Sauble Beach Guitar Festival

ARTISTS, 2011

Fransisco Bernier

Considered by the critics as one of the world’s leading classical guistarist of his generation, Francisco Bernier, has gone getting along the years a full career of successes and prizes that have carried him to perfom in over 28 countries around the globe and on such prestigious stages as the Salle Cortot and the Théâtre Mogador in Paris, the Salle Corum in Montpellier, the Grand Théâtre de Bordeaux, Oji Hall in Tokio, Kyoto Concert Hall, the Hermitage Museum of Saint Petersburg, Teatro Maestranza in Sevilla, Teatro Comunale de Alessandria, Merkin Hall in New York, Hall of the O.E.A (Organization of American States) in Washington o the Zellerbach Hall in San Francisco. Finalist in the Concert Artist Guild of New York and recipient of more than twenty international prizes including the “Michele Pittaluga” Competition, Mr Bernier has performed with many orchestras like the Camerata of Saint Petersburg, Orchestra Simphony of Manchester, Orchestra Symphonic of the Mediterranean, Orchestra Symphonic of the Vallés, Orchestra Symphonic of Huelva or the Berkeley Symphony of San Francisco conducted by Kent Nagano.

He began his musical studies at the Conservatorio Superior de Música in Seville with teachers Juan Carlos Rivera and Serafín Arriaza. In 1994 he moved to France to continue his musicals studies at the Ecole Normale "Alfred Cortot" in Paris under the direction of Maestro Alberto Ponce. He received the Superior Diploma of Execution and Concert Performer by unanimous decision and with the jury’s congratulations.

From 1998 to 2002, Francisco continued his excellent formation at the Hochschule für Musik of Cologne (Germany), at the Université du Québec in Montréal (Canada) and at Conservatoire National Supérieur de Paris (France). He also attended master classes with Alvaro Pierri, Roland Dyens, Leo Brouwer, David Russel, José Tomas, Oscar Ghiglia and received advice from composers, orchestra conductors and musicians from other disciplines. Francisco Bernier has recorded 4 Cds, the first of them under the sponsorship of the Ministry of Spanish-INAEM and in prestigious labels like Mandala-Harmonia Mundi or Déclic-Radio France and has taken part in numerous radio and TV recordings: for the Deutsche Welle, Cadena Ser, R.T.V.E, R.A.I, Radio France International, Radio Clasica, Radio Classique, France Musiques or Nippon NHK

His interest by contemporary music has carried to him to be in contact with composers of our time like Zulema de la Cruz, Carlos Cruz de Castro, Naomi Sekiya, Paola Brino, Arnaud Dumond, Joseba Torre, Cesar Camarero, José Manuel López López o Luís de Pablo, between others. Francisco Bernier is also Laureates of the Foundations like Meyer, Beracasa and BNP-PARIBAS (France) “la Caixa” Foundation (Spain) or Emma Contestabile Foundation (Italy). Francisco teache now at Seville "Superior" Conservatory of Music and in the University of Sevilla.
www.FranciscoBernier.com

Jeffrey McFadden

Over the last twenty years, Jeffrey McFadden has established a place among the preeminent guitarists of his generation. Concert engagements have taken him throughout Canada, across the United States and to Europe. He has been a featured performer at several international music festivals, including "Guitar '87" and GuitarFest '91 in Toronto, The Guitar Foundation of America Convention, Gitarren-Symposium Iserlohn, the National Flute Association (USA) Convention, the Festival Mediterraneo della Chitarra and many others.

In 1992, Jeffery McFadden was awarded a Silver Medal in the prestigious Guitar Foundation of America Competition and was also a prize-winner in the 1993 Great Lakes Guitar Competition. His debut recording was the first in the "Laureate Series" on Naxos and was released world-wide. Since its release, this recording has sold in the tens of thousands of copies. The Daily Telegraph of London (UK) exclaimed "McFadden's ability to make the guitar sing is second to none", and Classic CD has described his playing as "major artistry". Soundboard called one of his recent performances “a highlight of the (GFA) festival”.

McFadden formed Duo Spritoso in 2004, with American guitarist and composer Andrew Zohn. The duo has toured extensively and released one CD to date on Clearnote which was lauded as “a powerhouse of duo playing and a treasure trove of inventive transcriptions,” and was said to mark the arrival of …”a great new duo.”

He is frequently heard on CBC/Radio-Canada and NPR in the United States both as soloist and ensemble player. His arrangements of Bach’s first three Cello Suites have been published recently and are available from ClearNote Publications. He is also the founder and artistic director of the Sauble Beach Festival of the Classical Guitar.

McFadden is the first person to receive the Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the University if Toronto. As an Eaton Graduate Fellow, he completed his thesis in 2010. The textbook extracted from the thesis, Fretboard Harmony will be published in the spring of 2010 by Les Productions d’OZ, Canada.
www.JeffreyMcfadden.com

Elliot Frank

Applauded by critics and audiences for his unique blend of powerful virtuosity, beautiful tone, and natural musicianship, Elliot Frank has appeared as solo recitalist, chamber player, and as concerto soloist throughout the Americas and Europe. He is a frequent guest performer and teacher at guitar festivals throughout the Americas.

Recent highlights include performances for the Mediterranean Guitar Festival in Cervo, Italy, the Sea and Guitars Festival in Vrsar, Croatia, the inaugural Encuentro Internacional de Guitarra Villa Caletas in Herradura, Costa Rica, the 2009 Fort Worth Guitar Guild Festival, the inaugural Sauble Beach Festival of the Classic Guitar in Sauble Beach, Ontario. He has also been featured performer at the 2006 Guitar Foundation of America Festival, the 2009 Classical Minds Guitar Institute, Alexandria Guitar Festival, Piccolo Spoleto, the Appalachian Guitar Fest, the Festival Lachine in Montreal, Canada, at the Southwest Guitar Festival in San Antonio, and at the Sixth Guitar Festival of the Dominican Republic.

Elliot Frank's first compact disc, South American Guitar Music, was recently released by ACA Digital Recordings. It has been praised as "eloquent" and "delightful." He has also appeared in solo recitals for the Florida East Coast Guitar Society, the Memphis Classical Guitar Society, the Dallas Guitar Society, the Piedmont Guitar Society, the Richmond Classic Guitar Society, the Triangle Guitar Society, and Guitar Houston.

Elliot Frank's international performances include appearances in Colombia, Venezuela, and Vienna, Austria. He has also performed for the Tampa Classical Guitar Festival, the North Carolina Bach Festival, Columbus State University Guitar Symposium, and the East Carolina University Summer Guitar Festival, where he also serves as Artistic Director. ACA Digital Recordings recently released his first compact disc, South American Guitar Music, which has been praised as being "eloquent" and "delightful."

Elliot Frank has given solo concerts for the Tallahassee Guitar Society, the University of Memphis Classical Guitar Society, the Dallas Guitar Society, the Piedmont Guitar Society, the Richmond Classic Guitar Society, and Guitar Houston. An aficionado of guitar music of Hispanic cultures, Elliot Frank has performed lecture/recitals pertaining to the music of Antonio Lauro for the Guitar Foundation of America at international festivals in Pasadena and New Orleans. Elliot Frank has commissioned and performed works for guitar including an important new sonata by Andrew Zohn, E Sonata, which was premiered in 2004 at the New Music at ECU Festival.

Elliot Frank also is a prizewinner in national and international competitions including the Concurso Internacional de la Casa de España in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Elliot Frank was selected to initiate the guitar studies program for East Carolina University and is currently teaching there in addition to maintaining an active concert schedule. When not performing. practicing, or teaching, Elliot Frank is a dedicated runner who recently completed his first marathon.
www.ElliotFrank.com

Edel Munoz

Edel Muñoz began his guitar studies at the age of 7 and graduated in 1994 at the National School of Music of Havana. He was only 20 years old when he won the First Prize at the prestigious International Competition and Festival de Guitarra de La Habana, presided by Leo Brouwer. His teachers were Arsenio Diaz, Maria Victoria Oliver, Martha Cuervo, Victor Pellegrini, Jesús Cantero, Isaac Nicola and Leo Brouwer. He later took upgrading courses in Argentina with Eduardo Isaac, in Chile with Luis Orlandini and in Spain with Alex Garrobé. He also performed in master classes for some of the greatest guitarists of the day.

As a concert artist, Edel has performed in major theaters and recital halls throughout Cuba, Central America, South America, United States, Canada and Europe as solo recitalist, chamber musician and soloist with orchestras such as Barcelona Sinfonietta, Miami Symphony Orchestra and Cuba’s National Symphony Orchestra. In 2004, Edel Muñoz and Walfrido Domminguez founded Habana Duet in their mutual interest to share and spread Cuban music as well as their own music. They performed in Berlin, Spain‐ Ciudad Real, Ceuta, Madrid, Logroño, Barcelona, Perpignan, and Paris.

Edel has been invited to several music festivals such as Liege Guitar Festival in Belgium, Guitars of the Worlds Festival in Argentina, Augusts’ Festival in Venezuela, International Guitar Festival of Barcelona, Paracho’s Guitar Festival in Mexico and Havana’s International Guitar festival among others. Edel is currently based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
www.edelguitar.com/

Andrew Zohn

American guitarist Andrew Zohn is recognized internationally for his work as a performer, instructor, and composer. He has performed concerts on four continents as a soloist, and as part of Duo Spiritoso with acclaimed Canadian guitarist Jeffrey McFadden including venues in Beijing, New York, Rotterdam, Vancouver, Honolulu, Buenos Aires, Edmonton, Calgary, Atlanta, Toronto, and Puerto Rico.

Since 1999, Dr. Zohn has served on the faculty of the Schwob School of Music (Columbus State University) in Georgia, where he directs the annual CSU Guitar Symposium. He has also served as a visiting faculty at the Istituto Musicale Pareggiato della Valle d’Aosta in Italy.

Zohn has performed and taught at many of the world’s most prestigious music festivals including the Festival of New Music (Central Conservatory of Music, China) the Guitar on the Mediterranean Guitar Festival (Italy), the Iserlohn Guitar Symposium (Germany), the National Guitar Workshop (USA), and the Sauble Beach Festival (Canada). Students of Andrew Zohn have won prizes in several international competitions and have been featured on the American national radio program From the Top.

An advocate of new music, Andrew Zohn has been responsible for commissioning new works from such noted composers as Sergio Assad, Atanas Ourkouzounov, and Carlos Raphael Rivera, among others. Zohn regularly receives commissions to compose new works for performing artists and arts institutions. He has five times been the recipient of a Plus Award from the American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP). Original compositions and transcriptions by Andrew Zohn are published through Les Productions d’Oz, Canada, Tuscany publications (Theodore Presser), and FJH Publications. His recordings for Clear Note and Centaur Records have received wide acclaim from American Record Guide, Classical Guitar Magazine, GuitArt Magazine, Soundboard, Guitarra Magazine, and Rosewood Review.



	ARTISTS, 2011 Fransisco Bernier Considered by the critics as one of the world’s leading classical guistarist of his generation, Francisco Bernier, has gone getting along the years a full career of successes and prizes that have carried him to perfom in over 28 countries around the globe and on such prestigious stages as the Salle Cortot and the Théâtre Mogador in Paris, the Salle Corum in Montpellier, the Grand Théâtre de Bordeaux, Oji Hall in Tokio, Kyoto Concert Hall, the Hermitage Museum of Saint Petersburg, Teatro Maestranza in Sevilla, Teatro Comunale de Alessandria, Merkin Hall in New York, Hall of the O.E.A (Organization of American States) in Washington o the Zellerbach Hall in San Francisco. Finalist in the Concert Artist Guild of New York and recipient of more than twenty international prizes including the “Michele Pittaluga” Competition, Mr Bernier has performed with many orchestras like the Camerata of Saint Petersburg, Orchestra Simphony of Manchester, Orchestra Symphonic of the Mediterranean, Orchestra Symphonic of the Vallés, Orchestra Symphonic of Huelva or the Berkeley Symphony of San Francisco conducted by Kent Nagano. He began his musical studies at the Conservatorio Superior de Música in Seville with teachers Juan Carlos Rivera and Serafín Arriaza. In 1994 he moved to France to continue his musicals studies at the Ecole Normale "Alfred Cortot" in Paris under the direction of Maestro Alberto Ponce. He received the Superior Diploma of Execution and Concert Performer by unanimous decision and with the jury’s congratulations. From 1998 to 2002, Francisco continued his excellent formation at the Hochschule für Musik of Cologne (Germany), at the Université du Québec in Montréal (Canada) and at Conservatoire National Supérieur de Paris (France). He also attended master classes with Alvaro Pierri, Roland Dyens, Leo Brouwer, David Russel, José Tomas, Oscar Ghiglia and received advice from composers, orchestra conductors and musicians from other disciplines. Francisco Bernier has recorded 4 Cds, the first of them under the sponsorship of the Ministry of Spanish-INAEM and in prestigious labels like Mandala-Harmonia Mundi or Déclic-Radio France and has taken part in numerous radio and TV recordings: for the Deutsche Welle, Cadena Ser, R.T.V.E, R.A.I, Radio France International, Radio Clasica, Radio Classique, France Musiques or Nippon NHK His interest by contemporary music has carried to him to be in contact with composers of our time like Zulema de la Cruz, Carlos Cruz de Castro, Naomi Sekiya, Paola Brino, Arnaud Dumond, Joseba Torre, Cesar Camarero, José Manuel López López o Luís de Pablo, between others. Francisco Bernier is also Laureates of the Foundations like Meyer, Beracasa and BNP-PARIBAS (France) “la Caixa” Foundation (Spain) or Emma Contestabile Foundation (Italy). Francisco teache now at Seville "Superior" Conservatory of Music and in the University of Sevilla. www.FranciscoBernier.com Jeffrey McFadden Over the last twenty years, Jeffrey McFadden has established a place among the preeminent guitarists of his generation. Concert engagements have taken him throughout Canada, across the United States and to Europe. He has been a featured performer at several international music festivals, including "Guitar '87" and GuitarFest '91 in Toronto, The Guitar Foundation of America Convention, Gitarren-Symposium Iserlohn, the National Flute Association (USA) Convention, the Festival Mediterraneo della Chitarra and many others. In 1992, Jeffery McFadden was awarded a Silver Medal in the prestigious Guitar Foundation of America Competition and was also a prize-winner in the 1993 Great Lakes Guitar Competition. His debut recording was the first in the "Laureate Series" on Naxos and was released world-wide. Since its release, this recording has sold in the tens of thousands of copies. The Daily Telegraph of London (UK) exclaimed "McFadden's ability to make the guitar sing is second to none", and Classic CD has described his playing as "major artistry". Soundboard called one of his recent performances “a highlight of the (GFA) festival”. McFadden formed Duo Spritoso in 2004, with American guitarist and composer Andrew Zohn. The duo has toured extensively and released one CD to date on Clearnote which was lauded as “a powerhouse of duo playing and a treasure trove of inventive transcriptions,” and was said to mark the arrival of …”a great new duo.” He is frequently heard on CBC/Radio-Canada and NPR in the United States both as soloist and ensemble player. His arrangements of Bach’s first three Cello Suites have been published recently and are available from ClearNote Publications. He is also the founder and artistic director of the Sauble Beach Festival of the Classical Guitar. McFadden is the first person to receive the Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the University if Toronto. As an Eaton Graduate Fellow, he completed his thesis in 2010. The textbook extracted from the thesis, Fretboard Harmony will be published in the spring of 2010 by Les Productions d’OZ, Canada. www.JeffreyMcfadden.com Elliot Frank Applauded by critics and audiences for his unique blend of powerful virtuosity, beautiful tone, and natural musicianship, Elliot Frank has appeared as solo recitalist, chamber player, and as concerto soloist throughout the Americas and Europe. He is a frequent guest performer and teacher at guitar festivals throughout the Americas. Recent highlights include performances for the Mediterranean Guitar Festival in Cervo, Italy, the Sea and Guitars Festival in Vrsar, Croatia, the inaugural Encuentro Internacional de Guitarra Villa Caletas in Herradura, Costa Rica, the 2009 Fort Worth Guitar Guild Festival, the inaugural Sauble Beach Festival of the Classic Guitar in Sauble Beach, Ontario. He has also been featured performer at the 2006 Guitar Foundation of America Festival, the 2009 Classical Minds Guitar Institute, Alexandria Guitar Festival, Piccolo Spoleto, the Appalachian Guitar Fest, the Festival Lachine in Montreal, Canada, at the Southwest Guitar Festival in San Antonio, and at the Sixth Guitar Festival of the Dominican Republic. Elliot Frank's first compact disc, South American Guitar Music, was recently released by ACA Digital Recordings. It has been praised as "eloquent" and "delightful." He has also appeared in solo recitals for the Florida East Coast Guitar Society, the Memphis Classical Guitar Society, the Dallas Guitar Society, the Piedmont Guitar Society, the Richmond Classic Guitar Society, the Triangle Guitar Society, and Guitar Houston. Elliot Frank's international performances include appearances in Colombia, Venezuela, and Vienna, Austria. He has also performed for the Tampa Classical Guitar Festival, the North Carolina Bach Festival, Columbus State University Guitar Symposium, and the East Carolina University Summer Guitar Festival, where he also serves as Artistic Director. ACA Digital Recordings recently released his first compact disc, South American Guitar Music, which has been praised as being "eloquent" and "delightful." Elliot Frank has given solo concerts for the Tallahassee Guitar Society, the University of Memphis Classical Guitar Society, the Dallas Guitar Society, the Piedmont Guitar Society, the Richmond Classic Guitar Society, and Guitar Houston. An aficionado of guitar music of Hispanic cultures, Elliot Frank has performed lecture/recitals pertaining to the music of Antonio Lauro for the Guitar Foundation of America at international festivals in Pasadena and New Orleans. Elliot Frank has commissioned and performed works for guitar including an important new sonata by Andrew Zohn, E Sonata, which was premiered in 2004 at the New Music at ECU Festival. Elliot Frank also is a prizewinner in national and international competitions including the Concurso Internacional de la Casa de España in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Elliot Frank was selected to initiate the guitar studies program for East Carolina University and is currently teaching there in addition to maintaining an active concert schedule. When not performing. practicing, or teaching, Elliot Frank is a dedicated runner who recently completed his first marathon. www.ElliotFrank.com Edel Munoz Edel Muñoz began his guitar studies at the age of 7 and graduated in 1994 at the National School of Music of Havana. He was only 20 years old when he won the First Prize at the prestigious International Competition and Festival de Guitarra de La Habana, presided by Leo Brouwer. His teachers were Arsenio Diaz, Maria Victoria Oliver, Martha Cuervo, Victor Pellegrini, Jesús Cantero, Isaac Nicola and Leo Brouwer. He later took upgrading courses in Argentina with Eduardo Isaac, in Chile with Luis Orlandini and in Spain with Alex Garrobé. He also performed in master classes for some of the greatest guitarists of the day. As a concert artist, Edel has performed in major theaters and recital halls throughout Cuba, Central America, South America, United States, Canada and Europe as solo recitalist, chamber musician and soloist with orchestras such as Barcelona Sinfonietta, Miami Symphony Orchestra and Cuba’s National Symphony Orchestra. In 2004, Edel Muñoz and Walfrido Domminguez founded Habana Duet in their mutual interest to share and spread Cuban music as well as their own music. They performed in Berlin, Spain‐ Ciudad Real, Ceuta, Madrid, Logroño, Barcelona, Perpignan, and Paris. Edel has been invited to several music festivals such as Liege Guitar Festival in Belgium, Guitars of the Worlds Festival in Argentina, Augusts’ Festival in Venezuela, International Guitar Festival of Barcelona, Paracho’s Guitar Festival in Mexico and Havana’s International Guitar festival among others. Edel is currently based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin www.edelguitar.com/ Andrew Zohn American guitarist Andrew Zohn is recognized internationally for his work as a performer, instructor, and composer. He has performed concerts on four continents as a soloist, and as part of Duo Spiritoso with acclaimed Canadian guitarist Jeffrey McFadden including venues in Beijing, New York, Rotterdam, Vancouver, Honolulu, Buenos Aires, Edmonton, Calgary, Atlanta, Toronto, and Puerto Rico. Since 1999, Dr. Zohn has served on the faculty of the Schwob School of Music (Columbus State University) in Georgia, where he directs the annual CSU Guitar Symposium. He has also served as a visiting faculty at the Istituto Musicale Pareggiato della Valle d’Aosta in Italy. Zohn has performed and taught at many of the world’s most prestigious music festivals including the Festival of New Music (Central Conservatory of Music, China) the Guitar on the Mediterranean Guitar Festival (Italy), the Iserlohn Guitar Symposium (Germany), the National Guitar Workshop (USA), and the Sauble Beach Festival (Canada). Students of Andrew Zohn have won prizes in several international competitions and have been featured on the American national radio program From the Top. An advocate of new music, Andrew Zohn has been responsible for commissioning new works from such noted composers as Sergio Assad, Atanas Ourkouzounov, and Carlos Raphael Rivera, among others. Zohn regularly receives commissions to compose new works for performing artists and arts institutions. He has five times been the recipient of a Plus Award from the American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP). Original compositions and transcriptions by Andrew Zohn are published through Les Productions d’Oz, Canada, Tuscany publications (Theodore Presser), and FJH Publications. His recordings for Clear Note and Centaur Records have received wide acclaim from American Record Guide, Classical Guitar Magazine, GuitArt Magazine, Soundboard, Guitarra Magazine, and Rosewood Review.