FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 2 AT 7:30PM
VIDA GUITAR QUARTET
Visual Artist: Maiya Elaine
ST. PAUL’S BY-THE-SEA EPISCOPAL CHURCH
2023 Juried Art Show Winner, Elena Øhlander
THE ARTISTS
VIDA Guitar Quartet
Mark Ashford, guitar
Amanda Cook, guitar
Mark Eden, guitar
Christopher Stell, guitar
Founded in 2007, the VIDA Guitar Quartet brings together four of the UK’s most exceptional guitarists: Christopher Stell, Mark Eden (the renowned Eden Stell Duo), Amanda Cook, and Mark Ashford. The VIDA Guitar Quartet has appeared on some of North America’s and Europe’s most prestigious stages for classical guitar, including, in the USA, the 2015 Guitar Federation of America (GFA) Annual Conference, the 92nd Street Y in New York City, Cornell University Concert Series, Atlanta’s Spivey Hall, Washington DC’s Dumbarton Concerts, the Winter Park (FL) Bach Festival, University of New Orleans, the Long Island Guitar Festival and the Allegro Guitar Series in Dallas, Fort Worth, and Las Vegas. In the UK they have appeared at London’s Purcell Room and Kingʼs Place, The Sage (Gateshead), Turner Sims (Southampton), and St Georgeʼs (Bristol). 2015-16 tours brought VIDA to over 20 U.S. cities.
Renowned as educators and for their innovative outreach, VIDA is closely involved with the world’s largest youth guitar education program (200+ students each summer) in the UK, and were Artists-in-Residence at Cal State University Monterey Bay’s Summer Arts program in 2012.
They have given masterclasses, workshops, school concerts, and other outreach activities in connection with nearly every public concert they have performed, and have multi-day residencies coming up in Tallahassee, FL and Hobbs, NM, among other U.S. cities and towns.
Following on from their acclaimed début CD, “Love, the Magician,” VIDA released their second CD, “Rhapsody,” in 2013, featuring works by George Gershwin, Malcolm Arnold and Adam Gorb. Their latest CD, released in 2015, is “The Leaves be Green,” with works by British composers including Benjamin Britten, Vaughan Williams, Elgar and more.
Christopher Stell, Mark Eden and Mark Ashford play guitars made by Christopher Dean. Amanda Cook’s guitar was made by Bert Kwakkel. VIDA are D’Addario Strings classical artists.
Lisa Sapinkopf
Lisa Sapinkopf Artists
9 Commodore Drive, Suite 309
Emeryville, CA, USA 94608
Phone: 1-510-428-1533
Toll-Free: 800-923-1973
LSapinkopf@aol.com
SIGNATURE CONCERT SPONSOR
HUD & ROLLY BERREY
In addition to its outstanding concerts and educational outreach programs, BFAS also presents an art exhibition from a regional visual artist at each home concert.
Works are showcased at the concert and at the reception following each concert. Concert attendees are able to meet the artists at the reception. The exhibition remains in place for several weeks and works are available for purchase.
VENUE
St. Paul’s by-the-Sea Episcopal Church
465 11th Avenue North
Jacksonville Beach, FL 32250
Doors open at 3:15PM
Juried Art Show Winner
Elena Øhlander
FRIDAY, FEB. 2 AT 7:30PM
VIDA GUITAR QUARTET
Visual Artist
Maiya Elaine
ST. PAUL’S BY-THE-SEA EPISCOPAL CHURCH
SIGNATURE CONCERT SPONSOR
HUD & ROLLY BERREY
THE ARTISTS
VIDA Guitar Quartet
Mark Ashford, guitar
Amanda Cook, guitar
Mark Eden, guitar
Christopher Stell, guitar
Founded in 2007, the VIDA Guitar Quartet brings together four of the UK’s most exceptional guitarists: Christopher Stell, Mark Eden (the renowned Eden Stell Duo), Amanda Cook, and Mark Ashford. The VIDA Guitar Quartet has appeared on some of North America’s and Europe’s most prestigious stages for classical guitar, including, in the USA, the 2015 Guitar Federation of America (GFA) Annual Conference, the 92nd Street Y in New York City, Cornell University Concert Series, Atlanta’s Spivey Hall, Washington DC’s Dumbarton Concerts, the Winter Park (FL) Bach Festival, University of New Orleans, the Long Island Guitar Festival and the Allegro Guitar Series in Dallas, Fort Worth, and Las Vegas. In the UK they have appeared at London’s Purcell Room and Kingʼs Place, The Sage (Gateshead), Turner Sims (Southampton), and St Georgeʼs (Bristol). 2015-16 tours brought VIDA to over 20 U.S. cities.
Renowned as educators and for their innovative outreach, VIDA is closely involved with the world’s largest youth guitar education program (200+ students each summer) in the UK, and were Artists-in-Residence at Cal State University Monterey Bay’s Summer Arts program in 2012.
They have given masterclasses, workshops, school concerts, and other outreach activities in connection with nearly every public concert they have performed, and have multi-day residencies coming up in Tallahassee, FL and Hobbs, NM, among other U.S. cities and towns.
Following on from their acclaimed début CD, “Love, the Magician,” VIDA released their second CD, “Rhapsody,” in 2013, featuring works by George Gershwin, Malcolm Arnold and Adam Gorb. Their latest CD, released in 2015, is “The Leaves be Green,” with works by British composers including Benjamin Britten, Vaughan Williams, Elgar and more.
Christopher Stell, Mark Eden and Mark Ashford play guitars made by Christopher Dean. Amanda Cook’s guitar was made by Bert Kwakkel. VIDA are D’Addario Strings classical artists.
Lisa Sapinkopf
Lisa Sapinkopf Artists
9 Commodore Drive, Suite 309
Emeryville, CA, USA 94608
Phone: 1-510-428-1533
Toll-Free: 800-923-1973
LSapinkopf@aol.com
In addition to its outstanding concerts and educational outreach programs, BFAS also presents an art exhibition from a regional visual artist at each home concert.
Works are showcased at the concert and at the reception following each concert. Concert attendees are able to meet the artists at the reception. The exhibition remains in place for several weeks and works are available for purchase.
VENUE
St. Paul’s by-the-Sea Episcopal Church
465 11th Avenue North
Jacksonville Beach, FL 32250
Doors open at 3:15PM