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The Billington and Gonzalez Duo

Robert David Billington, flute
Rene Gonzalez, guitar

Contact Dr. Robert D. Billington
rdbflute@lgem.com
305-669-1754


The Billington and Gonzalez Classical Flute and Guitar Duo, formed in the autumn of 1988, has performed extensively in the South Florida region. The repertoire of the Billington and Gonzalez Duo ranges from transcriptions of Elizabethan music for recorder and lute to original compositions of twentieth-century music for flute and guitar. The Duo specializes in the performance of works from the western hemisphere and is one of the signature groups of the LGEM Musical Ensemble.

Canadian-born flutist Robert David Billington earned his BA from Northern Michigan University, his MM from Western Michigan University, and his DMA in flute performance from the University of Miami. Dr. Billington is the principal and solo flutist with the Miami Bach Society Orchestra.

Guitarist Rene Gonzalez received his BM, MM, and his DMA in guitar performance from the University of Miami where he is the director of the classical guitar program. Dr. Gonzalez teaches guitar master classes and performs recitals throughout the United States and has released the CD “The Hummingbird” on the EFM label.

The Billington and Gonzalez Duo has performed concerts in San German, Puerto Rico at the Interamerican University, at Springfield, IL for the Springfield Classical Guitar Society; in Lake Wales, FL at the Historic Bok Sanctuary; in Jupiter, FL for the Hibel Museum Promenade Concert Series; in West Palm Beach, FL at the Norton Museum for the LIVE! at the Norton Concert Series; in Tavernier, FL for the Church of San Pedro Concert Series; in Weston, FL for La Cucina Tuscana Dinner Concerts; in Coconut Grove, FL for the Barnacle Historic Site Concerts Under the Moonlight Concert Series; in Hollywood, FL for the Hollywood Center for the Performing Arts Concert Series and for the City of Hollywood Noontime Concert Series; in Fort Lauderdale, FL for the Tea at Lily's Concerts; in Miami and Coral Springs, FL for Borders Books and Music Concerts; and has also performed concerts in Coral Gables and Miami, FL at the Deering Estate for Holiday Under the Stars, at the University of Miami Gusman Hall, the Biltmore Hotel, the Chapel of the Venerable Bede, Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, the Cuban Museum of Art and Culture, and at various branches of the Miami-Dade Public Library. The Billington and Gonzalez Duo has also appeared as a group or as part of a larger LGEM Ensemble at the Beaux Arts Festival, the Fairchild Tropical Botanical Garden Ramble, the Miami Beach Art Deco Festival, and at the Fort Lauderdale Downtown Festival of the Arts.

For more information on the Billington and Gonzalez Duo, please e-mail Dr. Billington at rdbflute@lgem.com. You may also call Dr. Billington at 305-669-1754.


Sample Concert Repertoire

Flute Alone:

Shun-san (The Spring Glory), 1969 Kazuo Fukushima (b. 1930)
Pensieri su Klizemer (2005) David W. Solomons (b. 1953)
The Blackbird’s Song of Peace (2003) Philip Czaplowski (b. 1958)
Kiyotaki-Gawa, 1992 Cheong Leong Chuah (b. 1965)
The Continuing Adventures
of a Caged Bird Set Free
Daniel Gall (b. 1979)

Guitar Alone:

Asturias(Leyenda) Isaac Albeniz (1860-1909)
La Comparsa Ernesto Lecuona (1896-1963)
Danza del Altiplano Leo Brouwer (b. 1939)
Tango en Skai Roland Dyens (b. 1955)

Flute and Guitar Duo:

Sonata Christian Gottlieb Scheidler (1752-1815)
Serenade Fernando Carulli (1770-1841)
Nocturno, op. 37 Francesco Molino (1775-1847)
Sonate, op. 9 Michael Henkel (1780-1851)
Gran Duetto Concertante, op.52 Mauro Giuliani (1781-1829)
Grosse Serenade, op. 82 Mauro Giuliani (1781-1829)
Grosse Sonate, op. 85 Mauro Giuliani (1781-1829)
Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5 (Aria) Heitor Villa-Lobos (1881-1951)
Entr’acte Jacques Ibert (1890-1962)
Histoires Jacques Ibert (1890-1962)
Haru no Umi Michio Miyagi (1894-1956)
Sonatina, op. 205 Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco (1895-1968)
Aria Antigua Joaquin Rodrigo (1901-1999)
Serenata al Alba del Dia Joaquin Rodrigo (1901-1999)
Sonate Basque Jose de Azpiazu (1912-1986)
L’aube Enchantée sur le Raga “Todi” Ravi Shankar (b. 1920)
Histoire du Tango Astor Piazzolla (1921-1992)
Selected Tangos Astor Piazzolla (1921-1992)
Toward the Sea (alto flute, guitar) Toru Takemitsu (1930-1996)
Borromeo Suite Colin Brumby (b. 1933)
Gardens of the Villa Taranto Colin Brumby (b. 1933)
Ma Françoise from Suite Celtique Jean Châtillon (b. 1937)
Valse pour L'Echappee Belle Jean Châtillon (b. 1937)
Sonatina Mexicana Carlo Domeniconi (b. 1947)
Springtime Aires Edwin McLean (b. 1951)
Musiques Populaires Bresiliennes Celso Machado (b. 1953)
Mountain Songs Robert Beaser (b. 1954)
Suite Habana Eduardo Martin (b. 1956)
If Night's Dawn Imposed All (I.N.D.I.A.) Karsten Brustad (b. 1959)
Sonata for Flute and Guitar Peter Fraser MacDonald (b. 1961)

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