Guitar Society of Toronto presents a concert by classical guitarist Jason Vieaux
Website Link: http://www.guitarsocietyoftoronto.com
Phone number: 416-964-8298
Event Details
DATE: Saturday Sept. 18, 8pm
LOCATION: Heliconian Hall, 35 Hazelton Ave., Toronto
PRICE: $25 General, $20 Members & Seniors, $15 Students and Sr. Members
Ticket Purchase: At the door or PayPal, see Website
One of America’s leading guitarists, Jason Vieaux is changing the face of guitar programming and has earned a devoted international fan base along the way. As a result of his reputation for making “the single guitar seem like a body of instruments at work…an orchestra of sound…” (The Philadelphia Inquirer), Mr. Vieaux plays over 50 engagements each year across the US and abroad.
Jason Vieaux already has ten recordings to his credit and many more to come under his multi-record deal with Azica Records. Bach; Works for Lute, Vol.1 was released in the spring of 2009, and, after hitting #13 on Billboard’s Classical Chart after its first week, received rave reviews by Gramophone Magazine, Soundboard Magazine and The Absolute Sound. His previous CD, Images of Metheny, features music by renowned American Jazz guitarist/composer Pat Metheny. Metheny, after listening to this landmark recording, declared: “I am flattered to be included in Jason’s musical world.” Sevilla: The Music of Isaac Albeniz, was rated one of the Top Ten Classical CDs of the year by both The Philadelphia Inquirer and Cleveland’s Plain Dealer. Mr. Vieaux recorded his first CD when he was just 19, and two years later released the top-selling Laureate Series Guitar Recital on the Naxos label. Mr. Vieaux’s recordings and live performances are on the radio and internet; he is often heard on such top-rated programs as NPR’s “All Things Considered”, “Morning Edition”, and American Public Media’s “Performance Today”. Mr. Vieaux’s expressive and communicative gifts have been the subject of many newspaper and magazine articles around the US and abroad. Acoustic Guitar Magazine named Jason Vieaux in its January 2008 cover article The New Virtuosos as “one of three young musicians pushing the instrument beyond the traditional”.
