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Nirse González Classical Guitarist

Der venezolanische Gitarrist Nirse González absolvierte sein Studium als Konzertgitarrist an der "Escuela Superior de Música José Angel Lamas" bei José Gregorio Guánchez. Ein Stipendium des "Centro National de Cultura de Cona" (Venezuela) ermöglichte ihm 2002 ein weiteres Studium am "Real Conservatorio Superior de Musica de Madrid" bei José Luis Rodrigo Bravo.

Seit 2004 studiert er an der "Robert-Schumann-Hochschule Düsseldorf" bei Prof. J. Clerch. Er nahm an Meisterkursen bei angesehenen Gitarristen, wie Eduardo Fernandez, Alfonso Moreno, Arturo González, Alirio Diaz, Maria Pina Roberti, Tania Chanot, Claude Ballif und Costa Cotsioli teil.

Bereits im Alter von fünfzehn Jahren spielte Nirse González das "Concierto de Aranjuez" von J. Rodrigo mit dem Orchester "Vicente Emilio Sojo". Wenig später gewann er den ersten Preis im "Concurso National de Guitarra Antonio Lauro 1996", in dem er außerdem eine spezielle Erwähnung und einen Sonderpreis der Firma Yamaha erhielt. Es folgte eine Einladung zur Teilnahme am "IX Encuentro Internacional de Guitarra Raúl Borges 1997". Dort gab er ein Solorecital neben namhaften Künstlern, wie Eduardo Fernandez, Alirio Diaz, Tania Chanot und Alfonso Moreno. Im selben Jahr gewann Nirse González den ersten Preis im "Concurso Nacional de guitarra Raúl Borges" mit einem Sonderpreis für die beste Interpretation eines Stückes von Raúl Borges. Es folgten ein dritter Preis im "Concurso Internacional de Guitarra Antonio Lauro 1998", ein zweiter Preis im "Concurso Joven Solista", mit der Interpretation des "Concierto de Aranjuez", begleitet vom "Orquesta Filarmónica Nacional de Venezuela" unter der Leitung von Pablo Castellano.

Der international gefragte Künstler kann auf zahlreiche Solokonzerte, Konzerte in Kammermusikensembles und als Solist mit Orchester zurückblicken. Zu den wichtigsten Konzerthäusern, in denen er konzertierte gehören: Konzertsaal Ríos Reina y José Félix Rivas im Theater Teresa Carreno (Caracas); Auditorio Eduardo Padilla, Almería (Spanien); Casa de Cultura y teatro, Benicassim Valencia (Spanien); Auditorio Nacional, Madrid (Spanien), Auditorio Nacional Mohammed V Rabat (Marroko); Teatro Municipal, Vina del Mar (Chile); Palast der UNESCO Beirut (Libanon), Theater Gomhuria del Cairo, Kairo (Ägypten), Kulturzentrum Al-Hussein, Ras AL-Ain, Amman (Jordania). Nirse González gab Solokonzerte im Rahmen von vier Lateinamerikanischen Festivals in Marokko, Libanon, Ägypten und Jordanien, organisiert vom Instituto Cervantes, Spanien. Nirse Gonzalez spielte im April 2007 im XI Bolivar Hall International Guitarfestival.

Zuletzt war er dritter Preisträger des "Concurso Internacional de Guitarra Julian Arcas" in Almería 2005. 2006 gewann er den ersten Preis im renommierten Wettbewerb "XL Certamen Internacional de Guitarra Francisco Tarrega". Ein Teil des Preises war die Aufnahme seiner ersten CD bei der Plattenfirma Naxos, die im August des Jahres 2007 erschienen ist.

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Luis Alberto Feu de Mesquita

My name is Luis Alberto Feu de Mesquita, and my ancestry goes back to "Andalusia"
in the South of Spain where birth of the modern guitar has evolved through the love of skilled Luthiers.
Like my Predecessors, each of my guitars is hand built with love, care, pride and precision. Unique masterpieces, that reflect my honed skills
and the individuality of its owner.
Music and the guitar has always been part of my life and as an amateur player, I soon became enamored by the construction of the instrument, starting to build and repair in my late teens.
Through the meandering of life, I settled down to offer my skills to the world in my fifties. With roots in the Spanish tradition, I found the formal training under
Sergei de Jonge, which himself obtained his skillful luthiering through the tutoring of the "Torres" disciples.
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Danielle Cumming Classical Guitarist

Classical guitarist Danielle Cumming has performed as soloist and in chamber ensembles in the United States, Canada and Europe.

She holds a Doctorate of Music in Guitar Performance from McGill University, where her research on cross-culturalism in classical guitar composition and rock music culminated in her doctoral paper "Led Zeppelin and Carlo Domeniconi: Truth Without Authenticity?"

As a performer Danielle focuses on 20th and 21st century repertoire and has premiered and recorded many new works, both as soloist and with toneART ensemble. In Canada she has performed on the nationally broadcast television morning show Canada A.M., and on national CBC Radio.

Danielle now lives in Maryland where she is head of guitar studies at Salisbury University.
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Henderson-Kolk Duo

Since forming in 2004, the Henderson-Kolk Duo have established themselves as one of Canada's premier classical guitar duos. Drew Henderson and Michael Kolk met at the University of Toronto where they studied with Jeffrey McFadden. They quickly cultivated a musical chemistry that has resulted in a dynamic and exciting performance style. As soloists they have combined for nine international competition prizes at festivals such as Lachine (2003, 2004, 2006), Columbus, GA (2005), Rantucci (2002, 2005) and Concorso chitarristico "Citta di Voghera" (2007). As a duo they have performed throughout Canada, and made their international debut at the Mediterranean Guitar Festival in Cervo, Italy in 2006. Concert dates in the US are planned for the spring of 2008.

Much of the Duo's energy has been directed towards arranging new pieces for two guitars, the results of which can be heard on their first CD, entitled Original Guitar Transcriptions, available for purchase online through their website and on itunes. Selections from this disc have received airplay on CBC Radio 2 in Canada, as well as the Classical Guitar Alive radio program broadcast throughout the US. The Duo's next recording, scheduled for release in the summer of 2008, will feature pieces for guitar duo by L'hoyer and Tedesco, as well as new transcriptions of music by Bach and Ravel.

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David Hahn

David Hahn creates diverse styles of music ranging from the experimental sounds of processed electric guitars to musique concrète sound collages to more traditional settings featuring instruments and voices.



Educated at Brown University, the New England Conservatory of Music, and the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London, Mr. Hahn received the doctorate in historical musicology at Stanford University in 1993. He began his career in music as a performer on lute, guitar, and mandolin. His performances include those with the Boston Symphony Orchestra, the San Francisco Symphony and Opera Orchestras, Boston Musica Viva, the Seattle Symphony, Musica Nel Chiostro in Florence, and the City of London Festival. He served on the faculty at the New England Conservatory where he co-founded the Boston Renaissance Ensemble which toured widely in the US and Europe.



David Hahn has composed over ninety diverse pieces of music, many of which have been commissioned and performed by established professional ensembles and soloists, including the Concerto Alla Barocco written for the Minneapolis Guitar Quartet who performed the work with the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, Four Short Pieces performed by Cem Duruöz in Carnegie Hall, Concerto Anatolia premiered at the Round Top International Guitar Festival in Texas, De omnibus apostolis performed by the University of Washington Singers, W Is For Weasel premiered by the Shank-Hagedorn Duo, and Kindergarten Word Ring for octaphonic speaker system, performed at the Spectrum Press Electronic Music Odyssey Concert Series. He has also collaborated with artists in film, theater, spoken word, and other media, such as in the piece Zagreb Everywhere, an experimental video, which was selected to be shown at the Rencontres Internationales Festival in Paris and Berlin.



Mr. Hahn's music has been performed throughout the United States, and internationally in Canada, Chile, Turkey, Croatia, Cuba, France, Germany, Cyprus and Bolivia. It has been released on Centaur Records, is available at CDBaby.com, and is regularly broadcast on independent radio programs.


AWARDS AND FELLOWSHIPS: ArtsLink Collaborative Grant from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Soros Foundation, 1st Prize: Classical Mandolin Society of America Composition Contest, Composer Assistance Grant from the American Music Center, Meet The Composer Grant, Puffin Foundation Grant, GAP Grant from Artists Trust, Graduate Fellowship from the Stanford Humanities Center, Graduate Fellowship from the Stanford University Music Department, Noah Greenberg Award from the American Musicological Society.

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James Grace

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