CAPE MAY — Access to Art, Inc. will celebrate the Christmas season with a concert from the Mayes Duo on Wed. Dec. 18 at the beautifully decorated 1860 pre-civil war mansion, the Southern Mansion, at 720 Washington St., Cape May at 7 p.m.
Joseph and Kathleen Mayes, guitarists, will bring their guitar and lute concert to the Southern Mansion to entertain us on Dec. 18. Joe Mayes performed his lute for us there last December when we presented a reading of Bound By Truth, on Margaret More Roper, daughter of Thomas More.
Joe Mayes was self taught until 1963 when he began his studies with Mr. Peter Colona at the Settlement Music School in Philadelphia. In 1968, after three years in the army, Mr. Mayes was given an invitational scholarship by the government of Spain to study with the internationally renowned concert guitarist Andres Segovia. He auditioned for Segovia at the Philadelphia Orchestra, where Segovia was doing a benefit for the Orchestra. His father was the principal cellist with the Orchestra.
Mayes has degrees in guitar from Thomas Edison College of Trenton, New Jersey, and Shenandoah University of Winchester, Virginia. Since 1972, Mr. Mayes has been on the faculty of Rowan University where he teaches guitar, lute, vihuela da mano, and mandolin. He also builds guitars.
Kathleen Mayes holds a BM from Rutgers in music, and a MA in administration. She studied with disciples of Segovia, Julian Gray, Larry Snitzler, and Joseph Mayes. She is on the faculty of Rowan University, and also teaches at Burlington County College. Both musicians are members of the Philadelphia Guitar Society where they will host a performance in January this year.
The duo is known for their expert interpretation of many diverse styles of music and for the variety of guitars they bring to their performances that include renaissance guitars, Terz guitars, and 19th century guitars. They also include the Renaissance lute and Neapolitan mandolin in their programs. Kathleen Mayes has taught for twenty years. Both she and Joseph Mayes teach at Rowan University; she also teaches at Burlington County College. Joseph is the head of the Early Music Department at Rowan.
Music performed will be anonymous lute duets and a three movement work by Ronn McFarlane called “On the Heath,” which harkens back to his Scottish roots. McFarlane is a member of the Baltimore Consort. On the guitar, they will perform a sonata by Galles – a Baroque composer –a Mazurka by Sor, a waltz by a modern French composer –Berlats- a duo by Coste originally for two oboes, and some Latin danses. There will also be some seasonal music. Tickets are $20 adults; $15. Seniors. You may purchase them at the door from 6 p.m. on Dec. 18, or call and reserve at (609) 465-3963.
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