Dr. Peter Joseph Zisa

Canceled due to COVID-19: Oregon Symphony Concert Series: Weiss Concert with the Arnica String Quartet
2020-04-28 19:00 (America/Vancouver) | Mountain Park Clubhouse, 2 Mt. Jefferson Terrace, Lake Oswego, OR, 97035
April. 28 (Tue) 7:00 pm: Mountain Park Clubhouse/Hawthorn Room
(2 Mt. Jefferson Terrace, Lake Oswego, OR 97035)

Canceled due to COVID-19: Koto and Guitar Performance at the Japanese Gardens
2020-04-26 14:00 | OR
Performers: Eri Muroi (koto), Yukiko Yamaguchi (koto), and Peter Zisa (Guitar)
Venue: Japanese Garden

Canceled due to COVID-19: Afternoon Youth Open Mic Forum
2020-04-26 14:00 | Casa Della Zisa, Portland, OR, United States
Portland Guitar Society & CDZ-Collegium Musica Present Afternoon Youth Open Mic Forum at Casa Della Zisa
(Featured performer to be announced)

Canceled due to COVID-19: Instrument Showcase
2020-04-25 08:00 - 17:00 | Portland Community College; Sylvania Campus, 12000 SW 49th Ave, Portland, OR, 97219, United States
April 25th (TBA)
Venue: PCC Sylvania

Performance with instruments made by luthiers: Greg Miller, John Mello, and Richard Prenkert.

Zisa Lecture, Masterclass, and Performance at Guitar Festival at the University of Rhode Island
2020-04-03 08:00 - 2020-04-05 17:00 | OR
Organizer: Adam Levin

Peter Zisa Lecture, Masterclass, Performance

Lecture on Music Therapy and the Guitar at the University of Rhode Island Guitar Festival
2020-04-03 08:00 - 2020-04-05 17:00 | OR
Peter Zisa Lecture on Music Therapy and the Guitar at the University of Rhode Island Guitar Festival. Canceled due to COVID-19.

Arnica Quartet & Peter Zisa at the Community Music Center
2020-03-07 19:30 | Community Music Center, 3350 SE Francis Street, Portland, OR, 97202, United States
Saturday March 7 – 7:30 pm Arnica Quartet & Peter Zisa at the Community Music Center (3350 SE Francis Street)
Tickets are available for sale: https://bpt.me/4498596
The Arnica String Quartet (Shin-young Kwon and Fumino Ando, violins; Charles Noble, viola; Heather Blackburn, cello) was founded in 2005 by four leading Portland musicians; three of the performers are members of the Portland Symphony. Known for performances of the highest quality, Their program celebrates the music of Mozart & Arriaga (“The Spanish Mozart”). The program will include two concerti; the first in D minor by baroque composer J.S. Weiss, the second by Viennese composer Mauro Giuliani, his Concerto in A major (op. 30). Hearing Giuliani perform at a music soirée, Beethoven is said to have remarked: He (Giuliani) makes “the guitar sound like a little orchestra.”
Dr. Peter Joseph Zisa is an acclaimed performer on the six and eight-string classical guitar. His performance career, which started at age thirteen, has taken him across the U.S. and abroad. https://peterzisa.com/about-peter-joseph-zisa/

Afternoon Youth Open Mic Forum
2020-03-01 14:00 | Casa Della Zisa, Portland, OR, United States

Música de Amore with Dr. Peter Zisa
2020-02-21 19:30 | Terwilliger Plaza, 2545 SW Terwilliger Blvd., Portland, OR, 97201, United States
Friday, February 21, 7:30 p.m. Música de Amore – Solo Guitar Performance by Peter Joseph Zisa at Terwilliger Plaza
Music of Luis Navarez, Antonio Santa Cruz, Gasper Sanz, to Francisco Tárrega, Joaquin Turina, to flamenco guitarists Sabicas, and Paco de Lucia. Learn more about Dr. Peter Joseph Zisa – https://peterzisa.com/about-peter-joseph-zisa/

Música de España con Amore - Spanish Flamenco with Love
2020-02-15 19:30 | Community Music Center, 3350 SE Francis Street, Portland, OR, 97202, United States
Música de España con Amore– Featuring solo guitar and flamenco dance with flamenco dancers Laura Onizuka and Julie Pacheco-Toye and guitarists Mark Ferguson and Peter Zisa at the Community Music Center. This program spans 300-year history of Spanish music: from the court composers De Murcia and Santa Cruz to Turina, Sabicas, and Paco de Lucia.

This program spans a 300-plus-year history of Spanish music: from the court composers Santiago De Murcia and Antonio Santa Cruz to Francisco Tarrega, Joaquin Turina, to flamenco guitarists Sabicas, and Paco de Lucia. Featuring solo guitar and flamenco dance with flamenco dancers Laura Onizuka and Julie Pacheco-Toye and guitarists Mark Ferguson and Peter Zisa at the Community Music Center. This program spans 300-year history of Spanish music: from the court composers De Murcia and Santa Cruz to Turina, Sabicas, and Paco de Lucia. Tickets are available online for purchase.

Laura Onizuka’s was one of courage, persistence, disciplined study, and emancipation through dance. Her flamenco pilgrimage took her to Spain where she studied at Matilde Coral’s Academy in Triana & Mercedes Ruiz in Jerez. Visit https://www.experienceflamenco.com/lauras-story to learn more of her journey.
Mark Ferguson is an accomplished flamenco guitarist and assistant professor of Spanish at Pacific University of Oregon. Mark’s pursuit of flamenco took him to Spain where he studied under the tutelage of flamenco guitar masters. The mentorship training he received directly infused his knowledge and passion for the art of flamenco song and dance accompaniment. After he began his studies in flamenco guitar, his understanding of the importance of falsetas within the flamenco performance grew. Mark held a position of flamenco guitarist at the University of New Mexico and he toured with the second company of María Benítez. He was the music director for Solo Flamenco‘s Arts Academy, where he taught flamenco guitar and serves as the primary guitarist for El Cuadro Solo Flamenco.
Dr. Peter Joseph Zisa is an acclaimed performer on the six and eight-string classical guitar. His performance career, which started at age thirteen, has taken him across the U.S. and abroad. Zisa’s classical training includes his studies with such legendary performers as Maestro Andrés Segovia, José Rey de la Torre, José Tomas, Pepé and Angel Romero, Michael Lorimer, and Oscar Ghiglia.

Flamenco Sevillana & Alegrias – Season of Lights Concert 2019 from Yukiko Vossen on Vimeo.

Flamenco Alegrias – Season of Lights Concert 2019 from Yukiko Vossen on Vimeo.

Afternoon Youth Open Mic Forum
2020-01-05 14:00 | Casa Della Zisa, Portland, OR, United States
Portland Guitar Society & CDZ-Collegium Musica Present Afternoon Youth Open Mic Forum at Casa Della Zisa.

PETER ZISA AND FRIENDS 13TH ANNUAL SEASON OF LIGHTS CONCERT
2019-12-14 19:00 | Rose City Park Presbyterian Church, 1907 NE 45th Avenue, Portland, OR, 97213, United States
Peter Zisa & Friends present 13th Annual Season of Lights Free Holiday Concert
Date: Saturday, December 14, 2019 7:00 p.m.
Venue: Rose City Park Presbyterian Church
Mark your calendar! December 14th 7:00 p.m. Peter Zisa and Friends will present the 13th annual Season of Lights Holiday Concert at Rose-City Park Presbyterian Church – a meaningful and unifying celebration of the holiday season that all the members of the community can attend and enjoy.
The spiritual theme of the program is peace, goodwill, and loving-kindness. Drawing from the four corners of the Portland metro, the program and its featured artists represent a collage of the cultural and faith traditions of the community. In the spirit of unity and goodwill, the program invites all in attendance to give generously to the charities which provide aid and assistance to the needy of the community and work to foster and advance peaceful relations.
Among the headline performers joining Peter in this year’s holiday celebration are Grammy-award winner Doug Smith, Award-winning singer-songwriter Ilene Safyan & Chaverim (Ed Kraus, Andrew Ehrlich, Steve Cohen, Carlton Jackson, and Peter Zisa), and gospel-blues-hip hop vocalist Lauren Steele, daughter of Portland Queen of the Blues, LaRhonda Steele. This year’s program will also feature Flamenco dancer Laura Onizuka (accompanied by guitarists Mark Ferguson & Peter Zisa), concertmaster violinist Andrew Ehrlich, West-African kora performer Will Dudley, Duo Japanese koto Eri Muroi and Yukiko Yamaguchi.

Casa Della Zisa Presents Yuri Liberzon
2019-11-16 19:30 | Casa Della Zisa, Portland, OR, United States
Hearing Yuri play is like opening a bottle of wine and realizing that you have just tasted one of the best wines you will ever experience. Ever.” — Stephen Roberts, President, Sacramento Guitar Society
“…If there were anyone in the classical guitar world that could manage to combine musical elegance with architectural logic, it would be Yuri Liberzon.” —Classical Guitar Magazine

RSVP via casadellazisa@gmail.com / call or text 503-307-4907

Italian Renaissance Ensemble Lucidarium Presents MACCHINE The Science and Music from the Time of Leonardo Da Vinci
2019-10-30 19:30 | Casa Della Zisa, Portland, OR, United States
Lucidarium Ensemble traveling Italian Renaissance Ensemble will present MACCHINE The Science and Music from the Time of Leonardo Da Vinci – a musical commemoration of Da Vinci’s death 500 years ago. According to Isaacson’s book on the life of Da Vinci, Leonardo composed songs and played the lira da braccia, He also drew mechanical sketches of instrument designs (an organ, a viola organista). Lucidarium’s lively program includes an array of renaissance period instruments including the lute, musical relative of the guitar.

Date: Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. October 30th
Venue: Casa Della Zisa – 4624 NE Fremont Street

RSVP casadellazisa@gmail.com or call/text 503-307-4907 to reserve a seat.

$20 single seat, $35 couple, $15 senior and PGS members

Beth Marlin & John Dodge
2019-10-26 19:30 | Casa Della Zisa, Portland, OR, United States
Date: October 26th at 7:30pm
Venue: Casa Della Zisa 4624 NE Freemont, Portland OR
$20 single, $35 couple, $15 PGS members and seniors
RSVP casadellazisa@gmail.com/ call or text 503-307-4907

American Immigration Lawyer Association
2019-10-24 00:00 | OR
October 24th performance for the American Immigration Lawyer Association

Casa Della Zisa Presents ¡Con Fuego!
2019-10-18 20:00 | Community Music Center, 3350 SE Francis Street, Portland, OR, 97202, United States
¡Con Fuego! – Friday, October 18 at 8:00 p.m.
Venue: Community Music Center – 3350 SE Francis Street, Portland
Tickets $20 – door, $18 – online at cdz-confuego.brownpapertickets.com

Aaron Larget-Caplan, guitar
La Conja, dancer & singer
Jerry Bobb – Cello

“The transcendent musical beauty of the Spanish guitar come together for a fiery tour-de-force program of flirtation, humor, passion, love and loss.”

Casa Della Zisa Presents Jack Williams ~ Singer, Songwriter, Guitarist (7:30pm)
2019-09-29 19:30 | Casa Della Zisa, Portland, OR, United States
“His artistry… is nothing short of amazing. Dazzling picking, expressive voice, unique and interesting songs… a showman in the best sense of the word…” – Rich Warren, WFMT “Midnight Special”, Chicago IL
“A Jack Williams show is a slam-dunk win-win-win for all. One of the most enlightened and entertaining performers I’ve ever encountered.” – Dave Humpreys, Two Way Street Coffeehouse in Downers Grove IL

Portland Guitar Society & CDZ-Collegium Musica Present Afternoon Youth Open Mic Forum (2pm)
2019-09-29 14:00 | Casa Della Zisa, Portland, OR, United States
With special guest performer Raven Dow-Hygelund, a talented young flamenco guitarist joined by her brother, Jude, and teacher, Berto Boyd.

Casa Della Zisa Presents Hillary Field
2019-09-14 19:30 | Casa Della Zisa, Portland, OR, United States
“Field is one of a growing number of gifted women gaining prominence in the classical guitar world…..Field displays sensitive musicianship, solid technique, and a burnished tone. – Acoustic Guitar

Casa Della Zisa hosts Hillary Field CD release concert
2019-09-01 19:30 | Casa Della Zisa, Portland, OR, United States

Casa Della Zisa presents Doug Smith and Shohei Toyoda together
2019-07-27 | Casa Della Zisa, Portland, OR, United States
Grammy-award winning Doug Smith and Japan Fingerstyle champion Shohei Toyoda return by popular demand to do a joint concert.
$20 individual, $35 for a couple, $15 for Portland Guitar Society Members

Casa Della Zisa presents Craig Einhorn
2019-07-20 19:30 | Casa Della Zisa, Portland, OR, United States

Casa Della Zisa presents Folias Duo
2019-06-29 19:30 | Casa Della Zisa, Portland, OR, United States
$20 individual, $35 for a couple, $15 for Portland Guitar Society Members
Robert Schulslaper of Fanfare Magazine writes: “Carmen Maret and Andrew Bergeron are facile players…they draw on tango rhythms and melodies sometimes; at other times they write with a scenic sensitivity…mysterious…charming…evocative,” while
Todd Gorman of American Record Guide calls the Folias Duo “daring in self- written music” and “a nice touch of originality.”
Andrew Bergeron and Carmen Maret are composers, educators and exciting young performers from Grand Rapids, Michigan known for their work as the Folias Duo.
Folias Duo’s fifteen year performer/composer collaboration has taken this nomadic husband and wife duo to stages throughout the United States and around the globe including Sweden, Denmark, Germany, Austria, Italy, Portugal, Argentina, and Chile.
They have a fearless approach to developing new compositions for flute and guitar, and creating exciting virtuosic arrangements of Argentine tango, and South American music.

Casa Della Zisa presents Choro da Alegria and Peter Zisa
2019-06-08 19:30 | Casa Della Zisa, Portland, OR, United States
RSVP casadellazisa@gmail.com or call 503-307-4907
$20 seat; $15 for PGS members, senior citizens, and students
Choro da Alegria (choro of happiness) is a Portland-based ensemble dedicated to playing the wonderful melodies of Brazil. The group is thrilled to be returning to the CDZ concert series
Choro da Alegria draws much inspiration from the genre choro, which means cry or lament and has been loosely called “Brazilian ragtime.” Choro features samba rhythms, jazzy chords and fast tempos. Beyond choro the group enjoys performing classics tunes from Bossa Nova and MPB. Choro da Alegria is Pam Beaty on 7 string guitar, Tom Pinit on bandolim, and Esteban Diaz on percussion. The group released its first CD, “quiosque,” in 2015.
The concert will also feature special guest flutist Gabriela Gimenes from São Paulo, Brazil. Pam Beaty and Peter Zisa will also perform set of Brazilian guitar duets.

Casa Della Zisa presents Adam Levin and James Mandeule
2019-05-18 19:30 | Casa Della Zisa, Portland, OR, United States
Bio on Adam Levin: A Fulbright scholar and winner of international guitar competitions, Adam Levin has been praised for his “visceral and imaginative performances” by the Washington Post, Adam Levin has performed on four continents across the globe. Adam is also a champion of music education. He is the co-founder of Kithara Project Inc. which puts provides guitars and quality instruction for at-risk young people in two cities in the U.S. and a third in Mexico City.

Bio info: James Manuele is an associated professor at Clark College in Vancouver Washington. He earned his Masters of Music in Guitar Performance at Portland State University, under composer and guitarist Bryan Johanson. In addition to solo performances, James performs chamber music with Foti Lycouridis as the Portland Guitar Duo.

RSVP casadellazisa@gmail.com or call 503-307-4907
$20 seat; $15 for PGS members, senior citizens, and students

Peter Zisa at George Fox University
2019-05-11 | George Fox University, 414 N Meridian Street, Newberg, OR, 97132, United States

2019 Northwest Musical Instrument Exhibit
2019-05-05 13:30 | Portland Community College; Sylvania Campus, 12000 SW 49th Ave, Portland, OR, 97219, United States
Peter performs on an instrument made by John Mello. Peter will be joined by acoustic guitarist and songwriter John Dodge.

Casa Della Zisa presents James Reid, Classical Guitar
2019-05-04 19:30 | Casa Della Zisa, Portland, OR, United States
James Reid is highly regarded performer. He has debuted works by Bryan Johanson, Andrew York, Maximo Diego Pujol, and
Gwyneth Walker. Mr. Reid heads the guitar department at the University of Idaho. “The classical guitar has seldom had a more elegant steward, and here Reid performs a rich array of classical and contemporary pieces.” –Canon Press

RSVP casadellazisa@gmail.com or call 503-307-4907
$20 seat; $15 for PGS members, senior citizens, and students

2019 Northwest Musical Instrument Exhibit
2019-05-04 15:00 | Portland Community College; Sylvania Campus, 12000 SW 49th Ave, Portland, OR, 97219, United States
Peter performs on instruments made by Richard Prenkert.
