Stephanie Jones plays Altamira Guitars from Perth, Western Australia

Описание: We visited Stephanie Jones in her hometown of Perth, Western Australia to record some music on a range of our guitars. Listen to Steph perform pieces on our instruments, hear her thoughts about the guitars, and give explanations and tips for practicing and performing these works. Stay tuned for a special duo at the end with Jakob Schmidt, Stephanie's husband.

0:00 Introduction
0:22 🎵 ‘Forgotten’ by Madame Sidney Pratten
2:48 Hello from Stephanie
3:57 About the Altamira ‘Lacote’ Replica
4:57 Phrasing melodies
6:35 🎵 ‘Beneath a River of Stars’ by Richard Charlton
11:40 About the piece ‘Beneath a River of Stars’
13:00 About the Altamira L’Orfeo Model
13:35 Importance of Right Hand fingerings
15:07 Different atmospheres in pieces
17:24 🎵 ‘Blackwattle Caprices’ by Ross Edwards
24:15 About the Blackwattle Caprices
25:03 Technical tip on jumps
26:26 Introduction to the Ukrainian Fantasy
26:39 🎵 ‘Fantasy on a Theme of Oh, In The Cherry Orchard’ by Holubov
30:06 Introduction to the new piece ‘Angelina’ by Sergio Assad
30:24 🎵 ‘Angelina’ by Sergio Assad
33:34 Introduction to Manha de Carnaval
33:55 🎵 ‘Manha de Carnaval by Luiz Bonfa
38:05 About the arrangement of ‘Manha de Carnaval’
41:13 About the Altamira N400 model
41:44 Introduction to Chilean piece and about the Altamira N100
42:16 🎵 ‘Gracias a la Vida’ by Violeta Parra
44:40 A chat with Steph
44:41 Beginnings on the guitar
46:41 Current concert touring schedule
47:55 Favourite albums / recordings
49:08 Studying in Australia and Germany
51:02 🎵 ‘Jongo’ (duo) by Paulo Bellinati – Steph and Jakob
55:33 Credits


Altamira Instruments:
1. Altamira 'Lacote' Historical Replica
2. Altamira L'Orfeo (Solid Cedar / Solid Madagascar Rosewood)
3. Altamira N400 (Solid Cedar / Solid African Mahogany)
4. Altamira N100 (Solid Cedar / Laminate African Mahogany)


About Stephanie Jones:

Award-winning classical guitarist Stephanie Jones’ childhood resonated with the sound of music from a very young age. She played many instruments, beginning first with the piano, and progressing to the violin, viola, saxophone and flute. However, it was the guitar with its captivating range of sounds and great versatility that especially appealed to her, and it quickly became her first love.

Stephanie Jones is a world-renowned soloist and chamber musician who specialises in classical guitar performance. Stephanie received her undergraduate degree with First Class Honours at the Australian National University under the guidance of Tim Kain and Minh le Hoang, as well as a Masters degree and Konzertexamen at the University of Music Franz Liszt Weimar with Prof. Thomas Müller-Pering.

Stephanie continues to perform and give masterclasses extensively around the globe in multiple tours and festivals, and has also released three solo albums; “Open Sky” (2020), “Colours of Spain” (2015), and “Bach, the Fly, and the Microphone” (2009). Stephanie was a member of the acclaimed Weimar Guitar Quartet, releasing their debut album in 2019, and also collaborated with Karen Gomyo on her album “a Piazzolla trilogy” with BIS Records.

Stephanie has won numerous awards in prestigious competitions, including first prize at the Hannabach Guitar competition, Uppsala International Guitar Festival Competition, and Fine Music Network Young “Virtuoso of the Year” Competition.

Stephanie is passionate about sharing her music with others and is recognised as an innovative and deeply musical artist.

Stephanie's website: https://stephaniejonesguitar.com/home
Stephanie's YouTube channel:    / @stephaniejones  


Altamira website - http://www.altamiraguitars.com/

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