Guitarist Aleia González and Violinist Dr. Ramiro Miranda, both originally from Paraguay, team up to give us an exciting afternoon of music!
Aleia González holds a Master of Music degree in guitar performance from UMKC. As a performance artist, she is constantly seeking opportunities to collaborate with singers and instrumentalists of the Kansas City area. Part of this personal initiative include performances for the Casual Concert Series of the Kansas City Guitar Society, participation in new music concerts by fellow UMKC composers, and collaborations with ensembles such as KC VITAs. Similarly, she always tries to include the music from her home country, Paraguay, in her concert repertoire. Currently, education plays an essential role in Aleia’s musical life: she teaches guitar at Washburn University, Rockhurst University, MidAmerica Nazarene University, Americana Music Academy, and Palen Music Center.
A native of Asunción, Paraguay, Dr. Ramiro Miranda is on the faculty of Emporia State University.
Miranda came to the United States to pursue a Bachelor’s degree in violin performance at Pittsburg State University. Miranda holds Master’s degrees from Illinois State University in violin performance and orchestral conducting, and a Doctoral in Musical Arts in orchestral conducting from the University of Missouri – Kansas City. He is the recipient of many awards and honors, including first place in the Rosa Mistica violin competition in Brazil in the year 2000, and a grant from Illinois State University’s Friends of the Arts for a full production of Igor Stravinsky’s Soldier’s Tale. He gives recitals and lectures for string teachers and students in Paraguay, and oversees the exchange of international faculty with Escuela Musical Miranda, one of the top music schools in Paraguay. Ramiro has appeared with orchestras, chamber groups, and as a violin soloist in the United States, Spain, Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay. Ramiro has conducted several orchestras at the collegiate level, including the recent performances of Mark Adamo’s acclaimed opera “Little Women” and Mozart’s “Cosí fan Tutte” with the University of Missouri-Kansas City Opera program, and youth orchestras in Kansas, Paraguay and Argentina.
Jazz Guitarists Michael McClintock and Adam Schlozman with Percussionist John Currey in concert!
Michael McClintock graduated from the University of Missouri Kansas City Music Conservatory with a Bachelor of Music in classical guitar performance in 2006. At the Conservatory, Michael studied under the classical guitarist Douglas Niedt. Since then, Michael has performed with an independent Flamenco group, Alma Flamenca, which played in the Kansas City area and toured throughout the Midwest. He has performed with Kansas City jazz masters such as Shay Estes, Rod Fleeman, Matt Otto, and Stan Kessler and with Ensemble Iberica playing music of Ibéria (Spain and Portugal) and the colonial Americas. And Michael and his wife, Dálida T. Pupo Barrios, created their cultural project, “Cubanisms,” trying to spread the Cuban culture in the USA
Adam Schlozman is Adjunct Instructor of the UMKC Conservatory Jazz Guitar and Rhythm Section Lab. He is a guitarist from Kansas City, MO, where he performs in many facets of the city’s music scene spanning jazz, funk, hip-hop, and electronic music. After attending the UMKC Conservatory, he began regularly performing and recording with Kansas City talents Eddie Moore, Brad Cox, Marcus Lewis Big Band, and The Project H. Adam has played with legendary artists Bobby Watson, Benny Green, Bill Cunliffe, and Joe Chambers. Adam is also a freelance session guitarist and his work can be heard in the 2019 documentary Big Fur, as well as in the 2018 horror film Cam on Netflix.
John Currey holds an undergraduate degree in music from Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches, Texas. He earned his master’s degree in percussion performance from the Conservatory of Music and Dance at the University of Missouri-Kansas City. He taught for more than sixteen years for the Conservatory’s Community Music & Dance Academy. In addition to his directing duties with Marimba Sol de Chiapas marimba band and his World Worship Music suite of ensembles, John was an Original Cast Member for KC Union Station’s Sticks of Thunder, is percussionist for Kansas City Brassworks, he plays cajon and percussion for the Flamenco dance and music ensemble FlamencKCMO, is a member of Tri-Percussion, he plays drums/percussion for Ensemble Iberica, is timbalero/percussionist for Cubanisms salsa band, and is drummer for classic country’s Slim Hanson and the Poor Choices
Classical Guitarist, Daniel Krieg, is presenting a Solo Concert featuring Contemporary, Bach, and Spanish musical selections.
Daniel Krieg currently serves as the Vice-President of the Kansas City Guitar society. While his career path lead him to work as a Software Engineer, his undergraduate studies with Muriel Anderson at Wheaton College Conservatory of Music and graduate studies with Douglas Niedt at the University of Missouri at Kansas City enabled him to craft the technique and artistry to present enjoyable and unique musical selections.
His repertoire is engaging and audience focused with programs that appeal to the average listener. Combining unique selections with standard classical guitar repertoire, he takes you on an emotional musical journey through his artistry that will be sure to please.
Matt Hopper and Charles Gatschet Duo Live In Concert
Matt Hopper is a guitarist based in Kansas City. A passionate performer and music educator, Matt has been performing music professionally for 20 years in jazz, rock, and Brazilian styles. With a vast repertoire of jazz and pop standards as well as his original tunes, Matt works in a wide variety of settings. From solo guitar performances to full bands, Matt’s music sets a tone that brings people together.
Matt started playing guitar at 12 years old. At 17, he began studying jazz guitar under Danny Embrey. Then, at The University of Missouri-Kansas City Conservatory of Music, he studied jazz guitar with Rod Fleeman and classical guitar with Douglas Niedt. Matt is now a mainstay of the Kansas City music scene and teaches private guitar lessons to students of all levels and ages.
Kansas City guitarist Charles Gatschet started guitar lessons at age 11 with Rich Andrews and later studied with Steve Cardenas, Rod Fleeman, and Danny Embrey. Gatschet also studied theory and arranging with John Elliott and classical guitar with Douglas Niedt. Gatschet writes, “I came to KC in my teens looking for the remaining Kansas City be-bop culture, and I found them. Claude Williams, Step-Buddy Anderson, Carmel Jones, Richard Ross, and many other great Kansas City musicians welcomed me, hired me to play with them, and treated me with respect. For that, I am very grateful. I consider myself to be a jazz guitarist from KC.”
