WCGS - Skender Sefa

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The Manitoba Classical Guitar Duo's first full length CD recording will be released in June 2008 on the GFI Masterworks label. Skender can also be heard as a featured performer on a upcoming chamber music CD titled Sefarad which features music written by Winnipeg composer Sid Robinovitch performed by several well known artists from Winnipeg which will be released in 2008 on the Marquis Record Label. Last season performance highlights include two concerts as a featured soloist with the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra in thier prestigious Masterworks concert series performing Osvaldo Golijov's "Oceana", three concerts with the WSO and the Manitoba Opera Association in the production of Verdi's opera "Otello" and a full length recital for the Winnipeg Classical Guitar Society. Current season highlights include a performance with the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra at the MTS centre and a full lenght recital for the Winnipeg Classical Guitar Society. In recognition of his commitment to classical guitar performance, Skender has recieved awards from both the Manitoba Arts Council and the Canada Council for the Arts. Skender currently teaches classical guitar at the University of Manitoba Faculty of Music through the Preparatory Division and at the Manitoba Conservatory of Music and Arts and is the vice-president of the Winnipeg Classical Guitar Society.

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		Skender Sefa (continued) The Manitoba Classical Guitar Duo's first full length CD recording will be released in June 2008 on the GFI Masterworks label. Skender can also be heard as a featured performer on a upcoming chamber music CD titled Sefarad which features music written by Winnipeg composer Sid Robinovitch performed by several well known artists from Winnipeg which will be released in 2008 on the Marquis Record Label. Last season performance highlights include two concerts as a featured soloist with the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra in thier prestigious Masterworks concert series performing Osvaldo Golijov's "Oceana", three concerts with the WSO and the Manitoba Opera Association in the production of Verdi's opera "Otello" and a full length recital for the Winnipeg Classical Guitar Society. Current season highlights include a performance with the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra at the MTS centre and a full lenght recital for the Winnipeg Classical Guitar Society. In recognition of his commitment to classical guitar performance, Skender has recieved awards from both the Manitoba Arts Council and the Canada Council for the Arts. Skender currently teaches classical guitar at the University of Manitoba Faculty of Music through the Preparatory Division and at the Manitoba Conservatory of Music and Arts and is the vice-president of the Winnipeg Classical Guitar Society. ...back