ben kearsley

"VIBRANT AND TECHNICALLY SUPERB" - CLASSICAL GUITAR MAGAZINE"Ben proved himself to be a technically accomplished virtuoso performer completely at home with his instrument. He produced a beautiful tone and shaped musical lines while maintaining always an excellent balance between melodic material and accompaniment. There was plenty of tonal and dynamic contrast which gave great colour to his performance" Dr. David J. Smith Professor of Music Aberdeen UniversityBen Kearsley was born in Edinburgh, Scotland. Began classical guitar with Norman Qinney and later with Ian Smith.Ben studied with Simon Dinnigan at the Birmingham Conservtiore graduating with a BMus ( HONS ).During his time as a student, Ben performed in masterclasses for, Alirio Diaz, Jose Tomas, David Russell, Roland Dyens and Carlos Bonell.After studing Ben moved to La Paz, Bolivia where he gave concerts and taught guitar at the Conservatoiro De La Paz for 12 months.Ben then moved to Madrid, Spain where he again gave concerts and taught the guitar for 6 months.In 2004 Ben gave his first tour, 20 concerts in Scotland.In 2005, Ben recorded his first c.d - "SUNBURST" (21 tracks) and gave a 40 date concert tour of the U.K.In 2006, Ben recorded his second c.d - "KOYUNBABA" (21 tracks) and gave a 40 date concert tour of the U.K.In 2007, Ben recorded his third c.d - "SAKURA" (21 tracks) and gave a 40 date concert tour of the U.K.In 2008, Ben recorded his fourth c.d - "MILWAUKEE" (21 tracks) and gave a 40 date concert tour of the U.K and one concert in Milan, Italy.2008 also gave Ben his first recording contract with SHORE SOUNDS MUSIC signing all four of his c.d's to the label.In 2009 Ben gave a 40 date U.K tour and recorded "TANGO EN SKAI" for SHORE SOUNDS MUSIC, a 21 track c.d.Ben is currently the guitar tutor at The University of Edinburgh.