“...the ensemble is like nothing else I've ever seen in Sacramento: a four-piece group performing a version of classical Indian music on acoustic guitars and tabla.”
Christian Kiefer
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Matthew regularly gives performances in solo classical guitar, with his Indian fusion group: The Nada Brahma Music Ensemble, and with Trio 7, an ensemble of extended seven-string guitars.
Saturday February 25, 2012
TRIO 7
Benefit concert for the music program at Crystal Middle School
Matthew Grasso, Eric Rasmussen, Matthew Foley
Location:
Crystal Middle School
400 Whispering Bay Lane
Suisun City, CA 94585
Time: 7:00 pm
Tickets:
$5 - Twelve and under
$10 - Students and seniors
$15 - General admission.
Trio Seven will perform a unique concert on three extended 7-string guitars. Trio Seven will present works by composers not associated with the guitar such as: Rachmaninoff, Debussy, Faure, Moussorgsky, Dvorak, Gismonti, Bizet and a world premiere of 5 Pieces by Sacramento composer Phillip Miller. In addition, Trio Seven will enchant you with some popular movie and video game themes.
Website: http://trioseven.com/
Friday March 9th, 2012
TRIO 7
Matthew Grasso, Eric Rasmussen, Matthew Foley
Location:
The Davis Art Center
1919 F St
Davis, CA 95616
Website:
http://www.davisartcenter.org/events.htm
Time: 8:00 pm
Phone: (530)-756-4100
Tickets:
$5 - Twelve and under
$10 - Students and seniors
$15 - General admission.
Trio 7 was formed indirectly when Matthew Grasso composed 7Th Creation, an original composition for three extended 7-string guitars. This inspired further exploration for the guitar ensemble aesthetic. Their mission is to expand the repertory of the extended 7-string guitar trio, through transcriptions and newly composed works.
The extended 7-string guitar has one octave more in range than a traditional 6-string guitar. Trio 7 has made groundbreaking transcriptions of composers works not associated with the guitar, such as: Rachmaninoff, Debussy, Moussorgsky, Dvorak, and many others. The members of Trio 7 are: Matthew Grasso, Eric Rasmussen, and Matthew Foley; the ensemble performs throughout Northern California.
Trio 7 will perform a unique concert on three extended 7-string guitars. Trio 7 will present works by composers not associated with the guitar such as: Rachmaninoff, Debussy, Faure, Moussorgsky, Dvorak, Gismonti, Bizet and a world premiere of: 5 Pieces by Sacramento composer Phillip Miller. In addition, Trio 7 will enchant you with some popular movie and video game themes.
Website: http://trioseven.com/
Wednesday July 25th, 2012
WEDNESDAY MUSIC AT NOON - BROWN BAG CONCERTS SERIES
Matthew Grasso Solo Guitar Concert
Location:
Westminster Presbyterian Church
1300 N Street,
Sacramento CA
Time: 12:00 - 1:00 pm
Donations welcome.