BGS Presents ...
Michael DeLalla
June 24, 2024
How I built this: Inside a Composer’s Notebook (and new works)
Guitarist/Composer Michael DeLalla discusses the second half of that description: Composer. Familiar to many longtime members of the Boulder Guitar Society, Michael will share his compositional process, including his three artistic principles, his deep study of traditions found worldwide, and the immersive experiences that his life as a well-traveled touring artist have brought to his work. He will be performing some new and old works to exemplify these techniques.
ABOUT MICHAEL DELALLA
“One of the very best acoustic guitarists in the world….music of the most exquisite order.” Matt Fink, All Music Guide
Over a long and storied career guitarist/composer Michael DeLalla has been serving up a delicious brew of his solo guitar compositions and arrangements drawn on musical traditions gathered worldwide, steeped with his classical training and seasoned with his jazz, and folk/world influences. His fluency on classical, 12-string, and steel-string acoustic guitar showcases gifted improvisation and dazzling technical facility that never sacrifices the richness and poignancy of his compositions. He has performed in 44 states and several countries. Michael also conducts workshops around the country based on his book The Mindful Guitarist (2015), where he explores his principles on the Creative Process through a range of topics for both guitarists and non-guitarists.
“… a sublime and uniquely crafted sonic landscape…DeLalla creates a sonic vibrancy that is rich, remarkable and revelatory.” Minor 7th.com, about his compositions on his recording This Is How I Disappear
For more information about Guitarist/composer Michael DeLalla:
Michael’s new book “Encounters with the Cosmic Messenger” subtitled “Collected Essays about Seeking, Finding and Embracing Wisdom” is now available (April 2025).
