that his technical or interpretive skills were far above any competitor. Actually, for me, the word “great” is along the lines of this: “Of the greatest classical guitarists, Segovia made the greatest impact on the guitar over the course of his career.”
So, his “greatness” was a combination of success in four “missions”: (Numbers)
1) Tour the world bringing the art form to millions of audience members over a very long performing career – he started as a teen and gave his last concert in his nineties. These concerts were often turning points in the lives of audience members, spurring them to try out this way of playing the guitar. It was playing classical music on the guitar like playing classical music on a piano. He produced what came to be known as “the Segovia Hush” – two thousand people being as quiet and attentive as possible so that not a note was missed.
2) He recorded many albums throughout his career, and collectors gobbled them up. They often contained new works for the guitar dedicated to him by composers honored to have him represent them to the world – Tansman, Ponce, Villa-Lobos, Moreno Torroba, Turina and others. Add to these his arrangements of music for other instruments – the great works of Bach like the monumental Chaconne come to mind. And he championed music written for the instrument by prior classical guitarists and vihuelists (the Spanish guitar’s predecessor) – Tarrega, Llobet, Sor, Aguado, Carulli, De Visee, Milan, de Narvaez and others.
3) He taught and was a great teaacher. He held masterclasses all over the world and took on a few very talented pupils with touring concert careers ahead of them. These artists in turn taught countless other students, a percentage of whom had or have successful concert and recording careers. Along with this personal teaching and transmission of his artistic vision one on one, he had a secondary avenue for this purpose – campaign for the guitar to be accepted into universities and conservatories alongside the established icons of orchestral instruments, piano, strings, woodwinds, brass and percussion. Let’s draw a line from him to me now. He contacted the Wisconsin Conservatory – as he did many others – in support of Robert Burns, a member of his masterclass – so now classical guitar was accepted as an instrument in which music majors could focus and obtain teaching and performing degrees. I entered college as a guitar major in 1970 after college music departments across the country had opened up to guitar. Robert Burns moved to California, we connected within the first year, and he guided me through my first three years of college as a guitar major. He was to be the second Segovia protégé I studied with, after Bunyan Webb when I was 11. What if there had never been a Segovia? I might not have been able to play the guitar as my main instrument in the music department – and I would not have even entered college as a music major.
4) And finally, he worked hard to expand repertoire for the guitar – almost as if it were solely up to him to alleviate the great imbalance in substantial, high quality guitar repertoire versus that available for the piano, violin, cello, flute, clarinet, harp, and other orchestral instruments. The composers I mentioned earlier did a lot to help, and of course there’s more to go, but Segovia did indeed have a HUGE impact on the available repertoire. He also organized etudes for guitar – the most famous of which include his folio of twenty studies by Fernando Sor – they’re gorgeous and helpful in advancing technique. He did a folio of 24 major and minor scales, writing in the foreword that the study of scales advanced technique more than any other activity. And he commissioned from the great Brazilian composer Heitor Villa-Lobos 12 concert etudes that challenged players and dazzled audiences.
So this is why Segovia can be considered the greatest classical guitarist of the Twentieth Century when considering which guitarist had the greatest impact on the art and its popularity.
I want to thanks Cristina very much for this invitation, and I leave you now with a highlight of my concert career that I gave as an encore after a successful concert when I was near completing my master’s degree at San Jose State University, and this includes audience reaction as it pleases me no end to hear it again. Enjoy!