MEXICO CONCERT

May 28 7 PM 2008
La Iglesia de Los Barriles, La Sagrada Familia. Near La Paz.
Featuring music of Mertz, Brouwer, Pujol and my new Golden Era Tango arrangements.

California Concerts

Thursday, April 10 7:30 2008 Wahlberg Recital Hall, CSU Fresno
Split concert with The CSU Fresno Guitar Ensembles. Tickets here

Saturday April 12 8:00 2008 VGo Concert Series San Bruno (San Francisco Area)
Concert featuring Music of Dyens, Ponce, Piazzolla, Rocherg, Scarlatti and Tango.
More info here

Concert at the University of New Mexico

Tuesday, Feb. 5 at 7:30 at Keller at UNM.

The program will feature a mixture of tangos, traditional, and modern works. Guest artists will include percussionist Clinton Blumer IV and bassist Eric Reynolds.

Hope to see you there.


PS. Check out this video to see a performance of Domenico Scarlatti's K. 377 I gave at the New England Conservatory's historic Jordan Hall. This piece will be on Tuesdays program.

http://revver.com/video/351734/joseph-v-williams/

June 18 2007 Concert and Clinic at the 19th Annual Summer Guitar Workshop Socorro, NM. 7:30 PM Jean Macey Recital Hall. http://www.nmt.edu/mainpage/pas/guitar.html

Red Light: Guitar Quartet #1 is nearing completion. The movements are titled:
I French Quarter
II Half Drunk at Port
III Into the Night

June 5 2007 Concert with Steven Lin: Boston GuitarFest at the New England Conservatory Boston MA. 8:00 PM Jordan Hall. http://www.bostonguitarfest.org/

June 13 2007 Concert at Rutgers University Piscataway NJ. 12:00 PM Wright Rieman Auditorium. joseph@josephsguitar.com for info

Summer Happenings

Selected by Amazon.com as a "Hot New Release"

Eliot Fisk Guitar Series Volume 1
Joseph Williams II and Steve Lin

Music of Emilio Pujol, Domenico Scarlatti, Frank Martin, George Rochberg, J.S. Bach, Dioniso Aguado, Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco, Miguel Llobet, and Joseph Williams II

To listen or purchase go to
http://www.vgorecordings.com/CDs/VG1013.HTM

Upcoming Concerts & Events:

September 5-10 Concert: Tocatta Guitar Duo to perform in LA. We will be appearing at the Western Arts Alliance and giving concerts in LA. Sept 10 Eagle Rock Center for the Arts 3 PM 2225 Colorado Blvd (323) 226 1617 More details coming.

October 6-15 Solo Concerts in Alabama & Florida. Details coming soon.

Oct 18 Solo Performances for the SIMPLE Conference: Arts & Medicine

Oct 30 Solo Concert with James and Tracy Doyle in Alamosa, CO at Adams State College 7 PM Leon Memorial Hall

NOVEMBER: ELIOT FISK GUITAR SERIES Volume 1 CD RELEASE! This will be my first major cd release and I was honored to share the recording with amazing guitarist Steven Lin. Check out www.linguitar.com and www.vgorecordings.com and www.eliotfisk.com

November 4 Solo Concert for Guitar Albuquerque info at http://www.guitar-abq.org/

November 5 Solo Concert at the Hazelrig Music House Crestone, CO

November 10 Concert: Tocatta Guitar Duo with Robert Matheson, double bass, & Ji Sun Lee, piano, to perform in Lutheran Church of the Risen Savior Concert Series 7:00pm 555 S. La Canada Dr. Green Valley AZ.

November 11th Concert: Toccata Guitar Duo with Robert Matheson, double bass to peform at Academy of Music and Dance Concert Series TBA Tucson AZ

Upcoming Dates:

June 30 Toccata Guitar Duo, with special guest Colin Dueble on Bass, in Concert at Leon Memorial Hall, Adams State College, Alamosa, CO. 7 PM. joseph@josephsguitar.com for info.

July 1 Toccata Guitar Duo, with special guest Colin Dueble on Bass, in Concert St. Patricks Episcopal Church, Pagosa Springs, CO. 7 PM. Tickets & Info from Pagosa Springs Chamber of Commerce (970.264.2360). joseph@josephsguitar.com for info.

July 16-29 Study at the CSU Summer Arts Festival in Fresno CA

July 31- August 3 Steven Lin and I will be recording the Eliot Fisk Guitar Series Volume I CD at VGo (vgorecordings.com) in San Francisco CA

August 12- Emily Jones in Concert Robertson's Violin Albuquerque NM. Emily is a wonderful guitarist and a great friend of mine-this is going to be beautiful. joseph@josephsguitar.com for info.

Website! FINALLY!

So finally josephsguitar.com is up and running thanks to the magnificent Ian Scroggins! THANK YOU. This is the preliminary setup and soon we will have all the kinks out. In the meantime, look around, listen to the sounds and enjoy yourself!

Please send any comments or questions to joseph@josephsguitar.com.

News will be forthcoming!