ANDRES SEGOVIA ASTURIAS CONCERT FREE
If you have any encores, please feel free to ask. Mark’s Lutheran Church, above, was unusually small due to COVID-19 protocols - just a few staffers from the Omni Foundation for the Performing Arts, an organization that brings the world’s finest acoustic guitarists to the San Francisco Bay Area.ĭespite the extremely intimate setting, after her final piece, Nocturno by fellow Croatian Slavko Fumic, Vidović observed her own tradition, opening the floor to requests with a bit of a giggle:
The live audience for her March 2021 appearance at San Francisco’s St. Of course there’s a connection through music, but obviously we don’t speak to each other. It’s like a gift to me, also… sometimes I get nervous because I don’t know what they will ask me to play and I may not have practiced that particular piece, but you know, whatever! I think it’s just more of a gesture of appreciation. Conventional wisdom holds that an encore should be short, and change the mood created by the piece preceding it.Ĭlassical guitarist Ana Vidović takes a different approach.įor the last few years, she has concluded most concerts by taking audience suggestions for the piece that will take it on home, viewing it as an opportunity to make an extra connection with fans: When it comes to encores, most musicians like to slate in a guaranteed crowdpleaser to send the audience out on a high.