“New Dimensions in Classical Guitar” premiered in March 2004
Mesut Özgen and friends in a Multimedia Performance
Visual Artists:
Gustavo Vazquez, video and stage choreography
Peter Elsea, digital images and multimedia design
David Lee Cuthbert, scenic/lighting design and stage choreography
Guest Artists: Deepak Ram (bansuri), Annette Bauer (recorder), Lauren Rasmussen (soprano)
Frequently collaborating with accomplished, innovative composers, Mesut has long been a champion of new music for guitar. His eclectic tastes, rooted predominantly in traditional and folk musics of the world, have inspired composers to combine avant-garde compositional techniques with traditional tunes and rhythms. This concert features world premiere performances of some of these works. Read more