Amoroso Guitar Duo – Romantic Music From South America
Amoroso Guitar Duo's music highlights the lyricism and beauty found in late 20th-century South American music. Romantic era harmonies are combined with rhythms of tango, milonga, vals and merengue and the endearing melodic traditions of Brazil, Venezuela and Argentina. Amoroso presents sensual readings of Pujol, Jobim, Piazzolla, Montes and uncovers jewels of the Latinate world by Timoteo and Nogueira, composers little known outside South America. Guitar arrangements of Canta Mais and La Partida underscore the warmth inherent in this music, and the passionate renderings of Libertango, Adios Nonino and Tango de Abril reveal how close the guitar's voice was to the heartbeat of modern tango. The intimacy of tunes such as Montes' Cancion and Pujol's Café para Dos settles the recording into the romantic ethos alive today in South American guitar music.
Felicity Muench's musical journey began at the age of 7 when she found herself fascinated with a toy guitar. Noticing her curiosity, her parents enrolled her for classical guitar lessons in Albuquerque, NM. This was the beginning of a life and career filled with the joy of music. Felicity discovered her love for teaching guitar at age 16. She received her B.M. and M.A. degrees in classical guitar performance from the University of New Mexico and California State University, Northridge, respectively. Working with students of all ages and abilities, Felicity is profoundly passionate about music education. She spent twenty years heading the guitar department at Colorado Christian University, has worked with children in music therapy programs, has taught for senior centers, and has a thriving private guitar studio near Boulder, CO. In addition to being a talented teacher, Felicity is also sought after for her outstanding performance abilities. She provided music for the television documentary "Vinnie Ream: Lincoln's Young Sculptor" and both hosted and provided the music for a second television documentary "Longmont's Carnegie Library" in 2015.
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