Marc Regnier is an American classical guitarist.

Biography

Marc Regnier is a

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-nominated classical guitarist. He has been described by critics as "a master of his instrument" and "a musician of intelligence, lyricism and subtlety." Since his concert debut at the age of fifteen, Regnier has performed in major cities throughout America from San Francisco to New York's Carnegie Recital Hall. He also has appeared in concert and given master classes in Canada and South America. He is a voting member of the

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. His Grammy-nominated 2010 recording ''Gnattali: Solo & Chamber Works for Guitar'' was recorded at

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, produced by four-time Grammy winners Marina and Victor Ledin, and recorded by Grammy winning engineer

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. His music has been released on

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, and Dorian Sono Luminus labels. Regnier's recordings have drawn such critical acclamation as "Rarely have the repertoire and the skills of a particular artist been combined as effectively...a significant recording on all accounts." (''Fanfare''). After his debut release ''Soundboard'' magazine proclaimed "...as pleasurable affair as any first recording since the advent of Manuel Barrueco." Regnier currently chairs the guitar department at the

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in South Carolina.

Discography

* ''Marc Regnier Plays Tres Canciones Populares Mexicanas'' (

), works by

Manuel Ponce Manuel María Ponce Cuéllar (8 December 1882 – 24 April 1948) was a Mexican composer active in the 20th century. His work as a composer, music educator and scholar of Mexican music connected the concert scene with a mostly forgotten traditio ...

Julián Orbón Julián Orbón de Soto (August 7, 1925, Avilés, Spain – May 21, 1991, Miami, Florida was a Cuban composer who lived and composed in Spain, Cuba, Mexico, and the United States of America. Aaron Copland referred to Orbón as "Cuba's most gifte ...

Francisco Tárrega Francisco de Asís Tárrega Eixea (21 November 185215 December 1909) was a Spanish composer and classical guitarist of the late Romantic period. He is known for such pieces as Capricho Árabe and ''Recuerdos de la Alhambra''. He is often called ...

, Joaquin Nin-Culmell * ''Canco Del Lladre'' (Musical Heritage Society) works by

Isaac Albéniz Isaac Manuel Francisco Albéniz y Pascual (; 29 May 1860 – 18 May 1909) was a Spanish virtuoso pianist, composer, and conductor. He is one of the foremost composers of the Post-Romantic era who also had a significant influence on his conte ...

, Agusti Grau,

John W. Duarte John William Duarte (2 October 1919 – 23 December 2004) was a British composer, guitarist and writer. Duarte was born in Sheffield, England, but lived in Manchester from the age of six months. Career Duarte was educated at Manchester Central ...

Miguel Llobet Miguel Llobet Solés (18 October 187822 February 1938) was a classical guitarist, born in Barcelona, Spain. Llobet was a renowned virtuoso who toured Europe and America extensively. He made well known arrangements of Catalan folk songs for the ...

Carlo Domeniconi Carlo Domeniconi (born 20 February 1947)Summerfield 2003. is an Italian guitarist and composer. Although his compositions include a wide variety of genres and instrumentation choices, he is best known for his works for solo guitar, and particula ...

Celso Machado Celso Machado (born January 27, 1953) is a Brazilian world music guitarist, percussionist and multi-instrumentalist who lives in Gibsons, British Columbia, Canada. For over forty years he has performed on concert stages throughout Brazil, Western ...

* ''Alexandre Tansman: Guitar Music'' (Marco Polo/

) * ''The Polish Heart'' Naxos * ''Radamés Gnattali: Solo & Chamber Works for Guitar'' (

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, 2010) * ''Zambra!'' ( Sheva Collection, 2018)

References

External links

Official site

{{DEFAULTSORT:Regnier, Marc Living people Year of birth missing (living people) American classical guitarists American male guitarists Guitarists from Florida Place of birth missing (living people) College of Charleston faculty