Jeffrey McFadden is a

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classical guitarist, and a

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for Naxos Records. He is known for his recordings of works by composers of the

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such as Fernando Sor and

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. His latest recording features the works of the Paraguayan guitarist-composer

Agustín Barrios Agustín Pío Barrios (also known as Agustín Barrios Mangoré and Nitsuga—Agustin spelled backward—Mangoré; May 5, 1885 – August 7, 1944) was a Paraguayan virtuoso classical guitarist and composer, largely regarded as one of the greatest p ...

. He is also a noted editor and arranger, and wrote the standard text on guitar harmony ''Fretboard Harmony: Common Practice Harmony on the Guitar'' (d'OZ, 2010). His performances and recording have received critical notice in major media outlets such as the

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, and Gramophone UK. McFadden was born in 1963 in Hamilton,

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, Canada. He attended the

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, finishing first in his class in 1984. Later he attended the

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where he was an Eaton Graduate Fellow and studied under

Norbert Kraft Norbert Kraft (born 21 August 1950) is a Canadian guitarist, music teacher, producer and arranger. Life Born in Linz, Austria, Kraft's family emigrated to Canada in 1954. He studied at the Royal Conservatory of Music at Toronto with Carl van Feggel ...

. He was a silver medalist in the 1992 Guitar Foundation of America competition. He is currently Head of Guitar Studies and Associate Professor in the Faculty of Music at the University of Toronto. In 2010, Jeffrey McFadden became the first ever graduate of the Doctor of Musical Arts degree program at the University of Toronto. Jeffrey McFadden is currently the artistic director of the Sauble Beach Guitar Festival.

Discography

* ''Guitar Recital'' (Naxos 8.553401) * ''Sor - Works for Solo Guitar Opp. 26–30'' (Naxos 8.553451) * ''Sor - Works for Solo Guitar Opp. 46–51'' (Naxos 8.553985) * ''Coste - Works for Solo Guitar'' (Naxos 8.554192) * ''Coste - 25 études, Op. 38'' (Naxos 8.554354) * ''Riley and others - Music for Guitar and Flute'' (Naxos 8.559146) * ''Barrios - Guitar Music vol.3'' (Naxos 8.557807)

References

External links

Official website
Canadian classical guitarists Canadian male guitarists 1963 births Living people {{Classical-guitarist-stub