Newspapers / Elon University Student Newspaper / Feb. 12, 2004, edition 1 / Page 24
Part of Elon University Student Newspaper / About this page
This page has errors
The date, title, or page description is wrong
This page has harmful content
This page contains sensitive or offensive material
Page 24•Thursday, February 12, 2004 ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT The Pendulum The famed Brazilian Guitar Quartet performs at Elon Katelan Steele Reporter If you passed Whitley Auditorium on T\iesday night, you may have assumed that a full string orchestra was performing. But don’t be fooled, my friends, for that overpowering musical magic that was seeping through the doors and windows was not the sound of many men, but four. The Brazilian Guitar Quartet, which is cur rently touring in numerous American cities, is composed of Everton Gloeden, Tadeu do Amaral, Paulo Porto Alegre, and Nicolas de Souza Barros. The four native Braziliaas have not only mastered the art of classical guitar, but changed it dramatically. The BGQ, as they are often referred to, is highly respected in the music worid, and after Tuesday night’s per formance, highly respected by the Phoenix, as well. While the lights dimmed and the four beard- al men adjusted their microphones and tuned Iheir guitars, all eyes were on Gloeden as he sit uated his lai;ge-necked guitar between his legs, playing it like a cello. Upon further examina tion, you would see that both Gloeden and de Souza Barros play the eight-string guitar, which is fairiy new and rarely used. While toiditional guitars have six strings, the eight-string guitars added the effect of a complete string ensemble. Although Gloeden’s guitar looked like a cello, his sharp picking gave the auditory impression of a harp: deep and melodious. The other eight- string was much higher and sounded almost like a violin. The quartet’s repertoire is completely classi cal, ranging from such traditional composers as Bach and Albeniz to more modem pieces by Kreiger and Mignone. The audience was com pletely enthralled by the collection. Whatever your knowledge of classical music or guitar may be, the Brazilian Guitar Quartet is guaran teed to be unlike anything you’ve ever heard. The extra strings, iasistency on playing notes rather than chords, and the attention to the .small frets ignored by most guitarists made the per formance breath-taking: everyone in the audi ence was smiling with awe. The best part about it was that the four men were .smiling. It was obvious that the quartet was enjoying themselves, and that made the audience all the happier. The quartet was as emotional as each .song they played; happy as the high-tempos of Albeniz and solemn as the ominou.sness of Villa-Lobos. The audience’s constant applau.se reminded the quartet of their greatness, and the standing ovation at the end of the performance sparlced an amazing encore. The Brazilian Guitar Quartet is incredible, and their performance at Elon fell no short of perfection. Contact Katelan Steele at pendulim@elon.edu or 278-7247. Photo courtesy of University Relations Everton Gloedon, Nicolas cfe Souza Barros, Tadeu do Amaral and Paulo Porto Alegre, above from left, make up the Brazilian Cuitar Quartet, which visited Elon Tuesday evening. For computer crashes, virus removals, or simple maintenance and re pairs call A.T.I. Computers. We service small personal computers as well as networks and are dedicated to fixing a problem the fifst time and fixing it right. Visit our service center next to Sonic on South Church Street or just call. A.ncoMP(/re/?s System Design, Development and Service Since 1972 A Otvi»ion of Automated TVchnok}Ql»9. Inc. 3419 South Church Street, Burlington 336/585-1140 All about Tanning and Nails Hot Bulbs iSz Lowest Prices in Town Students & Faculty 200 minutes for $22.00 538 - 0950 560 Huffmin Mill Rd. (Near The Village Grill) coupon requiretl
Elon University Student Newspaper
Standardized title groups preceding, succeeding, and alternate titles together.
Feb. 12, 2004, edition 1
24
Click "Submit" to request a review of this page. NCDHC staff will check .
0 / 75