Guitar
music at the End of the Century.
he debut CD of
Denver young virtuoso Jeff LaQuatra includes an evocative and engaging
collection of music written during the last third of the 20th Century.
Featuring Iznaola's Three Little Pieces and the world-premiere
recordings of Stepán
Rak's Twilight and James McGuire's Suite No. 1 in
Popular Style.
"[Twilight] is a first-class debut album"
— Steve Marsh, Classical Guitar Magazine
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uitarist
Jeff LaQuatra was the first prize- winner in the 1996 Oswald Rantucci Guitar
Competition in Buffalo, New York. He has also won top prize in competitions
sponsored by the Fortnightly Music Club of Cleveland (Ohio) and the Three Acts
Club of Lakewood.
Born and raised in Brook Park, Ohio, Jeff began classical guitar studies in his
early teens at the Cleveland Institute of Music under the direction of John
Holmquist. After receiving is bachelor of music degree from CIM with honors,
Jeff moved to Denver to continue graduate studies at the University of Denver.
He served as a graduate teaching assistant to Ricardo Iznaola.
Jeff divides his time equally as a performer and a teacher. He appears regularly
as a soloist and as a member of various chamber music ensembles. He has
performed with Central City Opera and the Boulder Philharmonic Orchestra. Jeff
is on the music faculty of Red Rocks Community College in Lakewood, Colorado.
"A guitarist of enormous talent, both musically and technically ... A name to
watch out for."
— Steve Marsh, Classical Guitar Magazine
Click on the track title to listen to the MP3 (
MP3
factoids)
Code: IGW 22879
Recording Date: September 26–28, 2002 - St. Stanislaus Church (Cleveland,
Ohio)
Release Date: 2003
Producer and Digital Editor: Alan Bise
Recording Engineer: Bruce Egre
Project Manager: Victoria Brandys
Cover Art: Patricia Aaron
Photography: Monico Cambelaria
Design: C.J. Max Art (Littleton, Colorado)
