News and Performances
Live audiences are back!
After a Covid-induced hiatus from concerts, it's GREAT to get back to playing for in-person audiences again! Below are some of the performances I have coming up.
Suffolk County Community College
March 9, 2022
School of Music
Long Island, NY
Works by Dowland, Harrison, Villa-Lobos, and Albéniz
Crane Faculty Recital: The Rubio Duo
February 27, 2022, 7:30 p.m.
Snell Theater
Crane School of Music, SUNY Potsdam
The Rubio Duo (Jill Rubio, flute; Douglas Rubio, guitar) will perform works by Takemitsu and Falla, as well as the world premiere of Dizzy as a Cathedral by David Heinick.
Crane Vocal Chamber Music Recital
February 14, 2022, 7:30 p.m.
Snell Theater
Crane School of Music, SUNY Potsdam
Works by Argento and Monteverdi
Solo recital in Shelburne, Vermont
November 10, 2021, 7:30 p.m.
Wake Robin Concert Series
Solo recital
Crane Faculty Recital: Music for clarinet and guitar
October 3, 2021, 7:30 p.m.
Snell Theater
Crane School of Music, SUNY Potsdam
Music for clarinet and guitar with Dr. Julianne Kirk Doyle, including the premiere performance of the clarinet version of Sueños de Flamenco by Stacy Garrop.
Crane Fall Faculty Gala Concert
Tuesday, September 7, 2021,7:30 p.m.
Hosmer Hall
Crane School of Music, SUNY Potsdam
Crane Faculty Recital
February 24, 2020, 7:30 p.m.
Snell Theater
Crane School of Music, SUNY Potsdam
Chamber music for woodwinds and guitar, with oboist Anna Hendrickson, saxophonist Casey Grev, and flutist Jill Rubio.
Crane Faculty Recital
November 17, 2019, 7:30 p.m.
Snell Theater
Crane School of Music, SUNY Potsdam
Solo recital of works by Frescobaldi, Bach, Britten, and Albéniz.
Rubio Duo at the Fall Guitar Festival of the
Classical Guitar Society of Upstate New York
September 28, 2019, 4:00 p.m.
Fine Arts Building 201, SUNY Oneonta
Oneonta, NY
Jill and I will play works by Desport, Eastwood, Hoover, Miyagi, and Krouse.
Fall Faculty Gala Concert
September 3, 2019, 7:30 p.m.
Hosmer Hall
Crane School of Music, SUNY Potsdam
The Rubio Duo will play selections from Katherine Hoover's Canyon Echoes, for flute and guitar.
Rubio Duo in Childwold, New York
July 11, 2019
Childwold Memorial Presbyterian Church
Jill and I are delighted to return to the Childwold Memorial Presbyterian Church to play on their summer chamber music concert series. We performed there to a standing room only crowd last summer, and were immediately invited back again this year. The church has extraordinary acoustics! We will be playing flute and guitar music from around the world. The program will include two song settings from Appalachia, a work based on an Apache folk tale, a Japanese piece originally for shakuhachi and koto, two tangos by Argentine composer Ástor Piazzolla, and a lively Venezuelan dance.
The Walls by Sergio Assad, with guest soloist William Kanengiser
April 29, 2019, 7:30 p.m.
Snell Theater
Crane School of Music, SUNY Potsdam
In this special concert I will be conducting the Crane Guitar Orchestra made up of current students and alumni in a performance of Sergio Assad's major work, The Walls, featuring guest soloist William Kanengiser.
Maxwell Grube Faculty Bassoon Recital
March 19, 2019, 7:30 p.m.
Snell Theater
Crane School of Music, SUNY Potsdam
I'll be playing two movements of Piazzolla's Histoire du tango, arranged for bassoon and guitar.
Crane Composers Concert
February 13, 2019, 7:30 p.m.
Snell Theater
Crane School of Music, SUNY Potsdam
Performance of Gregory Wanamaker's Taking Turns with Crane saxophone professor Casey Grev.
Schenectady County Community College
November 14, 2018
School of Music
Schenectady, NY
Works by Brouwer, Bach, Bogdanović, and Villa-Lobos.
Bohemia, New York
October 13, 2018, 7:30 p.m.
Legato Foundation Concert Series
Works by Brouwer, Bach, Bogdanović, and Villa-Lobos.
Suffolk County Community College
October 10, 2018
Music Department Recital Hall
Ammerman Campus
Long Island, NY
Works by Brouwer, Bach, Bogdanović, and Villa-Lobos.
Duets with Guitarist Lynn McGrath
October 1, 2018, 7:30
Snell Theater
Crane School of Music, SUNY Potsdam
I am delighted to play some duets by Mertz with my great friend and former student, Lynn McGrath on her alumni recital.
Faculty Recital
April 11, 2018, 7:30 p.m.
Snell Theater
Crane School of Music, SUNY Potsdam
Solo and chamber works by Sor, Brouwer, Villa-Lobos, Bogdanović, Corea, Pujol, and Merlin.
Rubio Duo in Childwold, New York
July 19, 2018
Childwold Memorial Presbyterian Church
I'm excited to play with my wife Jill in this historic and acoustically superb venue. The program will include a rural French dance by Émil Desportes, some tangos from Buenos Aires, a toe-tapping tribute to a legendary Brazilian bird by Tom Eastwood, some children’s songs by jazz legend Chick Corea, a Cajun waltz by Keith Gates, and an Irish ballad, march, and reel by Ian Krouse.
Rubio Duo in Huevelton, New York
April 8, 2018, 2:00 p.m.
Pickens Concert Hall
Join the Rubio Duo for a concert of flute and guitar music from around the world. The program will include a rural French dance by Émil Desportes, some tangos from Buenos Aires, a toe-tapping tribute to a legendary Brazilian bird by Tom Eastwood, some children’s songs by jazz legend Chick Corea, a Cajun waltz by Keith Gates, and an Irish ballad, march, and reel by Ian Krouse.
Rubio Duo on the Cabin Fever Concert Series
March 24, 2018, 4:00 p.m.
Potsdam United Methodist Church
Potsdam, NY
Julian, California
March 13, 2018, 7:30 p.m.
Music on the Mountain Concert Series
Julian Public Library
Chamber music duos with Violist/Violinist Laura Klugherz
Borrego Springs, California
March 9, 2018, 7:30 p.m.
Borrego Springs Performing Arts Center
http://borregosprings-performing.squarespace.com
Chamber music duos with Violist/Violinist Laura Klugherz
Tim Sullivan Composition Recital
February 6, 2018, 7:30 p.m.
Snell Theater
Crane School of Music, SUNY Potsdam
Fall Faculty Gala Concert
September 5, 2017, 7:30 p.m.
Hosmer Hall
Crane School of Music, SUNY Potsdam
Rubio Duo in Long Lake, New York
July 20, 2017, 7:30 p.m.
United Methodist Church
http://www.artintheadirondacks.com
The Rubio Duo—Jill Rubio, flute, and Douglas Rubio, guitar—will perform for the Long Lake Friends of Music, in the heart of the Adirondack Mountains. We will play works by Desportes, Eastwood, Piazzolla, Corea, Gates, and Krouse.
Guitar Foundation of America (GFA)
International Convention and Competitions
California State University at Fullerton
June 22-24, 2017
I am honored to be judging two international competitions at the annual convention of the GFA: the International Ensemble Artist Competition, and the final round of the International Youth Competition (senior division).
Rubio Duo at SUNY Brockport, Brockport, New York
March 24, 2017, 7:30 p.m.
The Rubio Duo—Jill Rubio, flute, and Douglas Rubio, guitar—will perform on the Fine Arts Concert Series at the State University of New York at Brockport. Works
by Desportes, Eastwood, Piazzolla, Rodrigo, Corea, Gates, and Krouse.
University of Louisiana at Monroe
March 02, 2017, 7:30 p.m.
Emy-Lou Biedenharn Recital Hall
This will be my first ever solo recital in Louisiana. I'll be performing works by Torroba, Brouwer, Martin, Bogdanovic, and Turina.
Rhodes College, Memphis, Tennessee
February 27, 2017, 7:30 p.m.
Tuthill Performance Hall/Hassell Hall
I'm very happy to be returning to Rhodes College—one of the most beautiful campuses I've every seen—to play a solo recital. I'll be performing works by Torroba, Brouwer, Martin, Bogdanovic, and Turina.
World Premiere at Crane
February 15, 2017, 7:30 p.m.
Snell Theater
Crane School of Music, SUNY Potsdam
Kenneth Myer and I are excited to be premiering a new work, Flyby, for guitar duo by Crane School of Music faculty composer, David Heuser.
Faculty Showcase Concert
February 3, 2017, 7:30 p.m.
Snell Theater
Crane School of Music, SUNY Potsdam
I will be playing Joaquín Turina's Sevillana-Fantasía on this showcase of Crane School of Music faculty.
Onondaga Community College, Syracuse, New York
November 12, 2016, 12 p.m.
I will be performing at the OCC Day of Guitar Festival, and then will give a workshop on "Auditioning for College Guitar Programs."
Rodrigo Concierto de Aranjuez with the Orchestra of Northern New York
October 15, 2016 in Potsdam, NY, 7:30 p.m.
October 16 , 2016 in Watertown, NY, 3:00 p.m.
I have just confirmed that I will be the soloist in two performances of Joaquín Rodrigo's Concierto de Aranjuez with the Orchestra of Northern New York under the baton of Kenneth Andrews. I am very excited to perform this magnificent concerto again!
Sabbatical from SUNY Potsdam
Spring semester 2017
Great news! I have been awarded a sabbatical from my job as guitar professor at the Crane School of Music at the State University of New York at Potsdam for the Spring 2017 semester. I will use my time off to record a new CD of 20th-century guitar works.
Rubio Duo at Colgate University, Hamilton, New York
February 21, 2016, 3:30 p.m.
The Rubio Flute and Guitar Duo will perform a concert of music from and inspired by Latin America. The program will include trios by Léo Brouwer and Sergio Assad with violist Laura Klugherz.
Rubio Duo in Skaneateles, New York
October 2, 2015, 7:00 p.m.
The Rubio Duo—Jill Rubio, flute, and Douglas Rubio, guitar—will perform on the classical guitar concert series at the Skaneateles Library. They will play works by Desportes, Eastwood, Rodrigo, Villa-Lobos, and Krouse.
Texas Tour
April 1, 2015
I just wrapped up a tour of Texas, which included:
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a concert and masterclass at the University of Texas at San Antonio
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a concert and masterclass at Laredo Community College
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a masterclass at the University of Texas at Brownsville Guitar Ensemble Festival and Competition
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a concert, a guitar ensemble masterclass, and a presentation on the Beatles at Texas State University.
Faculty Recital
February 22, 2015, 7:30 p.m.
Faculty recital at the Crane School of Music, SUNY Potsdam. Solo works by Martin and Turina. Flute and guitar duets with Jill Rubio of works by Deportes and Rodrigo.
Alumni Concert
February 12, 2015, 7:30 p.m.
A performance of the Villa-Lobos Bachianas Brasilieras No. 5 with Crane School of Music alumna Bridget Moriarty.
