Evan Hirschelman

Evan Hirschelman

Infobox musical artist
Name = Evan Hirschelman


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Background = non_vocal_instrumentalist and composer
Origin = flagicon|USA Detroit, Michigan, USA
Genre = Classical, Fusion, Instrumental, Classical-Crossover
Occupation = Musician (Guitarist, Composer)
Label = Telarc Records, GSP Records
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URL = [http://www.theguitarist.net/ www.TheGuitarist.net]

Evan Hirschelman is an award-winning American classical guitarist and composer, born in 1976.

He is known as a classical composer who incorporates other musical styles into his music, including jazz, rock and metal influences. His music has been recorded by some of today's most respected musicians, including the Los Angeles Guitar Quartet and Chinese guitarist Xuefei Yang. One example of his compositional style is the work "Lament and Wake", which is featured on the Grammy award winning recording "LAGQ's Guitar Heroes", Telarc Records.

As a guitarist Evan has been a prize winner in multiple competitions, including the Stotsenberg International Guitar Competition. He is known as an expressive artist who incorporates extended techniques such as tapping and slapping into his playing style. He has collaborated with diverse artists, including jazz-fusion pioneer Rick Laird of the Mahavishnu Orchestra, classical guitarist Scott Tennant, rock guitarist Paul Gilbert, and the late legendary jazz great Ted Greene.

Evan is a graduate of the University of Southern California and University of Arizona. A native of Detroit, Michigan, Evan resides in Los Angeles, CA where he is on the faculty at the Musicians Institute, Hollywood. His debut CD "Water in Darkness" will be released in 2008 followed by a guitar instruction book published by the Hal Leonard Corporation.

Evan resides on the web at www.theguitarist.net. [http://www.theguitarist.net]

External links

* [http://www.theguitarist.net Official Website] (www.theguitarist.net)
* [http://www.myspace.com/guitaristandcomposer Evan Hirschelman at MySpace]
* [http://ghsstrings.com/classical_features/classical.html Evan Hirschelman at GHS Strings]

Interviews

* [http://www.guitarramagazine.com/evanhirschelman Interview with Evan at Guitarra Magazine] (Magazine Interview)


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