Marco Sartor

Marco Sartor
Background information
Born	22 February 1979 (1979-02-22) (age 32) Montevideo
Genres	Classical music
Occupations	Guitarist
Instruments	Guitar
Labels	Fleur de Son
Website	www.marcosartor.com

Marco Sartor (born 22 February 1979) is an award winning Uruguayan classical guitarist.

Biography

Born in Montevideo, Uruguay, Marco Sartor is a top prize winner in numerous international competitions including First Prizes in the Schadt String Competition, Texas Guitar Competition, and the JoAnn Falletta International Guitar Concerto Competition. He has performed extensively across the USA and appeared as a soloist with the Allentown Symphony, Virginia Symphony, Buffalo Philharmonic, Washington PA and Carnegie Mellon Chamber Orchestras.

Marco has also performed and was featured in radio and television broadcasts throughout Spain, Germany, Mexico, Argentina and Uruguay to both critical and public acclaim.

Marco Sartor received degrees from the College of Charleston and Carnegie Mellon University.^[1][2]

He studied with Robert Ravera, Mario Paysee and Eduardo Fernandez in Uruguay and Marc Regnier and James Ferla in the USA. In 2009 he recorded his debut CD for the Fleur de Son label and performed with the Buffalo Philharmonic and the SODRE Orchestra in Uruguay.^[3]

As a teacher, he has been invited to give master-classes in Uruguay, Argentina, and a number of universities and conservatories in the USA including the University of Texas at Dallas, Oberlin Conservatory, and the University of Akron. He has started the guitar programs at the Carnegie Mellon Music Preparatory School in Pittsburgh, PA and at the Charleston Academy of Music in Charleston, SC, where he currently teaches.^[2]

Discography

Fleur de Son plans to release Marco Sartor's debut CD in May 2010. The recording will include works by John Dowland, Domenico Scarlatti, Fernando Sor, Manuel Ponce, Abel Fleury, Tom Eastwood and Nikola Starcevic.

Awards

• 1st prize: 1998 Centro Guitarristico del Uruguay
• 1st prize: 2002 "Schadt String Competition". http://www.allentownsymphony.org/SCHADTCOMPETITION/tabid/75/Default.aspx. ^[4] Allentown, Pennsylvania
• 1st prize: 2003 Music Teachers National Association^[5] Salt Lake City, Utah
• 1st prize: 2004 "Appalachian GuitarFest". http://www.music.appstate.edu/guitarfest/.  Boone, North Carolina
• 1st prize: 2006 Texas Guitar Competition. Dallas, Texas
• 1st prize: 2007 "Pittsburgh Concert Society". http://www.pittsburghconcertsociety.org/announcements.php?announcement_id=29&announcements_year_2007. ^[6] Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
• 1st prize: 2008 "JoAnn Falletta International Guitar Concerto Competition". http://www.fallettacompetition.org/. ^[7] Buffalo, New York
• 2nd prize: 2000 Colon Competition (Argentina)
• 2nd prize: 2000 Ciudad de Montevideo Competition (Uruguay)
• 2nd prize: 2005 Texas Guitar Competition.^[8] Dallas, Texas
• 2nd prize: 2005 "St. Joseph International Guitar Competition". http://www.missouriwestern.edu/GuitarFestival/.  St. Joseph, Missouri
• 2nd prize: 2005 National Guitar Workshop. New Milford, Connecticut
• 3rd prize: "Guitar Foundation of America". http://www.guitarfoundation.org/drupal//.  (California 2001 & Florida 2002)
• 3rd prize: 2007 "International Koblenz Guitar Competition". http://www.koblenzguitarfestival.de/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=114&Itemid=66&lang=en/.  "Hubert Kappel"
• 3rd prize: 2007 "Miami International Guitar Competition". http://www.miamiguitar.org/index.php?module=pagemaster&PAGE_user_op=view_page&PAGE_id=17&MMN_position=51:51/.  Miami, Florida

Reviews

“Sartor’s playing was characterized by the smoothness and assurance of his technique that seemed almost casual, even in difficult moments. This contributed to the artist’s natural shaping of the musical line and the grace of the rapid figurations in the first movement... the most intimate view of Sartor’s nimble fingering, fluent long runs, and wonderfully pensive, articulate solo passages... in the rousing Finale, his rhythmic acuity was striking in staking out the movement’s opposition of guitar and orchestra. The audience loved it... a truly magical spell.” ^[9]

"Piccolo introduces us to a lot of new talent, but none can top the prodigious talent of Sartor...plays with great heart...consummate skill, sparkling technique and cleanly executed embellishments... a sizzling example of sterling talent." Post and Courier, Charleston, SC.

References

1. ^ Carnegie Mellon Music (2008). "Masters of Music". http://destination.cfa.cmu.edu/programs/destination/1_0590.pdf. Retrieved 2009-08-29. ^{[dead link]}
2. ^ ^{a b} Laluz, A (2009). "Un talento en las seis cuerdas^{(In Spanish)}". http://www.elpais.com.uy/090819/pespec-436577/espectaculos/un-talento-en-las-seis-cuerdas. Retrieved 2009-09-03. 
3. ^ Pittsburgh Concert Society (2007). "Marco Sartor Biography". http://www.pittsburghconcertsociety.org/includes/programs/178.pdf. Retrieved 2009-08-29. 
4. ^ Argus, SOTA (2002). "Marco Sartor comes out on top at the 6th Annual Edwin H. & Leigh W. Schadt String Competition.". http://sota.cofc.edu/argus/old_argus/music_page2.html. Retrieved 2009-08-29. 
5. ^ Gray, S (2003). "C of C Music Student Wins National Classical Guitar Competition". http://spinner.cofc.edu/newscenter/storyDetail.html?referrer=webcluster&id=58. Retrieved 2009-08-29. ^{[dead link]}
6. ^ Pittsburgh Concert Society (2007). "Pittsburgh Concert Society 2007 Major Auditions Winners". http://www.pittsburghconcertsociety.org/announcements.php?announcement_id=29&announcements_year_2007/. Retrieved 2009-08-29. 
7. ^ Crowe, J (2008). "2008 JoAnn Falletta International Guitar Concerto Competition". http://www.juliacrowe.com/2008pdf/Falletta.08.pdf. Retrieved 2009-08-29. 
8. ^ Around the Cistern (2005). "Sweet Sounds of Success". http://spinner.cofc.edu/magazine/documents/fall05.pdf?referrer=webcluster&. Retrieved 2009-08-27. 
9. ^ Trotter, H (2009). "Marco Sartor dazzles with the BPO at Artpark". http://www.buffalonews.com/cityregion/niagaracounty/story/745755.html. Retrieved 2009-08-29. 

External links

• Marco Sartor's Website
• Carnegie Mellon University
• College of Charleston
• Carnegie Mellon Preparatory School
• Charleston Academy of Music
• Robert Ravera
• Marc Regnier
• Eduardo Fernandez
• Video Interview with Marco Sartor

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