Tangos y Canciónes: Music for Guitar and Cello from Latin America

Kenneth Meyer, guitar and Gregory Wood, cello perform music for guitar and cello from Spain and Latin America.

Kenneth Meyer

The Washington Post refers to Kenneth Meyer as, “A thinking man’s guitarist – he focuses on the inner structure of a piece…and plays with impressive gravity and power.” The Buffalo News has called him, “Impeccably articulate with superb technique.”

Since winning the national first prize at the MTNA Collegiate Artist Competition, Meyer continues to appear in recital, as a chamber musician, and soloist with orchestra in venues throughout North America, South America, Europe and Asia. His commitment to cultivate, perform and record the music of his generation’s leading composers has
garnered awards from the Barlow Endowment, Argosy Foundation and the Hanson Institute for American Music.

Recent accomplishments include performances in Weill Recital Hall, Zankel Hall and Yankee Stadium, as well as solo recitals in Romania, Hungary, Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand. This season features concerto appearances with the Niagara Symphony Orchestra, Symphoria, the Erie Chamber Orchestra, and the Seattle Modern Orchestra, as well as a premiere recording of Andrew Waggoner’s Concerto for Guitar with Bridge records.

Currently, Meyer directs thriving guitar studies programs at Onondaga Community College and Syracuse University. He continues to be a featured lecturer, performer, adjudicator and teacher at festivals, colleges and universities throughout this country and abroad. He holds the Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the Eastman School of Music and records for Innova, Albany, Summit and Bridge Records.

Gregory Wood

Gregory Wood is Assistant Principal Cellist of Symphoria, and was Acting Principal Cellist of Symphoria for the 2014-15 season. Mr. Wood has performed as Assistant Principal Cellist of the Syracuse Symphony Orchestra, Substitute Cellist for the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, and the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra. He is Adjunct Professor of Cello and Chamber Music at Setnor School of Music, Syracuse University, and is Adjunct Professor of Cello and Strings Repertoire at Onondaga Community College.

Mr. Wood received his Bachelor of Music Degree in Performance at the University of Cincinnati College Conservatory of Music, studying with Lynn Harrell, Jack Kirstein, Zara Nelsova, and chamber music with the LaSalle Quartet. He received a Master of Science Degree in Music Education from Syracuse University. Mr. Wood has performed as soloist with the Syracuse Symphony, and as winner of the Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music concerto competition. He received the 2006 Excellence in Chamber Music Performance award from Civic Morning Musicals, and has performed solo and chamber music recitals with the Jewell Trio, the Society for New Music, the Skaneateles Festival, and Syracuse Friends of Chamber Music.

Recent performances have included the Endless Mountain Music Festival 2019, Josh Groban in 2017 and 2019, Roger Daltry, the Fingerlakes Opera Orchestra, and with the Trans-Siberian Orchestra, including an appearance on ABC’s “Good Morning America”. In September, 2016, at Yale University, he performed in “Grace Notes”, a collaboration of eight musicians, singers, dancers, and photography/videography by Carrie Mae Weems.

CMM (Civic Morning Musicals) exists to support classically trained musicians and their audiences throughout the Central New York region. It is a non-profit, volunteer-run organization, which produces more than 30 concerts a year and sponsors activities for young musicians.