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“Western Skies” // Four New Pieces for Solo Guitar
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Jacob Seyer - Guitarist | Composer
- Solo
“Western Skies” will be a collection of ten new pieces for solo acoustic guitar geared towards bringing together North & South American percussive guitar traditions to paint sounds of powerful, vividly colored sunsets from two of my hometowns, Kelso, MO and Bellingham, WA. Four of these works will be showcased for the VSO Day of Music to serve as an entertaining template for musicians wishing to expand their ability in layering sound as a soloist. Scores will soon be available.
Jacob Seyer, Guitar
1. Meditation no. 4
2. Western Skies
3. Celeste
4. Danze
Jacob Seyer (M.Mus) is a Seattle based guitarist, international award winning composer, and renowned music instructor with over 15 years of diverse experience in the music industry. Jacob’s music has been described as “sophisticated,” “groundbreaking,” and “full of variety.” Jacob obtained his Bachelor of Music degree in Classical Guitar Performance with early-music specialist, Dr. Jeffery Noonan. He then pursued his Master of Music degree under the guidance of Dr. Daniel Bolshoy at the University of British Columbia. In these seven years, Jacob studied and performed diversely cultured repertoire ranging from the 16th to 21st century as a soloist, chamber musician, and orchestral feature artist. Recently, Jacob was awarded 2nd Prize in the 2021 Russian composition competition, “The Time of The Guitar International” where his piece, “Relictus (En Aethere)” was praised for being “mesmerizing” with “very convincing imagery.” Jacob’s score for “Relictus” will be released by the Danish publishing company, Bergmann Edition. Jacob’s unique perspective in composition is reflected in his love for teaching. In 2018, Jacob was awarded “Teacher of the Year” at the Vancouver Central School of Music, described by his students as “enthusiastic,” “compassionate,” and “adaptable,” enabling students to learn quickly and break into new levels of playing.
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