I always jump at the opportunity to travel back to my hometown of Madison, Wisconsin to play music (especially early music!) This past December I was featured as a soloist with Madison youth choirs performing a program related to Shakespeare.
Tafelmusik Winter Institute
Tafelmusik, a highly successful early music group based in Toronto, runs a Winter institute for young early music professionals. I was happy to attend this past January to work on theorbo and baroque guitar with the lute virtuoso, Lucas Harris. This year’s theme was Italian Baroque instrumental music.
I’d highly recommend this festival to any aspiring early music players!
www.tafelmusik.org/artist-training/tafelmusik-winter-institute
Joining Third Coast Baroque this season!
Third Coast Baroque is a spectacular new baroque group in Chicago led by Rubén Dubrovsky | Artistic Director
Angela Young Smucker | Executive Director
Nathalie Colas Grant | Director of Operations
I’ll be joining them on their program “Groove!” playing theorbo.
For more information visit: http://www.thirdcoastbaroque.org
Debut with the Newberry Consort
I’m thrilled to be included in the Newberry Consort’s program Kemp’s Jig as a young artist mentee. I’ll be playing renaissance guitar and lute with a violin band and great collection of actors featuring a master of improvisation, dance and baroque guitar, Steve Player.
For more details visit: http://newberryconsort.org
Scotland tour with Chamber Opera Chicago
I am so refreshed and happy to have just concluded a successful tour of Scotland with the company Chamber Opera Chicago. Last year we were able to tour through England for 3 weeks in 5 cities. This year we were lucky enough to have been invited to the Edinburgh festival. What an incredible experience!
New Solo CD!
Classical Guitar Favorites is a solo CD consisting of the songs I love to perform most often. The CD includes a wide range of style: Baroque, Romantic, Minimalist, and Argentinean Tango.
The CD is available for a purchase (Only $7) HERE:
https://brandonacker.bandcamp.com/album/classical-guitar-favorites-cd
Tosca Lecture
Festival Performance with Strung Up
Strung Up performed in May at the Riverside Arts Weekend. The program included Philip Glass, Arvo Pärt and Alan Hovhanness.