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Howard Bass

Guitar

Dedicated to Andrés Segovia

Photo courtesy of John Sharaf

About the Artist

(In the Artist’s words!)

My love for classical guitar began when, at the age of 13, while looking for an album by the flamenco guitarist Carlos Montoya at my local record store, I stumbled on “The Art of Andrés Segovia.” I’d never heard of him (or classical guitar, for that matter) but as soon as I heard the first notes of the recording, I knew that I wanted to be a classical guitarist, and the path I’ve been on ever since opened up to me. My first teacher was Dick Lurie, in Cleveland, Ohio. John Marlow, at American University, was my most important teacher, but I also benefitted immensely from two stints in Alicante, Spain, studying with José Tomás, who was Segovia’s assistant at summer master classes in Santiago de Compostela, Spain.

Following my AU years, I was increasingly drawn to early music, so I focused on the lute for several decades, performing and recording with La Rondinella, HESPERUS, the Folger Consort, the Baltimore Consort, and with mezzo-soprano Barbara Hollinshead, among others. More recently, I have been focusing on Sefardi music, first with La Rondinella, then as accompanist for Flory Jagoda, and, since 2010, with Trio Sefardi. In the past couple of years I’ve been drawn back to my first love, classical guitar. My program is dedicated to Andrés Segovia, and includes pieces from “The Art of Andrés Segovia” album, along with music composed for him by Manuel Ponce, Frederico Mompou, and Gaspar Cassadó.
– Howard Bass
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