Pacem in Terris Presents | Charles Mokotoff Classical Guitarist

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Contact: paceminterris@frontiernet.net

CHARLES MOKOTOFF holds Bachelors and Masters degrees in guitar performance from Syracuse University and Ithaca College, respectively. He has served on the faculties of numerous colleges and universities in New York and the New England area as a lecturer in classical guitar and lute. He initiated and ran the Guitar Program at Northeastern University in Boston from 1982 to 1991.

Prior to settling in the Washington, DC area, Mr. Mokotoff made his home in New England where he was widely recognized as an active guitarist and lutenist. During that period his career culminated with two Far East tours and a well-received New York City debut at Carnegie Hall in 1987. Solo and ensemble recitals over the past few seasons have centered around the Mid-Atlantic states, but include performances in Chicago, Boston, San Francisco, and two performances at the Lincoln Center Performing Arts Library in New York City.

Subsequent recitals prior to the pandemic included performances in several US states including Maryland, Virginia, Washington, DC, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, New York, Michigan and Maine. Currently he splits his time between Maryland and St. Petersburg, Florida. Classical Guitar Magazine (U.K.) has called his playing, “truly monumental” as well as “engaging and rhapsodic”. ClassicalGuitarMusic.org has written that his playing shows “a mix of strong tone, pianistic at times, but also capable of beautiful legato phrasing and a natural feel for forward movement.” Earlier in his career, Mr. Mokotoff was described by the New York Times as “exceptional among debutantes…a thoughtful, gentlemanly artist, technically fastidious and able to coax a range of sounds from his instrument.”

Mr. Mokotoff, severely hard of hearing for a good deal of his life, is an outspoken proponent of making music with hearing loss and is currently on the adjunct faculty at Gallaudet University in Washington DC. For further information, please see http://www.charlesmokotoff.com.

Date	Performance	Photo
SUNDAY August 20th @ 5PM	The Serenade Trio returns! Krista Bennion Feeney –violin, Jessica Troy –viola and John Feeney –bass. What a wonderful concert this will be: Music by JS Bach and Music from Cuba, Mexico and Brazil!
SUNDAY September 3rd  @ 5PM	The return of Charles Mokotoff, the celebrated classical guitarist  with music of  Manuel Maria Ponce, Albeniz, Scarlatti,  Mendelssohn, Tarrega and more!
September 9th, Joanne Finkel	She will lead the first Zen of Seeing, Drawing as Meditation workshop at Pacem in Terris since the pandemic! Registration limited to 16 people.