American
guitarist |
Composer
"Seldom does instrumental music grab the listener's attention like Kyle Dawkins' does."
Indieville
"The opening track Conasauga is the American Leyenda."
Andrew Hull,
Guitarra Magazine
“Kyle Dawkins is a talented artist. He plays the guitar with great drive, energy and precision.”
Christopher Parkening
“Kyle’s powerful interpretations are soulful and full of character.”
Antigoni Goni
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Kyle Dawkins is a guitarist from Habersham county, Georgia. He is a founding member of the acclaimed chamber ensembles Georgia Guitar Quartet and Revien, who have each been regularly featured artists on National Public Radio’s Performance Today and have played for audiences as large as 10,000. As a composer, his music has appeared in television, film, radio, modern dance and visual art collaborations. He holds a BMusic in Guitar Performance from the University of Georgia. Kyle has been an award winner in several music competitions presented by the Georgia Music Teacher’s Association, the MTNA National Concerto Competition and the Georgia Music Hall of Fame. He currently teaches guitar at his private studio in North GA
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JS Bach - Suite in a minor BWV 997
JS Bach - Two Preludes
Manuel Torroba - Fandanguillo
Isaac Albeniz - Asturias
Thomas Geoghegan - First Sonata
Andrew York - Numen
John Dowland - Fantasia
Original transcriptions
Orlando Gibbons - Pavane
Erik Satie - Pieces froides 1-2
Max Richter - Horizon Variations
Max Richter - On the nature of daylight
Original solo guitar works:
Conasauga Suite
(ᎯᎥᏛ ᏕᎧᏃᎩᏍᏗ ᏧᎸᏉᏗ ᏱᎩ ‘ᏥᏳ ᎦᎾᏏᏂ’ ᏥᎨᏒ’)- “This music is dedicated to Dragging Canoe”
Left, in a room
Water Witch - ᎠᎹᏍᎩᎵ
Sticks - ᏕᎦᎾᏍᏓ
Original solo arrangements
David Bowie - Crystal Japan
Chet Atkins - Windy and Warm
Ronnie Millsap - Smoky Mountain Rain
Traditional - Two Tsalagi Hymns
Daniel Rosenfeld (C418)
- Wet Hands / Sweden
- Aria Math
- Key
- Haggstrom
- Equinox
Turlough O’Carolyn - Three songs for Irish harp
Guitar and orchestra
Joaquin Rodrigo - Fantasia para un gentilhombre
Joaquin Rodrigo - Concierto Aranuez
Guitar and Soprano
Villa Lobos - Bachianas Brasileiras 5
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Coming soon
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A short audio / video series inspired by the local landscape, the Tsalagi language and my family’s ancestry.
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For private lesson inquiries
IN-PERSON / SKYPE
kyledawkins75@gmail.com
image: Jamie DeRevere