Meet classical music's rising stars: Matthew Fish at Church of Beethoven-Oak Park

Church of Beethoven-Oak Park welcomes San Francisco classical guitarist Matthew Fish on Sunday, Sept. 18 at Oak Park's Open Door Theater.

Hailed by Sérgio Assad as “…an expressive guitarist with a great sense of rhythm and tone colors,” Matthew Fish is an accomplished soloist, chamber musician, and teacher. He has participated in numerous competitions throughout the United States and earned top prizes, including First Prize at the Sierra Nevada International Guitar Competition.Matthew has performed throughout the United States, playing at such venues as the Freight and Salvage in Berkeley, the Davis Arts Center, and the Firehouse Arts Center, and has been a featured artist for the South Bay Guitar Society, Walnut Creek Guitar Series, Sierra Nevada Guitar Festival, the Classical Guitar Project, Hot Air Music Festival, and the Guitar Foundation of America Regional Symposium in San Francisco. Matthew's debut recording, From Her Source to the Sea, features numerous world premieres of the music of Swedish guitarist and composer Johannes Möller.Matthew received his Bachelor’s of Music Degree from CSU, Chico where he studied with guitarist Tobin Roye. He later went on to the San Francisco Conservatory of Music to study with Latin Grammy award-winning guitarist/composer Sérgio Assad, where he received his Master’s of Music Degree in 2012.Matthew plays a Kenny Hill Signature Model guitar.

Program:
Song to the Mother Johannes Möller (b. 1981)

Son del Barrio Eduardo Martín (b. 1954)

Nocturne Op. 16, No. 1 Johannes Möller

Emergence Andrew York (b. 1958)

A Star in the Sky, a Universe Within… Johannes Möller

3 African Sketches Dusan Bogdanovic (b. 1955)

From Her Source to the Sea Johannes Möller

Admission is $10 for adults, $5 for students and children. The show begins at 10:00 with complimentary cookies and coffee. Music begins at 10:30.

Started in Oak Park in 2011, Church of Beethoven-Oak Park presents Sunday morning classical music performances in an intimate and casual setting as well as poetry by local poets and two minutes of silence. The family-friendly concerts are designed to bring classical music to an intimate audience in a casual setting.
Record store owner Val Camiletti is mistress of ceremonies in a refreshing Sunday morning event with free coffee and cookies. Admission is $10 for adults, $5 for students and children.

For more information visit www.churchofbeethoven-oakpark.com