Performance Information
Since 1983 Larry and his wife, Kathy Riegelman, have been performing together around the Kansas City area in the flute and guitar duo "Evensong", a group whose roots are in classical music, but whose repertoire has gone beyond the classical tradition to include jazz, pop, folk and show tunes. Trained as a composer, Larry arranges and composes much of the duo's music, giving them an original sound; one that is uniquely their own.
In much the same way, Larry Beekman's solo performances always include an eclectic blend of many styles of music.
Here are some samples of music by Evensong and Larry Beekman:
YouTube Performances
To see (and hear) live Evensong performances, click on any of these links:
The Sweetest Sounds | Mayflower | Huajra | Trigales/El Vals | Almost Zero
Here are some videos of Larry performing arrangements from his books which are currently available, and published by the Hal Leonard Corporation:John Lennon for Classical Guitar: Beautiful Boy | Grow Old with Me | Imagine | Jealous Guy | Oh My Love | Real Love | Watching the Wheels | Woman
Beatles for Classical Guitar: From Me to You | I'm Only Sleeping | Im a Loser | In My Life | Nowhere Man | P. S. I Love You | Something | This Boy | Two of Us | While My Guitar Gently Weeps | You're Going to Lose That Girl
Fingerpicking Enya: Anywhere Is | Only Time | Watermark | Caribbean Blue | May It Be | Boadicea | China Roses | Fairytale | Pilgrim | Athair ar Neahm These are videos of Larry performing a few of his own compositions: Gateway | The North Shore | The Tree | The Dancer | The Eagle And here are a few videos of Larry performing arrangements, mostly from his several other published books:And I Love Her | All You Need Is Love (The Beatles) | Bridge Over Troubled Water (Paul Simon) | Colors of the Wind (Alan Menken) | Simple Gifts (from Folksongs for Classical Guitar) | A la Nanita Nana (An International Christmas) All er Nothing | Edelweiss | Honey Bun | March of the Siamese Children (Rodgers and Hammerstein) | Ol' Man River (Jerome Kerne) | Cracklin' Rosie | Kentucky Woman | On the Way to the Sky | Sweet Caroline |(from Neil Diamond for Classical Guitar) | The Longest Time (Billy Joel) | Scotch and Soda (anon./Kingston Trio) | Where Or When (Rodgers/Hart) | It's All Right With Me (Cole Porter) | Time After Time (Cyndi Lauper) | Solla Sollew (from "Seussical") | Easy Street (from "Annie")
Finally, in recognition of how small the world is getting, here is a video of Larry sitting on his back porch in Kansas City performing Sting's "Fields of Gold" with The Music Family who are in Hong Kong. Thanks to Jeremy of The Music Family for all the great editing on this video: Fields of GoldAudio Samples
Invention #13 by J.S. Bach, arranged by Larry Beekman. These two voice pieces work very well as flute and guitar duets.
El Vals, arranged by Larry Beekman. This delightful little waltz is by the Chilean group, Inti-Illimani. It is arranged here for flute and guitar.
I Will by Lennon & McCartney, arranged by Larry Beekman. This guitar solo is from Larry's book, Beatles For Classical Guitar.
Larry and Kathy performing at various events in Kansas City
For further performance information, contact Larry at: 816-523-0090 or send an email to lb@larrybeekman.com
