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We must give heartfelt congratulations to Adam Gardino for
winning the International Finger Style Guitar Competition at Winfield this year.
Adam is an outstanding guitarist, as many of us at BRAS know and we can’t help
but feel proud that one of our own is doing such great things.
Adam played in
the Black Rose Kids Jam and was a past recipient of the Black Rose Scholarship.
Last year Adam graduated magma cum laude from CU Denver with a degree in music
performance and in 2011 he released his solo album “Lost Keys.” We expect more
wonderful things from Adam in the future and we’re all so happy for his success!
By Joanna Springer
One of these days, you may be tempted to say "I knew him when."
Well, you'd better hurry; "when" is just about over. Adam Gardino has
been developing as a fingerstyle guitarist for some years, and he's now
becoming recognized as one of the finest young guitarists of our
region.
He is, to my knowledge, the youngest person ever to make the finals
of the National Finger Style Guitar Championship; he did that in 2005 at
the age of 16. Last September, at the ripe old age of 21, he earned
Third Place in the International Finger Style Guitar Championship,
behind former champion Pete Huttlinger and this year's
champion, Akihiro Tanaka of Japan. This year Adam earned FIRST PLACE at the 2012 International Finger Style Guitar Championship!
Adam is listed in truefire.com's Young Guitar Players You Should
Know, and he's too young to be afraid of the most challenging
arrangements, young enough to bring energy and sheer joy to his
performances, but old enough to appreciate—and deliver—true
musicianship, the kind that most performers hit when they're, say, 55
years old.
What does he play? Start with Chet Atkins and move in many
directions: blues, bluegrass, funk, folk. He writes his own, and knows
how to appreciate and interpret others' music, including Guy Van Duser's
arrangement of Stars and Stripe Forever and the themes from Peter Gunn
and The Pink Panther. But style doesn't really matter; he could play
the phone book and make it entertaining.
By Charlie Hall
Adam Gardino's MySpace Page
Adam will be performing at Black Rose Acoustic Society for our annual Holiday Potluck and concert on December 14 at the Black Forest Community Center. For more information visit our website: http://www.blackroseacoustic.org/
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