Guitarist Susan McDonald

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Projects


Lectures

REMEMBER THE RIVER: Nurturing Courage Through Beauty

THE GUITAR IN THE CEILING: Stories from Conflict Regions


Compositions


SOLO:


Child of Light

Flowers of Kurdistan

Gifts from Damascus

The Guitar in the Ceiling (4 movements)

Lights of Beirut

The Phases of Eve (13 movements)

Las Puertas de San Miguel (5 movements)

Tsohar (Radiance)



GUITAR AND NARRATOR:


Gilgamesh (9 movements)

Quasimodo (10 movements)



GUITAR QUARTET:


The Desert

Gifts from Damascus

Lights of Beirut

Tango Ten-Ten Pie

The Dancing Fish

The Troubadours



GUITAR AND VOICE:


Cuantas Lágrimas

En Estas Partes

Gentes Dóciles

Las Ovejas Mansas

Los Brutos

Yo Quedo Solo



ANIMAL BALLETS:


The Aquarium: a Marine Micro-Ballet for Guitar and Sea Creatures

Yasuni: Dances from the Rainforest



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Recordings



   

"...charming music...Susan McDonald
combines brilliant musicianship
and flair with sensitivity and warmth."
-  NEW CLASSICS

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Dedicated to Patients and Families at MD Anderson Cancer Center

  

"Guitar Goddess...hypnotic precision--- but the hypnosis induced by "Tico-Tico" leaves the subject entranced with a smile." - HOUSTON PRESS 

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Music from South America

 

"...all the skill and insight that a Bel Canto master brings to a Bellini cadenza... 
...masterful Bach playing." - NEW YORK CONCERT REVIEW

   

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Music by Bach, Barrios and Paganini


 

"The brilliant Susan McDonald leads a talented group of musicians in a selection of

 delightful and exciting music..." - NEW CLASSICS

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With Guest Musicians

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Music for Cooking and Other Revelries

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Music Inspired by Sea Creatures

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Dedicated to Those Involved with Hospice

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A Musical Journey into the Life Stages of Women


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