Virtuoso classical guitar in Oak Park from both sides of the Atlantic Ocean

Classical guitarists Mark Anderson, native of Oak Park and Necati Emirzade, native of Cyprus perform in Oak Park Sunday April 19 at Church of Beethoven, held at the Open Door Theater.

Anderson and Emirzade perform as Duo Tandem, an international duo playing contemporary classical repertoire along with arrangements of traditional classical pieces.

The concert takes place Sunday, April 19 at 10:30 a.m. at Oak Park’s Open Door Theater, 902 S. Ridgeland Ave.

Most musicians would not board an airplane simply to go to a rehearsal, but international travel is just part of everyday life for Duo Tandem. Having already established themselves as virtuoso solo performers, Emirzade and Anderson formed Duo Tandem while studying at the prestigious San Francisco Conservatory of Music. What they discovered working together in San Francisco was a shared artistic vision that was worth continuing to pursue even after Mark moved to Chicago and Necati moved to London.

Duo Tandem’s performances include music ranging from the joyful to the experiential. Having now performed throughout the US, in the UK, and in Cyprus, Duo Tandem has been acclaimed as ‘Magical’ (Marc Teicholz) and praised for their ‘beautiful articulations, rhythm, and timing’ (Larry Ferrara).

Duo Tandem will release their first album Sans Paroles in April 2015. Sans Paroles (without words) includes recordings of some tangos and choros (the very music Necati and Mark first played as a duo) as well as music written for them by their friends Grant Ferris and David Gottlieb. Working towards the future, Duo Tandem is writing and arranging more of their own music as well as preparing to premier a new piece written for them by João Luiz.

Program:

From Suite Retratos - Radames Gnattali (1906-1988)


Ernesto Nazareth (valsa)
from Four Postcards

- David Gottlieb (b. 1987)
Rum and Alleyways
Boats and Crocs (the Live Kind)
Winding Stairs and Swirling Seas
Yesil Sir

- Necati Emirzade (b. 1989)
Romance Sans Paroles

- Louis Durey (1888-1979)
Inventions on ‘Um a Zero’

- Joao Luis
Nocturne No. 8 - Frederic Chopin (1810-1849)


- Up! - Grant Ferris (b. 1987)

COST: $10 FOR ADULTS/ $5 FOR CHILDREN

The Church of Beethoven is “...a ‘church’ with no preaching, just uplifting music, poetry and two minutes of silence in an all-too-busy world.” The goal of the Church of Beethoven is to build a sense of community around the arts, by removing the typically formal atmosphere of classical music, by breaking down the proverbial “fourth wall” between the audience and the performers. Featuring intimate Sunday morning performances by professional poets and musicians, it is located in the Arts District of Oak Park Illinois on Harrison St.

Our Mistress of Ceremonies is walking-musical-encyclopedia Val Camilletti of Val’s Halla Records.

The original Church of Beethoven was founded in Albuquerque, New Mexico by Oak Park native and classical cellist Felix Wurman in an abandoned gas station on historic U. S. Route 66. http://youtu.be/F_NekVF9XXY The Albuquerque “Church” grew out of its humble beginnings and moved into The Kosmos, a larger arts space. Felix Wurman died of cancer in 2009, but the Church of Beethoven (now Sunday Chatter) lives on in Albuquerque and has sprouted new branches in Durham, North Carolina, Santa Monica, California and Tucson, Arizona and here in Oak Park, Illinois.

The Church of Beethoven is a 501(c)3 not for profit corporation.

www.churchofbeethoven-oakpark.com