SCHOOL OF MUSIC
ARTISTS & LECTURERS COMMITTEE
presents
ROLAND DYENS, GUITAR
February 20, 2007 7:30 P.M. Elizabeth Hall
Roland Dyens always starts his concerts with an improvisational piece. Each of these
unique and original compositions are, by their very nature, different from his last concert or the
next. Enjoy!
Classical in his fingers, Jazz player in his mind...
In the world of Jazz, the notion of a concert program does not exist.
Roland Dyens never gives a prior notice of the pieces that he will play in recital. It is his
way of creating the best possible atmosphere, by taking into account his audience, the acoustics
of the hall and especially his deep desire to be true to his feelings at the time that he actually
interprets the music.
In order to create the warm contact with his public that he treasures, Dyens likes to
present the program himself, as the evening unfolds.
In the same way, the improvisation with which he opens all of his concerts is a sort of
"tuning in" process, a prelude that is as indispensable for this special artist as it used to be for the
lute players in the past, awaiting the "Suite."
It makes a nice link between the world of Jazz and those classical lovers who have a taste
for invention.
Mr. Dyens plays and recommends Savarez strings.
STETSON
UNVERSTY
