The Dearing Concert Duo's active concert repertoire spans Renaissance lute song through 20th-century South American art music. The list below is grouped by tradition, drawn from the duo's four commercial recordings, twenty-five years of Birmingham Unitarian Church service archives, and ongoing concert programs.
Programs are tailored per event. Use this list as a starting point for a conversation with the duo about your evening.
Iberian & South American
The repertoire behind Snapshots of South America (2002 DMA-winning album) and Romanza! (2003 DMA-winning small ensemble album). Two decades of programming this literature.
Argentina
- Astor Piazzolla — Histoire du Tango (Bordel 1900, Café 1930, Nightclub 1960, Concert d'aujourd'hui), Libertango
- Maximo Diego Pujol — Suite Buenos Aires, Tristango en vos, five preludes for solo guitar
Brazil
- Heitor Villa-Lobos — Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5: Aria (Cantilena)
- Celso Machado — Brazilian samba and bossa nova-leaning popular suites
- Jorge Morel — Brazilian-flavored solo guitar works
Spain
- Manuel de Falla — Siete Canciones Populares Españolas (Seven Spanish Songs), En Jerez de la Frontera
- Joaquín Rodrigo — Concierto de Aranjuez (slow movement, performed with Livonia Symphony May 2012), Spanish art songs
- Enrique Granados — La Maja Dolorosa, Spanish art songs
- Federico Mompou — Combat del somni
- Francisco Tárrega — Recuerdos de la Alhambra, classical guitar standards
- Federico Moreno Torroba — solo guitar (from July Recital)
Other South American & Latin
- Brazilian, Peruvian, and Argentine folk arrangements
- Spanish-language art songs (Latin American Heritage programs)
Bach, Baroque & Renaissance
Renaissance
- John Dowland — Renaissance lute songs (transcribed for flute and guitar)
Baroque
- J.S. Bach — selections including Allemande / Courante (transcribed for flute and guitar)
Early Romantic
- Niccolò Paganini — Italian Romantic miniatures
- Francisco Molino — early-Romantic guitar works
French Impressionist
Composers
- Gabriel Fauré — transcriptions for flute and guitar
- Erik Satie — transcriptions for flute and guitar
- Maurice Ravel — transcriptions for flute and guitar
- Georges Bizet — transcriptions for flute and guitar
Contemporary American
- James Lentini — Fantasy for Flute and Guitar (debut recorded by the duo on Take One, 1999)
20th-Century Guitar Literature
European 20th century
- Roland Dyens — French composer with strong jazz and Brazilian inflections
- Alexandre Tansman — Polish-French composer; idiomatic, lyrical works for guitar
- Lennox Berkeley — English composer; austere, formally elegant guitar works
- Federico Moreno Torroba — Spanish composer; central modern guitar repertoire
Sacred & Service Music
Liturgical & service repertoire
- Sacred and ceremonial standards drawn from twenty-five years of co-directing music ministry at Birmingham Unitarian Church
- Multi-faith ceremonial repertoire (interfaith services, memorial services, dedications)
- Anglican and Unitarian hymn arrangements for voice, flute, and guitar
American Songbook & Popular Standards
American Songbook
- Cole Porter
- George Gershwin
- Rodgers & Hammerstein
- Classic film themes
Italian art song
- Italian art-song standards adapted for soprano with classical guitar accompaniment
Holiday & Seasonal
Christmas
Voice + flute + guitar arrangements of classical and popular Christmas carols.
Valentine's Day
Romantic literature programs (the Romanza! repertoire fits naturally).
Mother's Day & Father's Day
Themed sets for senior living and member events.
Memorial Day & Veterans Day
American patriotic and reflective repertoire.
Fourth of July
American Songbook and patriotic-themed programs.
Hispanic Heritage Month
Sept 15 – Oct 15. Iberian + South American programs (the duo's documented specialty).
Hear the duo, then build a program.
Stream samples from all four albums on the recordings page, or describe your event in a short note and the duo will propose a draft program within two business days.