Patrick Kearney (guitarist)
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Patrick James Kearney is a Canadian-born classical guitar
ist. He is known for his virtuosic
and Romantic
interpretations of both contemporary and canonical guitar music. He studied at the Ecole Normale of music in Paris
under Rafael Andia and Alberto Ponce
.
He is director of the Montreal International Classical Guitar Festival and Competition.
He currently teaches classical guitar performance at Concordia University and at Vanier College
in Montreal
, in the Canadian province
of Quebec
.
Classical guitar
The classical guitar is a 6-stringed plucked string instrument from the family of instruments called chordophones...
ist. He is known for his virtuosic
Virtuoso
A virtuoso is an individual who possesses outstanding technical ability in the fine arts, at singing or playing a musical instrument. The plural form is either virtuosi or the Anglicisation, virtuosos, and the feminine form sometimes used is virtuosa...
and Romantic
Romanticism
Romanticism was an artistic, literary and intellectual movement that originated in the second half of the 18th century in Europe, and gained strength in reaction to the Industrial Revolution...
interpretations of both contemporary and canonical guitar music. He studied at the Ecole Normale of music in Paris
École Normale de Musique de Paris
The École Normale de Musique de Paris is a leading conservatoire located in Paris, France. The school was founded by Auguste Mangeot and pianist Alfred Cortot in 1919...
under Rafael Andia and Alberto Ponce
Alberto Ponce
Alberto Ponce is a Spanish classical guitarist and teacher born March 13, 1935 in Madrid, Spain, who since 1962 has lived and taught in France.-Biography:...
.
He is director of the Montreal International Classical Guitar Festival and Competition.
He currently teaches classical guitar performance at Concordia University and at Vanier College
Vanier College
Vanier College is an English-language public college located in the Montreal borough of Saint-Laurent, Quebec, Canada. It was founded in 1970 as the second English-language public college of Quebec's public college system...
in Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
, in the Canadian province
Provinces and territories of Canada
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of Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
.
Discography
- Bouquet (1997), La Flame LF9701CD
- Stringendo (2001), Daminus Records D991
- Diabolico (2004), La Flame LF0401
- Impressions (2009), ATMA Classique Records ACD22629