Machaca is the brainchild of 30-year-old Mexican guitarist Morgan Szymanski. Machaca’s take on contemporary South American work, from Brazil’s Villa Lobos to Argentina’s Piazzolla, with lesser knowns such as Venezuela’s Antonio Lauro, breaks moulds for agility of play and the airy quality of their music, which darts deep while remaining subtle and delicate.
The octet includes [...]
Guitarist Szymanski charms the audience at sell-out show
Review by Stephen Crawford
Morgan Szymanksi put on an impressive show as part of the Bermuda Festival at City Hall
There was a full house at City Hall on a stormy Saturday night eager to hear guitarist Morgan Szymanski’s programme. Born in Mexico City, Morgan studied at the Royal [...]
STOP PRESS! On the 27 April 2010 in London’s Purcell Room, Machaca will launch their much awaited new album ‘Los Ambulantes’! A musical feast of works by Villa-Lobos, Piazzolla, Lauro, Machado, Iannarelli, Cardoso and the world premiere of a new work by Stephen McNeff especially written for us! Performed by the UK’s finest crop of young musicians plus special guests Galo Cerón on guitar + cuatro and virtuoso Adam Walker on flute.
Book now to avoid disappointment!
STOP PRESS! On the 27t April Machaca will release their much awaited album ‘Los Ambulantes’ at London’s South Bank Centre, (Purcell Room) during La Linea 2010! The album features works by Piazzolla, Lauro, Villa-Lobos, Machado, Cardoso, Iannarelli and the world premiere recording of Stephen McNeff’s ‘Los Ambulantes’. Machaca is delighted to collaborate with Mr. Galo Cerón on guitar and cuatro and the fabulous Adam Walker on flute. For tickets please go to http://www.comono.co.uk/det.php?ev=723
This autumn will also see the premiere of a new guitar concerto by Alec Roth, written for Morgan Szymanski and the Orchestra of St. Martin in the Fields.
2010 also sees the launch of Sarabande Records, a label set up by Morgan and Dylan Szymanski to continue providing high quality recordings by the UK’s most promising [...]
Reviewed in www.classical-guitar-news.co.uk
Morgan Szymanski: featured artist. Double CD review.
The Unicorn In The Garden
It’s apt that “The Unicorn in The Garden” should feature a highly artistic and engaging CD covering, clearly reflecting Morgan Szymanski’s artistic capabilities and creativities as a classical guitarist of the highest order. Released in 2005, this recording features both a of range [...]
Morgan Szymanski and ODuo
Guitar & Percussion, Lakeside Arts Centre
Friday, February 20, 2009
THIS was an exhilarating evening of mainly Latin-American sounds.
Morgan Szymanski, a fine Mexican classical guitarist, and percussionists Oliver Cox and Owen Gunnell were first brought together by chance.
Booked for the same concert, they capped it with the arrangement of a Brazilian guitar piece that [...]
Morgan masters variety of guitar styles
David Lucas, Basingstoke Gazette 29-01-09
Trinity Methodist Church was the ideal venue for this impressive and varied rectal.
It’s good acoustics and modest size enabled the audience to concentrate on every note of the programme, given by one of today’s most accomplished guitarists.
Mexican-born Morgan Szymanski, who studied in London and Amsterdam and [...]
A new recording of the music of Alec Roth, including ‘Songs in Time of War’ for tenor, violin, harp and guitar, as well as two new solo guitar pieces ‘Cancion de la Luna’ and ‘Danza de la Luna’ and Chinese Gardens for tenor and guitar. With Mark Padmore (tenor), Phillipe Honore (violin), Alison Nicholls (harp) [...]
MORGAN SYMANSKI guitar with MARK PADMORE tenor
Rochdale Music Society used our own magnificent town hall as a concert venue. It was a brave decision that worked well and gave us a memorable concert experience.
International classical guitarist Morgan Szymanski opened with Grand Overture Opus 61 by Giuliani, a charming piece from 1809 which served to tune [...]
The highly anticipated new album from Machaca, 'Los Ambulantes' is available now from iTunes:
If you'd like to get your hands on the beautifully packaged CD you can preorder it from guitars.net
You can now buy Morgan's recordings directly from iTunes.
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Morgan has set up his own label with his brother Dylan. Click on the logo to visit the site.