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Guitar in Latin America

by Hideki Yamaya

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This is a CD of music by Latin American composers of the 20th century. Music from all over the continent is represented, including Venezuelan waltzes by Antonio Lauro, tangos by Astor Piazzola, and Andean folk dances by Jorge Cardoso. This CD explores the intricate rhythms and harmonies of Latin America and gives you an insight into their vibrant musical culture!

Hideki Yamaya, based in Portland, Oregon, is a lutenist and guitarist who is actively teaching and performing all over the West Coast. He has a B.A. in Music and an M.A. in Ethnomusicology from University of California, Santa Cruz, where he studied with Robert Strizich, and an M.F.A. in Guitar and Lute Performance from University of California, Irvine, where he studied with John Schneiderman. He also studied with James Tyler at University of Southern California and with Paul Beier at Accademia Internazionale della Musica in Milan, Italy. He has had master classes with the foremost guitarists and lutenists of today, including Robert Barto, Victor Coelho, David Dolata, Ronn McFarlane, Richard Savino, Stephen Stubbs, David Tanenbaum, Scott Tennant, and Benjamin Verdery. In demand both as a soloist and as a continuo/chamber player, Hideki has performed with and for Portland Baroque Orchestra, Portland Opera, Santa Cruz Baroque Festival, Oregon Bach Festival, Baroque Northwest, Musica Angelica Baroque Orchestra, L.A. Opera, L.A. Master Chorale, California Bach Society, and Astoria Music Festival, and is the artistic director for Musica Maestrale, an early music collective based in Portland. He is an internationally acclaimed musician and has performed in Canada, Japan, Germany, Great Britain, and Italy.

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released January 1, 2005

Recorded in Long Beach, California, 2005 by Hideki Yamaya
Edited by Hideki Yamaya
Mastered by Karl Martin
Cover photo by Hideki Yamaya (Colonia del Sacramento, Uruguay)
Guitar by Roberto Gomes (no. 121) Santa Cruz, California, 1996

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Hideki Yamaya is a performer of lutes, early guitars, and early mandolins based in Connecticut, USA.

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