Ausser der Reihe mit Kevin R. Gallagher & Heiko Ossig @ Villa Papendorf Papendorf/Rostock

Intermezzo
 
Kevin R. Gallagher (Gitarre)
Heiko Ossig (Gitarre)
 
American music for two guitars
 
Kompositionen von Marc Mellits, Steve Reich, Terry Riley, JacobTV
 
 
 
Kevin R. Gallagher
 
New York based classical guitarist Kevin R. Gallagher began playing rock guitar in his formative years but his musical appetite quickly led him to study jazz and ultimately, classical guitar. His renowned gift for the classical guitar won him numerous scholarships and awards while studying at the Wisconsin Conservatory of Music with Benjamin Verdery and the Julliard School with Sharon Isbin. His endless pursuit of study has led him to diverse teachers such as Albert Fuller, Joaquin Fabra, and Ramesh Balsekar among others.
 
Kevin was the first-prize winner in the 1993 Guitar Foundation of America, the 1994 American String Teachers Association, and the 1993 Artists International Competition. Most notably, Mr. Gallagher also earned the distinct honor of being the only American classical guitarist ever to win first prize in the prestigious Francisco Tárrega Guitar Competition in Spain (1997).
 
Following his studies at Julliard, Mr. Gallagher gave many classical guitar performances and masterclasses throughout the world, including those in Spain, Germany, Sweden, Greece, Turkey, Brazil, and England. His recording for Naxos Records entitled Guitar Recital-Music from the Renaissance and Baroque was hailed as "...one of the very best NAXOS guitar recordings" by Classical Guitar Magazine in 2000.
 
"Through the 90's I only owned and performed classical guitar. In 1998 I just got the sudden urge to walk into a music shop and try their Les Pauls. I hadn't touched an electric in years. I fell in love with one and bought it on the spot. All the electric guitar techniques I knew came back instantly and my classical technique opened up many more possibilities than I had ever had before."
 
Gallagher now performs solo music on electric guitar by composers such as Steve Reich and Rob Haskins. With Electric Kompany, he has arranged music by Jacob ter Veldhuis, Marc Mellits, and commissioned music for the quartet. "Performing on classical guitar and electric guitar is very different,' says Gallagher, "but there are similarities in my approach. Sound and color is very important to me. With both styles, I choose sounds depending on the piece and the mood I'm trying to convey. Articulation, dynamics and rhythm are also approached in the same way.