Concert Blog Series

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  • HUMMING AND STRUMMING – A guitar blog

    March 28, 2018

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      LIEDER ON SIX STRINGS   Allen Krantz, guitarist for Humming and Strumming, says Schubert is like a fine consommé, and Brahms is… how did he put it? A potage? A thick stew? A cassoulet? I can’t remember exactly, but you’re getting the point, and I’m getting hungry. Nevertheless, I am here to tell you…
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  • HUMMING AND STRUMMING – A Guitar Blog

    March 18, 2018

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      SOMETHING OLD, SOMETHING NEW, SOMETHING BORROWED… Mátyás György Seiber and the folksong At heart I must be utterly simple. And what I so love about song, I doubly love in folksong. Fortunately, I am not alone, and many a decent composer, even many renowned ones, have a soft spot for these direct and unpretentious…
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  • HUMMING AND STRUMMING – A GUITAR BLOG

    March 12, 2018

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    Sitting Down on the Job In planning a concert for singers and guitar there are some choices to make: Limit yourself to strictly guitar music? Or include songs written for its third cousin twice removed, the lute? * Stick to Schubert who published songs with guitar accompaniments, or push the envelope a little, venturing into…
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