13 Aug 2009 Acclaimed guitarist and SAMA nominee James Grace will be launching his new solo album Sevilla – Music of Spain II in Cape Town on Sunday 30th August with a concert at the Old Townhouse in Greenmarket Square.

Sevilla – Music of Spain II is the long-awaited sequel to Grace’s debut album, Granada, the first in the Music of Spain series. Both albums contain works by composers such as Isaac Albéniz, Enrique Granados and Francisco Tárrega, but with Sevilla Grace has included music by Joquín Rodrigo (composer of the famous Aranjuez Concerto), Manuel de Falla and the lesser known Catalan Joaquín Malats.

The concert on the 30th August, entitled A Spanish Celebration, features a selection of works from both albums.


“2009 is an important year for the guitar”, says Grace. “It is the centenary year of the deaths of both Albéniz and Tárrega, the great Rodrigo died ten years ago in 1999, and 1909 was the year in which Andrés Segovia gave his debut recital in Granada. I wanted to celebrate all these events, so earlier this year I re-released my debut album Granada with a special limited-edition box cover which includes a bonus track, A Spanish Celebration sold out two performances at the National Arts Festival in Grahamstown, and with the release of Sevilla, I think I’ve succeeded in making 2009 a commemorative year!”

Grace has presented A Spanish Celebration to capacity audiences around the country, with sell-out concerts in Johannesburg, Pretoria and Durban, and more recently at the first ever KKK (Klein Karoo Klassique) music festival in Oudtshoorn. Sevilla – Music of Spain II is Grace’s fourth solo album, which he has recorded under his own record label, Stringwise Records. His previous album, Café Latino, went to Number 1 on the Classic FM Top 20 South African Chart Show and earned him a SAMA nomination for Best Instrumental Album.

Bookings: 083 713 5498: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Time:        6pm until 7h30,

Light refreshments will be served with wine sponsored by Swartland Winery.

Cost: R75 for non members of Friends of Michaelis, R60 for members

Visit www.jamesgrace.co.za for further information