Annalisa EwaldClassical Guitarist from Santa Fe, NM

Top Ten Billboard charting artist Annalisa Ewald has received rave reviews! " ALL IN ALL, A DELIGHT"--Seattle Post Intelligencer " (Ms. Ewald) PLAYED WITH POLISH AND PANACHE." --International Review of Music "EXQUISITE" --Downtown Magazine, NYC "A RICHLY-SOUNDING GUITAR…WELL-PLAYED"--The News-Times, Santa Barbara. If your goal is an enchanted event that will create beautiful memories for a lifetime, you should meet classical guitarist Annalisa Ewald. Her skills embrace the passionate music of distinguished Latin-American composers, the fire of flamenco, and the great guitar composers of Europe. Annalisa has won numerous prestigious awards for her solo concert series and has received praise for her performances at the Villa-Lobos, the Boston Early Music Festival, and Santa Barbara Bach Festival. A sight-after performer for private events, Annalisa is also sought after for corporate functions, where her performance adds charm with refined classical repertoire and refreshing vitality with her curated Latin and flamenco repertoire. In addition to hundreds of brides and party-givers, past corporate clients include: Fidelity Investments, USTA Open, Pilot Pen Tennis Tournament, Philips, Rolex Equestrian Exhibition and more. At age 14 Sophocles Papas, friend and colleague of the legendary Andrés Segovia, chose her as his protege and groomed her for the concert stage. She then studied at the San Francisco Conservatory and Bard College (B.A. Classical Guitar Performance.) She went on to study with ICM concert artist Turan-Mirza Kamal and the internationally renowned international, Patrick O'Brien, founding professor of JUILLIARD Historical Plucked Strings Department. Her first solo album, "Annalisa Ewald Live at the Factory Underground" charted in the Billboard Top Ten (classical). Annalisa specializes in Latin American, Spanish and flamenco music and also performs with harpist Richard Spendio (additional fee applies).