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Tarrega/ Skanson
Born in Villarreal, Spain, Francisco Tarrega fell into an irrigation channel when he was young, which rendered him nearly blind. Partially due to this accident, the family moved to Castellon and enrolled him in music classes. He entered the Madrid Conservatory in 1874, under the sponsorship of a wealthy merchant named Antonio Canesa, where he studied composition under Emilio Arrieta. By the end of the 1870s, he was teaching the guitar and giving regular concerts. A virtuoso on his instrument, he was known as the "Sarasate of the guitar". He later settled in Barcelona, and died there in 1909.
Darren Curtis Skanson was born in 1967 to a farm/ teaching family in Minnesota. Encouraged in music from a young age, Skanson sang and played instruments throughout his grade scool years. At 13 he took his first guitar lessson and began a partnership with the instrument that has produced a wide variety of music. Most known for his claasical guitar compositions and arrangements, Skanson continues to record, compose and perform out of his Denver, Colorado base. His discograhpy currently includes 10 compact discs of arrangements and original work with over 200 pieces to his credit. |
