Roland Dyens takes stage for final Art of Guitar event

Concert 
April 28, 8 p.m., Rosch Recital Hall 
Tickets: $15 ($10 students)

Guitar Master Class
April 29, 11 a.m., Rosch Recital Hall
Admission is free

Composition Seminar
April 29, 4 p.m., Rosch Recital Hall
Admission is free

The SUNY Fredonia School of Music will wrap up of The Art of Guitar Series with a classical guitar performance and master class given by guest artist Roland Dyens on Tuesday, April 28 at 8 p.m. in Rosch Recital Hall.

This is the final concert on the series, sponsored in part by the Ethos New Music Society, Fredonia School of Music, Fredonia Guitar Society, D’Addario, and Savarez.

Following the performance, Dyens will be holding a master class and seminar on Wednesday, April 29 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Rosch Recital hall. He will also teach a composition seminar the same day from 4 to 6 p.m. in room 2019 of Mason hall. Both classes are free and all interested students, faculty, and community members are invited to observe.

Dyens shares the joy of his musical talent while performing, composing and teaching throughout the world. This tri-dimensional offering provides the basis for the phenomenal success of this musician and his ongoing evolution. Never falling short of a full event, his concerts unfold for his audience as a personal experience of emotional awakening. Deeply inspired in this arena of musical unity, audience members will often later use the impact of the artist’s virtuosity and creativity in their own perception of music and, more broadly, their lives as well. For those of Dyens’ audiences who are unfamiliar with the contours and nuances of classical guitar performance, one often witnesses an inspirational discovery of the instrument and its musical potential.

Dyens is a Tunisian-French classical guitarist, composer, and arranger who has studied guitar with the Spanish master guitarist Alberto Ponce and analysis with Désiré Dondeyne. He is currently at the forefront of the guitar world and has won several prizes in competitions for classical guitar performance and composition. Dyens tours extensively and has performed at many music festivals and held master classes at many locations across Europe, the United States and Asia.

He currently teaches at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Paris, where he is Professor of Guitar.