Scott Tennant

Scott Tennant

Scott Tennant is an American classical guitarist. He is a member of the Los Angeles Guitar Quartet and is the author of the "Pumping Nylon" series of instructional books, repertoire supplements, and DVD.

Scott Tennant is a founding member of the Grammy®-winning ensemble L.A. Guitar Quartet [http://www.lagq.com] , and is himself considered to be one of the world’s top classical guitarists. He was born in Detroit, Michigan in March of 1962, and began his musical and guitar studies at the age of six.

He was admitted into the school of music of the University of Southern California in 1980, and studied there until 1986. He won silver medals in both the Toronto International Guitar Competition in 1984, and Paris Radio France Competition in 1988, and won the gold medal/first prize in the Tokyo International Competition in 1989.

Mr. Tennant has been a guest artist on music series and major guitar festivals around the world. Past seasons have taken him to such festivals in Ubeda (Spain), Milan, Sao Paulo, Tokyo, Osaka, Paris, Orleans, Ansbach and Wetzlar (Germany), Bergen (Norway), Amsterdam, Mexico, Dundee, Bath (UK) among others all over the United States and Canada. He has authored several books and articles on guitar technique, including the best-seller Pumping Nylon, which has attained a “cult” classic status. He has made numerous recordings as a soloist on the GHA and Delos labels, and with the LAGQ he has recorded for GHA, Delos, Sony Classical, Windham Hill, Deutsche Grammophon and Telarc labels. Their Telarc release “LAGQ Latin”was nominated for a Grammy®, and it was their current Telarc title “LAGQ’s Guitar Heroes” which won a Grammy® as the best classical crossover recording of 2005. He has written articles for Soundboard Magazine, Acoustic Guitar Magazine, and Gendai Guitar Magazine.

He taught guitar at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music from 1989-1993, and has since been on the faculty of the University of Southern California's Thornton School of Music.

External links

* [http://www.scotttennant.com] www.scotttennant.com
* [http://www.lacg.net/artistpage_tennant.htm Interview] www.lacg.net (December, 2002)


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать реферат

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Tennant (surname) — Tennant is a surname, and may refer to:* Alexander Tennant (1772–1814), British colonist of South Africa * Andy Tennant (born 1955), American film director * Charles Tennant (1768–1838), Scottish chemist and industrialist * David Tennant (born… …   Wikipedia

  • Tennant, William — (1784 1848)    Scottish poet from Anstruther Easter, Fifeshire, who was lame in both feet and used crutches from childhood. He was at St. Andrews University from 1799 to 1800 and taught himself Hebrew, Arabic, Syriac, and Persian. He helped form… …   British and Irish poets

  • David Tennant — This article is about the Scottish actor. For the Cape Colony politician, see David Tennant (Cape politician). David Tennant David Tennant at Comic Con 2009. Born David John …   Wikipedia

  • Natalie Tennant — 29th West Virginia Secretary of State Incumbent Assumed office January 19, 2009 Governor …   Wikipedia

  • Victoria Tennant — Victoria Tennant, 2010 Victoria Tennant (* 30. September 1950 in London) ist eine britische Schauspielerin. Leben und Leistungen Der Vater von Victoria Tennant, der 1967 verstorbene Cecil Tennant, arbeitete als Agent in der Unterhaltungsbranche.… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Clan Scott — Crest badge …   Wikipedia

  • Daniel Scott — This article is about the Australian actor. For the American writer, see Daniel Scott (writer). Daniel Scott is an Australian actor, probably best known for his performance in the stage production of Priscilla Queen of the Desert the Musical.… …   Wikipedia

  • Los Angeles Guitar Quartet — The Los Angeles Guitar Quartet (LAGQ) consists of John Dearman, William Kanengiser, Scott Tennant and Matthew Greif (who replaced Andrew York towards the end of 2006). They are known for using nylon guitars to imitate a variety of instruments and …   Wikipedia

  • Los Angeles Guitar Quartet — Das Los Angeles Guitar Quartet (LAGQ) ist ein US amerikanisches Gitarrenquartett. Zur Geschichte des Ensembles Das Quartett wurde im Jahre 1980 von Anisa Angarola (unter der Aufsicht von Pepe Romero, einem Mitglied des berühmten Los Romeros… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • USC Thornton School of Music — The University of Southern California Thornton School of Music, founded in 1884 and dedicated in 1999, is one of the premier music schools in the United States. Founded only four years after the University itself, the Thornton school is the… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”