Live VI

The League of Crafty Guitarists
& Orquesta Filarmónica de Mendoza

Recorded live at Teatro Independencia, Mendoza, Argentina. December 1st, 2024

LIVE VI emerges from a shared act of listening. What began as music shaped by guitars, Soundscapes and collective awareness were invited to unfold within the expanded breath of a symphony orchestra.

Conceived as a bridge between classical music and experimental popular music, the project takes as its beginning point The Wine of Silence, a body of work composed by Robert Fripp. These pieces originate in his improvised Soundscapes, later transcribed by Belgian guitarist Bert Lams and orchestrated by British composer Andrew Keeling. Additional orchestral arrangements for The League of Crafty Guitarists were composed by Juan Emilio Cucchiarelli and Joaquín Guevara.

The orchestral arrangements were approached as an act of translation rather than transformation, seeking a balance between precision and openness, presence and space. In this process, they were shaped not only by notes, but by attention, resonance and silence.

The shared rehearsal sessions between The League of Crafty Guitarists and the Mendoza Philharmonic Orchestra became a true place of encounter, where two musical traditions gradually aligned through patience, trust and deep listening. The force of both worlds converged into a single, fluid musical language.

The result was a unique and unforgettable musical event. Beyond the performance itself, this collaboration opened a new path for The League of Crafty Guitarists, expanding the interpretation of the music of Robert Fripp, King Crimson and Guitar Craft into new orchestral horizons.

THE LEAGUE OF CRAFTY GUITARISTS
Acoustic Guitars

Gonzalo Arias
Steve Ball
Fernando Kabusacki
Fabio Mittino
Luciano Pietrafesa
Leonardo Requejo
Yoyo Sevilla

Founder
Robert Fripp

Director
Luciano Pietrafesa

Co Director
Fernando Kabusacki

The League of Crafty Guitarists & Orquesta Filarmónica de Mendoza at Teatro Independencia was a co-production between The League of Crafty Guitarists and Subsecretaría de Cultura del Ministerio de Educación, Cultura, Infancias y DGE del Gobierno de Mendoza.

Subsecretario de Cultura
Diego Gareca

PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA OF MENDOZA

Conductor
Pablo Herrero Pondal

Concertmaster
Igor Lara Pinto

First Violins

Tamazy Ayvazishvili · Laura Dana · Diego Villalva · Myriam López ·
Manuel Biurrum · Lucas Altamore · David Gologorski ·
Ana Kebadze · Roger Campos

Second Violins

Omar Díaz (Principal) · Sonia Elías (Co-Principal) ·
Miguel Cotignola · Eduardo Daract · Enrique Ligeti ·
Pablo Rodríguez · Fernando Velázquez · Fabio Rodríguez ·
Mirna Castillo · Emilio Mini López

Violas

Fernando Giunta (Principal) · Teimouraz Kebadze (Co-Principal) ·
Lila Sbaco · Alejandro Fiore · Leonardo Toro Escuti ·
Rosana Caparotta · Julieta Giunta · Valentina Piedrafita ·
Mauro Marquet · José Ernesto Guevara Díaz

Cellos

Nikolay Grozdev (Principal) · Matías Longo (Co-Principal) ·
María Eugenia Elías · José Luis Di Marco · Laura Bengolea ·
Georgina Zgaib · Matías Pelli

Double Basses

Carlos Verenzuela (Principal) · Iván Fredes · Omar Peralta ·
Laureano Melchiori · Hugo Larrañaga · Germán Montenegro

Flutes

Valeria Larroque (Co-Principal) · Irina Gruszka · Mariana Jordán

Oboes

Manuel Gutiérrez (Principal) · Marcelo Mercado (Co-Principal) ·
Alejandra García Trabucco

Clarinets

Julio Lonigro (Principal) · Gustavo Longo (Co-Principal) ·
Fernando López Ballesteros · Jorge Elías

Bassoons

Rubén Woods (Principal) · Augusto Pablo Carnevale (Co-Principal) ·
Diego Romero

Horns

Mauro Rodríguez · Jeremías Mansilla

Trumpets

Zurab Tchrikishvili (Principal) · Ariel Torres · David Tchrikishvili

Trombones

Juan Romero (Principal) · Gerardo Toro Arancibia ·
Luis Rojas Sepúlveda

Tuba

Abel Manzotti (Principal)

Timpani

Marco Sieni (Principal)

Percussion

Luis López · Martín Conti

Piano / Celesta

Emanuel Fernández (Principal)

ORQUESTA FILARMÓNICA DE MENDOZA ADMINISTRATION

General Manager
Gabriela Mini

Secretary
Florentina Seser

Archivists
Alberto Chiroli · Juan Agustín Vera

Production Assistants
Fabio Godoy · María Emilia Barrault

Subsecretaría de Cultura del Ministerio de Educación, Cultura, Infancias y DGE del Gobierno de Mendoza

TECHNICAL CREW

Stage Technicians
Matías El Hom · Matías Perdomo

Sound Engineer
Fabricio Carrizo

Recording Engineer
Emanuel Acuña

THE LCG LIVE VI

TRACKLIST

Pie Jesu (Robert Fripp) 11:14
Blockhead (Paul Richards) 3:48
Dangerous Curves (King Crimson) 3:47
Budita (Luciano Pietrafesa) 3:09
Black Light (Robert Fripp) 4:57
Thrak (Robert Fripp) 1:45
Ikigai (Fabio Mittino) 2:33
Plegaria en Oriente (Luciano Pietrafesa) 2:31
Midnight Blue (Robert Fripp) 8:33
Fragments of Skylab (Pietro Russino) 3:06
Red (Robert Fripp) 5:33
Heatwave (Shinkuro Matsuura) 3:56
Asturias (Bert Lams) 4:28

Total Time: 59:16

MUSICAL & PRODUCTION CREDITS

Orchestral Arrangements
Tracks 1, 5 & 9: Andrew Keeling · Bert Lams
Tracks 3, 11 & 13: Juan Emilio Cucchiarelli · Joaquín Guevara

Artistic Production
Luciano Pietrafesa

Executive Production
Subsecretaría de Cultura del Gobierno de Mendoza ·
Luciano Pietrafesa · Yoyo Sevilla · Steve Ball

Audio Mixing & Mastering
Martín de Aguirre
Dailan Kifki Studios, Madrid

Photography
Ale Pizarro · Eduardo Dolengiewich, Gobierno de Mendoza

Poster Design
Roberto Duse

Cover and Booklet Design
Pablo Mandel

Knotwork Design
Steve Ball

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Many thanks to Robert Fripp, Mariana Scaravilli, Andrew Keeling, Bert Lams, Martín de Aguirre, Roberto Duse, Pablo Mandel, Paul Richards, Pietro Russino, Shinkuro Matsuura, Fumihito Hatano, Lilian Giubetich, Buda Productora, Juan Emilio Cucchiarelli, Joaquín Guevara, Pablo Herrero Pondal, Diego Gareca, Laura Beningasa, Gabriela Mini, Viviana Beinat, Walter Gazo, Ale Pizarro, Eduardo Dolengiewich, Gobierno de Mendoza, Gustavo Tarantuviez, Michael Grenfell & The Four Quarter Maintainers, La Rosada, Tacuara, our families, Música en Movimiento, the Guitar Craft Community and to the past and future incarnations of The League of Crafty Guitarists.

Guitar arrangements by The League of Crafty Guitarists except “Dangerous Curves” by Horacio Pozzo and “Red” by Martín De Aguirre and Claudio Lafalce.

Additional percussion on “Red” by Lucas Pietrafesa Giubetich.

https://theleagueofcraftyguitarists.com/

“Music is the cup which holds the wine of Silence.
Sound is that cup, but empty.
Noise is that cup, but broken.”
— Robert Fripp