Home
News
CDs
Bio
Press
Teaching
Repertoire
Contact
MySpace

YouTube

Classical guitarist Michael Nicolella poured out a few thousand of the most difficult notes in the repertoire. Easy as opening a valve. No spills, no clicks, no buzzes, no muffles. No sweat. His articulation was so clear that each note and rhythm, phrase and breath between phrases had its distinct life and edge. He never compromised tempo to enhance articulation, and he didn't fuss over his fine detail. It was more like he allowed the details to fall into place ... incredible speed ... objectively intense ...acute, lucid, moment by moment awareness of what the music is.
- MILWAUKEE JOURNAL
 

Concerts and Events Calendar

 

2008

Fri, January 11, 2008

Seattle, WA

USA

Educational outreach performance for students at Bryant Elementary School sponsored by the Seattle Classic Guitar Society, 10:15 am

Tue, January 15, 2008

West Seattle, WA

USA

Educational outreach performance for students at Schmitz Park Elementary School sponsored by the Seattle Classic Guitar Society, 2:10 pm

Wed, January 16, 2008

Seattle, WA

USA

Educational outreach performance for students at Nathan Hale Elementary School sponsored by the Seattle Classic Guitar Society, 10:55 am

Thur, January 17, 2008

Seattle, WA

USA

Educational outreach performance for students at Whitman Middle School sponsored by the Seattle Classic Guitar Society, 1:45pm

Thur, January 24, 2008

Seattle, WA

USA

Educational outreach performance for students at Seattle Central Community College sponsored by the Seattle Classic Guitar Society, 10 and 11am

Fri, January 25, 2008

West Seattle, WA

USA

Educational outreach performance for students at West Seattle Elementary School sponsored by the Seattle Classic Guitar Society, 10;15 am

Mon, January 28, 2008

New Haven, CT

USA

Masterclass at Yale University School of Music 4:30pm

Wed, January 30, 2008

Providence, RI

USA

Masterclass at Rhode Island College 12-2pm

Thur, January 31, 2008

Boston, MA

USA

Guest performer and teacher at Berklee College of Music 10am-12pm

Fri, February 1, 2008

Providence, RI

USA

Guest performer at the Night of the Living Guitars Concert at The Wheeler School, 216 Hope Street, Providence, RI 02906, 7pm

Sat, February 2, 2008

Boston, MA

USA

Masterclass for the Boston Classical Guitar Society, Ryder Hall, Northeastern University, Introduction to Body Mapping by Jerald Harscher begins the event 1-5pm

Sun, February 3, 2008

North Kingstown, RI

USA

Concert on the Sunday Musicales series at the North Kingstown Free Library, 100 Boone St., North Kingstown, RI 02852 (401) 294-3306, 2:00pm

Tues, February 5, 2008

New York, NY

USA

NEW DATE - Concert at The Monkey located on 26th between 6th and Broadway in Manhattan, as part of the New York Guitar Festival 8pm For reservations and more info call (212) 481-1601

Wed, February 6, 2008

New Haven, CT

USA

Concert at Gateway International Guitar Series, 7:00pm

Thur, February 7, 2008

New Haven, CT

USA

Masterclass at Gateway International Guitar Series, 5:30pm

Sun, March 16, 2008

Washington, DC

USA

Concert at the Phillips Collection, 1600 21st Street, NW, Washington, DC 20009, 4:00pm

Fri, April 4, 2008

Worcester, MA

USA

Concert at The Extensible Electric Guitar Festival, Clark University, 7:30 pm

Thur, April 10, 2008

Seattle, WA

USA

Michael will perform with the Cuban music ensemble, Charanga Danzon, as well as play two solo pieces by Leo Brouwer. Good Shepherd Chapel, 4649 Sunnyside Ave. N, 4th Floor, Seattle, WA; in Wallingford, 1/2 block south of 50th St., 1 block east of Meridian; 206-789-1939, 8pm

Thur, April 17, 2008

Seattle, WA

USA

Masterclass at the Northwest Guitar Festival, 10am

Fri, April 18, 2008

Seattle, WA

USA

Concert at the Northwest Guitar Festival, Brechemin Hall, University of Washington School of Music, 7:30 pm

Tue, April 29, 2008

Des Moines, WA

USA

Concert on the Waterland Music Series, Highline Community College Performing Arts Center (Building 7) at 2400 S. 240th St., Des Moines, WA, 98198 7:30pm

Sat, May 10, 2008

Seattle, WA

USA

Michael will perform with the Cuban music ensemble, Charanga Danzon, as well as play two solo pieces by Leo Brouwer. Catherine Person Gallery, 319 Third Ave. S (in Pioneer Square), 7:30 pm tickets at www.brownpapertickets.com

Mon., July 14, 2008

Seattle, WA

USA

Concert with the Odeon String Quartet at Good Shepherd Chapel, 4649 Sunnyside Ave. N, 4th Floor, Seattle, WA; in Wallingford, 1/2 block south of 50th St., 1 block east of Meridian; 206-789-1939, 8pm

Sun, August 10, 2008

San Francisco, CA

USA

Concert at the Guitar Foundation of America festival at the San Fransico Conservatory of Music, 50 Oak Street, San Francisco, CA 94102 11:00 am

Sun, October 19, 2008

Seattle, WA

USA

Performances solo and with M3 guitar trio at a guitar night concert co/sponosered by the Seattle Classic Guitar Society and the Seattle Symphony at the Illsley Ball Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, 200 University Street • Seattle, WA 98101

Sun, November 2, 2008

Seattle, WA

USA

Performance with M3 guitar trio at the Frye Art Museum, 704 Terry Ave., Seattle, Washington 98104, 2:00pm

Fri, November 14, 2008

Greensboro, NC

USA

Masterclass at the Music Academy of North Carolina Guitar festival

Sat, November 15, 2008

Greensboro, NC

USA

Concert at the Music Academy of North Carolina Guitar festival

2009

Sat, March 7, 2009

San Bruno, CA

USA

Concert on the VGo series at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, 1600 Santa Lucia Ave., San Bruno, CA (Adjacent to San Bruno Park). 8pm. Click here for more info

Mon, April 13, 2009

Columbus, GA

USA

Concert as artist in residence at Columbus State University

PAST YEARS

2007

Mon, January 29, 2007

Spartanburg, SC

USA

Concert on the Troubadour Series at Wofford College

Thur, February 1, 2007

Columbia, SC

USA

Michael will be performing on the Southern Exposure series at USC, Columbia, SC. 7:30 pm. The concert will feature guest composer Paul Lansky. Michael will be performing Lansky's "Dancetracks" for improvising electric guitarist and tape and several movements from Semi-Suite for solo classical guitar as well as music of Nicolella and Hendrix.

Fri, February 2, 2007

Greensboro, NC

USA

Masterclass at the Music Academy of North Carolina, 4pm

Sat, February 3, 2007

Greensboro, NC

USA

Concert at University of North Carolina Greensboro, School of Music Recital Hall at 7:30 pm

Mon, February 5, 2007

Greensboro, NC

USA

Artist in residence at the Weaver Academy

Fri, March 16, 2007

Los Angeles, CA

USA

Outreach performances at several Los Angeles area schools

Sat, March 17, 2007

Los Angeles, CA

USA

Improvisation clinic at the Loyola Marymount University Guitar Festival

Sun, March 18, 2007

Los Angeles, CA

USA

Concert at the Loyola Marymount University Guitar Festival

Sun, April 1, 2007

Bainbridge Island, WA

USA

Concert at the Bloedel Reserve

Tue, May 1, 2007

Burien, WA

USA

Guest teacher/performer for music students at Highline High School

Fri, May 4, 2007

Burien, WA

USA

Outreach performance at Highline High School

Sat, May 5, 2007

Burien, WA

USA

Michael performs the premiere of his new concerto for electric guitar and orchestra "Ten Years Passed" with the Northwest Symphony Orchestra led by conductor Anthony Spain. 8:00pm, Highline Performing Arts Center, 401 South 152nd Street, Burien, WA

Sat, June 9, 2007

Seattle, WA

USA

Concert at Gallery 1412, 1412 18th Ave E (18th Ave and Union St), Seattle, WA 98122, 8pm. Music for classical and electric guitar.

Sat, July 21, 2007

Medina, WA

USA

Concert at St. Thomas Episcopal Church 7:30 pm, 8398 NE 12th Street Medina, Washington 98039 (425) 454-9541 Solo classical guitar works by Bach, Piazzolla, Rodrigo, Falla, Nicolella, Scarlatti, Henze and Lansky

August /September, 2007

Seattle, WA

USA

Time off from touring to work on several projects. Three different recordings: the follow up to the Push and Shard albums tentatively titled Drei and the complete six Bach Cello Suites, scheduled for release in 2008 and 2009 on the Gale label and several guitar pieces for a recording of works by composer Charles Roland Berry to be released on the Centaur label. Composing and arranging music for the guitar trio M3 and composing, arranging and learning new solo repertoire.

Wed, October 17, 2007

Normandy Park, WA

USA

Educational outreach performance for students at Marvista Elementary School sponsored by the Seattle Classic Guitar Society, 1:45pm

Fri, October 19, 2007

Seattle, WA

USA

Educational outreach performance for students at Small Faces Child Development Center sponsored by the Seattle Classic Guitar Society

Mon, October 22, 2007

Seattle, WA

USA

Educational outreach performance for students at Ballard High School sponsored by the Seattle Classic Guitar Society, 1:05pm and 2pm

Tue, October 23, 2007

Seattle, WA

USA

Educational outreach performance for students at Meany Middle School sponsored by the Seattle Classic Guitar Society, 7:45am and 8:40am

Wed, October 24, 2007

Burien, WA

USA

Educational outreach performance for students at Highline High School sponsored by the Seattle Classic Guitar Society, 9:00am

Wed, October 24, 2007

Seattle, WA

USA

Educational outreach performance for students at Adams Elementary School sponsored by the Seattle Classic Guitar Society, 2:00pm

Sat, October 27, 2007

Raleigh, NC

USA

Concert for the Triangle Guitar Society 8:00 pm

Sun, November 4, 2007

Seattle, WA

USA

Shared solo concert with guitarists Michael Partington and Michael LeFevre at the Frye Art Museum, 704 Terry Ave., Seattle, Washington 98104, 2:00pm

Sat, Novemeber 10, 2007

West Seattle, WA

USA

Recording session with the Northwest Symphony Orchestra for Michael's electric guitar concerto "Ten Years Passed" 10am at Holy Rosary Church

Sat, Decemeber 8, 2007

Seattle, WA

USA

Performance with M3 guitar trio at the Seattle Classic Guitar Society Holiday Concert, 6pm, at Seattle Mennonite Church, 3120 NE 125th St., Seattle, WA 98125

2006

Sun, January 29, 2006

Cambridge, MA

USA

Concert at Zeitgeist Gallery, 1353 Cambridge Street in Inman Square, Cambridge, MA, 7:00pm. Works for classical guitar by: Bach, Henze, Piazzolla and Nicolella and music for electric guitar by: Reich, Rogers, Ter Veldhuis and Hendrix. For more info visit Zeitgeist or call 617-876-6060.

Tue, January 31, 2006

Boston, MA

USA

"Lunch time" Concert at King's Chapel at the corner of School and Tremont Streets, 12:15 pm . Works for classical guitar by: Bach, Henze, Albeniz, and Nicolella

Wed, February 1, 2006

Providence, RI

USA

Masterclass for guitar students at Rhode Island College 3-5pm

Fri, February 3, 2006

Providence, RI

USA

Guest teacher for guitar ensemble students at the Wheeler School

Sun, February 5, 2006

New York, NY

USA

Concert at The Monkey located on 26th between 6th and Broadway in Manhattan, as part of the New York Guitar Festival. 4pm Works for classical guitar by: Bach, Henze, Piazzolla and Nicolella and music for electric guitar by: Reich, Rogers, Ter Veldhuis and Hendrix. For reservations and more info call (212) 481-1601 4pm concert is SOLD OUT - an additional show has been added at 6pm.

Sat, February 18, 2006

San Bruno, CA

USA

Concert on the VGo series at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, 1600 Santa Lucia Ave., San Bruno, CA (Adjacent to San Bruno Park). 8pm. Works for classical guitar by: Bach, Rodrigo, Henze, Albeniz, Piazzolla and Nicolella  Click here for more info and to purchase tickets.

Mon, February 20, 2006

San Francisco, CA

USA

Lecture/performance on "Electric Guitar in Contemporary Classical Music" at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, 1201 Ortega Street,San Francisco CA. 7:00pm

Wed, March 15, 2006

Seattle, WA

radio/internet

Interview/performance on The Beat  2pm on KUOW 94.9FM, Seattle's NPR station. You can also listen to a Podcast of the show via RSS. For more info visit KUOW's site.

Sat, March 18, 2006

Seattle, WA

USA

Concert on the Seattle Classic Guitar Society International Series, 7:30pm at Illsley Ball Nordstrom Recital Hall , Benaroya Hall, 3rd and Union, downtown Seattle. Works for classical guitar by: Bach, Rodrigo, Henze, Albeniz, Piazzolla and Nicolella For information and advance tickets contact the Rosewood Guitar, 206-297-8788.

Sun, March 19, 2006

Seattle, WA

USA

Masterclass, 2pm for the Seattle Classic Guitar Society at Soundbridge, Seattle Symphony Music Discovery Center, located in Benaroya Hall, corner of Union Street and 2nd Avenue, downtown Seattle. For information contact the Rosewood Guitar, 206-297-8788.

Fri, April 7, 2006

Boone, NC

USA

Masterclass at the Appalachian Guitar Festival, 3:30pm. for more info click here.

Sat, April 8, 2006

Boone, NC

USA

Concert at the Appalachian Guitar Festival, 8:00pm. for more info click here.

Sat, April 22, 2006

Calgary, Alberta

CANADA

Concert on the Classical Guitar Society of Calgary concert series. 8:00 pm Hillhurst United Church, 1227 Kensington Close NW.

Sun, April 23, 2006

Calgary, Alberta

CANADA

Masterclass for the Classical Guitar Society of Calgary

Fri, May 19, 2006

Portland, OR

USA

Concert on the Portland Classic Guitar Concert Series, 11923 SE McLoughlin Blvd., Milwaukie, OR. 8:00pm For information and advance tickets call 503-652-1418.

Sat, May 20, 2006

Seattle, WA

USA

Michael is guest performer with the new music group Affinity as part of the Seattle Symphony "Made in America" festival 5:00pm at Illsley Ball Nordstrom Recital Hall , Benaroya Hall, 3rd and Union, downtown Seattle. He will perform the mandolin part in George Crumb's surreal "Ancient Voices of Children," as well as the guitar part in a new suite composed by members of Affinity.

Sat, October 7, 2006

Tacoma, WA

USA

Concert at Grace Lutheran Church, 6202 South Tyler, Tacoma, WA 98466. 7:30 pm For information call: 253-472-7105

Sat. November 11, 2006

New Haven, CT

USA

Concert and masterclass at the Yale Guitar Extravaganza