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Faculty Artist Series: Marc Teicholz, guitar and Eric Zivian, piano Play Assad and Chopin Preludes
Monday, March 9 2026, 7:30 PM at

Faculty Artist Series: Marc Teicholz, guitar and Eric Zivian, piano Play Assad and Chopin Preludes

Faculty Artist Series
Monday, March 9 2026, 7:30 PM
Marc Teicholz headshot

Heralded by the Los Angeles Times as, “technically gifted and musical to the core,” Teicholz is an active performer, recording artist, chamber musician, and teacher at SFCM since 1992. Teicholz was awarded first place in the 1989 International Guitar Foundation of America Competition, the largest, most prestigious contest of its kind in the United States.

Program

Frédéric Chopin: 24 Preludes, Op. 28
Sergio Assad: 24 Preludios Chopinianos
Each Chopin prelude will be played on piano and followed by the Assad prelude on guitar
     1. Prelude No. 1 in C major - "Agitato" 
     2. Prelude No. 2 in A minor - "Lento"
     3. Prelude No. 3 in G major - "Vivace"
     4. Prelude No. 4 in E minor - "Largo"
     5. Prelude No. 5 in D major - "Allegro molto"
     6. Prelude No. 6 in B minor - "Lento assai"
     7. Prelude No. 7 in A major - "Andantino"
     8. Prelude No. 8 in F-sharp minor - "Molto agitato"
     9. Prelude No. 9 in E major - "Largo"
     10. Prelude No. 10 in C-sharp minor - "Molto allegro"
     11. Prelude No. 11 in B major - "Vivace"
     12. Prelude No. 12 in G-sharp minor - "Presto"

-Intermission-

     13. Prelude No. 13 in F-sharp major - "Lento"
     14. Prelude No. 14 in E-flat minor - "Allegro"
     15. Prelude No. 15 in D-flat major - "Sostenuto"
     16. Prelude No. 16 in B-flat minor - "Presto con fuoco"
     17. Prelude No. 17 in A-flat major - "Allegretto"
     18. Prelude No. 18 in F minor - "Allegro molto"
     19. Prelude No. 19 in E-flat major - "Vivace"
     20. Prelude No. 20 in C minor - "Largo"
     21. Prelude No. 21 in B-flat major - "Cantabile"
     22. Prelude No. 22 in G minor - "Molto agitato"
     23. Prelude No. 23 in F major - "Moderato"
     24. Prelude No. 24 in D minor - "Allegro appassionato"

Featured Artists

Marc Teicholz, guitar
Eric Zivian, piano

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Monday, March 9 2026, 7:30 PM to Monday, March 9 2026, 9:30 PM

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Study classical guitar in the heart of one of the country’s most active guitar scenes. SFCM produces some of the most successful and influential classical guitarists in the world. Spearheaded by renowned faculty and complemented by visiting artists such as Sérgio Assad, the department honors the tradition of the classical guitar while cultivating innovation. The Harris Guitar Collection, owned by SFCM, gives students a chance to see—and play—some of the most extraordinary guitars of the last two centuries.


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