2023 Symposium & Prizes Announcement
Composers and guitarists expand their global network once again in 2023!
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twistedsprucemusic
- Nov 2, 2022
- 1 min
Thank you to Sponsors - Winners Announced!
2022 Winners and Finalists Announced
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twistedsprucemusic
- Oct 28, 2022
- 1 min
Tomorrow! - 2022 Prize Announcement
Tomorrow! - 2022 Prizes Announced
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twistedsprucemusic
- Oct 20, 2022
- 3 min
A Falling Loop - Premiere on November 23
A guitar and animation experimental short film to be released Nov. 23, 2022 at 6 pm on YouTube Premiere - Twisted Spruce!
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syanderson.music
- Oct 11, 2022
- 4 min
Olga Amelkina-Vera's composition on the ballot in the first round of GRAMMY voting, Please Vote!
Olga is on the ballot to be considered in the category of best Contemporary Classical Composition for her composition "The Heaven's Hundred"
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zogallag
- Jul 18, 2022
- 5 min
2022 Wilson Burnham Prize Guitar
"I'm looking to create a guitar that has a huge voice and soul. Da capo, it’s got to sing. It has to have presence, beauty, and elegance."
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twistedsprucemusic
- Jul 15, 2022
- 1 min
2022 Collaborators Announced!
2022 Twisted Spruce Collaborators Announced!
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![A Conversation with Composer Haralabos [Harry] Stafylakis](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/fc3bff_fc84c04f7e2545df87641d3becb8f7a9~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/fc3bff_fc84c04f7e2545df87641d3becb8f7a9~mv2.png)
syanderson.music
- Jun 30, 2022
- 8 min
A Conversation with Composer Haralabos [Harry] Stafylakis
"the best thing is to partner with a guitarist and compose in tandem with them..."
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Ben Diamond
- Jun 29, 2022
- 5 min
Denis Azabagic - Competitions, Collaboration, & Chicago!
"One of the things I find with contemporary music is that you have to spend time working with the composer to bring out the meaning..."
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Marisa Sardo
- Jun 20, 2022
- 11 min
Ken Meyer - On Recording a Concerto for Bridge Records!
"I learned that composers are just as frustrated with notation as we are with technical limitations."
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Luke Henry
- Jun 16, 2022
- 7 min
Anthony Tan - Composer, Pianist, & Electronic Musician
"I try to explore things that each performer is interested in and what's going to make the piece interesting to them to perform musically."
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Ben Diamond
- Jun 15, 2022
- 1 min
Dale Kavanagh - Playing her own Music!
"There is so much to learn. I am hoping to give and to learn."
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Ben Diamond
- Jun 9, 2022
- 2 min
Winner's Concert in 2022 Chicago Guitar Festival
Guitar prize winners Thomas Aquino and Marisa Sardo to be featured in the Chicago Guitar Festival! Read about their advice for competitors.
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twistedsprucemusic
- Jun 9, 2022
- 1 min
Meet Zoe Gallagher - 2022 Operations Manager!
The 2022 Twisted Spruce Music Foundation is thrilled to introduce Zoe Gallagher, our Operations Manager!
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twistedsprucemusic
- Jun 4, 2022
- 1 min
Sy Anderson - Composition Ambassador!
The Twisted Spruce Music Foundation is pleased to announce Sy Anderson has joined our 2022 management team!
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twistedsprucemusic
- May 28, 2022
- 1 min
Ben Diamond - Guitar Ambassador!
Ben joins our 2022 Twisted Spruce Management Team. Learn more about Ben and his love for new music on the guitar!
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Luke Henry
- Aug 31, 2021
- 6 min
Kirsten Broberg
“Your real teachers are going to be the musicians that you collaborate with in your life. They really are going to be your best teachers.”
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Luke Henry
- Jun 25, 2021
- 4 min
Grammy Winning Composer - Aaron Jay Kernis
Guitar music wouldn't have come about in my life without collaboration...
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