The British Invasion is coming! The album will be released on April 7th, 2023. Listen here: https://listn.fm/britishinvasion/
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Recorded “British Invasion” with the Alexander String Quartet; including “Labyrinth on a Theme of Led Zeppelin” and “Music in Four Sharps (after Dowland’s Frog Galliard)” by Ian Krause, “Prisms: Six Song by Sting” by Dušan Bogdanović, and Four “Beatlerianas” by Leo Brouwer.
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Saturday March 7 will be the first performance of a truly eclectic new program I’ve put together with the incredible Alexander String Quartet, at San Francisco’s Herbst Theater.
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Gearing up to teach my new class, “Musician’s Health and Wellness” this semester! I have 13 students from across disciplines in the Thornton School of Music. Looking forward to discovering issues that matter most for a long, happy life in music.
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I had fun taping an interview with my student David Steinhardt for his series on ToneBase Classical Guitar Podcast. We got deep into the inspiration for and the meaning behind Sergio Assad’s “The Walls.”
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Just announced: I’ll collaborate with the legendary Alexander String Quartet from San Francisco, and we’ll perform together at the beautiful Herbst Theater in March 2020 - see my Calendar for details. The theme will be “British Invasion”, and we’ll do Dusan Bogdanovic’s setting of Six Songs by Sting, Ian Krouse’s…
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US premiere of “The Walls” at Guilford College in Greensboro NC! A 60-member orchestra conducted by my dear friend Kami Rowan, with Sergio himself in the house! We all learned so much coaching the piece with Sergio. Professors from the Guliford History Department lectured about the historical context of the four walls before we played. What a moving experience!
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I will join the inaugural tour of the US Guitar Orchestra this summer! As part of the Centennial Celebration by the Aaron Shearer Foundation, I’ll join them in performances of Assad’s “The Walls” in Carnegie Hall’s Zankel Hall, followed by three concerts in Spain. They’ll also play the world premieres of new pieces by Bryan Johanson, Kevin Callahan and Brian Head.
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Just had a fun visit to Guitar Salon International, taped some video content. I tried out a beautiful guitar by my friend and wonderful luthier Ariel Alejandra, from Uruguay. I played a few different tunes on it, including, appropriately, a piece by fellow Uruguayan Abel Carlevaro...
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Received the first draft of Sergio Assad’s “The Walls”, co-commissioned by me (with help from my friends at Augustine) and Thomas Offermann from Germany. Sergio and I conferred quite a bit on the theme and…
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Just received full funding of the commissioning grant for the Diaspora Project by the Augustine String Foundation! Now, these seven wonderful composers can get started on their pieces. Many thanks to Steven Griesgraber for his help and advice. I look forward to welcoming these new works, inspired by the refugee/migrant experience, into the world!
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