FOCUS

July 23
7 p.m.

Barachois
Historic Church

Adam Cicchillitti & Steve Cowan, guitar

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Program

Edvard Grieg (1843-1907), arr. Adam Cicchillitti

Lyric Pieces, op. 12

i. Arietta

ii. Waltz

iii. Watchman's Song

iv. Dance of the Elves

Lyric Pieces, op. 43

Solitary Traveler

Lyric Pieces, op. 47

Waltz-Impromptu

Melodie

Germaine Tailleferre (1892-1983), arr. Steve Cowan

Fleurs de France (French Flowers)

i. Jasmine de Provence (Andantino, alla Siciliana)

ii. Coquelicot de Guyenne (Allegro brilliante)

iii. Rose d'Anjou (Andantino tranquillo)

iv. Tournesol de Languedoc (Allegro grazioso)

v. Anthémise de Rousillon (Andantino)
vi. Lavandin de Haute-Provence (Allegretto grazioso)

vii. Volubilis du Béarn (Andante cantabile)

viii. Bleuet de Picardie (Allegramente)

Germaine Tailleferre, arr. Adam Cicchillitti

Sonate pour harpe (Harp Sonata)

i. Allegretto

ii. Lento

iii. Perpetuum mobile

Intermission

Enrique Granados (1867-1916)

Danzas españolas (Spanish Dances)

i. Oriental

Federico Mompou (1893-1987), arr. Steve Cowan

Musica callada (Silent Music)

i. Angelico

ii. Lento

iii. Placide

vii. Lento

xxiv. Moderato

Maurice Ravel (1875-1937), arr. Adam Cicchillitti

Prelude in a minor

Minuet on the name of Haydn

In memory of Borodin

Maurice Ravel, arr. Adam Cicchillitti

Sonatine

i. Modéré

ii. Mouvement de menuet

iii. Animé

Artists

Adam Cicchillitti & Seve Cowan, guitar

Performing under the name CC Duo, Adam Cicchillitti and Steve Cowan are reshaping the guitar duo landscape through high-level artistry and a forward-thinking approach to programming. Together, they have placed second (2023) and third (2021) in the Guitar Foundation of America’s prestigious International Ensemble Competition. Their debut recording Focus was awarded Classical Recording of the Year at the 2021 East Coast Music Awards and was praised by American Record Guide for its “sensitive and authoritative interpretations.” Their follow-up album, Intimate Impressions, was nominated in 2022, and their next release Lyrique is scheduled for September 2025 on the Analekta label. Since 2020, the duo has commissioned over 20 new works, with a particular focus on collaboration and genre expansion. In 2021, they premiered nine electroacoustic pieces by members of ICEBERG New Music, a New York-based composer collective, at the 21st Century Guitar Conference in Ottawa. In 2022, they initiated a major orchestral commissioning project funded by the Canada Council for the Arts and the Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec. Six new works for two guitars and orchestra were premiered with Thirteen Strings and later recorded with Collectif9 for Leaf Music. Touring remains central to their artistic mission. Highlights include national tours with Debut Atlantic and Prairie Debut, regional performances in British Columbia and Texas, and an upcoming East Coast U.S. tour in October 2025. Cicchillitti is professor of guitar at Mount Allison University in New Brunswick, Canada, while Cowan is professor of guitar at McGill University in Montreal.