Classical Guitar Ensemble
Classical Guitar Ensemble (Music 6). Study of selected repertoire and instruction in performance for classical guitar ensemble. The ensemble was founded in the fall of 1999 under the direction of the current conductor, Mesut Özgen, who commissioned and premiered many ensemble works written specifically for the UCSC Guitar Ensemble, including Pick and Roll for guitar ensemble, two violins, tenor sax, and basketball by Ben Verdery, Mountain Mission by Adam Cotton, Snapshots by the Bay by Chris Pratorius, Quaditorio by Jack Vees, Following the Wind by Mark Aitken, and the guitar orchestra arrangement of Giuliani’s Grand Overture by Peter Constant. Some of the other repertoire performed by the ensemble includes works by Bach, Tchaikovsky, Brouwer, Garcia, Johanson, Duarte, Ogawa, and Charlton. The ensemble presents regular public concerts both on and off campus. Several video clips of the ensemble can be viewed at http://www.mesutozgen.com/en/clips/video.php