Gratus Sum | thanks to the musicians
I have much to be thankful for, as I have said many times in these blogs. And so today, in the spirit of my nearly completed 4th Guitar Sonata, Gratus Sum – I am Grateful – I
American Threads | Balmer plays Wallace and more
Jamie Balmer’s American Threads features solo guitar music by Kevin Callahan, Phillip de Fremery, Frederic Hand, Thomas Schuttenhelm, and Frank Wallace alongside Balmer’s arrangements for solo guitar of music by Elliott Smith, Edward MacDowell, and Leonard Bernstein
First Video of Friends
Friends Video This is my first recording of some of my newest composition – a collection of ten meditations called Friends. Please read more on a previous blog. The guitar is a beautiful 1971 Friederich and the
On becoming a composer
Customer Inquiry A customer of Gyre Music recently ordered several of my more serious works for solo guitar. And so, being pleased I might have a new and serious fan, I wrote directly to him to thank
Elegant 1927 Simplicio guitar
Watch this elegant 1927 Simplicio guitar in action by clicking on this YouTube link. To read the lovely comments on Aaron Green’s Facebook post, click on the logo in the upper right corner. Aaron comments on the
Original Composition on Video
Recording Original Composition As I mentioned in a recent blog, I am setting out to record all of my compositions. Many of my solo works are on Gyre CDs, but much work is left to be done.
Recording Vintage Classical Guitars
Recording Guitar Videos My ongoing recording project with Vintage Classical Guitars, owned by Aaron Green, keeps getting more satisfying. The video below features one of the many great guitars I have played there, a 1970 Daniel Friederich.
NYC Classical Guitar Society
Frank Wallace is joined once again by his long time partner in life and song, mezzo-soprano Nancy Knowles, in music by Wallace, Mertz, Sagreras and Villa-Lobos. It is easy to feel an intimate connection to the ethereal
Wallace and Knowles at Stone Arts
Frank Wallace is joined once again by his long time partner in life and song, mezzo-soprano Nancy Knowles, in music by Wallace, Mertz, Sagreras and Villa-Lobos. It is easy to feel an intimate connection to the ethereal
Wallace residency in Phoenix
Frank will teach, conduct and perform on vihuela, voice and guitar for Arizona State Univ. and Glendale Community College in Phoenix AZ from Nov 26-30. Details coming.
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