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Sharon Isbin premiered Aaron Jay Kernis' double concerto with violinist Nadja Salerno-Sonnenburg at Lincoln Center's Alice Tully Hall in April. It is the eighth concerto commissioned for and premiered by Isbin (see "American Tunes," March 1996).
Guitar makers George Majkowski and Boaz Elkayam will construct ten replicas of the last Kasha-designed, nylon-string guitar by the late luthier Richard Schneider (see Jump Street, May). The instruments will be sold for $8,500, 5 percent of which will be donated to the Lost Mountain Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to the advancement of the classical guitar. For more information, call the Guitar Salon at (212) 675-3236.
Archtop guitarist and crooner John Pizzarelli (see "They Got Rhythm," August 1996) has recorded Our Love Is Here to Stay, a tribute to swing music that includes arrangements featuring the John Pizzarelli Trio as well as big-band versions of everything from Beatles tunes to swing standards.
Ani DiFranco's latest release on her self-owned Righteous Babe label--her tenth solo album since 1990--is a live double-CD called Living in Clip, recorded during her spring and fall 1996 tours.
Ashley Mark Publishing has released the fourth edition of The Classical Guitar: Its Evolution, Players, and Personalities since 1800, by Maurice Summerfield (distributed in the U.S. by Hal Leonard). The updated version contains hundreds of new photographs and almost 100 new biographical entries.
Guitar maker Robert Benedetto, author of Making an Archtop Guitar (see Reviews, March/ April 1995), is offering a 91/2&endash; hour instructional video entitled Archtop Guitar Design and Construction. The whole building process is covered, from wood selection and tap tuning to finishing and setup. For more information, call (717) 223-0883.
The 1997 Texas Music Industry Directory, offered by the Texas governor's office, lists over 8,000 Texas music business contacts. For more details, call (512) 463-6666 or Email music@ governor.texas.gov.
Archtop luthier Arthur Crow died January 26 of a heart attack in Longmont, Colorado, at the age of 68. He was self- taught and had been building for about five years. Crow is survived by his wife of 50 years, Anne, four sons, two daughters, ten grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren.
Yamaha Corporation and DAS Ventures Ltd. are sponsors of the first annual John Lennon Songwriting Contest. A total of $200,000 in cash and prizes will be awarded to 120 winners in 12 categories. For more information: (914) 241-9112; lvogl@ giles.com; www.jlsc.com.
The 22nd annual Summerfolk Music and Crafts Festival will take place August 15&endash;17 on the shores of Georgian Bay in
Owen Sound, Ontario, 21/2 hours northwest of Toronto. Performers will include Martin Sexton, John Gorka, Lucy Kaplansky, and Moxy Früvous. For information, call (519) 371-2995 or Email gbfs@log.on.ca.
The Blues 2000 and Beyond Music Festival will take place September 4&endash;7 in Kiamisha Lake, New York. Scheduled events include workshops, jam sessions, vintage films, and seminars. Artists slated to perform include Luther Allison, Alvin Youngblood Hart, Cephas and Wiggins, and more than 30 regional bands. For more information call (888) 566-BLUE or go to Web site www.blues2000.com.
Music-Show-Tech-97, the third international exhibition of musical instruments and stage equipment, is being held in Moscow, Russia, September 22&endash;26, at the Krasnaya Presnya fairgrounds. For more information, fax (7095) 205-60-55.
If you're in the market for a used guitar, check out www. usedguitar.com, a searchable geographical database of classified ads from around the U.S. and Canada.
If you'll be at the summer NAMM trade show in Nashville, July 11&endash;13, join Acoustic Guitar for the second annual Acoustic Magic concert at Henry's Coffee House, Saturday, July 12, at 7 p.m. The concert will feature performances by Julian Dawson, Jim Wood, and Skip Ewing. For tickets, stop by the booth of one of the sponsors: Lakewood Guitars, L.R. Baggs, Santa Cruz Guitar Co., and Acoustic Guitar.
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