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Member Spotlight: Steve Battazzo

Member Spotlight: Steve Battazzo

posted on July 16, 2019

One of the things that makes the community at CGC Academy so special is how willing so many of our members are to put themselves out there and share performances, works in progress, and to take risks knowing that they will have the full support and encouragement of the entire CGCA community behind them. We like to spotlight some of those members for you here so you can check out what our Academy members have been up to from time to time (often a culmination of the hard work they’ve been putting in at the Academy through the curriculum, grade exams, and coaching calls).

This month we’re featuring Academy member Steve Battazzo playing two of Leo Brouwer’s Estudios Sencillos: no. 2, a slow chorale, and no. 9, a more “rock n roll” (to use Steve’s description) etude with lots of energy and slurs. Offer Steve congratulations in the comments below!


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  1. Stephen T. Holland

    July 16, 2019 at 6:01 pm

    Steve .., well done … cheers from Iowa … three cheers for you efforts. Stephen Holland

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  2. Kari

    July 16, 2019 at 6:18 pm

    Brilliant playing, Steve! So full of energy.
    You definitely rocked it.
    Congrats on some much deserved recognition.

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  3. Robert Guerrero

    July 16, 2019 at 8:19 pm

    Total congrats on both performance! Your honesty and talent as a musician are conveyed with every phrase. Thanks for sharing.

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  4. adel alzahrani

    July 17, 2019 at 1:24 pm

    congrats , nice performance Steve

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  5. Bruce

    July 17, 2019 at 5:05 pm

    Bravo, Steve! Sounds great!

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  6. Jeff

    July 17, 2019 at 5:30 pm

    Really enjoyed the pieces–one for contemplation and one for get-up-and-go. The feeling really came across. Congrats!

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  7. John Rabinowitz

    July 17, 2019 at 5:34 pm

    YEAH STEVE!!! Really nicely done…you play so well. You really brought out the two different moods of these pieces. A joy to listen to them. Thanks, JR

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  8. Jerry

    July 18, 2019 at 6:07 am

    Really enjoying listening to your great playing, Steve. Thanks for sharing.

    Reply
  9. Mark

    July 18, 2019 at 8:11 am

    Congratulations Steve! You are always a pleasure to listen to. Thank you for setting the bar high for the rest of us. Warm regards, Mark

    Reply
  10. Steve Battazzo

    July 19, 2019 at 2:22 am

    Thanks so much for stopping by to listen, and thanks for the kind comments!

    Reply
  11. Jane steinmetz

    July 19, 2019 at 9:51 pm

    Steve I just love your Brouwer. Especially 9. I’m working on it but you nailed it! Love your tempo!

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  12. Steve Courtney

    July 23, 2019 at 2:58 pm

    Steve, as one who has been struggling with #9, and knows from this the challenges – wow, you played it beautifully. Steve Courtney

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