Andrew York
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Andrew York is an American
classical guitar
ist and composer
.
York was born in 1958 in Atlanta, Georgia and grew up in Virginia. He received a Bachelor of Music degree in Classical Guitar Performance in 1980 at James Madison University and completed his Master of Music degree at University of Southern California
in 1986, both degrees magna cum laude. He was the recipient of numerous awards and scholarships at USC, including the Jack Marshall Memorial Scholarship and the Del Amo Foundation Grant for Study in Spain. Andrew is the only alumni in USC's history to have received their Distinguished Alumni Award twice, in 1997 as a member of the Los Angeles Guitar Quartet and again in 2003 for his solo music career.
York has performed with the Los Angeles Guitar Quartet
and played lute with the USC Early Music Ensemble.
In addition to his solo career, recording and performing his own compositions, York's recent collaborations include projects with Andy Summers
, Allaudin Mathieu, Dai Kimura, and Mitsuko Kado.
York's tour schedule has included concerts in thirty countries. He has over 50 works published for guitar in its many varieties: solo, duo, trio, quartet, and ensemble. He has appeared in 3 DVDS, has recorded or appeared as soloist on more than 10 CDs, and has published a three-volume work on in-depth jazz study for classical guitarists. York plays on 10 recordings with The Los Angeles Guitar Quartet
including the Grammy Award winning "Guitar Heroes
" (2005).
Solo CDs include: Perfect Sky (1986), Denouement (1994), Into Dark (1997), California Breeze (2006) and Hauser Sessions (2007).
York's compositions and arrangements for guitar have been performed and recorded by guitarists John Williams
, Christopher Parkening
, and Sharon Isbin
.
Complete Discography
United States
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Classical guitar
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ist and composer
Composer
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York was born in 1958 in Atlanta, Georgia and grew up in Virginia. He received a Bachelor of Music degree in Classical Guitar Performance in 1980 at James Madison University and completed his Master of Music degree at University of Southern California
University of Southern California
The University of Southern California is a private, not-for-profit, nonsectarian, research university located in Los Angeles, California, United States. USC was founded in 1880, making it California's oldest private research university...
in 1986, both degrees magna cum laude. He was the recipient of numerous awards and scholarships at USC, including the Jack Marshall Memorial Scholarship and the Del Amo Foundation Grant for Study in Spain. Andrew is the only alumni in USC's history to have received their Distinguished Alumni Award twice, in 1997 as a member of the Los Angeles Guitar Quartet and again in 2003 for his solo music career.
York has performed with the Los Angeles Guitar Quartet
Los Angeles Guitar Quartet
The Los Angeles Guitar Quartet consists of John Dearman, William Kanengiser, Scott Tennant and Matthew Greif . They are known for using nylon string guitars to imitate a variety of instruments and effects....
and played lute with the USC Early Music Ensemble.
In addition to his solo career, recording and performing his own compositions, York's recent collaborations include projects with Andy Summers
Andy Summers
Andy Summers is an English guitarist born in Poulton-le-Fylde, Lancashire, England. Best known as the guitarist for rock band The Police, he has also recorded twelve solo albums, collaborated with many other artists, toured extensively under his own name, published several books, and composed...
, Allaudin Mathieu, Dai Kimura, and Mitsuko Kado.
York's tour schedule has included concerts in thirty countries. He has over 50 works published for guitar in its many varieties: solo, duo, trio, quartet, and ensemble. He has appeared in 3 DVDS, has recorded or appeared as soloist on more than 10 CDs, and has published a three-volume work on in-depth jazz study for classical guitarists. York plays on 10 recordings with The Los Angeles Guitar Quartet
Los Angeles Guitar Quartet
The Los Angeles Guitar Quartet consists of John Dearman, William Kanengiser, Scott Tennant and Matthew Greif . They are known for using nylon string guitars to imitate a variety of instruments and effects....
including the Grammy Award winning "Guitar Heroes
Guitar Heroes
The Los Angeles Guitar Quartet's Guitar Heroes won best Classical-Crossover Album at the 47th Grammy Awards. The CD pays respect to guitarists that have influenced LAGQ...
" (2005).
Solo CDs include: Perfect Sky (1986), Denouement (1994), Into Dark (1997), California Breeze (2006) and Hauser Sessions (2007).
York's compositions and arrangements for guitar have been performed and recorded by guitarists John Williams
John Williams (guitarist)
John Christopher Williams is an Australian classical guitarist, and a long-term resident of the United Kingdom. In 1973, he shared a Grammy Award win in the 'Best Chamber Music Performance' category with Julian Bream for Julian and John .-Biography:John Williams was born on 24 April 1941 in...
, Christopher Parkening
Christopher Parkening
Christopher Parkening is an American classical guitarist.Parkening was born in Los Angeles, California, and pursued music in part because of his cousin Jack Marshall, a studio musician in the 1960s. Marshall first introduced Parkening to the recordings of Andrés Segovia when he was 11, and...
, and Sharon Isbin
Sharon Isbin
Sharon Isbin is a widely-recorded American classical guitarist, recording artist, concertizer, and the founder of the Guitar Department at the Juilliard School.-Early life and education:...
.
Solo
- Perfect Sky (1986)
- Dénouement (1994)
- Into Dark (1997)
- Hauser Sessions (2007)
- Centerpeace (2010)
With LAGQ
- Guitar Recital
- Dances from Renaissance to Nutcracker
- Evening in Granada
- Labyrinth (LAGQ album)
- For Thy Pleasure
- The Best of LAGQ
- L.A.G.Q.
- Air and Ground
- LAGQ: Latin
- Guitar HeroesGuitar HeroesThe Los Angeles Guitar Quartet's Guitar Heroes won best Classical-Crossover Album at the 47th Grammy Awards. The CD pays respect to guitarists that have influenced LAGQ...
- Spin (LAGQ album)
Collaborations, Compilations
- Windham Hill Records: Guitar Sampler (1988)
- Legends of Guitar (Rhino, 1991)
- An Evening with International Guitar Night (Favored Nations, 2004) with Guinga, Brian Gore, and Pierre BensusanPierre BensusanPierre Bensusan is a French-Algerian guitarist. As a sephardic Jew, his family came from Spain, Spanish Morocco and French Algeria. The genre of his acoustic guitar music is often characterized as Celtic, Folk, World music, New Age, or Chamber jazz. He has also published three books of music and...
Complete Discography
Books
- Jazz for Classical Cats I: Harmony (method book w/CD)
- Jazz for Classical Cats II: Chord/Melody (method book w/CD)
- Jazz for Classical Cats III: Improvisation (method book w/CD)
External links
- http://www.andrewyork.net Official Homepage
- Radio interview (Interlochen Public Radio) Andrew York plays one of his own compositions "Letting go" - live
- Julia Crowe's Interview with Andrew York.