Steve DeConti- Guitar Night- Generations
November 2, 2018
Steve DeConti- Guitar Night- Generations
November 2, 2018 - November 2, 2018
7:30pm – 10:30pm
CCA
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“Guitar Night…. Generations” is a celebration of the guitar through the hands and souls of four local guitarists. We call the evening “Generations” because the four consist of two veteran guitarist with over 40 years of professional playing and performance experience and two relatively newcomers who are starting to get a lot of deserved recognition for their musical skills. Dennis Costa and Steve DeConti are the veteran guitarist both well known to South County and RI audiences. the evening is completed by the younger generation Victor Main. With your favorite genres, these three will have you moving in your seats and mesmerized by their talents. Soothing and uplifting all in one evening.
Steve DeConti is a composer and multi instrumentalist and has performed with virtually all of the finest musicians in RI and with many others from MA and CT for the past 40 years. An educator, currently teaching guitar at CCRI in Warwick and also at his South Kingstown studio, Steve is a graduate of Composition from Berklee College of Music. Steve is also the producer of this show, having put on four “Guitar Night” celebrations at the Courthouse since 2002. 
Dennis Costa has been performing as a solo and ensemble guitarist for over 50 years throughout southern
New England and California. His music encompasses a wide variety of styles including classical, jazz, folk, ragtime, latin, international, popular and more. In addition to initial jazz studies at Berklee College of Music, Dennis received a B.M. Degree in Classical Guitar Performance from the University of Southern California and has served on the faculties at Los Angeles Pierce College, East Los Angeles College, the Community College of Rhode Island and Salve Regina University. Dennis Costa is also the established and organized various concert series in Rhode Island including the Wednesday Noon Concerts in Newport, the South County Center for the Arts Concert Series in West Kingston and Wakefield Music Concerts in South Kingstown.
Victor Main is a passionate performer and teacher based out of Cranston Rhode Island. After beginning his guitar studies in high school at the age of 16, Victor quickly decided to pursue his passion for music at the conservatory level. He received his Bachelor of Music in Guitar Performance from the Mannes College of Music in 2011 where he studied with Michael Newman, Frederic Hand, and Terry Champlain. While studying in New York City, Victor had many performance opportunities including the Morgan Library, the Americas Society, the Oneata Guitar Festival, the New York Guitar Seminar and Carnegie Hall’s Weill Recital Hall. Victor has also participated in a number of successful chamber ensembles. One of those ensembles was a finalist in the New York Youth Symphony’s chamber music competition in 2007 which resulted in Victor’s second Carnegie Hall appearance.
Victor has performed in many master class settings led by some of the worlds most respected guitarists. He has played for Denis Azabagic, Oscar Ghiglia, Carlos Barbosa Lima, Pepe Romero, David Tanenbaum, Benjamin Verdery, and Fabio Zanon. Victor has also studied privately with Thomas Viloteau (2008 winner of the Guitar Foundation of America’s International Concert Artist Competition) and Joao Luiz of the Brazil Guitar Duo (Concert Artist Guild winners in 2008). Victor also had the honor of studying with Sharon Isbin (Head of the Guitar Department at the Juilliard School) at the Aspen Music Festival during the summers of 2011-2013.
Victor is not only an active performer but an avid teacher as well. He is the guitar, theory and ensemble instructor at Pump House Music Works in Peace Dale Rhode Island. His first teaching positions were held in Rhode Island, at The Music School in Providence, and at Main Street Music in East Greenwich. During College from 2008-2011, Victor taught guitar performance and basic music theory classes at the Richard Lissemore Music Studios in New York City and the Hunterdon Achedemy of the Arts in Flemington New Jersey.
As an added bonus for lovers of the guitar in the lobby gallery, hand made guitars from Shady Lea guitars will be on display. These guitars are made by Dan Collin and some of his students. Dan will be on hand to talk about the guitar making process and answer any questions you may have.
The generations are excited and looking forward to a great evening of celebrating the guitar with you.
Join us for a magical guitar generations evening at the Courthouse and showing our support for the local arts!
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