- John Feeley
John Feeley is a classical guitarist and teacher from
Ballinasloe ,County Galway ,Ireland . He has been described by theWashington Post as 'Ireland's leading classical guitarist' and by Michael Dervan in theIrish Times as 'a trailblazer...when it comes to the guitar and guitar-playing in Ireland'.Feeley is internationally renowned as a performer and teacher and he is regularly found performing and teaching around the world with appearances at such festivals as the
Guitar Festival of Ireland ,Bath International Guitar Festival , theDundee International Guitar Festival , and theWirral International Guitar Festival .Feeley has won numerous awards including the Special Award for interpretation in the 1984
Mauro Giuliani competition, Italy. He has appeared as a soloist with TheAmerican Symphony Orchestra atCarnegie Hall , theNational Symphony Orchestra of Ireland , theUlster Orchestra , theIrish Chamber Orchestra and theContempo Quartet . He performs regularly in duet with the flautistWilliam Dowdall .Feeley is a particular champion of Contemporary Irish Music and in this capacity he has commissioned most of Ireland's leading composers including
Seoirse Bodley , John BuckleyJerome de Bromhead ,Jane O¹Leary ,Brent Parker andEric Sweeney .Feeley has made numerous recordings for labels including
K-Tel ,Gael-Linn Records ,CBA Classics ,Ossian Records ,Castle Communications andBlack Box . Feeley has has a great interest in traditional Irish and Scottish music and in this capacity he has recorded withThe Chieftains and published arrangements of traditional melodies throughOssian .Feeley is Professor of Guitar at the
DIT College of Music Dublin and as such he is responsible for nurturing a number of top quality young classical guitarists. His past students include all current members of theDublin Guitar Quartet , along withRedmond O'Toole ,Michael O'Toole andAlec O'Leary director of theWaltons Guitar Festival of Ireland . ComposersBenjamin Dwyer ,Ciaran Farrell ,David Fennessy , andDavid Flynn , all of whom have written music for Feeley, were also guitar students of his.Discography
As Soloist
E-Motion - 20th-Century Irish Composer Series Black Box Classics ASIN: B00003XAJ2
Celtic ClassicsOssian ASIN: B000EQ5NFC
Sreanga OirGael Linn ASIN: B00004C4LZ
Romanza Classical GuitarMarble Arch ASIN : B0000274BH
John FeeleyGael-Linn Catalogue No: CEF 109
'Serenade' - Raymond Burley and John Feeley CBA Classics
In Winter Light: Music for Guitar and Flute by John BuckleyWith William Dowdall (Flute)Celestial Harmonies ASIN: B0002IVO00
As Guest Artist
Secret Garden - White StonesPhilips CD 731453460522
Agnes Browne Original Movie Soundtrack composed by Paddy MoloneyDECCA U.S.Catalog No.: 466939
Paddy Moloney - Silent Night: A Christmas in RomeWicklow Entertainment, 1999BMG - Wicklow, 1999 | 09026-63250-2
Various Composers - 100 Relaxing Classics - Most Peaceful Melodies Of All TimePBXCD557
Bibliography
SCOTTISH MUSIC FOR SOLO GUITAR V.1 Publisher: OSSIAN Catalog Number: OS10952
SCOTTISH MUSIC FOR SOLO GUITAR V.2 Publisher: OSSIAN Catalog Number: OS10960
Sources
*http://www.sanctuaryclassics.com/product_details.php?productId=5374
*http://conservatory.dit.ie/archive/Feeley.htm
*http://www.cmc.ie
*http://www.musicnetwork.ie
*http://www.gfi.ie
*http://www.rte.ie/tv/theview/archive/20031028.html
*http://www.raymondburley.com/
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