Two pieces for solo guitar by Steve Pappas are welcomed additions to the classical guitar repertoire. La Noche Cai Suavemente and Lady Zoe’s Dance fit nicely into the repertoire for the intermediate level player. Steve makes use of his talents as a guitarist and teacher to create music that reflects his own musical style while using traditional form and harmony to produce approachable and enjoyable pieces,

La Noche Cai Suavemente opens with a lyrical style combined with traditional Spanish elements of half-step tension and resolution and the characteristic Phrygian cadence. A players musicianship can be expressed in the sixteen-eight (L’istesso tempo) measure through the groupings of twos and threes as well as in the cadenza-like section with it’s combination of descending melodic line and a bariolage on the open first string. The piece requires a player to have a working knowledge of codas and repeats.