Our guest performer for 28 March was Perfecto De Castro (website). Perf, his wife and two sons - who accompanied him to the evening’s performance - reside in Duarte, California.
Perf’s guitar is a 1973 Jose Ramirez 1A 10-string. He explained the history of and demonstrated the differences between a traditional 6-string classical guitar and his 10-string guitar.
Perf’s program lasted a hour, and his playing was truly excellent. The program included four pieces by Filipino composers, and an encore piece by Michael Hendrix.
The program is shown below. For MP3 audio excerpts, click on MP3.
... Program by Perfecto De Castro ...
Two Pieces: (Sylvius Leopold Weiss, 1686-1750)
Fantasie MP3
Allegro MP3
Four Filipino Pieces
Sylph Dance, (Rohan Leach, b.1970)
Ventura County
Classical Guitar Society
March 28, 2007
Perfecto De Castro
guest performer
Gerry McGuire introduces...
Perfecto De Castro
1973 Jose Ramirez 1A 10-string
Perf discusses 10-string vs. 6-string
Perf De Castro
post-performance chat
... comparing 6- and 10-string guitars ...
