Trio Ghidorah
Dances and Fantasies
Sunday, October 16th @ 2:00 PM
Join classical guitar ensemble Trio Ghidorah as they present a collection of their own musical arrangements alongside works composed for three guitars. Dance is a central theme of their program, with propulsive Brazilian baiões, a stilted yet fiery tango by Stravinsky, and a mercurial minuet by Mozart. The concept of fantasy is evoked by the imaginative and meditative music of John Dowland, Egberto Gismonti, and Philip Glass.
Trio Ghidorah is a classical guitar trio formed by Ken Luk, Bernardo Marcondes, and Erik Gibelyou. The three musicians banded together while pursuing their doctoral degrees at the Eastman School of Music. The trio creates arrangements of music not originally written for guitar, including works by Stravinsky, Mozart, and Philip Glass.
Trio Ghidorah released their debut album, Dances and Fantasies, in March 2021. The recording includes the group’s arrangements alongside works composed for three guitars by Paulo Bellinati, Stephen Dodgson, and Annette Kruisbrink. The album’s release was celebrated in Rochester, New York with a concert at Bop Shop Records and an article in City Newspaper. Selections from the album have been played on the public radio program The Intimate Guitar and on WXXI Classical in Rochester.
The trio has performed frequently in the Rochester area and beyond, including concerts at Alfred University, Bloomsburg University, SUNY-Geneseo, the George Eastman Museum, and The Little Theatre. Their concert programs include music from the classical canon, contemporary works, and Latin American music.
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Erik Gibelyou is a teaching and performing artist based in Rochester, New York. He performs solo classical guitar recitals and frequently collaborates with other musicians.
As a college instructor, Dr. Gibelyou has taught Music Theory, Aural Skills, Musical Analysis, and Applied Guitar at Saginaw Valley State University and History of Rock and Roll and History of Jazz at Delta College. He has performed and presented at the Dublin Guitar Symposium, Michigan Classical Guitar Workshop, International Society of Bassists Convention, and The 21st Century Guitar conference. Erik is the founder of the Sound Community Music Series, a monthly concert series in Midland, Michigan featuring local musicians. He has appeared as a soloist with the Mackinac Arts Council, the Third Place [MusicFest], and numerous guitar societies in Michigan, New York, and Wisconsin.
Erik earned his Doctor of Musical Arts and Performer’s Certificate at the Eastman School of Music. He studied guitar at Eastman with Nicholas Goluses and lute with Paul O’Dette, and he served as Director of Outreach for OSSIA New Music. Erik studied guitar under Javier Calderon and music theory at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He studied with Brad DeRoche as an undergraduate at Saginaw Valley State University. Erik enjoys teaching one-on-one and maintains an active private guitar studio.
Born and raised in Hong Kong, Ken Luk frequently appears as a soloist and with the Janus Guitar Duo, Trio Ghidorah, and fivebyfive. He performs with Rosa Boemia, Forró Estrelas do Norte, Mosaic Foundation, the Eastman Gamelan Ensemble, and the Rochester Mandolin Orchestra.
Performance highlights include Experiencing Villa-Lobos Festival, Live from Hochstein, Rochester Fringe Festival, The Great Blue Heron Festival, and Grassroots Festival of Music and Dance, among others. Co-founder of Rochester Classical Guitar and the Rochester Mandolin Orchestra, Ken is also an avid arranger, and was a finalist in the 2017 Roland Dyens Arranging International Competition. He also serves on the board of the Classical Mandolin Society of America.
Ken received his Doctor of Musical Arts in classical guitar with Professor Nicholas Goluses at the Eastman School of Music where he also earned a master’s degree in music theory pedagogy. Ken has taught music theory at the Eastman School of Music and SUNY Fredonia, and currently teaches guitar at Alfred University and SUNY Geneseo, and mandolin and Balinese gamelan at the Eastman Community Music School.
Bernardo Marcondes is a Brazilian American guitar performer and teacher. He began his studies in 2008 with Dr. Steven Thachuk, Kate Lewis, and Ron Borczon at California State University, Northridge (CSUN) where he received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in classical guitar performance. Bernardo received the Gus & Erika Manders scholarship guaranteeing his participation in the Summer Arts 2012 program studying with Vida Quartet and Los Angeles Guitar Quartet. He also received the Segovia Endowment Scholarship from CSUN in 2013.
Bernardo premiered the works Transfigurations by Chilean composer Marcelo Lazcano in 2012 and Stroszeklied by Italian/Brazilian composer Felipe Rossi in 2013. He has been a part of the project Violões de Tiradentes since 2012, performing original arrangements and compositions for guitar duos, trios and quartets.
In 2016, Bernardo was awarded a performance certificate at the Koblenz International Guitar Academy and Festival, studying under the renowned artist and professor, Hubert Kaeppel. Bernardo enjoyed performing in various venues around Koblenz, such as political events, award ceremonies, and churches. He performed alongside Australian guitarist Aaron Hannelly in several venues, demonstrating a diverse repertoire consisting of bossa nova, choro, jazz, gypsy jazz, and original arrangements of pop songs alongside singers.
Bernardo received his doctoral degree in Classical Guitar Performance and Literature from the Eastman School of Music, studying under Dr. Nicholas Goluses. He has maintained a presence in the Rochester area performing with two highly regarded groups and teaching at the St. Peter’s Community Arts Academy in Geneva, New York. Rosa Boemia performs Brazilian choro classics and Trio Ghidorah focuses on original arrangements for three guitars.
Bernardo has performed in masterclasses for Marcin Dylla, Jason Vieaux, Scott Tennant, Alvaro Pierri, Zoran Dukic, Judicael Perroy, amongst others.
