California Guitar Trio at The Center for The Arts
Joe Settineri
Last Saturday, as you walked through Homer you would have been able to hear some warm sounds, such as clapping, singing, and the overall sound of happy people, spilling out of the Center for The Arts. These sounds were due to the California Guitar Trio, who performed at The Center for The Arts last Saturday and attracted quite a large crowd.
As I was helping set up the audio equipment for the trio before they got there, I was a little disappointed that there was not a vocal microphone set up. The last time there was just an instrumental band it was very boring, there was not much passion and the music somehow all blended together. However, this one turned out to be different. Me and my friend, Brenton Newcomb, made sure to get our seats first, marking the front and center seat with yellow sticky notes that were sure to hold our spots. When we finally took our seats and the trio took the stage, I was a little taken aback by the guitarists, they were all so different. One was a very Dutch looking man from the Netherlands, another was a surfer-looking guy from California, and the last was an Asian man from Japan. Even though they obviously had substantially different backgrounds, they spoke to each other through music and their guitars.
The show was great featuring many originals that the trio wrote and covers of well known songs, such as “Bohemian Rhapsody” by Queen. My favorite part was probably when they used a technique called circulation. Circulation is when a single note is played by each player, one at a time, and they go in a circle, each waiting his turn for a note. The speed at which they could do this was amazing. Overall, it was a great show, and I'm excited for the next one at The Center for The Arts when violinist Eileen Ivers is going to play a Christmas special. Be there December 5th to see her!
Image: Rauf, Adam. California Guitar Trio Interview. Digital image. Blow the Scenes. N.p., 10 Jan. 2011. Web. 10 Nov. 2015
