I am currently in the middle of a new project that I'm extremely excited about. I have been working on a new album entitled "Guitar Reveries" which will feature the widest mix from my repertoire including classical pieces from Spain, Brazil, and contemporary arrangements from famous artists including The Beatles, Etta James, Edith Piaf, Louis Armstrong, and Elvis Presley among others. My past albums had the pattern of playing classical pieces from a region of the world like "Sounds of Europe," and "Latin American Guitar Legends."
Over the years of playing many weddings, my repertoire has shifted to include many more contemporary and nostalgic pop classics that people have grown to recognize and love. I love nostalgic music, and this album will be chalk full of nostalgia. I think it will be fun and ironic to mix Albeniz's legendary, and "virtuosic Spanish right of passage "Asturias" with Etta James "At Last." The difference in timbre between the two makes me smile. Also, Elvis Presley's music next to a Brazilian Choro by Dilermando Reis. The eclectic mix will make the album stand out from the rest of my previous recordings.
With my album, I'm hoping to bridge the gap and play music that celebrates the guitar in all its eclectic beauty, containing both classical and steel string guitars. I hope to have the album completed by the end of summer, and released in the fall or early winter. Thanks for reading, and check back often for updates on the album, and to hear samples from the new album in the store.
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