| David Rogers
Vihuela
Guitar
Lute
Cittern
Bass Viol
|
Recently termed, ‘a prominent guitarist,’ by
the New York Times, David Rogers fuses classical, jazz,
early, and world music elements into powerful, moving and virtuosic
performances based on both original compositions and traditional
repertoire. The Washington Post has praised his 'astonishingly
florid' solo
improvisational passage work. He has been called a 'modern master'
of the classical guitar by 20th Century Guitar. ClassicsToday.com has
praised his 'first rate instrumental artistry,' and
the Lute Society of America Quarterly has called his technique ‘formidable.’
He is lead guitarist and lutenist with the Terra Nova Consort,
ensemble in residence at the Oregon
Shakespeare Festival and made
his European debut at the Tage Alter und Neuer Musik Regensburg
2000 Festival with the ensemble. He is a music faculty member at
Southern Oregon University and maintains an active solo and ensemble
performance career. His solo and ensemble performances have been
broadcast on American National Public Radio and Bayrische Rundfunk,
including both the nationally syndicated Performance Today (live
performance/interview in Washington D.C. NPR studio 4A) and Harmonia
programs. Mr. Rogers has recorded for Dorian, Callisto and Focus
Recordings. He has given recitals and conducted master classes
throughout North America, including performances and classes at
the San Francisco Conservatory and the University of Southern California.
He has also performed with the Seattle Baroque Orchestra; Vieri
Bottazzini, flutist; Angelo Manzotti, sopranist (counter-tenor);
Sospirando; with Nancy Elliott in the ensemble Duo Ruggiero; and
as a continuo player under the direction of Andrew Parrott.
Mr. Rogers has studied historical plucked strings with Hopkinson
Smith and Eugen Dombois at the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis in Basel,
Switzerland; with Thomas Binkley at Indiana University; and with
Lyle Nordstrom at Oakland University. He has studied guitar with
Joseph Fava at Wayne State University.
For downloads of David's
playing go to Callisto
Musica
Visit David's web
page at Southern Oregon University |
