Wesley Park
Wesley Park is a concert classical guitarist and educator from the Los Angeles area. Because of his colorful playing and enjoyable programs, he has played professional concerts internationally in countries such as the United States, Canada, Germany, and Austria. Wesley is a protégé of the American classical guitar virtuoso Christopher Parkening who claimed that “Wesley makes beautiful music on the guitar, using tonal colors and contrasts, and utilizes the entire range of the guitar to bring out the intrinsic beauty of the instrument.”
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Sample Programs
A Tribute to Andrés Segovia
Passacalle y Canarios...Gaspar Sanz trans. Christopher Parkening
Prelude from Cello Suite no. 1...J.S. Bach
Courante from Cello Suite no. 3...trans. Andrés Segovia
Galliard...John Dowland
Allemande...trans. Segovia
Estudio sin luz...Andrés Segovia
Prelude...Sylvius Leopold Weiss
Gigue
Estudio no. 3 (Op. 6, No. 2)...Fernando Sor
Variations on a Theme of Mozart (Op. 9)
INTERMISSION
Suite in Modo Polonico...Alexandre Tansman
Entreé - Tempo de Polonaise - Kolysanka no. 2 - Oberek
Suite Catalan...Traditional
El Noi de la Mare...arr. Segovia/Llobet
La Filla del Marxant
La Filadora
La Nit de Nadal
Burgalesa...Federico Moreno-Torroba
Fandanguillo
Recuerdos de la Alhambra...Francisco Tárrega
Leyenda...Isaac Albéniz
Music from the Americas
Norteña...Gorge Gomez Crespo
Natalia (Venezuelan Waltz)...Antonio Lauro
Two Preludes...Heitor Villa-Lobos
La Muerte del Angel...Astor Piazzola
Ballada de la Doncella Enamorada...Leo Brouwer
Afro-Cuban Lullaby
Julia Florida...Augustín Barrios
Bate-coxa...Marco Pereira
INTERMISSION
Preambulo and Allegro Vivo...Ponce
Old Hundredth...Traditional
Shenandoah...arr. Phillip Lester
Simple Gifts...Traditional arr. Ronald Ravenscroft
America (My Country ‘tis of Thee)...Traditional arr. Lester
Woven World...Andrew York
Sunburst (Jubilation)
Holiday Program
O Come, O Come Emmanuel...Traditional
Passacalle...Gaspar Sanz
Canarios...trans. Christopher Parkening
What Child is This? (Greensleeves)...Francis Cutting
Galliard...John Dowland
Prelude no. 1 from Well-Tempered Clavier...J.S. Bach
Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring from Cantata no. 147...trans. Parkening
La Primavera ...Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco
Cavatina...Stanley Myers
Sunburst (Jubilation)...Andrew York
INTERMISSION
Prelude no. 4...Heitor Villa-Lobos
Rumores de la Caleta ...Isaac Albéniz
The First Noël...Traditional
El Noi de la Mare...arr. Segovia
Bate-coxa ...Marco Pereira
Simple Gifts...Traditional arr. Ronald Ravenscroft
America (My Country ‘tis of Thee) ...Traditional arr. Lester
The Shepherd ...Carlo Domeniconi
Sample Solo Program
Two Renaissance Pieces for Lute...Anonymous
Bianco Fiore...trans. Andrés Segovia
Saltarello
Prelude No. 1 from The Well-Tempered Clavier...J.S. Bach
Prelude from Cello Suite No. 1 (arr. Segovia/Ponce)
Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring from Cantata No. 147
Preambulo and Allegro Vivo...Alessandro Scarlatti
Prelude...Sylvius Leopold Weiss
Gigue
Variations on a Theme of Mozart, (The Magic Flute)...Fernando Sor
INTERMISSION
Gymnopédie No. 1...Erik Satie trans. Christopher Parkening
Pavane for a Sleeping Beauty...Maurice Ravel trans. Jerrold Hyman
Empress of the Pagodas
Prelude No. 2...Heitor Villa-Lobos
Prelude No. 4
Gavotta-Choro
Recuerdos de la Alhambra...Francisco Tárrega
La Primavera...Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco
Repertoire
Concerto for Guitar
Joaquín Rodrigo
“Concierto de Aranjuez”
Antonio Vivaldi
“Concerto in D Major”
Solo Pieces
Isaac Albéniz
Leyenda (Asturias)
Rumores de la Caleta (trans. Christopher Parkening)
Mateo Albeniz
Sonata in D (trans. Patrick Russ)
Anonymous
America (arr. Philip Lester)
Be Thou my Vision (arr. Jonathan Roth)
Fairest Lord Jesus (arr. Ronald Ravenscroft)
Jesus, We Want to Meet (arr. Patrick Russ)
Old Hundredth (arr. Philip Lester)
Simple Gifts (arr. Ronald Ravenscroft, John and BJ Sutherland)
Shenandoah (arr. Philip Lester)
Two Renaissance Pieces for Lute:
Bianco Fiore (arr. Andrés Segovia)
Saltarello (arr. Andrés Segovia)
J.S. Bach
Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring from Cantata 147 (trans. Rick Foster)
Prelude from BWV 998 (trans. Christopher Parkening)
Prelude from BWV 999 (trans. Andrés Segovia)
Prelude No. 1 from Well-Tempered Clavier (trans. Christopher Parkening)
Prelude from Cello Suite No. 1 (trans. Andrés Segovia/Manuel Ponce)
Courante from Cello Suite No. 3 (trans. Andrés Segovia)
Gavotte from Cello Suite No. 6 (trans. Andrés Segovia)
Matteo Carcassi
Study Nos. 1, 19
Claude Debussy
The Girl with the Flaxen Hair (trans. Jack Marshall)
Carlo Domeniconi
Koyunbaba (The Shepherd)
John Dowland
Allemande (My Lady Hunssdon’s Puffe)
Fantasia no. 7
Galliard
Queen Elizabeth's Galliard
Mauro Giuliani
Variations on a Theme of Handel, Op. 107
Luis de Narváez
Guardame las Vacas
Manuel Ponce
Preambulo and Allegro Vivo
Gavotta
Preludio
Gigue
Maurice Ravel
Mother Goose Suite (trans. Jerrold Hyman):
-Pavane of a Sleeping Beauty
-Empress of the Pagodas
Gaspar Sanz
Passacalle de la cavallera de Napoles
Canarios
Erik Satie
Gymnopedie No. 1 (trans. Christopher Parkening)
Fernando Sor
Estudio No. 1
Estudio No. 3
Variations on a Theme of Mozart (op. 9)
Alexandre Tansman
Suite Cavatina:
- Scherzino
- Danza Pomposa
Suite in Modo Polonico:
-Entree
-Polonaise
-Kolysanka
-Alla Polacca
-Oberek
Francisco Tárrega
Adelita
Lágrima
Capricho Árabe
Recuerdos de la Alhambra
Frank Martin
Quatre Pièces Brèves:
-Prélude
-Air
-Plainte
-Comme une gigue
Frederico Moreno-Torroba
Burgalesa
Suite Castellana:
- Fandanguillo
- Arada
- Danza
Joaquín Rodrigo
Canconetta
Sarabande Loitaine
Fantasia para un Gentilhombre
Heitor Villa-Lobos
Prelude No. 1
Prelude No. 2
Prelude No. 4
Etude No. 1
Etude No. 11
Sylvius Leopold Weiss
Passacaille (trans. Christopher Parkening)
Andrew York
Squares Suspended
Woven World
Duet Pieces
Anonymous
Le Rossignol (trans. Patrick Russ and Christopher Parkening)
Drewries Accordes (trans. Patrick Russ and Christopher Parkening)
La Volta (trans. Russ)
J.S. Bach/Sergei Rachmaninoff
Praludium from Cantata 29 (arr. Christopher Parkening and Patrick Russ)
Manuel de Falla
The Miller’s Dance from El Sombrero de Tres Picos (trans. Patrick Russ)
La Vida Breve from Spanish Dance No. 1 (trans. Emelio Pujol)
Deodat de Severac
An Old Music Box
Enrique Granados
Intermezzo from Goyescas Op. 11 (trans. Emelio Pujol)
Ernesto Halfter
Danza de la Pastora (trans. Patrick Russ)
Danza de la Gitana (trans. Russ)
Celso Machado
Boliviana
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Laudate Dominum (Praise ye the Lord) (trans. Ronald Ravenscroft)
Joaquín Rodrigo
De los alamos vengo, madre (trans. Patrick Russ)
Mario Castelnuovo Tedesco
Prelude and Fugue, No. 4
Traditional
El Paño Moruno (arr. Len Williams)
Joaquín Turina
Sacro Monte
Heitor Villa Lobos
Terezinha de Jesus (trans. Emelio Pujol)
Andrew York
Evening Dance
Bio
Wesley Park
Guitar
Wesley Park is a concert classical guitarist and educator from the Los Angeles area. Because of his colorful playing and enjoyable programs, he has played professional concerts internationally in countries such as the United States, Canada, Germany, and Austria. Wesley is a protégé of the American classical guitar virtuoso Christopher Parkening who claimed that “Wesley makes beautiful music on the guitar, using tonal colors and contrasts, and utilizes the entire range of the guitar to bring out the intrinsic beauty of the instrument.” Wesley’s goal with the guitar is to carry on the legacy of the great Spanish guitarist, Andrés Segovia, and Christopher Parkening.
Wesley is also in the Park Brothers guitar duo with his brother Alex. Together, they perform many concerts and events throughout the world. One of these includes performing a tribute concert honoring the great Spanish guitarist, Andrés Segovia, alongside the Grammy® Award winning artists, the Los Angeles Guitar Quartet and Andrew York in 2019. They are also the recipient of the USC Thornton Ensemble Award for making a significant contribution to upholding the long tradition of guitar ensemble excellence.
Wesley is currently teaching the guitar at Pepperdine University as an Adjunct Professor of Music. On top of his work at Pepperdine, he has a private studio of dedicated students. He received his Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the University of Southern California studying under Scott Tennant, and he received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Pepperdine University studying under Christopher Parkening. He has also studied privately with the Spanish Guitar Virtuoso, Angel Romero.