Oren Fader

Oren Fader is highly regarded as a performer of classical guitar repertoire, both solo and chamber, traditional and contemporary. Reviewing his solo New York City recital, Guitar Review magazine stated: "His scholarship, technique, and intelligent musicianship are plainly evident and the beauty of his tone is consistently compelling".He has performed in London, Tokyo, Munich, Amsterdam, Montreal, Maui, Russia, Mexico, and throughout the United States. Concerto performances include the Villa-Lobos Guitar Concerto with the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, the Concierto de Aranjuez, with the Brooklyn Conservatory Orchestra, and the Vivaldi D major with the Manchester Music Festival Chamber Players in Vermont.Mr. Fader is much in demand as a chamber musician. He has performed hundreds of concerts with a wide range of classical and new music groups, including the Met Chamber Ensemble (directed by James Levine), New York City Opera, New York Philharmonic, New York City Ballet, Mark Morris Dance Group, New World Symphony, Absolute Ensemble, American Composers' Orchestra, Brooklyn Philharmonic, Music from Japan, New Amsterdam Singers, New York Festival of Song, North Country Chamber Players, Poetica Musica, and Speculum Musicae. Festival performances include Aspen, Tanglewood, Bach Oregon Festival, Deer Valley Festival (Utah), and Morelia, Mexico.Mr. Fader recently finished a year long engagement with the Mark Morris Dance Group, performing Lou Harrison's Serenade for Guitar as onstage accompaniment for a new solo dance work choreographed and danced by Mark Morris.Mr. Fader is well known for his performance of contemporary music. As a member of the Award- winning new music ensembles Cygnus, Fireworks, and Glass Farm, he has premiered over 100 solo and chamber works with guitar, including compositions by Babbitt, Wuorinen, Machover, Biscardi, Currier, Naito, Pollock, and others. This season Mr. Fader will premiere three duos (written for him and guitarist William Anderson) by Wuorinen, David Lang, and Scott Johnson, and a new opera, commissioned by the Cygnus Ensemble, by Jonathan Dawe. In a performance of Mario Davidovsk's Synchronisms ..10 for guitar and electronic tape, The New York Times wrote: "Oren Fader gave the guitar part a polished, energetic performance that was precisely matched to the tape sounds." And at a recent performance The New York Times called Mr. Fader's playing "Electrifying".Mr. Fader can be heard on over 20 commercial recordings, in repertoire ranging from the 16th Century (Dowland) to late 20th (Carter). Recent releases include "First Flight": Ten premiere solo guitar pieces written for Mr. Fader, and "Another's Fandango", featuring solo works from Bach to Bogdanovic, produced by Grammy Award winner Adam Abeshouse. Other recent recording projects include a new recording of an arrangement of "The Rite of Spring" performed by the Fireworks ensemble, and new releases from Milton Babbitt, Chien-Yin Chen, Tim Janis, Elizabeth Hoffman, Sean Hickey, and Meyer Kupferman. The Cygnus Ensemble's 2nd CD, featuring works by Naito, Babbitt, Claman, and others will be released by Bridge Records in June 2006. Mr. Fader is active in commercial film as well, just having recorded the guitar parts for the film, "Everything Is Illuminated", directed by Liev Schriber.Mr. Fader received his undergraduate degree from SUNY Purchase and his Master of Music (Performance) degree from Florida State University. His major teachers include David Starobin and Bruce Holzman. Since 1994 Mr. Fader has been on the guitar and chamber music faculty of the Manhattan School of Music.