Munich Guitars
Munich Guitars is a guitar ensemble from Munich . It is directed by the guitarist and composer Walter Abt.
history
In 1987, Abt founded the Munich Guitar Orchestra in an ensemble of 10 young competition prize winners and committed plucking musicians. Only a few, qualitatively appealing original works were available. In this way, arrangements were initially made mainly from Spanish literature. Composers such as Gianfranco Grisi , Leo Brouwer , Heinz Benker , etc. a., dedicated their works to the 10-piece guitar ensemble, which were recorded and produced by Bayerischer Rundfunk and KOCH-Classics. Many concert tours followed in cooperation with the Goethe Institute in Europe . Under the direction of Abts, the ensemble won first prize at the Bavarian Orchestra Competition and the German Orchestra Competition of the German Music Council in 1992 , as well as a special prize for the outstanding interpretation of contemporary music.
Current program
The ensemble's current program mainly includes works by Walter Abt and Manuel Negwer. The current program includes the following works:
- Leo Brouwer - Acerca del cielo, el aire y la sonrisa
- Walter Abt - Between Strings and Matches
- Walter Abt - Kara Khoto
- Manuel Negwer - Marimba
- Walter Abt - Tangos
- Al de Meola - Mediterranean Sundance
- Atanas Ourkouzounov - Objets futiles
- Agostin Barrios-Mangoré - Danza Paraguaya
- Paco de Lucía - Almoraíma
- Paco de Lucía - Rio Ancho
Discography
- Munich Guitar Orchestra ( Koch )
- Cinema Paradiso - Italian Film Music
Members
The current members of the Munich Guitars are Jonathan Bockelmann, Vanessa Hertwig, Matthias Eberlein, Thomas Kraus, Wolf-Dietrich Jäger, Riccardo Gatti, Tobias Sichert, Andreas Sichert and Matthias Obermeier, bass guitar .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ art-productions. Retrieved July 27, 2011 .