{"title":"Hartzell, Valérie","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"uuid0Ok1x9EDhCw1\" name=\"uuid\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"margin-right: 012px; margin-bottom: 012px; float: left;\" alt=\"Valerie Hartzell\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0023\/1718\/9173\/files\/presti2_12-4404v2-resized_240x240.jpg?v=1612448878\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eVal\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eé\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003erie Hartzell\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e began her classical guitar studies on a half-size Ramirez at the age of three. At the age of six, she studied with maestro Alexandre Lagoya at the Académie Internationale d’Eté in Nice, France.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eShe has performed in Europe, Canada, the U.S. and has appeared on television in Nice, F.R. and Houston, TX. She has also been featured on National Public Radio in Texas and Alaska, the show “Women in Music” which is broadcast on CKWR, 98.5 FM Canada, U.S. syndicated radio show, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eClassical Guitar Alive!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e and live on the show \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn Tune\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e, BBC Radio 3 in the U.K. She has been featured in several guitar magazines and newspapers including Bedfordshire The Oracle (U.K.), Anchorage Daily News (Alaska, USA), Warrington Guardian (UK), Soundboard Magazine (U.S.), Classical Guitar Magazine (U.K.), Dronfield Eye (U.K.) and Gendai Magazine (Japan).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eShe has performed in over 30 festivals, including the ChamberArt Music Festival in Madrid, Spain, the Annual Classical Guitar Fall Festival in Oneonta, NY, the Pennsylvania Academy of Music Festival where she shared the stage with Eliot Fisk, Guitaromania in Agen, France, and at the Menil Community Arts Festival Performance at the Rothko Chapel. In 2017, she was the only classical musician to be picked for the BBC Introducing Stage to perform at the Latitude Festival. Most recently, she was one of the featured guest artists at the weeklong Arts Festival at the Taipei American School.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eVal\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eé\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003erie has been featured as a guest soloist for the New York City Classical Guitar Society, the Grand Canyon Guitar Society, the Performing Arts Society of Kenai, Alaska, the Oxford Guitar Society in England, the Manchester Acoustic Guitar Society in England, the Liverpool Guitar Society, Ealing Guitar Society (London), the North Wales Guitar Circle, Music on the Quantocks Society, Mayfield Music Society, at Arizona State University, at University of Alaska at Anchorage, Holywell Hall at Oxford University, and Clare Hall at Cambridge University. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eShe is a prizewinner in eight international competitions including 1st prizes at the 10th International Guitar Competition “Simone Salmaso” in Italy and at the Concours de Guitare Classique Heitor Villa-Lobos in France.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eVal\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eé\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003erie has a Bachelor of Music from Peabody Conservatory where she studied with Manuel Barrueco on scholarship and a Master of Arts from Radford University in Virginia where she was awarded a Graduate Teaching Fellowship.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eShe has two recordings; \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eEx Tenebris Lux, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ea solo\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eproject and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePresti\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e, an ensemble project, which was both recorded at the National Public Radio studios in Houston.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCurrently, Val\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eé\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003erie lives in Bedfordshire in England where she composes and maintains an active concert career both as a soloist and as a chamber musician. She is also the Musical Director of the Cambridge Guitar Orchestra, U.K. and the Artistic Director of the “Classical Minds” Guitar Festival held in Cambridgeshire, U.K. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.valeriehartzell.co.uk\" class=\"editor-rtfLink\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"http:\/\/www.valeriehartzell.co.uk\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ewww.valeriehartzell.co.uk\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e“Terrific! Flames licking at the guitar!” -BBC Radio 3\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"hartzell-wanderlust","title":"Hartzell, Wanderlust","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003cspan class=\"fontstyle0\"\u003eValérie Hartzell, Wanderlust\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThree pieces for solo guitar.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"fontstyle0\"\u003eWanderlust consists of three short stories: Through the Ages, Story of Us, and It Takes Two. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"fontstyle0\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThrough the Ages\u003c\/em\u003e is a travel through time, \u003cem\u003eStory of Us\u003c\/em\u003e is the physical travel, and \u003cem\u003eIt Takes Two\u003c\/em\u003e travels along the length of the guitar. The entire suite is dedicated to American guitarist Dr Candice Mowbray, who is not only an accomplished performer but also a champion of women composers. She has given lecture-recitals on women composers at prestigious music series such as the Guitar Foundation of America, the Ibero-American Guitar Festival at the Smithsonian Museum of the American Indian, and the John E. Marlow Guitar Series. Like my composition, Candice travels through history and time, bringing women’s music to light.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eProduct:\u003c\/strong\u003e Self Print (PDF) or Print on Demand\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 24 pages\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLevel:\u003c\/strong\u003e Intermediate\/advanced\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"fontstyle0\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eOrder number\u003c\/b\u003e: BE-210201\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"fontstyle0\"\u003eISMN 979-0-706818-37-5\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"fontstyle0\"\u003eListen to Valérie Hartzell playing \u003cem\u003eIt Takes Two\u003c\/em\u003e:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"fontstyle0\"\u003e\u003ciframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hAiJ09GAF9w\" height=\"590\" width=\"1051\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" frameborder=\"0\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BERGMANN EDITION","offers":[{"title":"Self-Print (PDF)","offer_id":32392094908499,"sku":"BE-210201","price":14.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Print on Demand","offer_id":32392094941267,"sku":"BE-210201p","price":31.25,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0023\/1718\/9173\/products\/Hartzell_Wanderlust-Fullscore_Page1_0.jpg?v=1612449482"},{"product_id":"hartzell-three-nordic-sketches","title":"Hartzell, Three Nordic Sketches","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003cspan class=\"fontstyle0\"\u003eValérie Hartzell, Three Nordic Sketches\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThree pieces for solo guitar.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"fontstyle2\"\u003eThree Nordic Sketches were written for the March 2020 tour of Norway. I had five solo concerts on the MV Aurora, which voyaged to the Arctic Circle off the Norwegian coast. I am dedicating the entire set of pieces to Heike Matthiesen, an internationally renowned German concert guitarist. She champions women in music by having created Women of the Classical Guitar, a website dedicated to women composers, luthiers, and performers, and with her recording Guitar Ladies, which has works that are exclusively written by women composers. Her playing and devotion inspired me to write this work.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eProduct:\u003c\/strong\u003e Self Print (PDF) or Print on Demand\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 16 pages\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLevel:\u003c\/strong\u003e Intermediate\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"fontstyle0\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eOrder number\u003c\/b\u003e: BE-210235\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"fontstyle0\"\u003eISMN 979-0-706818-70-2\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"fontstyle0\"\u003eListen to Valérie Hartzell playing the \u003cem\u003eThree Nordic Sketches\u003c\/em\u003e:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"fontstyle0\"\u003eAurora Borealis:\u003cbr\u003e\u003ciframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DUmz7-dghNM\" height=\"506\" width=\"900\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" frameborder=\"0\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"fontstyle0\"\u003eIce:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"fontstyle0\"\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"900\" height=\"506\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rumbeImN-wQ\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"fontstyle0\"\u003eWings Over Alta:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"fontstyle0\"\u003e\u003ciframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5WRgN5HrGe4\" height=\"506\" width=\"900\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" frameborder=\"0\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BERGMANN EDITION","offers":[{"title":"Self-Print (PDF)","offer_id":32413102080083,"sku":"BE-210235","price":10.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Print on Demand","offer_id":32413102112851,"sku":"BE-210235p","price":18.75,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0023\/1718\/9173\/products\/Hartzell_ThreeNordicSketches-Fullscore_Page1_0.jpg?v=1614079618"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0023\/1718\/9173\/collections\/RMG_ValerieHartzell_019.jpg?v=1612449049","url":"https:\/\/bergmann-edition.com\/en-jp\/collections\/hartzell-valerie.oembed","provider":"BERGMANN EDITION","version":"1.0","type":"link"}