Emerging Young Classical Guitarist, Adam Kossler performs in the Marlow Guitar Series

Press Release

For Immediate Release
Contact: Susan Healy 301-654-6403

The John E. Marlow Guitar Series presents:

Adam Kossler, classical guitarist

Saturday, November 15, 2014, 8:00 p.m.

Westmoreland Congregational Church

1 Westmoreland Circle, Bethesda, MD

Tickets: $25; Students under age 18 Free with adult w/ticket; ages 18-22, ½ price

info@marlowguitar.org

www.marlowguitar.org

(301) 654-6403

Emerging young artist Adam Kossler makes his John E. Marlow Guitar Series debut.

BETHESDA, MD--- Born into a musical family, Adam Kossler has been playing guitar since his earliest memories of childhood. With both parents professional musicians he describes his household as filled with music. After beginning his musical studies with his father, Kossler went on to earn a Bachelor of Music at East Carolina University with Dr. Elliot Frank, a Master of Music at Appalachian State University with Dr. Douglas James, and a Doctorate of Musical Arts degree at Florida State University with Bruce Holzman, one of America’s most revered teachers.

While professors at these esteemed schools are accustomed to teaching exceptional students, they speak of Kossler in superlatives.

“Adam is one of the finest players of his generation. His playing is characterized by a virtuoso technique, beautiful sound and a sincere musicality.” …Bruce Holzman, Florida State Univ.
“Adam Kossler is both a spectacularly gifted guitarist and equally gifted musician. His playing is at the same times technically brilliant and subtly refined. In my career as a teacher I have never encountered a more gifted performer.” Dr. Elliot Frank concurs,

While still in college, Kossler began gaining national attention by winning top prizes at guitar competitions across the country, including the Columbus State University Guitar Symposium (Georgia), East Carolina Guitar Competition, MANC International Guitar Competition (North Carolina), Texas International Guitar Competition, and Appalachian GuitarFest and Competition (North Carolina).

The draw of the guitar for Kossler is its stylistic diversity, from Renaissance and Baroque to Romantic, Flamenco and Latin music, to new arrangements for guitar from master composers. Kossler will perform repertoire of this diversity for his Marlow Series debut, with works by Bach, Tárrega, Rodrigo, Sibelius, Legnani and others.
The evening will also celebrate the release of Kossler’s debut CD, Guitar Recital.