Among her many honors, she was named best classical guitarist by guitar player magazine and is the first guitarist in over 40 years to receive two classical grammy awards 2001 and 2010, and the only solo guitarist to win a grammy in the last 30 years. The multigrammy winner is in town now to play during the ellnora guitar festival. Notes from a classical guitarist sharon isbin, a pioneer in classical guitar, faced a steep career climb, but she refused to accept. Sharon isbin on gay marriage, bach and protecting her hands. This time, the journey is focused on isbins guitar heroes and has a latin american flavor on many tracks. Order from your preferred classical music cd store. Listing sharon isbins achievements, awards, concerts, and recordings would exceed any reasonable word count.
Many masters of the guitars have recorded and performed andrews works and his. From performing at the white house to teaching at juilliard, touring europe since she. Currently isbin is celebrating the imminent release of a documentary on her life and career, presented by american public television and set to air in november and december of 2014. Sharon isbin introduces guitar passions, featuring steve vai. She stopped by our studio to talk about the future of classical guitar and about women in the music business. Her new album, guitar passions, features collaborations between isbin. Joining sharon on this new recording are threetime grammy awardwinning rock guitaristcomposer steve vai, innovative jazz guitarist stanley jordan, and the. Isbin told illinois public media that she started playing classical guitar a bit by accident.
Guitar passions sony with rockjazz guests steve vai, steve morse, hearts nancy wilson and. Sharon isbins name is synonymous with classical guitar, and while it is the style for which she is best known, her repertoire extends into a remarkable network of artists and projects, from symphonic maestros to the hierarchy of rock and roll cover photo by j. Sharon isbin is a multiple grammy award winning american classical guitarist and the founding director of the guitar department at the juilliard school. Guitar passions with rock and jazz guests steve vai, steve morse, hearts nancy wilson, stanley jordan and romero lubambo. She has commissioned and premiered more concerti than any other guitarist, and her american landscapes cd with works for her by corigliano, schwantner and foss was the firstever recording of american guitar concerti. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and. Described by the boston globes michael manning as a musician who plays beyond virtuosity. Sharon isbin, guitar philadelphia chamber music artists. Strings by mail sharon isbin classical guitar answer book in this update of the acoustic guitar answer book, sharon isbin, the classical guitar virtuoso who heads the juilliard school guitar department, answers 50 essential questions about performing, practicing, and choosing and caring for your guitar. Guitarist sharon isbin has built her career on being open to all possibilities. Louis park, minnesota is a widely recorded american classical guitarist, recording artist, concert performer, and the founder of. Suffice it to say that her media bio is almost three pages long, each paragraph filled with names, dates, places, and more, all tracing a remarkable career.
Sharon isbin on classical guitar today, teaching, and new. Try disabling any ad blockers and refreshing this page. The classical worlds version of shred is so technically mindboggling and. Sharon isbin performs at the santo stefano festival on june 22, 2010 in bologna, italy roberto serra iguana pressgetty images i. Sharon isbin has been hailed as the reigning diva of the classical guitar and the preeminent guitarist of our time.
Guitar passions, an album by sharon isbin on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. Grammy awardwinning classical guitarist who founded the guitar department at the prestigious juilliard school in 1989. Take five with classical guitar master sharon isbin. Discover top playlists and videos from your favorite artists on shazam. Dreamboat annie is a song written and recorded by the rock band heart. Isbins catalogue of over 25 recordingsfrom baroque, spanishlatin and 20th century to crossover and jazzfusionreflects remarkable versatility. Born in minneapolis, sharon isbin began her guitar studies at age nine in italy. She is the winner of guitar player magazines best classical guitarist award, and the toronto and madrid queen sofia competitions, and was the first guitarist. Classical guitarist sharon isbin started the juilliard guitar program.
Sharon isbin is one of the foremost classical guitar musicians in the world. Latin sharon isbin guitar passions 2011, cd discogs. The decision followed several years of agonizing over the possible implications, and the internal dialogue continued well after word was out. Sharon isbin born august 7, 1956 in minneapolis, minnesota, usa began her guitar studies at age 9 in italy. I have a trio called guitar passions with stanley jordan, the jazz player whos remarkable. Sharon isbin a practical solution to a classical problem the soloette is a solidconstruction, nylon string guitar.
Sharon will record an episode of first fridays when shes in town and will air. She has commissioned and premiered more concerti than any other guitarist, and her american landscapes with works written for her by corigliano, schwantner and foss is the firstever recording of american guitar concerti. It plugs directly into stereo headphones or standard amplification equipment. She was the 1st prize winner of the toronto guitar 1975 competition, a winner of the madrid queen sofia, and a winner of the munich competition. You know its impossible to guess whats around the corner, she explains. She is the winner of guitar player magazines best classical guitarist award. She has commissioned and premiered more concerti than any other guitarist, as well as numerous solo and chamber works. She is the winner of guitar player magazines best classical guitarist award, the munich, toronto and madrid international competitions, germanys echo klassik award, concert. Sharon isbin has been acclaimed for expanding the guitar repertoire with some of the finest new works of our time and has commissioned and premiered over 80 works by worldrenowned composers, including more concerti than any other guitarist, as well as numerous solo and chamber works. A former student of rosalyn tureck, isbin collaborated with the noted keyboardist in preparing the first performance editions of the bach lute suites for guitar published. She is the winner of guitar player magazines best classical guitarist award, and the toronto and madrid queen sofia competitions. It was honored by a 2018 grammy award for producer of the year, classical in recordings by david frost. The frame comes apart and fits into a small carrying case.
Sharon isbin and the pacifica quartet musical instrument. An interview with sharon isbin, grammy awardwinning. Sharon isbin is regarded as one of the premier classical guitarists of her generation, playing 60 to 100 concerts per season and earning a grammy early this decade. August 7, 1956 minneapolis, minnesota, usa the american guitarist, sharon isbin, began her guitar studies at age 9 in italy. Sharon isbin is considered by many music critics to be the leading classical guitarist of our time. Isbins definitive recording of the rodrigo concerto with the new york philharmonic was that orchestras firstever recording with a guitar soloist. Theres something about classical guitar that just blows me away. It was back in 1994 that sharon isbin, the preeminent classical guitarist of today, first disclosed to the press that she was a lesbian. Kdfcdownload of the week, multi, san francisco, dload of the week, on. Isbin, a 58yearold classical guitarist, has been a trailblazer both for female musicians and for the guitars place in the classical music world. Sharon isbin on gay marriage, bach and protecting her. Troubadour, is a wonderful piece that artfully shares this artists passion for musical creation and exploration.
The song is featured in season 1 episode 10 the season finale of transparent. The questions were asked by acoustic guitar magazine readers and answered by isbin in. Sharon isbin born august 7, 1956 is a multiple grammy award winning american classical. An awardwinning virtuoso, she has performed as a soloist with over 170 orchestras around the world, appeared on. A onehour documentary and portrait of sharon isbin produced by susan dangel 2014. Sharon isbin has been acclaimed for expanding the guitar repertoire with some of the finest new works of the century. Ive been so fortunate to meet people like tom jobim from brazil and work with him. She is also the winner of guitar player magazines best classical guitarist award, the madrid queen sofia and toronto competitions, and was the first guitarist ever to win the munich competition.
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