David Rogers — Classical Crossover Guitar
Termed, ‘a prominent guitarist,’ by the New York Times and praised by The Washington Post for his ‘astonishingly florid’ improvisations, David Rogers presents an evening of Spanish, Classical, flashy settings of Popular Music, Middle Eastern as well as music by J.S. Bach and original compositions. He also tells many humorous stories about the music.
An endorsing artist for Aquila Strings (Italy), his music has been featured in major guitar magazines such as Fingerstyle Guitar in the United States and Akustic Gitarre, in Germany. His solo and ensemble performances have been broadcast on American National Public Radio and Bayrische Rundfunk.
David Rogers Workshop—Playing Renaissance Lute Music on the Guitar of Today
The renaissance lute repertoire is the first great body of sophisticated music for guitar instruments. Commercial music printing began in the early 16th century in Venice and from then, lute music was printed and sold in great numbers, variety and quality for middle class amateurs and professionals.
The tuning of the renaissance lute and the modern guitar differs only in the tuning of the 3rd string from G to F#. This slight tuning change allows the guitarist to perform most of this music easily.
Three tablature systems developed for notating lute music. David will explain the three systems, (Italian, French and German) and describe the underlying history of the times and music.
He will also perform selections from the repertoire and provide each participant a packet of tab. sheet music to take home for each piece played, along with tablature charts and guides.
Anyone interested in fingerstyle, classical or jazz guitar can easily manage the very rich and varied 16th century lute repertoire.
REVIEWS
“...Playing the vihuela (a guitar relative), David Rogers held everything together with a few poignant plucks, vigorous strumming and the occasional astonishingly florid solo...”
The Washington Post
"...David Rogers played his vihuela (a 16th-century precursor to the guitar) not in the tasteful, restrained way of early music groups, but like a lead guitarist in a rock band. He laced the likes of 'De el pobo' with improvised, speedy solos way up into the wailing region of the fingerboard..."
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
"A modern master of the classical guitar... David Rogers has a remarkable grasp of 16th Century Baroque guitar music
20th Century Guitar Magazine
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