Duozona

Duozona is rapidly becoming recognized as one of the top flute and guitar duos, excelling at balancing artistic depth, style, and interpretation, with inviting, warm, and often humorous commentary and dialogue. Charles and Theresa Hulihan have been described as “understated yet virtuosic”, their concerts hailed “truly an evening of Bravos” and their programming called “a global trek of sound”. A vibrant and gifted pair that presents a rich and colorful palette of musical styles from all over the world, their joy in music making and their unique abilities to communicate with both one another and with audiences is displayed in their compelling performances and magnetic presence on the concert stage. The duo has been coached by a wide variety of musicians including guitarists Frank Koonce and Sharon Isbin, flutists Ransom Wilson and Trygve Peterson, and oboist Martin Schuring. They first met while students at Arizona State University,and since have performed throughout North America including concerts in Washington, Rhode Island, California, New Mexico, Colorado, and throughout Arizona. Noted performances include concerts for the Seattle Guitar Society, Grand Canyon Guitar Society, American Mandolin and Guitar Summer School, Guitar Associates Summer Workshop, Pepperdine University, Chandler Center for the Arts, Scottsdale Center for the Arts, and multiple appearances at the Kerr Cultural Center. In June 2006, the duo performed at the first Wood Flute Conference at the University of Washington, where they were featured in concert, discussed their work as a duo in symposium, and had the honor of performing in a memorial concert for renowned flutist and wooden flute revival pioneer Felix Skowronek.
Duozona have begun to enrich their repertoire with new works by contemporary composers. Noted guitarist, composer, and writer John W. Duarte wrote one of his final works for Duozona, "Five Moods", each of the five movements depicting a different aspect of their personalities and reflective of many genres of American music. In 2007, Duozona released their first CD, “Colors”, which includes music by Eugene Bozza, Jacques Ibert, and Jan Truhlar, and features original works by Sy Brandon, including the world premiere recording of "Southwestern Suite" written for Duozona with support from the Co-Op Press Commission Assistance Grant. In addition to their musical performances, both Chuck and Theresa are active teachers and ardent supporters of programs in the arts. They have a combined experience that includes primary, secondary, and college teaching, arts organization board membership, non-profit administration, musical adjudication, lecturing, guest speaking, chamber music coaching, conducting, concert promoting and presenting, and public radio. They reside in Phoenix, Arizona, where they both teach at Glendale Community College and share a love for the music of Django Reinhardt and their English Bulldogs.
"Duozona are blessed with excellent technique and fine musicality, and are pleasing to watch. What more needs to be said?" --John Duarte, composer/guitarist/writer