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- Lafayette Hill, PA
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Barbara . C. said “Dave was flexible given the sudden drop in temps and he added a beautiful element to our strolling holiday event”
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Classical Guitarist Stanley Alexandrowicz is internationally renowned for his thrilling virtuosity, poetic interpretations, and refined musicality. Performance highlights during recent concert seasons include London, Rome, New York, Venice, Wrocław, Washington D.C., Padova, Philadelphia, Boston, Baltimore, Princeton, etc. Dr. Alexandrowicz received his Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the Manhattan School of Music studying with the legendary Manuel Barrueco. He is currently Artistic Director of the New York Classical Music Society. He has served as Professor of Guitar at The College of New Jersey. A world renowned pedagogue and master teacher, he is an expert on guitar ergonomics.
Stanley communicated well before the event, brought extra equipment without charging more, played well, arrived early, and had a great- positive attitude. I really enjoyed his music and working with him too a lot of stress out of the whole wedding planning process. I would recommend him.
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1) Classical Guitar Solo Recital
2) Voice & Guitar Duo Recital (Opera Singer & Classical Guitar)
3) Historical Performance Recital (Period Instruments)
4) Contemporary Classical Music Recital
5) Latin American Music Recital
6) Lecture-Recital with Question & Answer
PERFORMER BIOGRAPHY
Classical Guitarist Stanley Alexandrowicz is internationally renowned for his thrilling virtuosity, poetic interpretations, and refined musicality. In addition to his command of the instrument’s standard repertoire, he has premiered and commissioned over 100 works by composers fro Europe, Asia, the United States, Cuba, and Latin America.
A scholar and specialist in the field of 19th Century music, he often features unknown compositions by the Romantic guitar composer-virtuosi, playing on period instruments and revitalizing works which have lain dormant (often in manuscript form) for over a century. He has given lecture-recitals internationally on both Romantic and Contemporary Music, including the Institute for Advanced Study (Princeton – USA), the International Guitar Research Centre (University of Surrey – UK), the Baltimore Museum of Art (USA), and, the Harp-Guitar Foundation of America.
In addition to his work as an international soloist, he collaborates regularly in chamber musicperformances with some of the world’s leading musicians ― including internationally renowned soprano Dominika Zamara ―bringing together the worlds of opera, lieder, song, and Contemporary music in realizations of unmatched sonic beauty and deep musical intelligence. Their duo debut CD “Ivan Padovec: Music for Guitar and Soprano” was issued on SHEVA Collection Recordings Italy ((link hidden)), summer, 2015.
Performance highlights during recent concert seasons include London, Rome, New York, Venice, Wrocław, Washington D.C., Padova, Philadelphia, Boston, Baltimore, Princeton, etc. In November 2018, he performed at the Vatican by special invitation, in a recital devoted to his Holiness John Paul II (with duo-partner Dominika Zamara).
Dr. Alexandrowicz received his Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the Manhattan School of Music studying with the legendary Manuel Barrueco. He is currently Artistic Director of the New York Classical Music Society (NYCMS), and Artist-Professor at the Alion Baltic International Music Festival & Academy (Tallinn, Estonia). He has served as Professor of Guitar at The College of New Jersey (TCNJ), Director of the Bronx House Music School (New York), and has been on the faculty of Mercy College, New York (where he additionally taught usic history, theory, for and analysis, and ear-training skills). A world- renowned pedagogue and “master teacher” he is an expert on guitar ergonomics.
April 13, 2024 • 1:30pm - 4:30pm | Wedding Reception |
Barbara . C. said “Dave was flexible given the sudden drop in temps and he added a beautiful element to our strolling holiday event”
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Joseph F. said “This was our second time using Matt, wow, what an incredibly talented singer/guitarist. Every guest thoroughly enjoyed the evening.”
Anne G. said “Kind, energetic, spectacular guitarist. He read the room and the attendees likes very well for our corporate event. Extremely accommodating and soooooo…”