

This guitar was made in Paris by Joseph Bellido (Classe 1 M, No. During the week the guitar which had belonged to Villa-Lobos was presented, together with other items, to the Villa-Lobos Museum by some of his relatives. The guitarist was Maria Livia Sao Marcos. It was in fact the high point of the programmes and was applauded with great enthusiasm. For the first time in Brazil the Villa Lobos Concerto for Guitar and Orchestra was performed, both in Rio de Janeiro and in Sao Paulo. VILLA-LOBOS WEEK THE second anniversary of the death of Heitor Villa-Lobos was marked in Brazil by a Villa-Lobos Week, during which concerts of music by Villa-Lobos were organised. Krick, who has done so much to spread the knowledge and appreciation of the classic guitar.

Their successes must have been very gratifying to George C. Actually not only Segovia but Julian Bream and Rey de la Torre played to capacity audiences in St. Segovia's recordings and personal appearances in this country did the rest". George Krick is quoted as saying: "Foden and I, in our humble way, prepared the American soil for what was coming.

concert promoter) to book Segovia for the United States. This was Andres Segovia, and Krick had the satisfaction of helping to persuade Sol Hurok (the well-known U.S.A. During a tour of Europe in 1924 he met a young Spanish guitarist (also on tour) in a Munich beer-hall. In 1906 Krick founded a Conservatory of Music in Philadelphia. Louis and at one time he appeared with Foden in concerts at New York. Krick became a pupil of William Foden of St.

Bowes with a fine portrait of this genial American pioneer of the guitar under the heading " Gentle Champion of the Classic Guitar". Louis Post-Dispatch of December I 5th, 1961 contained an excellent article by David B. Krick on his 90th birthday for he has played and taught the classic guitar for more than 60 years-and he is still teaching it! The issue of St. Milano-Italy.ģ MARCH / APRIL GUITAR N EW S 3 GIEOIR6IE Cfi CIRIICK GUITARISTS everywhere will join in wishing "Many Happy Returns" to George C. A most luxurious volume, with a multicoloured cover reproducing a Pablo Picasso painting, containing nine original works for the guitar by nine most famous cont emporary composers: G. Publishers - Milano Bruxelles - Buenos Aires - London - LOrrach - Mexico - New York - l'aris - Sao Paolo - Sydney - Toronto JUST OUT! 1 h e most extraordinary "Anthology ' or original guitar music ever published.
