‘Peaceful Guitar’ new album by Mak Grgic in Peaceful Radio Show 1554
15 August 2023 Uncategorized
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Touted as a “gifted guitarist” by the New York Times, and “a guitarist to keep an eye on” by the Washington Post, 2-time Grammy- nominated artist Mak Grgić is a star on the worldwide stage. An expansive and adventurous repertoire attests to his versatility and wide-ranging interests. In 2018 Mak was invited by legendary singer-songwriter k.d. lang to perform as the opening act for the North American leg of her Ingénue Redux Tour. In 2022, Mak Grgić released the album Peaceful Guitar.
An avid new music proponent, Mak has commissioned a multitude of new works for solo guitar and guitar with ensemble. Some of these include works by Michael Gordon, Julia Adolphe, Nina Senk, Leon First and Cengiz Eren, to name a few. In fall 2022 he premiered and toured a newly commissioned guitar concerto by Michael Abels, composer for the Oscar-winning motion picture Get Out.
An enthusiastic recording artist, Mak’s latest recordings, Balkanisms for Naxos Music plus MAKrotonal and Grammy®- nominated Mak|Bach for MicroFest Records, explore a vast repertoire spanning ethnic music, microtonal, new music and early music on refretted instruments, such as a “zig-zag fretted Bach prototype guitar” that allows him to create a “well- tempered guitar” for Mak|Bach
Mak currently holds a full-time teaching position at University of South Carolina, and is a founder and CEO of Notey, a startup building a mobile music education game. He is also proud to be involved with the Bosana Foundation, an organization that raises money for Bosnian youth. He also regularly awards education-furthering scholarships to select students across South America.
Source: New Age Music Guide
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