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Biography

Musician

    Janette is a classical guitarist with The New York City Guitar Orchestra, which was established in 2010 by the New York City Classical Guitar Society. Directed by Jason Sagebiel , the orchestra is committed to providing a valuable ensemble experience for guitarists of diverse backgrounds, while maintaining musical excellence and a commitment to fostering the creation of new music. Through its new music project, made possible by the generous support of The Augustine Foundation, the orchestra has commissioned 18 new works from diverse composers such as members of the Philip Glass Ensemble, The Metropolitan Opera, Nine Inch Nails, the B-52’s, and many more. Currently, the group is recording this new music for release.

 

    Beginning with the 2015-2016 Season, Janette has performed with The New York City Guitar Orchestra at DiMenna Center for Classical Music, Advent Lutheran Church, The Secret Theatre, and Carnegie Hall in New York City. During the 2017-2018 Season she participated in two studio recordings with the NYCGO at Oktaven Audio.

 

    As 2019 marks the celebration of the 100th birthday of classical guitar pedagogue Aaron Shearer, in June the Aaron Shearer Foundation presented the Carnegie Hall debut of the U.S. Guitar Orchestra directed by Dr. Kami Rowan with special guest William Kanengiser and an appearance by the New York City Guitar Orchestra. The program included one New York and three world premieres of new works by Sergio Assad, Kevin Callahan, Brian Head, and Bryan Johanson. At this gala, Janette made her Carnegie Hall debut with the NYCGO performing Gyan Riley’s Landloper, commissioned by the NYCCGS in 2016.

 

    In addition to her classical guitar work, Janette has studied flamenco dance with Omayra Amaya in her NYC Flamenco Dance Workshops at Fazil’s Studio, a legendary dance rehearsal space in New York. Earlier in her career she was mentored by the late, Tony Acosta, owner of Luthier Music Corporation. She studied classical guitar with Federico Diaz while receiving instruction from Sylvain Coudret, guitarist with the Swedish melodic death-metal band, Soilwork. She is currently studying guitar with Ron Kachnic, guitarist with the technical death-metal band, Malignancy.

THE NEW YORK CITY GUITAR ORCHESTRA

2015-2016 Season

 

May 13, 2016 • DiMenna Center for Classical Music
OPPEDISANO Two of a Kind for classical guitar duo and classical guitar ensemble; featuring the Riverside Guitar Duo (Matthew Kaplan and Matthew Pidi) (premiere)
SANDRESKY Opening for guitar ensemble (premiere)
SAGEBIEL Bachivanas (premiere)
HART Granada
PARISI Guitar Brigade
CHARLTON Inner Voices
ASSAD Magnetic Trance

2016-2017 Season

 

December 9, 2016 • Advent Lutheran Church
BACH Concerto for Violin, BWV 1041 (arr. J. Sagebiel; Federico Diaz, soloist)
HAND Chorale
IRWIN Unsung Hymn for a Friend
TAKUMA Mist

May 13, 2017 • DiMenna Center for Classical Music
GYAN RILEY Landloper (premiere)
HAND Chorale
IRWIN Unsung Hymn for a Friend
TAKUMA Mist

 

May 20, 2017 • Queens New Music Festival • The Secret Theatre
GYAN RILEY Landloper
HAND Chorale
IRWIN Unsung Hymn for a Friend
TAKUMA Mist
PIESLAK Ambienspheres
ANDERSON Folksongs

 

December 16, 2017 • The Secret Theatre

PAT IRWIN Unsung Hymn for a Friend

JOSHUA EUSTIS How Slowly, All of a Sudden

CLARICE ASSAD Magnetic Trance

TANIKAWA TAKUMA Mist

JOSEPH PARISI Guitar Brigade

2017-2018 Season

 

February 25, 2018 • Oktaven Audio

Recording Session 1

November 4, 2018 • Oktaven Audio

Recording Session 2

2018-2019 Season

June 23, 2019 • Carnegie Hall

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2019-2020 Season

 

November 10, 2019 Octaven Audio

Recording Session 3

May 21, 2020  Tenri Cultural Institute

DUNGEONS & DRAGONS

Dungeons & Dragons "Secrets of the Blind Palace"

February 22, 2020 • Bartow-Pell Mansion-Museum

Cast Party and Red Monkey Theater Group present Dungeons & Dragons "Secrets of the Blind Palace"

September 25-26, 2020 - Bartow-Pell Mansion-Museum

Cast Party and Red Monkey Theater Group present Dungeons & Dragons "Secrets of the Blind Palace"

Dungeons & Dragons at Antoinette's

 

October 23, 2021 - Antoinette's Patisserie

Cast Party presents Dungeons & Dragons at Antoinette's

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