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Canadian classical guitarist Patrick Kearney will give a recital Friday at Youngstown State University.
Kearney teaches guitar at Concordia University in Montreal as well as at Vanier College. He is the founder and director of the Montreal International Classical Guitar Festival and Competition, which is hosted by Concordia Music.
He has released four guitar albums: "Bouquet"(1997); "Stringendo" (2002), which is a tribute to contemporary Montreal-related composers and was nominated for the prestigious OPUS Prize; "Diabolico" (2004); and "Impressions" (2009), featuring the works of M.M. Ponce and released on the ATMA classique label. In concert he intersperses his performances with narration and anecdotes discovered through deliberate research into the guitar repertoire.
Kearney has performed in concert and conducted master classes on numerous tours throughout Europe, the United States, Mexico and Canada. He has appeared as a soloist with several orchestras, including the Orchestre Philharmonique de l'Isle, the Shenandoah University Orchestra, Montreal's I Musici and the Ensemble Appassionata.
He has commissioned and premiered several works by contemporary composers such as Andrew Zohn, Atanas Ourkouzounov, Jay Kauffman, Ginette Bellevance and Robert F. Jones and has inspired composers such as Daniel Boyer and Claude Engel to create and dedicate new works to him.
The performance starts at 7:30 p.m. Friday at Bliss Recital Hall, and admission is free. He also will give a master class from 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday at Bliss Recital Hall, which is free and open to the public.
For more information, call 330-941-2307.