We invite you to join us for our Noon Concert Series held every Wednesday at Noon. Concerts last approximately an hour and we present many talented Bay Area performers in an intimate setting.
Wednesday, october 7 at Noon Roberto Borbone, Guitarist
Program
BWV 1006a – Prelude J.S. Bach (1685-1750)
Three Divertimentos Sérgio Assad (b. 1952)
- Abaeté
- Arpoador
- Parati
Five Bagatelles William Walton (1902-1983)
- Allegro
- Lento
- Alla cubana
- Sempre espressivo
- Con slancio
Intermission
Scherzino Mexicano Manuel M.Ponce (1882-1948)
Suite española – Asturias Isaac Albeniz (1860-1909)
Junto a tu corazón from Waltzes, Op. 8 Agustín Barrios Mangoré (1885-1944)
Julia Florida
Maxixe
Born in Naples, Italy, guitarist Roberto Borbone began his studies in classical guitar at the age of nine. He completed his Bachelor of Music degree at the Conservatory San Pietro a Majella Summa Cum Laude where he studied with Maurizio Villa and went on to complete his Master of Music degree at the Royal Conservatory of Brussels with the honor of Magna Cum Laude from the studio of Antigoni Goni.
Mr. Borbone’s passion for classical guitar led him to perform as a soloist and chamber musician throughout Europe and Asia. These performances include the Musical World Tour (China, 2013), Guitar Music from Europe and South America (Italy, 2013), and The Italian Portrait (Belgium, 2014), where he was acclaimed by critics and audiences alike. He also participated in the workshop Homage to Tuhu with Maurizio Villa on the complete works for guitar by Heitor Villa-Lobos (Naples, Italy, 2008), and The Eighth Edition of the Volterra Project 2014 Summer Guitar Institute (Volterra, Italy, 2014).
Mr. Borbone has been awarded First Place in the 14th National Music Competition “Flegreo” and First Place in the National Competition “Napolinova” (Naples, Italy, 2007) in the chamber music category and won Second Place in the first edition of the National Guitar Competition “Città di Forio d’Ischia” (Ischia, Italy, 2005). He has performed in Masterclasses held by world renowned guitarists including Oscar Ghiglia, Konrad Ragossnig, Sharon Isbin, Marcin Dylla, Gaëlle Solal, Roland Dyens, Margarita Escarpa, Nuccio D’Angelo, The Beijing Guitar Duo and Denis Azabagic.
Roberto Borbone has recently pursued his Professional Studies Diploma in Instrumental Performance at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music under the tutelage of Sergio Assad.
Some of our past performers have been:
Taija Warbelow, originally from Fairbanks, Alaska, is the violist in the Bay Area based Friction Quartet. She studied at the Juilliard Pre-College with Toby Appel and at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music with Jodi Levitz. Though bios are a necessary part of being a performer, she feels they are impersonal and would prefer for audiences to get to know her through her playing and by talking to her after the performance.
Bassist Eugene Theriault is a born and raised San Francisco native. He graduated with a B.M. from the Oberlin Conservatory and an M.M. from the San Francisco Conservatory, where he studied with Scott Haigh and Steve Tramontozzi, respectively. The performance of new music has been a part of his life since high school and he continues to be a strong supporter of contemporary music, performing most recently with the San Francisco Conservatory’s New Music Ensemble, Opera Parallele, and the Berkeley Symphony. He currently works as a freelance performer and teacher in the Bay Area, and enjoys playing a wide range of musics.
