Chris Rupert

Composer and guitarist Chris Rupert has composed the soundtrack for the documentary H.M.S. Detroit - The Battle Continues, as well as an album of classical and steel string guitar music entitled Not That Far Away. His piece Prelude for Guitar and Flute has been published by Columbia Music, and his Postlude (from Suite #1 for Guitar) was listed as a competition piece for the Canadian Contemporary Music Festival. His Nowhere left to go for guitar and mandolin was given its premiere in Germany by the Ahlert and Schwab duo in December 2001 and has since been played throughout Germany to enthusiastic audiences.The duo recorded the piece in 2004 and released it on the CD of the same name (click here to read a review). The duet Mud Temple (guitar and violin) was premiered in Turkey in the summer of 2003 by Duo 46 , who has plans for recording it in the near future. He continues to compose new music for solo guitar, as well as duets with instruments such as 'cello, harpsichord, flute, charango, and synthesizer. He has also written music for solo charango.

List of Compositions

Not That Far Away - Ten Pieces for Steel String and Classical Guitar (1988)

Suite #1 for Guitar (1990)

Heorot (for Charango - 1990)

Altitudes (for String Quartet - 1991, 2002)

A Walk in the Woods (1992)

2 Pieces for Guitar and Harpsichord (1993)

Stranger Child of Strange Parents (Guitar and 'cello - 1992)

Unexpected Day Off (Guitar and 'cello - 1993)

Barney's Pound Excursion (Guitar and 'cello - 1993)

Suite #2 for Guitar (1994)

Bridesmaids and the Bride (1995)

Prelude for Guitar and Flute (published by Columbia Music Company CO348 - 1995)

for Aaron (1995)

Preludes 1-5 (1995)

3 (Guitar and Synthesizer - 1996)

Echoes (1996)

Preludes 6-10 (1997)

for Angelique (1997)

Lenten Suite (1998)

Summer's End (guitar duet - 1999)

Barbara, you up? (marimba - 2000)

For Christopher (2001)

Nowhere left to go (guitar and mandolin - 2001 - premiered in Germany Dec. 2001)

whatever (2002)

Mud Temple (guitar and violin - 2002 - premiered in Turkey April 2003)

On His Holiness Pope John Paul II's visit to Toronto, late July, 2002 (2002)

Barren tree on field left fallow (2003)

for Lucas (2003)

Stars at Dawn (2004)