Darren Curtis Skanson and The Skanson Strings Live performance schedule - Click here!

For live performances, The Skanson String Trio includes Darren Curtis Skanson on guitar, violinist Debra Fuller (Phantom Of The Opera Concertmaster), and cellist Kevin Johnson (Boulder Philharmonic). They perform classics like Moonlight Sonata, exciting Spanish works like Malaguena, and Darren's beautiful original compositions.

Artist - Darren Curtis Skanson's Light Classical Guitar music has a timeless classical sound with familiar melodies and fresh new compositions that all lean to the gentle and melodic side of Classical. With 9 compact discs to his resume, Darren is a classical guitar musical force. His Spanish and Flamenco release "Solamente Romanz" reached #8 on Billboard's Top Classical Chart. Darren's previous CD, "Classica" which features classical guitar reached #11 on that same chart. Darren was also proclaimed; "... the most requested classical guitarist on Beethoven Radio" by Beethoven.com, the #1 Classical Radio Station in the world.

Composer - With over 200 pieces to his credt, Skanson has a partnership with the classical guitar that has produced a wide variety of music. After an outstanding collegiate career and 2 nationally touring ensembels, Skanson embarked on his solo career where his composition output exploded with works for classical guitar, acoustic fingerstyle guitar, 12 string guitar, cello, and violin.  

Arranger - Although Skanson is known mostly for his classical guitar compositions, he is also a prolific arranger. His classical guitar arrangements of Beethoven, Bach, Brahms, and other classical composers are among the most essential to the classical guitar repertoire.