The Spanish maestro of the guitar, Francesc de Paula Soler, will appear in concert on October 13, 2008, at 7:00 p.m. for an evening of fabulous classical, Latin American, contemporary, jazz swing, be-bop and blues guitar music. This award winning world-class guitarist will perform live on stage at the Emerson Performance Center on the campus of Harris-Stowe State University. (A map is on the website TFWsound.com.)
Tickets for students (with ID) are $10. For tickets please contact Terry F. Werner, 314-535-0845.
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A short sample of Soler’s work – Used with Permission
Soler was born into a well-known Spanish artistic family, and started his musical studies at the age of 6, when he began his piano studies. At the age of 11, he began to study guitar and received highest honors in the prestigious “Conservatorio Superior de Música“ of Barcelona, Spain. After that he continued his postgraduate work with Andrés Segovia and also received guitar orientations from Narciso Yepes, one of the most important Latin American guitarists. Some important composers have written guitar works and concerts for him.
The Washington Post provided the following review:
“Soler showed himself to be unusually sensitive to color and the rhapsodic rise and fall of the phrases” adding: “he played dazzling solos with his left hand on the fingerboard, unleashed a battery of right-hand percussive effects on the body of the guitar, and engaged in some creative pitch-bending on blues-tinged melodies”.
Francesc de Paula Soler’s virtuosity as a performer has prompted critics to dub him “the Poet of the Guitar,” and to hail him as one of the most notable names in the guitar world. Don’t miss this unique opportunity to hear a performance by an unusually versatile and talented international guitarist!
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