Collingswood Couple String Together Beautiful Melody

The Mayes Guitar Duo, featuring the Collingswood husband-and-wife team of Joseph and Kathleen Mayes, shares music for two guitars and two lutes in a recital on Wednesday, March 28 at 8 p.m., part of the Faculty Spotlight Series presented by Rowan University’s College of Fine & Performing Arts in the university’s Boyd Recital Hall.

The Mayeses present two distinct sections in their program, one featuring the lute and one featuring the guitar. The recital includes works by J.S. Bach, John Dowland, John Johnson, Francis Kleynjans, Ernesto Lecuona, Pierre Passereau, Ida Presti, Thomas Robinson and Tomas Luis de Victoria.

The duo brings each musician’s experience as soloists and ensemble members together into a collaborative musical partnership. Their versatility is evident not only in the diverse styles of music they play, but also in the variety of instruments they bring to their programs.

The Mayeses have recorded three CDs together:  The Schoole of Musicke, Sketches for Two and their 2008 release, And the Romance Goes On.

Kathleen Mayes plays a guitar built by Paul Jacobson and a lute built by Larry Brown. Joseph Mayes plays a guitar of his own construction and a lute built by Larry Brown.

Boyd Recital Hall is located in Wilson Hall on the campus of Rowan University, Route 322 in Glassboro. Admission is free and open to the public. Seating is available on a first-come, first-served basis. For directions and additional information, contact the box office at 856-256-4545, email arts@rowan.edu or visit rowan.edu/fpa.

-- Information provided by Rowan University’s College of Fine & Performing Arts

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