Alberto Ginastera, Steve Reich, Henryk Gorecki, Michael Hedges, Astor Piazzolla, Rush, György Ligeti, Ian Krouse, Roland Dyens, Hans-Werner Henze, Dream Theater, Cynic, Shakti, LAGQ. Chuck Schuldiner, Tony Rice, Keith Jarrett, etc...
Evan Hirschelman has performed in numerous musical genres, bringing a fresh perspective and creative energy to his playing style. He has been a top prize winner in numerous guitar competitions, including the Stotsenberg International Competition and the American String Teachers Competition. Heralded by the Los
Angeles Times for "technical wizardry" and by the Malibu
Times for "soulful musicality", Evan has appeared in the pages of Classical Guitar magazine (England) and Soundboard magazine (USA).
As a composer, Evan's compositions reflect a fusion of musical influences. They range from classical to metal, creating a unique brand of hybrid music. His compositions are being embraced by a variety of performers including the Los Angeles Guitar Quartet and the Chinese guitarist Xuefei Yang among others. Evan's piece "Lament and Wake" is featured on the 2005 GRAMMY® winning CD "LAGQ's Guitar Heroes".
Musical performances have taken him throughout the world, where he has collaborated with diverse artists such as jazz-fusion pioneer Rick Laird of the Mahavishnu Orchestra, classical guitarist Scott Tennant and the rock guitarist Paul Gilbert. An active performer of contemporary classical music, Evan has world premiered or had works dedicated to him by composers such as Ian Krouse, Roland Dyens, and Andrew York.
Evan received his formal education at the University of Southern California, the University of Arizona and Indiana University. While an undergraduate, Evan additionally studied in France with the composer Roland Dyens. As a Graduate Fellow, Evan taught at the USC Thornton School of Music.
A native of Detroit, Michigan, Evan resides in Los Angeles where he currently divides his time between composing, performing and teaching guitar. He is on the faculty at the Musicians Institute (GIT), Hollywood and his first book will be published in 2008 by the Hal Leonard Company.
Hi Evan, thanks for adding me as a friend! Fantastic music you are writing, I really enjoyed it. Have you written anything for guitar and flute by any chance? I am always looking for new pieces for my flute/guitar project... We do perform quite regularly, would be fab to have some new works. Take care!
Hey dude check out my "myspace." I just updated it and I'll be recording something kickass tonight and I'll send it to you. Rock On! PS-Saving Silverman was a great movie.
Nice hanging last night Evan!!! And thanks for introducing me to the MONSTER GENIUS :-)
REALLY wish I could've made it there Thusrday though... BUT, blasting your AWESOMLEY FABULOUSLY BEAUTIFUL disc on the way home comes in 2nd. I guess I can live with that (for now)!
Well, see you in the hallowed halls, maestro :-)
DayEarl PS: Are you practicing for our drum battle? lol
Thanks for accepting my invitation. I've enjoyed the recordings you've placed online, and through them, discovered the work of Dusan Bogdanovich. So thank you for that, and keep up the great work!
Hi Evan, Luv your music so much its so inspiring i cant stop listening to it, i notice you have a song called meditation and was thinking how good it would be to meditate too i know many people who would luv to meditate to it, you should maybe think about makeing the songs longer and sell as meditation music over the net, u would make a fotune :D:D:D:D
You are most welcome. I love the style. I like the whole modern thing of putting nice harmonies and steel string and electric guitar techniques on the classical. I first heard it from Andrew York and I love it. I play sunburst, lullaby, sunshine rag and Andecy. i'm sure you know them.
By the way are the tracks on your player published - apart for the LAGQ track - It would be great to get hold of them.
My Friend, I am happy for your accomplishments and look forward to hearing more from you. Great seeing you in Cali! Can't wait to start working on the Piece you are gonna write for me
