About

A classical guitarist with a diverse background and broad range of musical interests, Sean O'Connor's top priorities are expressive playing and a unique repertoire. Primarily a rock and jazz guitarist in his pre-college years, Sean developed an ability to improvise and arrange music for the guitar before any of his formal education. During his years at CSU Sacramento, and afterwards as a Magna Cum Laude graduate of that school's music program, his interest broadened to include the incredible repertoire available to the classical guitarist. Most recently, he has expanded his efforts to include the 11-String Alto Guitar, a unique instrument designed to allow guitarists to perform Baroque and Renaissance lute music without the destructive editing normally required for such endeavors. One thing is certain: at Sean's concerts, you will hear music you are unlikely to hear anywhere else, performed with conviction and feeling.

Music

J.S. Bach:
Suite BWV 1007 (originally for cello)
Suite BWV 996 (originally for lute)
Prelude BWV 999
Minuet in G (Bach/Petzold)
Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring

Johann Kaspar Mertz:
Fingal's Cave
Evening Song
To Malvina
Elfin Dance
Restless

Heitor Villa-Lobos:
Preludes 1-3

Francisco Tarrega:
Lagrima
Adelita (Mazurka)
Waltz in D
Recuerdos de la Alhambra
Capricho Arabe

Leo Brouwer:
Estudios Sencillos (various)
Un Dia De Noviembre
Berceuse (Afro-Cuban Lullaby)

Giovanni Zamboni:
Suite No 6 (orig. for archlute)
Suite No 1 (orig. for archlute)

Sylvius Leopold Weiss:
Ciacona (orig. for baroque lute)

...and much, much more.

Videos

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