Artisan Guitar Ensemble in Concert

Artisan Guitar Ensemble

Sunday, January 12, 3:00 pm

Come to Crowell Public Library on Sunday, January 12 at 3:00 p.m. for an enjoyable hour of music from around the globe featuring compositions from Japan, Russia, France, Brazil, Spain and Mexico.  The Artisan Guitar Ensemble is a Southern California-based guitar trio established in 2006 when its members were studying music at CSU Fullerton.  The group endeavors to cultivate community and culture through shared musical experiences with its audiences. Performing exemplary music characterized by an easy rapport and well-timed synchronicity among its members, the group has a unique expressive quality that is formal yet intimate and familiar.  The trio encourages bringing kids to the performance for early exposure to live music performance in a casual environment. 

The Ensemble has performed extensively across the state of California, and have taken part in master classes by some of the finest musicians in the classical guitar world including Roland Dyens, Martha Masters, Pavel Steidl, and David Leisner.  All of the members are soloists performing and teaching throughout the city.  Their goal is to reach as wide an audience as possible, making the music approachable and enjoyable for everyone from the diehard classical music aficionado, to the casual listener. 

Andre Giraldo has studied privately with John Dearman, and Richard Turner and David Grimes.  He received his B.M. in Classical Guitar Performance from CSUF.  Andre believes that the best classroom is the stage itself, and continually seeks the opportunity to perform in order to reach new levels as a musician.  Max Mendoza has studied music his whole life and earned a BFA in classical guitar from CSU Fullerton. Besides performing with the trio, Max performs solo, in “pop/rock” bands, and in Latin/jazz groups. Daniel Ramirez began playing the electric guitar at an early age.  His studies and field of interest expanded into jazz and eventually led to classical and finger style guitar playing.  Daniel also graduated from CSUF with a degree in classical guitar performance.  Daniel continues playing electric guitar in bands that range from reggae, jazz, progressive rock to worship music. 

Come learn about the composers and their music and stay after to chat with the performers or ask any questions you may have!  

Grammy nominated guitarist Fabio Zini

Sunday, October 20, 2:00 p.m

Guitarist Fabio Zini will present an electrifying repertoire that combines tango, Argentine folk and classical music, when he performs at Crowell Public Library on Sunday October 20 at 2:00 pm in the Barth Community Room.  Mr. Zini has traveled the world delighting audiences, from his hometown in Santa Fe, Argentina to Skagway, Alaska, Hawaii, all over Europe, and Asia.  His soulful and romantic touch on the guitar connects the audiences with such great composers  as  Bach,  Tchaikovsky, Schubert, Manuel de Falla, Ernesto  Lecuona  and Astor Piazzolla. 

Fabio Zini received a Bachelor’s Degree in Music Education with an instrumental major in guitar from the National University of Santa Fe, Argentina.  He has composed several works for the guitar and other instruments, including a concerto for guitar and orchestra.  The Ten Commandments of the Guitar, book and CD, is a collection of original compositions by Fabio Zini, illustrating his technique. After several successful studio albums, Fabio developed the Zinistesia System - the first musical notation in color for guitar in the USA and Canada.  He has also taught guitar to students at Florida International University in Miami. 

This year Mr. Zini has composed for the documentary, “The Needle and the Thread.”  In 2007 he was nominated for a Grammy in the Tango genre.  In 2017 Classical Guitar Magazine published their video pick of Fabio Zini playing Piazzolla's Adios Nonino.

Don’t miss a performance full of passion and joy at Crowell Public Library on Sunday, October 20^th at 2:00 p.m. in the Library’s Barth Community Room.

What Can I Do About Climate Change?

with Jordan Sollitto

Thursday, October 10, 7:00 pm

Hardly a day goes by where climate change is not front and center in the news.  Global temperature records are set and then broken with increasing frequency.  Unprecedented volumes of rain fall during seasonal storms and hurricanes and drought grips regions around the world with alarming severity.  As policymakers debate how to address the problem, individuals often ask “What can I personally do?”  A presentation slated for 7 pm on October 10 at Crowell Public Library will provide a user-friendly and fascinating answer to that question.  This non-technical presentation will show how to assess and determine one’s own, individual carbon output and thereby better understand the individual’s role in the climate challenge.  More importantly, it will guide attendees through the many steps they can take to reduce the impact one’s personal lifestyle has on the problem.  Some of these strategies are almost certain to be surprising.

Jordan Sollitto, who sits on the steering committee of the Citizens’ Climate Lobby, is a San Marino resident.  He has given countless presentations on climate-related topics at San Marino’s city council, school board and at Crowell Library.  Jordan’s objective whenever making a presentation on this subject is to do so in layman’s terms so that anyone can easily grasp the material.  He always runs his presentations past a few of his fellow Citizens’ Climate Lobby members who happen to be scientists working at JPL or Cal Tech.  That way he is confident in the scientific credibility of his material.  He credits his 25 years as a senior executive in the entertainment industry as helping him understand how to translate complex subject matter into a format readily accessible to the average, concerned community member.

Jordan will not only teach attendees how to calculate their own carbon emissions, he will direct them to a variety of easily-accessed resources available online that simplify the process as well.  Even though no single individual can solve the problem, every single individual can contribute to its solution.  Come to Crowell Library Thursday evening, October 10 and learn how.