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Subject: Re: Parkening retirement
From: dsi1 <dsi...@yahoo.com>
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On Oct 14, 1:01=A0pm, Fadosolr=E9lamisi <rei...@telus.net> wrote:
> On Sunday, October 14, 2012 12:00:47 PM UTC-7, dsi1 wrote:
> > On Oct 14, 6:28=A0am, Fadosolr=E9lamisi <rei...@telus.net> wrote:
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> > > On Saturday, October 13, 2012 7:12:34 AM UTC-7, (unknown) wrote:
>
> > > > On Thu, 11 Oct 2012 15:55:56 -0700 (PDT),
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> > > > dewachen1...@gmail.com wrote:
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> > > > >I heard he quit playing guitar.
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> > > > Here is the original press release from last July:
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> > > > In July, 2012 in Charleston, South Carolina, the renowned
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> > > > American classical guitarist Christopher Parkening was
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> > > > inducted into the Guitar Foundation of America (GFA) "Hall
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> > > > of Fame" and given their "Artistic Achievement Award." This
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> > > > prestigious award is given =A0to "performers who have made
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> > > > monumental contributions to the development of the art and
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> > > > life of the classical guitar."
>
> > > > Mr Parkening also used this occasion to make this notable
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> > > > announcement: "As I am gathered with you to celebrate the
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> > > > classical guitar, I have chosen this time and place to share
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> > > > with you what for me is a rather difficult announcement.
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> > > > After nearly five decades as a concert guitarist, the time
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> > > > has come for me to step away from the concert stage.
>
> > > > "Some of you know that for these past few years I have had
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> > > > some physical issues resulting in numerous back surgeries.
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> > > > At this point in my life, I would like to focus more on my
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> > > > family and on my commitment to teaching my students at
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> > > > Pepperdine University and in master classes throughout the
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> > > > country, sharing my insights and experiences-both musical
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> > > > and personal-as I mentor young artists.
>
> > > > "I am grateful to all of those who have had important roles
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> > > > in my life and career. Through the years I have tried to
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> > > > play my guitar for the purpose as defined by J. S. Bach who
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> > > > said, 'Soli Deo Gloria,' 'To God alone the glory.'"
>
> > > >www.parkening.com
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> > > > -30-
>
> > > The Elephant in this room is getting smaller, by the seconds, by the =
minutes, by the days, the weeks, the months, the years, the infinite life s=
pan of the universe! Good luck elephant in this room ... you'll be missed!
>
> > Christopher Parkening was the first classical guitarist I saw in
>
> > concert. I still don't understand how a guitar can fill a concert hall
>
> > like that. Amazing!
>
> All this is pretty weird for me ... I have never climb on the Parkening b=
an wagon ... Same thing with Yepes ... don't know why ... My favorite playe=
rs have always been, Segovia, Bream, Williams, Yamashita, Barrueco, Russell=
, Vidovic ... followed by all the rest ...Angel and Pepe Romero, Bitteti, B=
rouwer, Berhend, Presti, Lagoya, de la Torre, Tanenbaum, Lorimer,Carlevaro,=
 Alberto Ponce, Diaz, Fisk,Almeida, Morel, Boyd, Ashfar, Isbin, Masters, Dy=
ens, Steidl, Tennant, Assad, Hoppstock, Kanengiser, Xuei Fan, Bogdanovic, D=
omeniconi, York etc.

Back in the early seventies there were not many young classical
guitarists playing concerts. These days they're all over the place!