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The process of meditation draws us inward. At the same time it opens our eyes to an expanse beyond ourselves. The music we hear in our daily lives brings with it this experience - lifting us out of our earthly realm while at the same time isolating us in our understandings and response to sound.The Rosette Guitar Duo crafts music that invokes the spirit of meditation in all of its forms - relaxation, contemplation, rejuvination, and joy shimmer through the delicate tones, rich harmonies and intricately woven melodies that the Duo masterfully perform. Since 2001 the two members of the Rosette Guitar Duo (or RGD as their fans call them) have collaborated in creating a new and innovative music that at once pushes the boundaries of what is commonplace and embraces the familiar. Since its inception, the RGD has performed hundreds of shows across Canada and its members have refined their approach to realizing music of substance and integrity through four recordings of original compositions. Both members are classically trained concert guitarists in their own right and bring this level of attention to detail, passion, and skill to the Duo's music. This devotion to the performance aspect of music combined with each members varied musical experience and wide range of influences creates a rich palette of sounds that resists catagorisation and truly sets the RGD in a league of its own.The RGD continues on a unique creative course with the latest offering entitled "Meditations", an album which brings the duo ever closer to musical transcendence. |
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| Kevin Marsh | |||
Kevin Marsh was born to play guitar. An early introduction to music through the singing of his mother planted the seed of music deep within Kevin's soul and he has spent his life dedicating himself to nurturing it. Kevin has been on a musical path for nearly 30 years, experiencing many different instruments from percussion to baritone - sitar to bass guitar. No other instrument moves him as the guitar does. He has dedicated his life to its study, pursuing a bachelor's degree in Classical Guitar studies, during which time through playing in chamber ensembles he came in contact with Mike and subsequently formed the Rosette Duo. In addition to classical guitar, Kevin has studied Indian music through the medium of the sitar, bluegrass, jazz, and has played in a number of rock groups in the Edmonton area. He also composes and performs his own brand of folk inspired music. Kevin is always breaking new ground for himself and this eclecticism comes out in his contributions to the music of the Rosette Guitar Duo. |
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| Michael Lyngstad | |||
In Mike's view, music is not just a way of life, it is a beacon. Since he first picked up a guitar at age 6 he has looked to music for guidance, truth, and a means of deciphering the world around him. After having been told that he had to make a choice between video games and guitar at the age of 13, he has never looked back. Michael's years of formative musical growth involved guitar and organ lessons, learning the clarinet and bass guitar in the junior high school band, and classical guitar lessons in the basement of a family friend. During this time, Michael's musical tastes widened from 50s rock and whatever his parents were listening to to include classical music, classic guitar rock, and jazz. Upon graduating from high school he made a sojourn to Edmonton to attend MacEwan College of the Performing Arts where he developed a deeper appreciation for all music but especially the intricate language of jazz while studying under local jazz luminary Bobby Cairns. He graduated from the jazz guitar performance program and soon after attended the University of Alberta's Classical Guitar Program under the tutelage of Carl Lotsberg. While performing in various chamber ensembles at the University, he met Kevin Marsh and Trevor Sanders, the three of them later forming the short-lived Alberta Guitar Trio. Michael has performed, composed, and recorded with Kevin as the Rosette Guitar Duo since 2001 and the duo has made some great strides in the time since. Michael is also dedicated to spreading his love of guitar to others through his work as an instructor. He is currently on faculty at the MacEwan Centre for the Performing Arts as a guitar instructor of all ages and abilites, teaches children at Elementary schools, and maintains an instruction studio in the Edmonton area. 
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