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Michael Chapdelaine

Michael Chapdelaine es un guitarrista

estadounidense, muy conocido en la
actualidad sobre todo a raíz de un par de
videos en los que participa en clases
magistrales con Andrés Segovia, en una de
ellas le toca enfrentarse con el mal genio del
maestro de linares, el cual se molesta sobre
todo porque Chapodelaine revisa una pieza, y
lleva una partitura de la Edición Andres
Segovia, pero no usa las digitaciones y
tambièn se molesta porque dice, no hace uso
de portamentos; la interpretación que hace me
parece bastante buena, y creo que la razón
por la que segovia se molesta es
efectivamente porque no sigue al pie de la
letra las digitaciones sugeridas en su edición,
y le dice algo así como “Si vas a usar mis
ediciones, haz uso tambi´ñen de mis
digitaciones” y termina con un lagro”: cabe
mencionar que posteriormente le hacen una
entrevista en la cual Chapdelaine manifiesta
un gran respeto por Segovia, e incluso vuelve
a revisar tocando la Cavatina de Tansman con
mejores comentaiors por parte de Segovia; los
premios que obtuvo Chapdelaine por aquellos
años nos dan una idea acerca del nivel del
intèrprete en los 80 y 90, es el ganador del
primer concurso de la gFA, obtuvo también
por aquellos años el segundo lugar en el
concurso internacional de guitarra Alirio Díaz;
ganó en dos ocasiones el National
Endowment for the Arts Solo Recitalist Grant y
el concurso del Music Teachers National
Association's Guitar, en 1994 empieza a tocar
lo que se conoce como fingerstyle, que
técnicamente puede ser algo muy parecido,
pero se toca en una guitarra de las que
conocemos aquí como texanas, algunas
veces se tocan estos instrumentos con
cuerdas de metal, y pues bueno, Chapdelaine
es tambien ganador del National Fingerstyle
Championships realizado en el Walnut Valley
Bluegrass Festival de 1988; hizo algunas
 grabaciones que al parecer fueron bastante
exitosas comercialmente, y actualmente se
mueve en los dos ámbitos, el clásico y el
popular, cabe mencionar que por lo que se
puede escuchar en su página algunos de
estos discos de Fingerstyle son demasiado
pobres estètica, armónica y musicalmente,
aunque tiene un concierto para guitarra y
orquesta que si bien no es de la más alta
calidad, si tiene una factura bastante
aceptable; en resumen, si la faceta de
guitarrista clásico no asegura la faceta
comercial de Chapdelaine, esperamos que la
parte comercial no afecte la escucha de sus
interpretaciones de guitarra clásica; los invito
a escuchar la Sonata romántica in memoriam
Schubert de Manuel M Ponce, esta sonata
está conformada por cuatro movimientos que
son Allegro Moderato, Andante Expresivo,
Allegretto Vivo y allegro non troppo e serioso

Poncechapdelaine
Hemos escuchado la Sonata romántica de
Manuel M Ponce, conformada por Allegro
Moderato, Andante Expresivo, Allegretto Vivo
y allegro non troppo e serioso, la
interpretación a cargo de Michael
Chapdelaine, Chapdelaine trabaja
actualmente para la Universidad de Nuevo
México, anteriormente estuvo en las
facultades de la Universidad de Colorado y la
Metropolitan State University; ha dado master
class en China, Tailandia, Malaysia, Peru,
Venezuela, Taiwan, Indonesia, en instituciones
como la Universidad de Miami, Mannes
School of Music, universidad de Texas y la
universidad del estado de california;
(Despedida )
From New York's Lincoln Center to the Cactus Cafe in Austin, from Milano to
Bangkok, Chapdelaine continues to enchant, dazzle and surprise audiences
and critics alike as he redefines the modern acoustic guitar with his amazing
technique, "soulful" expressiveness, and versatility as a performer, composer
and arranger/producer. His performances, played on both steel string and
classical guitars, include musical styles ranging from blues to Bach to country to
rhythm n' blues as he wins his audiences hearts with breath taking technique
and the poetic magic of his original musical portraits and landscapes.

In the 80's and 90's Chapdelaine proved himself to be one of the worlds finest
classical guitarists; twice winning the coveted National Endowment for the Arts
Solo Recitalist Grant, and taking First Prize in both the Guitar Foundation of
America's and the Music Teachers National Association's Guitar Competitions.
He also won the Silver Medal in Venezuela's VIII Concurso International de
Guitarra "Alirio Diaz". He has toured four continents while giving hundreds of
performances for Affiliate Artists Inc., and various arts promotion organizations.
In 1992 he recorded the Sonata Romantica CD, which many critics and
connoisseurs of classical guitar consider to be one of the definitive recordings
for the instrument. Acoustic Guitar magazine wrote "... if I were marooned on a
desert island with a limited selection of recordings, this one would be among my
choices...I have seldom heard a more beautiful album. Other young guitarists
have excellent technique, but few have such style and musicality, and
Chapdelaine's beautiful tone is the nearest to Segovia's that I can recall."

In 1994 Chapdelaine turned his attention to pop music, in arranging, producing

and recording Time-Life Music's beautiful Guitar by Moonlight collection, which
sold 250,000 copies in it's first two years in the stores. In 1998, he once again,
expanded his musical range and gained instant notoriety and credibility in the
"acoustic music" world as a "fingerstyle" guitarist and composer, by winning the
National Fingerpicking Championships at Winfield.

Chapdelaine is Professor of Music and head of guitar studies at the University

of New Mexico, and has previously been on the faculties of the University of
Colorado at Denver and Metropolitan State University. He has given master
classes throughout the world including, China, Thailand, Malaysia, Peru,
Venezuela, Taiwan, Indonesia and at institutions such as, University of Miami,
Mannes School of Music, University of Texas, and California State University.

His teachers included the great Spanish maestro Andres Segovia.

Michael Chapdelaine is the only guitarist ever to win First Prize in the world's
top competitions in both the Classical and Fingerstyle genres; the Guitar
Foundation of America International Classical Guitar Competition and the
National Fingerstyle Championships at the Walnut Valley Bluegrass Festival in
Winfield , Kansas. From New York's Lincoln Center to the Cactus Cafe in
Austin, from Milano to Bangkok, Michael continues to enchant, dazzle and
surprise audiences and critics alike as he redefines the modern acoustic guitar
with his amazing technique, "soulful" expressiveness, and versatility as a
performer, composer and arranger/producer. His performances, played on both
steel string and classical guitars, include musical styles ranging from blues to
Bach to country to rhythm n' blues as he wins his audiences hearts with breath
taking technique and the poetic magic of his original musical portraits and
landscapes.

In the 80's and 90's Michael proved himself to be one of the world's finest
classical guitarists; twice winning the coveted National Endowment for the Arts
Solo Recitalist Grant, and taking First Prize in both the Guitar Foundation of
America's and the Music Teachers National Association's Guitar Competitions.
He also won the Silver Medal in Venezuela's VIII Concurso International de
Guitarra "Alirio Diaz". He has toured four continents while giving hundreds of
performances for Affiliate Artists Inc., and various arts promotion organizations.

In 1992 he recorded the Sonata Romantica CD, (now re-released as "Mexico"),

which many critics and connoisseurs of classical guitar consider to be one of
the definitive recordings for the instrument. Acoustic Guitar magazine wrote "...
if I were marooned on a desert island with a limited selection of recordings, this
one would be among my choices...I have seldom heard a more beautiful album.
Other young guitarists have excellent technique, but few have such style and
musicality, and Chapdelaine's beautiful tone is the nearest to Segovia's that I
can recall." In 1994 Michael turned his attention to pop music, in arranging,
producing and recording Time-Life Music's beautiful Guitar by Moonlight
collection (also released as "with love"), which sold 250,000 copies in it's first
two years in the stores. In 1998, he once again, expanded his musical range
and gained instant notoriety and credibility in the "acoustic music" world as a
"fingerstyle" guitarist and composer, by winning the National Fingerpicking
Championships at Winfield.

Michael is Professor of Music and head of guitar studies at the University of

New Mexico, and has previously been on the faculties of the University of
Colorado at Denver and Metropolitan State University. He has given master
classes throughout the world including, China, Thailand, Malaysia, Peru,
Venezuela, Taiwan, Indonesia and at institutions such as, University of Miami,
Mannes School of Music, University of Texas, and California State
University. His teachers included the great Spanish maestro Andres Segovia.

ichael Chapdelaine (born San Diego, California, 15 September 1956) is an

American guitarist.
Chapedelaine is the only guitarist ever to win First Prize in the world's top
competitions[citation needed] in both the Classical and Fingerstyle genres—the Guitar
Foundation of America International Classical Guitar Competition and the
National Fingerstyle Championships at the Walnut Valley Bluegrass Festival in
Winfield, Kansas. His performances, played on both steel string and classical
guitars, include musical styles ranging from blues to Bach to country to rhythm
'n' blues.
In the '80s and '90s Chapdelaine twice won the coveted National Endowment
for the Arts Solo Recitalist Grant and took First Prize in both the Guitar
Foundation of America's and the Music Teachers National Association's Guitar
Competitions. He also won the Silver Medal in Venezuela's VIII Concurso
International de Guitarra "Alirio Diaz". He has toured four continents while giving
hundreds of performances for Affiliate Artists Inc., and various arts promotion
organizations. In 1992 he recorded the Sonata Romantica CD, (now re-released
as "Mexico"), about which Acoustic Guitar magazine (January 1993) wrote "... if
I were marooned on a desert island with a limited selection of recordings, this
one would be among my choices...I have seldom heard a more beautiful album.
Other young guitarists have excellent technique, but few have such style and
musicality, and Chapdelaine's beautiful tone is the nearest to Segovia's that I
can recall."
In 1994 Chapdelaine turned his attention to pop music, in arranging, producing,
and recording Time-Life Music's Guitar by Moonlight collection (also released as
"with love"), which sold 250,000 copies in its first two years in the stores. [citation
needed]
In 1998, he won the National Fingerpicking Championships at Winfield.
[citation needed]

Chapdelaine is Professor of Music and head of guitar studies at the University

of New Mexico, and has previously been on the faculties of the University of
Colorado at Denver and Metropolitan State University. He has given master
classes throughout the world including, China, Thailand, Malaysia, Peru,
Venezuela, Taiwan, Indonesia, and at institutions such as University of Miami,
Mannes School of Music, University of Texas, and California State University.

Discography[edit]

 The dbx Reels (1989)

 Mexico (1992)
 Time-Life Music's "with love" (1995)
 Land of Enchantment (1998)
 Spanish Roses (1999)
 Yamaha Sampler (2001)
 Replay (2001)
 Bach Is Cool (2004)
 Guitar for Christmas (2003)
 Portrait de Femme (2005)
 Grapevine Reserve (2005)
 Guitar Man (2008)