Tag Archives: guitarist
Welcome to Boston Concert 1st September 2011
Dutch guitarist Robert Bekkers gives his first concert since arriving in Boston in August 2011. The concert on 1st September 2011 features mainly solo guitar works and vocal works of Scarlatti, Cesti, and Bellini with counter tenor Yakov Zamir at the St John’s Episcopal Church in Jamaica Plains. Continue reading
From Utrecht to Boston
A short account of how Robert Bekkers travelled from Utrecht, Netherlands to Boston, Massachusetts and two photos of his homes. Continue reading
Filed under guitar, personality, photos, travel
Mark Francis: Second Guitar Concerto, orchestral reduction for piano and guitar
Revisiting Mark Francis second guitar concerto, original version for guitar and orchestra vs orchestral reduction for piano and guitar premiered in Amsterdam on 17th July 2011 at a private birthday concert. Continue reading
Filed under audience, composer, composition, concert, guitar, personality, piano, recording, rehearsal, research, review, sheet music, venues
Hooked on music – extended play of John Carollo
To get performers to want your music before they even get together to play it — that is the true calling of a composer. Continue reading
Filed under composer, composition, concert, guitar, mp3, piano, sheet music, sight reading, travel
Count down to guitar solo concert tour
Robert Bekkers, guitarist, prepares his three week solo concert tour of Boston to Phoenix in February. Continue reading
Makawao concert poster and CD
Bekkers Piano Guitar Duo releases Live in Makawao CD of their first public concert in the USA — 29th December 2007. Included are music for piano and guitar for 3 centuries. Continue reading
Preparing for Maine in Maui: making 3 CDs for concert tour
Dutch guitarist Robert Bekkers races against time to finish producing three CDs for his upcoming solo concert tour of Boston, Wells, Pelham, Houston, and Phoenix. Continue reading
Gitaar = guitar (in Dutch)
Young blonde guitarist plays the electric gitaar (in Dutch) from a photo from long ago. Continue reading
Filed under guitar, personality, photos
Robert Bekkers, classical guitarist
Professional photos of Robert Bekkers, classical guitarist, by Rodney Waters in Houston, Texas Continue reading
Filed under personality, photos, venues
The handy man can because he can
A guitarist who can build and fix things. A pianist who can manage property and rentals. A home in the USA while they are on sabbatical from the Netherlands? Sponsors wanted. Continue reading
Filed under planning, sponsorship, travel
