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Troy King
Master Class - Friday, November 17th, 2006 at 6:00 PM
Concert -
Saturday, November 18th, 2006 at 8:00 PM
Tickets: $25
$20 for students, seniors, and Portland Guitar
Society members
With a reputation as an inspired, technically refined performer, guitarist Troy King is
widely recognized as an artist who brings an intense, passionate commitment to his art, and who is able to emotionally connect with audiences. As printed in The
Independent (USA), "King captured the duality of dynamism and subtlety in all the pieces he performed...a powerful presence both musically and on
stage".
Troy King regularly performs concerts throughout the United States, Europe, and Latin
America. His varied programs often consist of an intriguing mix of beloved guitar master- works with important and exciting new offerings, including many world and
regional premieres. He has been heard on the BBC and frequently on National Public Radio in both the United States and Spain. Mr. King has been a soloist with
orchestras across the country, working with such conductors as Christopher Wilkins, Stephen Smith, Paige Vickery, and T. Herbert Dimmock. Notable festival
appearances have included guest artist recitals at the Interlochen Arts Festival (Michigan), the Charlton Kings International Guitar Festival (England), the
Portland Guitar Festival (Oregon), and multiple appearances as guest artist/teacher/lecturer at the Summer Guitar Workshop (New Mexico). Frequent tours have taken
Troy King to various concert venues, such as the Grove Garden Chapel and the Greenwood Centre for Music and Arts in London, St. Paul's Chapel in New York City,
the Sala Carlos Chavez in Mexico City, Hawaii Public Radio's Atherton Fine Arts Center in Honolulu, St. Mary's Church in Cheltenham, England, the Outpost
Performance Space in Albuquerque, NM, and the Houston Fine Arts Center, to name but a few. Mr. King has performed for many guitar societies, including Denver,
Colorado Springs, Cheyenne, Ann Arbor, Cincinnati, Baltimore, Derby (UK), Greenwood (UK), and Richmond(UK). Concerts and/or master classes at universities
and conservatories include Columbia University (NYC), Cincinnati Conservatory of Music, Shenandoah Conservatory of Music (VA), Palomar College (San Diego,
CA), Glendale College (Phoenix, AR,), Mount St. Mary's College (MD), and major concert series performances include the "Allegro Series" in Bay City,
MI, the "Gluck Chamber Music Series" in San Diego, CA, The "Albert Louis Smith Concert Series (MD), and multiple appearances at the John E. Marlow
Guitar Series in Washington D.C., for which the Washington Post wrote, "Troy King displayed an assured command of the classical guitar's technical
capabilities, matched with a genial stage presence that easily won over the audience of 300."
An avid exponent of chamber music, Troy King performs as
part of the "Stefanovic-King Violin & Guitar Duo" with the brilliant Yugoslavian violinist and member of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Ivan
Stefanovic. Troy is also half of the husband/wife guitar duo, the "Murray-King Guitar Duo", with Kathrin Murray. The Gloucestershire Echo (UK)
wrote of a recent Murray-King Duo concert in Cheltenham, England that,"...their strong musical rapport was evident in their playing...atmospheric!"
Mr. King has performed with the San Luis String Quartet and with quartets from the Colorado and Baltimore Symphony Orchestras, as well as with many other
prominent musicians, such as flautist Lisa Cella. Since 2003, he has been the Guitar Instructor/Coach for the UMBC Chamber Music Festival for High School
Students, held annually at the University of Maryland - Baltimore County.
"Musique de Salon: Classical Guitar Music for a New Belle Epoque",
released on the IGW label, features Troy King performing World Premieres of works by Ricardo Iznaola and Gilbert Biberian, as well as music by Leo Brouwer, Gerald Garcia, and Roland Dyens (including Dyens' arrangements of songs by Aznavour and Piaf). Featured on Minnesota Public Radio's "New Releases with Michael Barone", this recording has received unanimous international critical acclaim: the American Record Guide states, "King plays with confidence, spirit, and a natural, uninhibited musicality.", Classical Guitar Magazine (UK) hails it as "A major international debut by any standard. A guitarist of the highest order", Les Cahiers de La Guitare (France) says, "...the music asks for a demonic virtuosity, and Troy King has plenty of it...a talented guitarist who seems to enjoy himself so much that his pleasure is contagious!", and Soundboard Magazine (USA) claims, "... a sense of elegance and grace characterizes the recording...extraordinarily well played...a beautiful performance!" A new Troy King CD recording, "Musica del Arte: Masterworks for Guitar by Latin American Composers", has recently been released internationally on the Centaur Records label. It features a World Premiere recording of a piece by Ricardo Iznaola, as well as works by Jorge Morel, Abel Carlevaro, Antonio Lauro, Ernesto Cordero, and Radames Gnattali. The American
Record Guide states, "(King's) interpretations have a winning rhythmic impulse...harmonically sumptuous and lyrically expansive...a complete
delight!"
After giving what Soundboard Magazine described as "...a fiery performance...", Troy won First Prize at the Fifth Portland Guitar
Festival International Guitar Competition. Other honors include winning First Prizes at the Lamont Chamber Music Competition and the Montpelier Recitalist
Competition, and competing in the advanced rounds at the IV Manuel Ponce International Guitar Competition in Mexico City.
Troy King holds degrees from the
Cleveland Institute of Music and the University of Denver. His major teachers have been John Holmquist and Ricardo Iznaola. Additional instruction includes private
study in England with composer/guitarist Gilbert Biberian and participation in dozens of public master classes. Troy lives in Baltimore, Maryland, where he teaches
classical guitar and guitar ensemble at Towson University and the University of Maryland - Baltimore County.
**Those students interested in studying with Troy King at either Towson University
or University of Maryland - Baltimore County, both in Baltimore, Maryland, please go to the "Links" page and check out each school's Music Depatment
website for information about each school. Please contact Troy King through the "Contact" page with any questions.
Website: www.troykingguitar.com
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